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Ignore the Rohingya at our peril
Asia focus, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/11/2017
» It was not just human rights groups that were let down last week when Asean leaders invoked their principle of non-interference in each other's internal affairs and skirted around the ongoing mass exodus of persecuted Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar.
Filipinos stand by their man
Asia focus, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/09/2016
» Barely three months into his presidency, Rodrigo Duterte has hurled enough profanities and fierce attacks against his critics to make most of us wonder what he expects to achieve for the Philippines by taking such a hardline stance.
English closer to home
Asia focus, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/10/2016
» Gone are the days when one had to fly across the world to learn English as a second language (ESL). Today, within Asean, there are a handful of nations that have become popular destinations to master the art of conversational and written English.