Foreign Correspondence

Arroyo Charged with Plunder

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been charged with plunder for the alleged misuse of state lottery funds worth US$8.8 million during her time in office. The money was allegedly diverted from the […]

Foreign Correspondence

Bloggers Flogged

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Vietnamese justice can be swift as well as ferocious, as three bloggers discovered almost as soon as they came before the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City, charged with having […]

Foreign Correspondence

Mam Sonando Jailed

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — A Cambodian court has jailed a prominent journalist and land rights campaigner for 20 years on charges of inciting rebellion. Mam Sonando, who runs the independent Beehive radio station, was also […]