It has survived centuries of monsoon rains, a US bombing campaign and rampant looting.Now the ancient temple city of Sambor Prei Kuk in Cambodia is finally ready for a renaissance -- and is teasing tourists to its forest-cocooned ruins.Cloistered by trees and linked by winding dirt trails, the site has played second fiddle to its much bigger cousin to the west -- Angkor Wat -- Cambodia's top tourist destination.But in July it gained a listing by the UNESCO World Heritage, promising a tou

Malaysia is still lacking of a mandate for zero tolerance to tackle the child sexual abuse issues at the grass root level, said Founding Director of Protect and Save The Children (P.S. The Children) Madeleine Yong.Yong pointed out that there is a need for specialist as enforcement or a new approach is taken by the government to tackle the matter in a comprehensive way.“This is still happening because there isn’t a mandate for zero tolerance to child sexual abuse.

A Malaysian man has been charged with more than 600 sex assaults against his daughter, and could face a jail term of over 12,000 years if found guilty, officials said Thursday.Court officials took two days to read out all 626 charges against the 36-year-old divorcee, and finished Thursday afternoon.

Bloggers and other social media "influencers" who have more than 5,000 followers will be eligible for official press passes to cover Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, his aides said Thursday.The announcement caused a stir with some journalists in traditional media, amid a debate in which pro-Duterte bloggers have been accused of spreading "fake news" particularly in relation to the president's drug war that has claimed thousands of lives.The government said giving

South China Sea (SCS) has always been one of busiest and central sea-lane communication for Asia. This sea route is so crucial because it allows for energy, finished goods and unfinished goods to be transported. For a matter of fact, 80% of China’s crude oil imports come through this lane.

Russia is committed to strengthen and deepen its partnership with ASEAN with a view to elevating it to a new height, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Lavrov said Russia is exerting its utmost efforts to implement all decisions and initiatives of the Commemorative Summit in Sochi, Russia in May 2016 to mark the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Relations.

The president of Philippines, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, declares the month of August annually as ASEAN Month, under the Proclamation No. 282. This was an amendment to Proclamation No.

Since its founding 50 years ago, the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has grown leaps and bound surpassing expectations and positioned itself as one of the leading economic community in the world.