1. Melbourne Madonna
(Newsletter)

... soaring demand for luxury goods is fuelling illegal logging of thousands of cubic metres of tropical hardwoods in South-East Asia, environmental group Greenpeace says. CONTINUE... Israeli troop...

2. America's other glorious war
(Opinions/op-ed)

...ss than 50 miles from the Soviet Union sat Pakistan, a close ally of the United States, a member since 1955 of the South-East Asia Treaty  Organization (SEATO), the US-created anti-communist alli...

3. India, Pakistan and Kashmir
(Opinions/Society)

... Hindu and Muslim. The communal fissure in Kashmir will polarize India's Muslims against non-Muslim communities in South-East Asia and will only complicate the global war on terror being waged in Paki...

4. Kashmir: The Quiet Fire of The Himalayas
(Opinions/Society)

...obal war on terror in Pakistan and Afghanistan and will polarize India’s Muslims against non-Muslim communities in South-East Asia. How has Kashmir reached this new boiling point? The current Kashmiri...

5. After Iraq, Nature's Backlash Warns America Inc.
(Opinions/Features)

...t. One of the explanations for surviving the1997 – 98 melt down could be that to begin with the wealth created in South-East Asia was transferred to USA and invested in mostly info- tech and high-tec...

6. Suu Kyi backs US-Myanmar engagement
(Archived/News/Global)

... the Myanmese opposition leader, has welcomed the announcement of a shift in US policy towards engagement with the south-east Asian nation....

7. UN reports drug production shift
(Archived/News/Global)

Heroin, cocaine and cannabis production fell or stabilised in 2008, while the making and use of synthetic drugs such as amphetamines rose, the UN's drug agency has said in its annual report.

8. Haze over Malaysia 'set to stay'
(Archived/News/S+T)

People living in Malaysia and other parts of south-east Asia have been warned that a thick haze filling their skies could last until the end of August.

9. Vital coral reefs 'face collapse'
(Archived/News/S+T)

One of the world's most ecologically and economically important coral reef systems could be a dead wasteland by the end of the century without urgent action to tackle climate change, scientists have w

10. China hits back in US navy row
(Archived/News/Global)

A US navy mapping ship that the Pentagon says was "harassed" by Chinese ships over the weekend, was conducting illegal operations in the South China Sea, China's foreign ministry has said.