"A @cambodiadaily friend says: I can't find a single paper in the city. Seller said, not only you who are looking for it but hundreds others," reads one of Jodie DeJonge's recent tweets on popular social media platform, Twitter. Following a recent crackdown on independent media by the Cambodian government, she will now be remembered as "the last editor" of The Cambodia Daily.

One of Cambodia's few remaining independent newspapers announced on Sunday it would close hours after the country's opposition leader was arrested for treason, the latest in a string of blows to critics of strongman premier Hun Sen.The Cambodia Daily, which is often critical of the government, said Monday's edition would be its last after it was slapped with a multi-million dollar tax bill that its publishers said was politically motivated.The announcement came after Kem Sokha,

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was arrested early Sunday and accused of treason, the latest in a flurry of prosecutions brought against critics and rivals of strongman premier Hun Sen.His surprise overnight detention raises the stakes as Hun Sen's political opponents, NGOs (non-governmental organisations) and the critical press are smothered by court cases and threats ahead of a crunch general election next year.Hun Sen, 65, is determined to extend his three-decade rule and disman

Vietnam turns seventy-two today. A country once ravaged by war and charmed by the ideals of communism, Vietnam now boasts an ever-thriving population of 96 million citizens consisting of various ethnic groups and linguistic backgrounds as the nation celebrates its independence.

On August 29, 2017 North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile over Hokkaido - Japan's northernmost island. The missile landed about 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) off Hokkaido, into the Pacific Ocean. Though there were no reports of damage, countries from all over the globe have once again expressed concerns over North Korea’s nuclear capabilities.

Malaysia (known as the Federation of Malaya at the time of its independence ) celebrated its first Independence Day when the first Malaysian prime minister Abdul Rahman hailed the word "merdeka" - independence in the Malay language - seven times and read out the 1957 Proclamation of Independence in front of thousands of Malaysians on August 31, 1957.

Malaysia celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence from the British Empire on August 31, 2017. For sixty years, this proud Southeast Asian nation has adopted its own currency that is known today as the ringgit. Following the story and the origins of the ringgit, The ASEAN Post met with a Malaysian currency collector in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur - the capital city of Malaysia.

Malaysia celebrates the end of the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) with a glittering, colourful and sparkling closing ceremony at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. The biennial games, also known as Kuala Lumpur 2017, ran between August 19 and 30, 2017. The game coincides with the celebration of Malaysia’s 60th Independence Day. It is the sixth time that Malaysia has hosted the biennial competition.