PETALING JAYA: South-East Asian countries must tell both the United States and China that their increasing rivalry could impair the region’s growth, says a professor of international relations. Prof Kishore Mahbubani, a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, said the region will be affected by the turbulence, adding that countries … Read more
China and Russia’s foreign ministers met their Southeast Asian counterparts Friday after vowing to counter “extra-regional forces”, a day before Washington’s top diplomat was due to arrive. Wang Yi and Sergei Lavrov were attending a three-day meeting of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc in the Laos capital Vientiane. Both held talks … Read more
4/5 stars Already causing tear-stained hysteria in cinemas across Southeast Asia, How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies is a blockbuster Thai tear-jerker from television director Pat Boonnitipat, about a Chinese-Thai family of predatory relatives who begin circling their ageing Amah after she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Pop idol and My Ambulance star Putthipong … Read more
