Thailand is often pitted as “one of the great development success stories” and this is for fair reason. Poverty in the country has declined substantially over the last 30 years from 67 percent in 1986 ...

This file photo shows Indonesian hard-line Muslim group members taking part in an anti-China rally in front of the Chinese consulate in Surabaya, East Java, on 27 December, 2019, condemning China's ...

As a developer of planned communities, Sunway built its reputation by crafting Sunway City from the ground up on a site that’s just a 30-minute drive from the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Positioned as ...

But burdened by the high cost of electricity, regular power interruptions and an unreliable transmission system, coal remains a viable energy option for the Philippines – especially with the subsidies ...

Duterte made considerable change to foreign policy by re-orienting the Philippines' diplomatic relations to more friendly and constructive relations and engagement with China as opposed to a more ...

This file photo shows Malaysian police (R) and an army truck driving past each other in Lahad Datu on the Malaysian island of Borneo. (AFP Photo) The veiled and quiescent annoyance in the relationship ...

According to the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM), a Philippine government agency, the number of pregnant children below 15 in the archipelago has doubled in the past 10 years. Juan ...

Since the early 2000s, child prostitution has become an increasingly difficult issue for Indonesia. This issue particularly affects the party islands of Bali and Batam where tourists exploit the child ...

Sam and his family are not alone. Cambodia’s microfinancing sector, which purports to alleviate poverty by offering financial services to people excluded from traditional banking, is under scrutiny as ...

Security forces wading through flood waters in Surat Thani province in southern Thailand, following days of heavy rains. (AFP Photo) A report by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) evaluated economic ...

Grab is one of the most dominant super apps in Asia, offering rides, food delivery and now, financial services. That includes loans, insurance, payments and investments – all accessed through a mobile ...

A nurse holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the social centre of La Gavotte Peyret in Septeme-Les-Vallons, near Marseille, on 12 January, 2022. (AFP Photo) Last month, COVID-19 vaccine ...