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Richard Heydarian

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Weary and wary, Duterte takes China to task over South China Sea

10 Sep 2018 - 10:10pm 35

On Reflection Karim Raslan

A few things missing in flood-hit Manila. Duterte’s one of them

10 Sep 2018 - 11:50am 4

Crazy Rich Asians and moving beyond stereotypes

4 Sep 2018 - 2:30pm 13

On Reflection Karim Raslan

I was bored listening to the famous ... then I met V.S. Naipaul

31 Aug 2018 - 9:41pm

More on Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Insight & Opinion

Time for Malaysia to move on from 1MDB

22 Sep, 10:44pm 5

Politics

Najib faces life in jail, but has real 1MDB mastermind escaped?

20 Sep, 10:27pm 19

Politics

Najib arrested, his allies have quit. Is Umno dead and buried?

20 Sep, 7:26am 7

Southeast Asia

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib arrested over US$628 million linked to 1MDB

19 Sep, 9:36pm 3

Southeast Asia

Accused 1MDB fugitive Jho Low proclaims innocence on new website

17 Sep, 10:18pm 8

More on Lee Kuan Yew

Opinion

Singapore’s strong leadership leaves Hong Kong dragging behind

15 Sep, 9:14pm 112

Southeast Asia

Singapore court says PM’s nephew can fight contempt-case order

3 Sep, 10:05pm 1

Letters

Xi Jinping won’t be the first world leader with no term limits

11 Mar, 11:07pm 4

Opinion

Chinese, Indian toilet revolutions look to Singapore’s bottom line

9 Dec, 10:00am 14

Politics

Singapore PM ‘not sure’ if Lee family feud resolved

20 Oct, 8:40pm 8

Diplomacy

Why Singapore is a vital cog in China’s foreign policy

12 Oct, 6:28pm 7

Politics

Singapore PM’s nephew defiant over contempt of court claim

4 Aug, 6:26pm 15

More on Thailand's Junta

Southeast Asia

Thai parties cleared to ‘organise’ but still no gatherings allowed

14 Sep, 8:32pm 1

Southeast Asia

Thai opposition urges government to lift politics ban as poll looms

13 Sep, 9:47pm 2

Southeast Asia

Founders of Thailand’s newest party charged with computer crime

23 Aug, 7:43pm

Politics

In Thai election, any government you like – as long as it’s the junta

19 Aug, 2:30pm 5

Southeast Asia

Thai monk who lived lavish lifestyle jailed for 114 years

9 Aug, 10:08pm 1

Southeast Asia

Thai junta plans to control films about rescued soccer team

20 Jul, 10:45pm

Thinh will be the acting president until the National Assembly elects a new leader. She was appointed after the death of Tran Dai Quang on Friday.

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thinh becomes first female president of Vietnam

Thinh will be the acting president until the National Assembly elects a new leader. She was appointed after the death of Tran Dai Quang on Friday.

24 Sep 2018 - 3:36am 2 More on Vietnam

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Australian filmmaker James Ricketson arrives at Sydney International Airport. Photo: EPA

Australian filmmaker returns home after Cambodia pardon

23 Sep 2018 - 8:42pm

Campaigning for Indonesia’s presidential election officially began Sunday with the two contenders releasing white doves and vowing a peaceful race as concerns simmer the campaign will sharpen religious and ethnic divides. Photo: EPA

White doves symbolise start to ‘peaceful’ Indonesia election race

23 Sep 2018 - 9:21pm

Marty Natelegawa (centre) chairs an Asean meeting as Indonesian Foreign Minister in Jakarta. Photo: ISEAS

What good is Asean, Indonesia wonders

23 Sep 2018 - 2:00pm 9

With the cost of everyday goods on the rise, Filipinos are tightening their belts and looking to their government for answers – while their president is intent on blaming Trump and the US

Philippines’ inflation crisis: will Duterte feel the pinch?

23 Sep 2018 - 8:00am

A military police officer stands guard in the departure hall of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport. Photo: Reuters

Architect defends his vision for Bangkok’s airport development

22 Sep 2018 - 11:03pm 2

File photo of Australian filmmaker James Ricketson in a police van in Phnom Penh. Photo: EPA

Australian filmmaker jailed for ‘spying’ to be deported from Cambodia

22 Sep 2018 - 10:09pm

While fans focused on the race last week, others were revelling in a world where there’s a fine line between romance and remittance … and tourism officials weren’t happy about it

How Singapore’s F1 fling with sugar daddies turned sour

22 Sep 2018 - 9:21am 19

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, left, watches national day celebrations in Putrajaya, Malaysia on August 31.

Malaysia cannot accept same-sex marriage, says Mahathir

21 Sep 2018 - 9:18pm 13

File photo of Australia filmmaker James Ricketson outside the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh. Photo: Reuters

Cambodia pardons Australian filmmaker jailed for espionage

21 Sep 2018 - 8:54pm

Report says 800 lion skeletons were exported from South Africa for medicine, jewellery in 2017

Singapore Airlines bans lion bones in cargo

21 Sep 2018 - 6:28pm 1

Tran Dai Quang being sworn in as president in 2016. Photo: AFP

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang dead at 61 after illness

21 Sep 2018 - 9:14pm 6

Social networking apps on a mobile phone screen. Photo: AFP

Singapore urged to make new laws to tackle spread of fake news

20 Sep 2018 - 10:27pm 1

Six young Thais accused of setting portraits of the current and previous king on fire have been granted rare acquittals, their lawyer says. Photo: AFP

Thailand drops royal insult charges for burning portraits of kings

20 Sep 2018 - 10:27pm

Najib Razak has pleaded not guilty. Photo: Reuters

Najib faces life in jail, but has real 1MDB mastermind escaped?

20 Sep 2018 - 10:27pm 19

Rescuers including soldiers and police dig through a landslide area in Naga, Cebu province, central Philippines on September 20, 2018. Photo: EPA

Philippine rescuers search for dozens buried by landslide in Cebu

20 Sep 2018 - 10:27pm

An investigation is under way, after fans dressed in customs uniforms to sneak past security at Suvarnabhumi Airport, then thanked officials for helping them meet their idol

Shock as disguised fans of Korean star Lee Jong-suk infiltrate Thai airport

20 Sep 2018 - 8:29am 1

Case latest in series of examples of Hanoi cracking down on dissent

Vietnam jails retired teacher for 'attempted subversion'

19 Sep 2018 - 8:13pm 2

Former prime minister’s arrest adds to tumult surrounding his party, as it reels from claims Mustapa Mohamed and Anifah Aman may be pawns in Mahathir Mohamad’s power struggle with Anwar Ibrahim

Najib arrested, his allies have quit. Is Umno dead and buried?

20 Sep 2018 - 7:26am 7

Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak. File photo: AFP

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib arrested over US$628 million linked to 1MDB

19 Sep 2018 - 9:36pm 3

Singapore is home to almost 250,000 maids, mostly from poor parts of Indonesia or the Philippines, who head there to earn higher salaries than they can back home. Photo: Shutterstock

Anger at Singapore ads that offered Indonesian maids for ‘sale’

19 Sep 2018 - 9:36pm 5

The marriage of an 11-year-old Thai girl to 41-year-old Malaysian man Che Abdul Karim Che Abdul Hamid sparked public outrage recently, and sparked calls for child brides to be banned. Photo: Twitter

UN body blasts Malaysian marriage of child bride, 15, to groom, 44

19 Sep 2018 - 9:36pm 3

File photo of a Myanmar border guard standing near the ‘no man’s land’ along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. Photo: EPA

Democracy in Myanmar at a ‘standstill’: UN mission

18 Sep 2018 - 6:14pm 4

Rescuers wrapping up a body found in the mud after a landslide caused by Typhoon Mangkhut in Ucab village, Itogon, Benguet province, Philippines, on September 18, 2018. Photo: EPA

Typhoon Mangkhut: hopes fade for Philippines landslide victims

18 Sep 2018 - 5:52pm

Ravers at ‘Trip to the Moon’ event suspected of overdosing in what could be one of the largest mass deaths from drugs at a music festival ever

Seven Vietnamese dead, five in coma after taking drugs at Hanoi rave

17 Sep 2018 - 9:28pm 1

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte listening to a question from chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo during a state television talk show at Malacanang palace in Manila on Tuesday September 11, 2018. Photo: AP

Ex-Philippine general slams Duterte’s move to scrap critic’s amnesty

17 Sep 2018 - 10:18pm

Jho Low is wanted in Malaysia and Singapore and has been described by US prosecutors as orchestrating the theft of US$4.5 billion from 1MDB. File photo: Sam Tsang

Accused 1MDB fugitive Jho Low proclaims innocence on new website

17 Sep 2018 - 10:18pm 8

Leonard Glenn Francis, a.k.a. Fat Leonard. File photo: Washington Post

Malaysian who made illicit fortune from US Navy lives above his doctor’s garage

17 Sep 2018 - 1:32pm 3

Disaster prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to repeat his threat to shut down mines across the country

Typhoon Mangkhut: dozens buried by landslide in Philippines

17 Sep 2018 - 10:18pm