28th Asean Summit

Can Singapore handle Zika?

Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailFurther outbreaks of the Zika virus have prompted Singapore into more fumigation and calls for a regional approach to tackling the mosquito-bourne disease. However, the…



ASEAN’s shame: Where is Sombath Somphone?

Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Sarah Caroline Bell The sun had set on a warm Saturday evening in Vientiane. For most, December 15 2012 was just another weekend, but…


What does Laos have to hide?

Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Sarah Caroline Bell You cannot speak out, protest about, or write negatively about the government unless you want to spend 16 years in prison,…