Mong Palatino

Singapore’s overcrowded trains and buses need investment. Should the government be subsidizing upgrades?

Singaporeans might be ready for a female president. But the rules governing candidates make it tricky.

Worried by high unemployment, Saudi Arabia is introducing quotas for foreign workers. How will it hit Asian workers?

Southeast Asian governments have been keen to jump on the football bandwagon. It’s better than warmongering.

Thailand’s Yellow Shirts, disillusioned over corruption, are urging voters to vote ‘no’ in next week’s election.

Is divorce set to become legal in the Philippines? For the sake of women trapped in failing marriages, lets hope so.

Yingluck Shinawatra looks in with a chance of becoming Thailand’s first female prime minister. Don’t get excited yet.

Singapore has expressed doubts over whether Timor-Leste is ready to join ASEAN. Will it look elsewhere?

Singapore’s founding father, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, has resigned. What does his decision say?

ASEAN was right to deny Burma the chairmanship. But hypocrisy on rights makes it harder to drive the message home.

The ruling parties came out on top in the Singapore and Sarawak elections. It’s not as good as it sounds.

Conflict and sex scandals have been dominating the headlines in Southeast Asia so far this year.