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Indonesia unveils construction site of new capital city
Mar 10, 2023

Indonesia is building a new capital twice the size of New York City along a coastal jungle.

Thai schoolboy works to protect endangered turtle species
Mar 06, 2023

Bangkok student to produce documentary under program run by NGO to educate children about conservation.

Cobra Gold: Troops from 3 countries take part in amphibious landing drill
Mar 03, 2023

Thousands of military personnel from Thailand, the U.S. and elsewhere are participating in this year’s edition of the Cobra Gold joint exercises.

Underground effort keeps books by murdered writers in circulation
Feb 28, 2023

Books by secular writers slain by fundamentalists in 2015-2016 are otherwise hard to find in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh includes chapter on marginalized transgender people in new school textbooks
Feb 27, 2023

Although “hijras” are recognized as third gender, many live in poverty and engage in sex work to survive.

Protecting forests is dangerous work in the Philippines
Feb 23, 2023

Watchdog Global Witness ranks the country as among the most dangerous for environmentalists, with 19 killed in 2021.

Some of Thailand’s rubber farmers strive to go green
Feb 22, 2023

Nation’s rubber industry boom led to massive deforestation, but some plantations are moving to more environmentally friendly production.

Indonesia pushes for green energy despite dependence on coal
Feb 14, 2023

The nation has agreed to drastically reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

Inquiry links Putin to missile in downing of Malaysian airliner
Feb 09, 2023

However, international prosecutors are closing their investigatin due to an inability to prosecute at this time.

Brewing away the pain from Philippines' drug war
Feb 08, 2023

Relatives of Filipinos killed in a crackdown during the Duterte administration operate a mobile coffee shop to share their stories and support grieving ...

Former Filipino poachers fight to protect turtles
Feb 07, 2023

People who used to poach turtles now are at the forefront of conservation on the beaches of La Union province in the northern Philippines.

China angered by US-Manila deal on military bases
Feb 03, 2023

The Philippines has granted the United States greater access to its military bases, their defense chiefs said on Thursday, amid mounting concern over China's ...

Indonesians who lost homes to natural disasters still live in flood-prone zone
Feb 01, 2023

During an earthquake and tsunami in 2018, entire villages in Central Sulawesi were swallowed up when the earth turned to liquid.

Eye-watering onion prices make Philippine staple a luxury
Feb 01, 2023

Onion prices have soared lately to as high as 800 pesos (nearly U.S. $15) a kilogram in Manila supermarkets, making them more expensive than chicken or pork.

Indonesian leprosy survivor overcomes prejudice, crafts new limbs for villagers
Jan 30, 2023

Ali Saga, a former leprosy patient, is helping others to live a normal life after leprosy with hand-crafted prosthetic limbs.

Filipino workers: Oil company abandoned us in Hurricane Ida
Jan 27, 2023

"We did not take a bath for three days, we did not eat properly because there was no place to cook, there was no electricity," one of the workers says.

Chinese visitors return to Southeast Asian tourist hotspots in smaller numbers
Jan 25, 2023

Bali and Chiang Mai, which are among popular destinations for tourists from China, have been relatively quiet during lunar new year celebrations.

Thai police seize 1.1 metric tons of crystal meth
Jan 24, 2023

Thai police display packages of confiscated crystal methamphetamine for the press, announcing that they have seized more than a tonne of the drug in less than ...

Indonesian mother grieves toddler son's death from tainted cough syrup
Jan 20, 2023

Siti Surhardiyati's 2-year-old son was one of 200 alleged victims, and she and other families have launced a class-action lawsuit against the government and ...

Fiji resident: ‘Nobody can stop the water’
Jan 19, 2023

Lavenia “Big Nana” McGoon, a longtime inhabitant of the largest Fijian island, fears that climate change will eventually force her family to move away.

Philippines’ Maria Ressa: ‘Today, facts win’
Jan 18, 2023

The CEO of the Rappler news website is acquitted of tax evasion.

Indonesian police, match officials stand trial over deadly football stampede
Jan 17, 2023

A handful of officials have been charged with negligence tied to the disaster at the stadium in Malang, East Java, in early October.

Indonesia plans new capital in Borneo rainforests
Jan 10, 2023

As Indonesia's capital Jakarta sinks at an alarming rate, the country's top architects are facing the daunting task of designing a new, sustainable and green ...

The Return of New Years Eve Crowd: Southeast Asia Region celebrates New Year after COVID-19 hiatus
Jan 06, 2023

Fireworks return to Indonesia, Bangladesh while Thailand and Malaysia hold religious ceremonies.

Rohingya teenager: ‘There were bodies floating in the water'
Dec 29, 2022

Fatimah bin Ismail, 19, was among more than 170 refugees who reached Indonesia this week after a perilous 40-day journey at sea.

Yellow-band disease ravages Thailand's coral reefs
Dec 28, 2022

Underneath the calm turquoise waters off eastern Thailand, a rapidly spreading disease is killing corals over vast stretches of the sea floor, and scientists ...

Rohingya who survived a deadly sea odyssey recuperate in Aceh, Indonesia
Dec 27, 2022

Refugee: “In Bangladesh, our life was difficult.”

Indonesia's 'all-gendered' priests on verge of extinction
Dec 21, 2022

After dawn in a small eastern Indonesia town, non-binary Bissu priests walk barefoot to perform an annual Mappalili ritual. It marks the start of the planting ...

Philippine corpse-whisperer seeks justice for drug war victims
Dec 20, 2022

Piece by piece, forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun puts together dozens of human bones like a puzzle in her search for truth about the violent deaths of drug ...

Thai Deep South: BRN member suggests rebel group would accept autonomy
Dec 15, 2022

Political operative of the secretive insurgent group gives rare media interview.

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