Mong Palatino

Recent Asian winners of international beauty contests have faced criticism, racist remarks.

The recently deceased communist leader Chin Peng has severely divided opinion in Malaysia.

Aung San Suu Kyi has suggested that Singapore could learn some soft lessons from her native Myanmar.

Western celebrities have ruffled official feathers over the environment in Thailand and Indonesia.

MPs from Thailand’s opposition party recently acted up in parliament, losing political ground in the process.

There are “meetings” and “picnics” in Cambodia and the Philippines, but no “protests”.

Accidents on land and at sea highlight the need for improved safety standards.

Could the recent protests against pork-barrel politics in the Philippines be the start of a larger grassroots movement?

The Indonesian government has announced a major education reform that has generated heated criticism.

Just as soon as the haze has lifted across Southeast Asia, the region has been hit with two large oil spills.

A new decree has perplexed Vietnamese Internet users over the sharing of news on social networks.

Southeast Asia’s LGBT community is starting to make some political headway, but the battle is long and uphill.