Australian-based academic Seng Sary has admitted he was on the payroll of Cambodian ruler Hun Sen.

Academic who fled Cambodia for Australia was on Hun Sen’s payroll

Melbourne Uni made him a fellow. He posed for a photo with a soon-to-be federal minister,and was considered a hero. But it wasn’t the full picture.

  • Zach Hope

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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow has defended its military ties with Jakarta but has not denied claims that it sought access to an air base in West Papua,Indonesia.

Did we back the wrong war in the ’60s? Now Putin’s Russia is knocking on the door

Instead of backing West Papuan nationhood 60 years ago,Australia joined the US in suppressing Vietnam’s. Are national security chickens coming home to roost?

  • Ben Bohane
Chinese Xi Jinping arrives in Hanoi on Monday as part of a five-day tour of South East Asia.

Xi’s neighbourly charm offensive touches a raw nerve for Trump

Donald Trump has already hit out at Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam,accusing the two sides of “trying to figure out,‘How do we screw the United States of America?’ ”

  • Lisa Visentin
A market at the village of Lospalos in the east of Timor-Leste.

Trump pointed the finger at a country where the average wage is $11 a day. The crowd laughed

“They made a fortune with the United States of America,” the US President declared,as he imposed tariffs on some of the world’s poorest countries,in a move that could open the door for China.

  • Philip J. Heijmans andAntony Sguazzin
Yeath Saly,11.

The US was cleaning up its deadly mess in Cambodia – then came Trump’s call

The United States dropped millions of tonnes of bombs on Cambodia. Now efforts to get rid of them have been thrown into disarray.

  • Zach Hope andNara Lon
Boom town – Phnom Penh’s Central Market.

Port Guide:Phnom Penh,Cambodia

Phnom Penh has overcome its horrible history and is enjoying an economic boom. Buckle up for an exciting and confronting exploration of a rapidly changing city.

  • Brian Johnston
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Little Etoile formula giveaway.

Taller,stronger,smarter:The baseless claims used to sell ‘toddler milk’ powder

Australian parents are told not to buy the ultra-processed powdered milk products,but the government is helping fund a boom overseas.

  • Patrick Begley
Cruising the Mekong.

Want to actually eat the exotic foods at Asian markets? On this cruise you can

Live frogs,sea snails,bunches of just-harvested herbs – this is not your average trip to the supermarket.

  • Ben Groundwater
A young woman locked up for protesting speaks to a camera to thank Cambodia’s leaders for her freedom.

The next-gen leader and the forced video confessions on Facebook

Observers say Cambodia’s change in leader is just an extension of times before,where opponents were threatened with beatings,“only they are younger”.

  • Zach Hope
The saltwater pool behind the property.

This hotel where Brad and Angelina stayed is less than $200 a night

This Cambodian hotel successfully bridges taste and tradition. If it’s good enough for Angelina Jolie,it’s good enough for me.

  • Christine Retschlag