投稿者: Rebecca Ratcliffe
Fresh outbreak of violence after decades of ethnic tensions has prompted tens of thousands of people to flee to BangladeshDescribed as the world’s most persecuted people, an estimated 600,000 Rohingya people live in Myanmar. They live predominately in …
Governments issue health warnings as schools shut and crops fail, with fears that worse is to come as heatwave tightens gripExtreme heat has gripped much of south and south-east Asia over recent weeks, killing dozens of people, forcing millions of stud…
Young men are forced to take part in conscript lottery, but the rich often avoid serving in armyEvery April in Thailand young men take part in a lottery to determine whether they will be forced to do military service. Pull out a red card and you are dr…
Opposition leader rejects claims party is seeking to cause deterioration of monarchyThailand’s constitutional court has ruled that the opposition party’s pledge to reform the country’s lese-majesty law is unlawful and that it must cease such efforts.Th…
Amanda Nell Eu’s drama is up for an Oscar but conservatism means viewers in her own country will see a version she disownsIt should be a moment of celebration for Malaysian cinema. Amanda Nell Eu’s Tiger Stripes became the country’s first film to win t…
National Security Council says convoy of 40 boats to bring festive spirit to troops in South China Sea risks stirring tensionsA planned Christmas convoy of 40 boats aiming to bring the festive spirit to Filipino troops on a disputed shoal has been desc…
Day commemorating 1986 People Power Revolution omitted from official list of holidays for 2024 The Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, has dropped a public holiday marking the anniversary of a revolution that toppled his dictator father, further…
Special rapporteur Olivier De Shutter calls for action on neglected crisis after finding ‘absolutely terrible’ conditions on visit to Cox’s Bazar camps in BangladeshRohingya refugees in Bangladesh are at risk of becoming “the new Palestinians”, accordi…
Tangaraju Suppiah, due to be hanged this week, forced to self-represent after unsuccessful appealA Singaporean man who is due to be hanged this week for abetting an attempt to smuggle cannabis is one of a growing number of death row prisoners who have …
‘Tonmai’, 26, given two-year sentence over cartoons of yellow ducks that became symbol of democracy protestsA 26-year-old man in Thailand has been sentenced to three years in prison, reduced to two years, for selling satirical calendars featuring pictu…
Anne Jakrajutatip, boss of JKN Global, recently made headlines by buying the firm behind the contest for $20mAnne Jakrajutatip, 43, has a story unlike many of the world’s media moguls. Growing up in Bangkok, the child of shop owners, she felt that she …
Police in spotlight after claims they failed to respond to reports car with five men had not stoppedThe death of a 20-year-old woman who was reportedly dragged for almost an hour by a car after a vehicle collision in Delhi has provoked outrage and call…
Vessel thought to have embarked from Bangladesh is reportedly near Malaysia with 160 people onboard who have no food or waterActivists have called for urgent assistance to rescue 160 Rohingya refugees, including young children, who they say are strande…
The popularity of ‘boy-love’ series sends fans from home and abroad flocking to filming locations across the countryThere is a table in Soontaree Thiprat’s Phuket cafe that is always fully booked. Most of her customers at the Dibuk restaurant want to s…
41-year-old tells police he was ‘frustrated’ with former Japanese PM and had ‘intention of killing him’A 41-year-old man has been arrested for murder after the fatal shooting of the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.The man, Tetsuya Yamagami, r…