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Liberal Cambodians have never had it easy, but this year has robbed many of hope.
Prime Minister Hun Sen, in power since the 1980s, has jailed an opposition leader, expelled NGO workers and closed an independent newspaper. “Descent Into Outright Dictatorship,” screamed a headline on its final front page.
For years, these Cambodians have looked to the US as an example of the virtues of democracy, and – as a major source of aid – a check on their own government’s…

Businesses that issue tokens and cryptocurrencies in return for investment in New Zealand will be considered to be issuing securities, the country’s Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has said.

Oil and gas distributing company Glencore Energy’s application for judicial review of the issue of a diverted profits tax (DPT) charging notice by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been rejected for a second time.

Trump administration rebrands Asia the ‘Indo-Pacific’ in swipe at China US President Donald Trump isn’t just remaking American foreign policy in Asia by tearing up trade deals and getting tough on North Korea, his administration is giving the region a new name. As Trump prepared to arrive for a five-nation tour, White House officials and even the president ditched Asia-Pacific and were using “Indo-Pacific” instead. In the past few days, national security adviser…

Every person in the UK should have a right to access “basic infrastructure”, such as transport links, utilities, schools and broadband, an independent body set up to make recommendations on the shape of a new industrial strategy in the UK has said.

Indonesia’s first international gallery of contemporary art opens on Saturday, bringing together works by Ai Weiwei, Mark Rothko and Indonesian masters in a free-flowing modern space overlooking the Jakarta skyline.
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (Museum MACAN) holds nearly 800 paintings and sculptures, and aims to provide a world-class gallery to a country starved of quality museum infrastructure. The collection, mostly acquired by businessman Haryanto…

The shape of a London ‘black hack’ taxi is not distinctive enough to be eligible for trade mark protection, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

A powerful Malaysian royal family called on Thursday for former prime minster Mahathir Mohamad to face a sedition probe for allegedly insulting an ethnic group from which they claim descent.
During a rally last month against a massive financial scandal embroiling the current government, Mahathir had said Prime Minister Najib Razak was descended from “Bugis pirates”.
Political tensions are rising in Malaysia, with Mahathir – who was premier for 22 years – trying to oust…

Malaysia is investigating the theft of mobile phone records for 46.2 million customers, while an online security lapse in Australia exposed personal details of almost 50,000 employees.
The Malaysian government is working with carriers and police to investigate the issue and identify possible sources of the leak, the state news agency Bernama reported on Wednesday, citing Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak. A spokesman confirmed his comments. The data may last have…

The 606 men refusing to leave an Australian immigration camp in Papua New Guinea were without power and many of their toilets on Wednesday as reports emerged saying one of them had resorted to harming himself while others needed urgent medical treatment.
The camp inside a Manus Island navy base was declared closed on Tuesday afternoon based on the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court’s ruling last year that Australia’s policy of detaining asylum seekers there was illegal and…