Tag: Southeast Asia
Indonesia's smoking problem
A 2008 report showed 29 percent of Indonesians aged 10 and above smoke an average of 12 cigarettes a day....
Thai election may bring political and economic stability
Yingluck Shinawatra is Thailand's president-elect, and the country's first female prime minister. ...
Young Cambodians struggle with Khmer Rouge past
As four former leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime go on trial, younger generations in the country are told little about past atrocities....
The great Indonesian movie crisis deprives people of Hollywood
An unresolved tax dispute is making it impossible for many Indonesians to watch Hollywood films. And Indonesian theaters are suffering....
Covert Kill/Capture campaign to take out Taliban and Al Qaeda
The Pentagon's secret "Kill/Capture" campaign assassinated Osama Bin Laden and thousands of other Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters....
Afghanistan troops contend with friendly fire
American forces in Afghanistan aren't just fighting the Taliban, they're also working not to be killed by friendly fire. ...
Protecting Filipino workers everywhere
About 3,500 people leave the Philippines every day to search for jobs overseas. The country's government is trying to stem the tide. ...
From Malaysia to major record deal via YouTube
Malaysian singer-songwriter Zee Avi is perhaps the only Borneo-born ukulele player to get a major record deal through YouTube....
Young Obama, the movie, premiers in Jakarta
The film "Obama Anak Menteng," or "Obama the Menteng Kid," is giving Indonesian audiences a fictionalized window in to the President's formative years....
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