30 Sep 2012

In documenting the plight of Myanmar's stateless Rohingya minority, roving photographer Greg Constantine has produced an important work at a crucial time: Exiled to Nowhere - Burma's Rohingya...

4:02PM
11 May 2012

An alleged drug lord accused of ordering the deaths of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River last year was extradited from Laos to China yesterday.

11:57AM
25 Apr 2012

Do Chinese companies violate labour rights on the African continent? Damage the environment? Bribe local officials? Perhaps, says Global Witness, a British-based watchdog - but if so, they do no...

1:25PM
2 Aug 2011

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

How happy is Hong Kong? Survey to say

4:10PM
20 Apr 2011

Bhutan

Bhutan's fourth king is Jigme Khesar Namgyle Wangchuck. He is 31. When he was crowned king on November 6, 2008, he was the youngest ruling monarch in the world. The Wangchuk...

8:13AM
3 Jan 2011

China is pouring investment dollars into Myanmar in a bid to build bridges with its neighbour, but faces an uphill battle to overcome a deep sense of distrust among the hardline military...

11:41AM

After the terror attack in Angola, why don't we just go ahead and cancel the soccer World Cup in South Africa? And, with the Mumbai massacres in mind, maybe it's advisable to skip New Delhi's...

5:56PM

Bangladesh has become the first nation to agree to accept Rohingya boatpeople who were abandoned at sea by the Thai military, with 49 boatpeople due to arrive soon after being deported from India'...

1:34PM

Bangladeshis have a deserved international reputation as champion migrants.

4:49PM

The need for mutual trust surfaced repeatedly during the summit of Mekong region leaders that ended in Laos on Monday - and its future importance cannot be underestimated, according to diplomats...

12:14AM

An exercise in parallel realities will begin next week in Vientiane.

Senior ministers from countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion will gather in the Lao capital's five-star...

11:12PM

The Mekong's days of flowing freely look numbered, threatening food security for millions of people and friction between states along the river.

12:34PM

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