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The leaders of the two parties in Cambodia’s ruling coalition have pledged stronger ties with each other. In a statement, the two parties agreed to campaign together during elections,... 2005-12-06

The New Straits Times has reported that the 131 Thai Muslims suspected of having been involved in insurgency before fleeing across the border to Malaysia, will be returned to Thailand... 2005-12-06

The long-awaited US$56mn Cambodian-UN tribunal into atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 reign has charged the first of Pol Pot's accused henchmen with crimes against... 2005-12-06

The US State Department has named Vietnam as a serious violator of religious freedom along with China and North Korea, in its annual report to Congress in November. Although the US... 2005-12-05

The decision to extend Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest by just six months rather than the normal 12 suggests we may soon enter the most politically volatile part of Myanmar’s... 2005-12-05

President Gloria Arroyo has rejected opposition calls for a snap election in 2007. Speaking on October 25, Igancio Bunye, Arroyo's spokesperson, said: 'The snap polls will never happen.'... 2005-11-11

The job approval rating of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has dropped 10 percentage points to 53% in the wake of a controversial decision to increase domestic fuel... 2005-11-11

Chinese President and Communist Party General Secretary Hu Jintao paid an official visit to Vietnam at the end of October. The three-day visit, made at the invitation of Vietnam Communist... 2005-11-11

Relief supplies have been slow to reach tens of thousands of villagers stranded in the Kashmiri mountains since the devastating earthquake hit Pakistan on October 8. While inaccessible... 2005-11-11

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has taken to court a number of his critics of a border deal that was recently signed between Cambodia and Vietnam. The prime minister decided to take... 2005-11-11