Zsombor Peter

Myan­mar’s gen­er­als aim to make up for re­cruit­ment short­falls and bat­tle­field loss­es by draft­ing thou­sands of civil­ians.

If ap­proved, Thai­land would be first coun­try in South­east Asia to le­galise same-sex mar­riage and only sec­ond in Asia.

Prime Min­is­ter Prayuth Chan-ocha is ac­cused of over­reach as pub­lic dis­af­fec­tion grows over his han­dling of pan­dem­ic.

Changes ex­pect­ed to come into force this week, mak­ing Thai­land more lib­er­al on abor­tion than some oth­ers in the re­gion.

Blog­gers and cam­paign­ers in Cam­bo­dia warn that new law is in­tend­ed to thwart on­line de­bate.