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Kary’s parents tried to force her to marry at 13. She refused and is now studying psychiatry in Phnom Penh.

‘They said no one would love me’: The 13-year-old who refused to be a child bride

It took a lot of courage for Kary to defy her parents and follow her dreams.

  • Neary Ty

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Tuktuk drivers at a fuel station in Phnom Penh. Prices for LPG have doubled since the outbreak of war in the Middle East.

The fuel shock stinging Australians is a calamity for millions in South-East Asia

The ongoing war in the Middle East poses an existential crisis for some of the poorest people in the world, many of whom are already hanging on by a thread.

  • Zach Hope and Phon Sothyroth
The temple complex in Angkor Ban, on the banks of the Mekong River.  

The other Angkor: A village that time forgot

As a murderous regime devastated most of Cambodia, one village managed to remain intact.

  • Tim Richards
Mekong Serenity on the river.

A perfect home away from home on the Mekong

Vietnam and Cambodia may be countries bristling with energy, but serenity abounds when you swap the rails for the river.

  • Tim Richards
Anutin Charnvirakul called the snap election in December amid the fallout over Thailand’s border conflict with Cambodia.

Thailand’s progressives crushed by conservatives in election surprise

Thailand’s conservatives are poised to form government after the youth-led reform movement and the political vehicle of the Shinawatra family suffered election shocks.

  • Zach Hope and Veena Thoopkrajae
The Thai military fires artillery towards Cambodia on Friday.

Thailand and Cambodia sign truce to halt brutal border war

The deal will halt the worst fighting in years between the South-East Asian countries, which has included fighter jets sorties, rockets fired and artillery barrages.

  • Panu Wongcha-um
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Veronica’s shop was targeted by racist hate. This is how her community responded

CCTV footage shows two men placing a placard in front of the pharmacy that read: “No Asian slum-city in St Marys.”

  • Kayla Olaya
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (left), Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and US President Donald Trump pose for photos following the signing of a Cambodia-Thailand peace deal in Kuala Lumpur on October 26.

Fresh airstrikes shatter Asian ceasefire Trump claimed as a victory

Six weeks ago, a smiling US president was celebrating the ceasefire he had brokered. Now Thailand has once more deployed fighter jets against its neighbour.

  • Zach Hope
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, foreground, arrives for the ASEAN-Australia summit as part of the ASEAN summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Chalinee Thirasupa/Pool Photo via AP)

World leader hosting ASEAN saves his final, careful words for Albanese

Of all the statements and speeches from Anwar Ibrahim over the past three days, it may have been his very last that meant the most to the Australian prime minister.

  • Zach Hope
A golden nine-metre serene Buddha statue in the Abhayamudra pose symbolising peace and protection, greets all.

Asia’s stunning new $3 billion airport opens up a new frontier

There’s a resort feel to this vast airport, built to accommodate 15 million passengers a year, and increasing to 50 million in the next 25 years.

  • Sue Wallace