Politics

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen announces her resignation as chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive Party after the party's heavy losses in Saturday's midterms
Politics

Beijing likely meddled in Taiwan elections, US cybersecurity firm says

Chinese hackers probably used cyber operations to help pro-China Kuomintang

28 November 2018
Workers inside a Korean-owned garment factory in Yangon, Myanmar's commercial capital (Photo by Simon Roughneen)
Economy

Myanmar tops poor nations' FDI league as China cash flows in

Cambodia and Bangladesh make top five of the global economy's lowest tier

21 November 2018
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi attends the ASEAN-South Korea summit in Singapore on Nov. 14.
International relations

Pressure mounts on Myanmar as ASEAN raises refugee crisis

Chair's statement includes 'concern' on South China Sea

15 November 2018
A Buddhist monk stands next to a glass case containing 5,000 human skulls belonging to Khmer Rouge victims at the Choeung Ek memorial in Phnom Penh.
Hun Sen's Cambodia

After 40 years, Cambodia's Khmer Rouge leaders face genocide verdict

Hun Sen government's interference and lengthy court process widely criticized

15 November 2018
Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Malaysia and Indonesia have been pushing ASEAN to take up the issue at their summit in Singapore. 
International relations

ASEAN aims to express 'concern' on Rohingya crisis for first time

Indonesia and Malaysia push for rare comment on a member's internal affairs

13 November 2018
The website would allow information about a cyberattack to be quickly shared among the countries.
Politics

Cyberattack response site to be launched by Japan and ASEAN

Clearinghouse will aid officials in confronting transnational threats

11 November 2018
Many hydropower projects being built on Mekong with funds loaned from China. (Getty Images)
Economy

Chinese dams ramp up Lao external debt

Analysts predict increasing difficulty with mounting loans from China

2 November 2018
Cambodia's minimum wage, which determines the pay of many garment workers, has risen sharply in recent years.
Economy

Minimum wages surge across Southeast Asia

Favoring protectionism over productivity risks discouraging foreign investment

28 October 2018
Few believe a safe return of Rohingyas to Myanmar will happen any time soon, prompting calls for their resettlement in Bangladesh. (Photo by Mitsuru Obe)
International relations

Bangladesh faces Catch-22 over Rohingyas

Repatriation puts refugees at risk; letting them stay brings backlash at home

22 October 2018
The administration of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen plans to tighten grips on political critics.
Hun Sen's Cambodia

Leaked Cambodia memo shows Hun Sen tightening grip on dissent

Government document details increased surveillance of critics and opposition

12 October 2018
Buddhist monks carry the Cambodian and Japanese flags. Japan provided assistance to the Southeast Asian country after its leading opposition party was dissolved.
International relations

Tokyo goes it alone in support of Myanmar and Cambodia

Japan offers economic aid with eye on crucial sea lanes in the region

11 October 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi meet in Tokyo on Oct. 9.
International relations

Abe pledges support to end Rohingya crisis in talks with Suu Kyi

Myanmar leader invites Japanese prime minister for official visit

10 October 2018
BRI in progress: A freight train bound for Malaszewicze, Poland leaves the railway port in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China.
Economy

China's Belt and Road investment hits high as overall FDI falls

Record sum poured into initiative in 2017 looks set to be beaten this year

8 October 2018
A port terminal outside Kyaukpyu in western Myanmar. The development will be built in stages corresponding with demand to guard against overinvestment. 
Belt and Road

Myanmar cuts cost of China-funded port project by 80%

Beijing yields as more countries become wary of Belt and Road debt trap

28 September 2018
Many believe Aung San Suu Kyi’s aura is gone after making one tone-deaf statement after another on recent foreign trips.
Politics

Suu Kyi alienates the media she once entranced

Amid Rohingya crisis, Nobel laureate treasures strong family link to the military

18 September 2018
Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi says Reuters journalists were jailed for breaking the Official Secrets Act.  
Politics

Suu Kyi defends jailing of Reuters journalists

Myanmar leader rebuts criticism and suggests 'no miscarriage of justice'

13 September 2018
Reuters journalist Wa Lone leaves a Yangon court after receiving a sentence of seven years in prison.
International relations

Jailing of reporters fuels fears for Myanmar's democracy

Suu Kyi stays silent over journalists uncovering Rohingya killings

4 September 2018
Rohingya refugee women hold placards as they take part in a protest at a refugee camp in Bangladesh on Saturday to mark theone-year anniversary of their exodus.
Politics

UN seeks prosecution of Myanmar generals over Rohingya 'genocide'

Fact-finding mission also puts some blame on government of Aung San Suu Kyi

27 August 2018
Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing salutes as he attends a July ceremony in Yangon.
Opinion

Myanmar's military -- an identity problem

The generals must confront issue of Burman dominance of the army

27 August 2018
Crossing through the border gate of Voeung Kam, the only land border between Laos and Cambodia, can involve some unexpected costs. (Photo by Marco Ferrarese)
Tea Leaves

Graft is alive and well on Asia's 'badland' borders

Travel hassles along national boundaries drag on regional development

22 August 2018
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks on Aug. 21 in Singapore.
International relations

Suu Kyi avoids setting timeline for Rohingya return

Myanmar leader says relationship with the army 'not that bad'

22 August 2018
Many people in Myanmar use Facebook as an information source.
Politics

Facebook wages uphill battle against hate speech in Myanmar

Anti-Rohingya posts still plague the platform as language barrier hampers early detection

20 August 2018
After testing its cyberattack capability in Cambodia, China could apply it in Taiwan ahead of November's local elections there.
Century of Data

Fears of Chinese cybermeddling grow after Cambodia election

Alleged hacks ahead of July vote seen as trial run for manipulating democracy

18 August 2018
Kenzo Oshima, Japan's former ambassador to the United Nations, left, shakes hands with Aung San Suu Kyi on Aug. 15 in Naypyitaw. (Pool photo)
16 August 2018
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen poses for photos with supporters in Phnom Penh.
Hun Sen's Cambodia

Cambodia declares ruling party's election sweep official

Attention turns to chance of Western sanctions over 'flawed' poll

16 August 2018