Laos

Cambodia National Rescue Party Deputy President Mu Sochua calls for international sanctions on the Hun Sen government in an interview with Nikkei Asian Review.
Politics

Cambodian opposition heavyweight flees, calls for sanctions

Democracy in country shrinking; returning to Khmer Rouge, says Mu Sochua

5 October 2017
A woman delouses her daughter by their home in a Karachi slum in Pakistan.
Economy

World Bank says 64% of people who live in slums are in Asia

Policymakers urged to boost infrastructure, affordable housing and job access

3 October 2017
The Boeung Kak lake in Phnom Penh, now filled with sand to facilitate the building of a hotel, apartments and shopping mall. Several locals who protested against the project were jailed. (Photo by Simon Roughneen)
3 October 2017
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar get off a boat after crossing into Bangladesh through the Bay of Bengal on Sept. 11.
Politics

Rohingya crisis raises risks of terrorism and social unrest

Refugee influx burdens Bangladesh with an 'impossible' task

3 October 2017
Coal will remain the main source of power generation in ASEAN in the coming decades, says Wood Mackenzie analyst Edi Saputra.
Economy

ASEAN needs to double power capacity in less than 20 years

Meeting demand will take $500 billion worth of new generation facilities

2 October 2017
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2 October 2017
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2 October 2017
Rohingya refugees wait for a boat near the border with Myanmar on the Naf River in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Sept.7.
Politics

Myanmar foot-dragging leaves Rohingya in limbo

UN secretary-general slams slow refugee repatriation procedures

29 September 2017
Myanmar Security Adviser Thaung Tun addresses a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Rohingya crisis on Sept. 28.
Politics

A way forward on the Rohingya crisis

Myanmar and international community should seize moment of opportunity

29 September 2017
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres address U.N. Security Council meeting on Myanmar's Rohingya crisis, Thursday Sept. 28, 2017 at U.N. headquarters.
Politics

UN chief tells Myanmar to end anti-Rohingya operations

Myanmar national security adviser invites Guterres to the country

29 September 2017
Muslim Americans stage a protest against violence toward Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, near the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept .15.
Politics

Rakhine conflict revives US sanctions debate

Rohingya crisis exposes Suu Kyi and military, threatens to undermine Myanmar's progress

28 September 2017
Officials from Laos, Malaysia and Thailand signed the landmark power trading deal in Manila on Wednesday.
Economy

ASEAN's first tripartite power trading deal set for launch

Laos to supply power to Malaysia through Thai grid from January

28 September 2017
People peer into smartphones at a bus top in Hanoi in August.
Economy

Vietnamese, Philippine digital ad spending to double in 2017

Smartphones and e-commerce ignite Southeast Asian market growth

28 September 2017
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Opinion

Emerging Asia investors may finally be turning more cautious

Korean tensions and US monetary policy recognized as prime 'tail risks'

28 September 2017
The final issue of The Cambodia Daily, at a newsstand in Phnom Penh on Sept. 4, that reported on the arrest of Kem Sokha, Cambodia’s main opposition leader
Politics

Keith B. Richburg: Press freedom under attack across Asia

The exclusion of BBC World Service from Hong Kong marks another blow to factual reporting

28 September 2017
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review in Naypyitaw on Sept. 20. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Politics

Aung San Suu Kyi remains unbowed under criticism

Myanmar's de facto leader takes the flak in uneasy military relationship

28 September 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review in Naypyitaw on Sept. 20. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Politics

In her own words: Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review

Myanmar's leader discusses Rakhine, the economy and international relations

27 September 2017
Students brush their teeth at a dental health event organized by the government in Denpasar, Indonesia, in July.
Economy

Indonesia, Vietnam leap up global competitiveness list

World Economic Forum spots improvements in health, education, tech

27 September 2017
North Korea Minister for Foreign Affairs Ri Yong Ho speaking during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Politics

Trump-Kim standoff dominates annual UN meeting

Rohingya crisis and climate change also concern world leaders at 72nd General Assembly

27 September 2017
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review in Naypyitaw on Sept. 20. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Politics

Why Aung San Suu Kyi remains unbowed

Myanmar's de facto leader takes the flak in uneasy military relationship

26 September 2017
China's better than expected economic expansion will buoy Asia's growth in 2017.
Economy

Global trade, China will buoy Asia's growth to 5.8% in 2018

ADB says latest outlook for the region is 'heartening'

26 September 2017
A Rohingya refugee with her baby at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
Politics

Myanmar envoy dismisses Rohingya ethnic cleansing allegations

'Nothing is further from the truth,' envoy says, rebutting claims by UN chief

26 September 2017
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26 September 2017
A Rohingya refugee carries her child in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Sept. 24.
International relations

Cracks appear in ASEAN over Rohingya crisis

Malaysia protests Chairman's Statement, accusing group of downplaying problem

25 September 2017
Smartphone users in Myanmar. (Photo by Yuichi Nitta)
Business

Telecoms battle to unlock demand in emerging Asia

High-speed networks, new services sparking huge growth in mobile market

25 September 2017