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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

People walk past makeshift structures constructed along the Myanmar-China border after residents from Pansai, Muse township fled their villages due to fighting between the military and ethnic armed ...

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 ...

Power and objectification Gender-based violence including sexual harassment is typically assumed to be driven by desire or lust, but AWAM states that it is all about power and objectification. Sexual ...

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 ...