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With photo opportunities like the Sultan of Brunei’s lavish birthday banquet, is it any wonder some of Southeast Asia’s royals have as many Instagram followers as subjects?
A Thai court yesterday acquitted a man whose own brother accused him of defaming the country's monarch - an extraordinarily grave charge punishable by up to 15 years in jail - in a private conversation.
Myanmar's president has voiced rare public criticism of his government, saying rampant corruption, bribery and inefficiency were getting in the way of the country's much-touted reform process.