Southeast Asia

Whether or not the rail line turns a profit, Jakarta is hoping that the project brings a wider range of subsidiary benefits.

The two gulf states' growing diplomatic and economic outreach to the region is beginning to develop a competitive dynamic.

Boosters of microfinance claim that it can rescue people from rapacious informal lenders. That’s not the case in Cambodia.

Local media reported that two Border Guard Forces, formed by the military in 2009, had joined resistance attacks on junta outposts in Kayah State.

Beneath a facade of unity, the country's two main opposition parties continue to jostle for advantage.

The amendment is intended to prevent a boycott of the July 23 election, which could undermine the planned handover of power from Prime Minister Hun Sen to his son.

The decision comes amid a rise in racial and religious online rhetoric as the country moves toward important state elections.

Why the recently departed special envoy should be the last.

If the victorious Move Forward Party is unable to garner the votes to form the country's next government, an alternative is lurking in the wings.

The lack of a regional plan for securing this vital infrastructure leaves Southeast Asian nations vulnerable to disruptions, accidental and otherwise.

The six-day friendship visit by the USS Ronald Reagan comes a year after Vietnam canceled a similar planned exchange.