PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha will face trial on treason charges after investigators found enough evidence to proceed with the case, a court said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha attends a meeting with German Ambassador to Cambodia …
The typhoon is expected to pass near the capital, Manila, on Tuesday. Battered by about 20 typhoons each year, the Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries on Earth [Jonnel Maribojoc/EPA] The Philippines has evacuated 200,000 people in coastal and mountainous areas due to fears of flooding and landslides, saying …
Indonesia’s fabled island is running out of water, with monsoon rains delayed and the tourist industry expanding. Denpasar, Bali – The people of Bali have shared water resources through “subak” – a sophisticated irrigation system that diverts water from channel to rice field and back – since the ninth century. More …
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha said the nation has to think about expenditure in dollars to help weaken its currency. “We have to think how we will spend in dollars in many ways to help weaken the baht,” Prayuth said in a speech Monday, adding the private sector needs to …
Ant spring rolls, silkworm taro croquettes and a “bug mac” — Cambodia’s first insect tapas restaurant is mixing cocktail culture with creepy crawler fare. At the busy “Bugs Cafe” in the tourist town of Siem Reap, chef Seiha Soeun stands over a sizzling wok in the kitchen tossing in crickets, …
TAMBAKLOROK, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian fisherman Miskan says the once-abundant catches he used to enjoy have been dwindling in recent years on this stretch of the Java Sea. Birds perch on dead-trees at Bedono, a village affected by land subsidence and rising sea level, in Demak regency near Semarang, Central …
CHONBURI, Thailand (Reuters) – Visitors to a zoo in Thailand are being offered a tasty choice over the name of its newest resident – a baby pygmy hippopotamus that is drawing crowds. The male was born at the end of October at the state-run Khao Kheaw Zoo in Chonburi province, …
A Chinese casino empire to rival Macau is investing big in Cambodia, transforming a once-sleepy seaside town into a hub for gangsters and shady operators. Money is pouring into Sihanoukville, as thousands of workers labour day and night, building soaring skyscrapers at break-neck speed. “It’s positioning to be the Las Vegas …
A slew of criticism surrounding the Philippines’ hosting of the Southeast Asian Games prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to seek a separate investigation of financing and logistical problems on top of one being planned by the Senate. Questions about how state funds allocated for the regional sporting event were used and …
The kings of the jungle, an endangered species, are still being trafficked for use as food, medicine and decoration Liu chung shakes her head: there are no more tiger zoos here, she insists. This is strange. The area around the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (sez), a swathe of north-western Laos …
BANGKOK/KANCHANABURI, Thailand (Reuters) – The Thai children walking on the zebra crossing look as if they are stepping from one white board, floating well above the road, to the next – but it is just an optical illusion, created by a volunteer group aimed at making roads safer for pedestrians. …
Thailand backed down on a plan to prohibit three pesticides from Dec. 1 after coming under pressure from farmers, the U.S. government and lobbyists for chemicals companies. The ban on paraquat and chlorpyrifos will be delayed until June 1 next year, Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said in a briefing. Glyphosate — …
