Feb. 1 marked the second anniversary of the coup d’etat that ousted the democratically elected Nationwide League for Democracy authorities in Myanmar. Since then the nation has descended right into a multi-front civil warfare and misplaced over a decade’s price of sustained financial development. Over half of the inhabitants resides …

When the Vietnamese national football team scored the opening goal at the finals of the ASEAN Football Federation Mitsubishi Electric Cup, on Jan. 13, it was all smiles between President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, but it belied intense political infighting. Phuc is an ardent fan, …

On 30 December, Lao Prime Minster Phankham Viphavanh (72) resigned ostensibly on well being grounds, however amidst an economic system in sharp decline and saddled in overseas debt. He’s succeeded by the scion of one of many nation’s two political dynasties, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (56). Politics in Laos …