Thailand insurgency boils down to lack of trust

Thailand insurgency boils down to lack of trust: The Malay-Muslim insurgency in the deep south cannot be ended until both state and minority learn to respect each other's point of view The bombs over the weekend that killed two people and hurt 12 o .....

Google maps its way into Singapore malls

Google maps its way into Singapore malls: Singapore has become the second city in Asia to receive the Google Maps indoor feature, software that helps users find their way inside shopping malls and other large buildings. From this morning, An .....

M'sian security forces moving in on Sabah village

M'sian security forces moving in on Sabah village: Malaysian forces are moving in as the armed Sulu group digs in around Kampung Tanduo at Felda Sahabat 17. The last 24 hours has seen an increase in police, army and naval activities with a 20km radiu .....

Malaysian parties crank up election machinery

Malaysian parties crank up election machinery: As the clock ticks on towards Malaysia's 13th general election, political parties are revving up their election machinery, with manifestos almost ready for public scrutiny. The ruling Barisan Nasiona .....

Thai govt offers olive branch to militants

Thai govt offers olive branch to militants: The Thai government yesterday offered an olive branch to Muslim militants in the far south - despite a spate of insurgent attacks on the weekend, saying it plans to replace enforcement of the Emergenc .....

M'sia beats Indonesia in new oil, gas discovery

M'sia beats Indonesia in new oil, gas discovery: Malaysia surpassed Indonesia as the key player in the upstream hydrocarbon industry in Southeast Asia last year, as Indonesia struggles to encourage new investments in the sector amid the nation’s .....

Garuda to add services to Europe this year

Garuda to add services to Europe this year: National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia says it will strengthen its European market this year by adding a Jakarta-Amsterdam flight and entering five major cities on the continent through a codeshare ag .....

Ho Chi Minh needs 53,000 workers

Ho Chi Minh needs 53,000 workers: Ho Chi Minh City is forecast to require an additional 53,000 workers in the last two months of the first quarter. Vietnamese workers are expected to work in the fields of mechanics, electrics industr .....

M'sian farmers praying for quick end to Sabah standoff

M'sian farmers praying for quick end to Sabah standoff: Farmers and oil palm smallholders are praying for a quick end to the standoff that is entering its second week between Malaysian security forces and an armed group from Sulu. They have been unable to .....

Fragile party coalitions in Indonesia

Fragile party coalitions: Weeks after Indonesia's General Elections Commission’s (KPU) announcement last month of the 10 political parties that were eligible to contest the 2014 legislative election, the focus immediately sh .....