Hun Sen and Duterte: strongmen plan crackdown on regional crime

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose war on drugs has claimed almost 6,000 lives since July, touches down in Phnom Penh today
By Paul Millar • Dec 13, 2016

Laos

The future is underground

Home to some of the most complex rock formations in Southeast Asia, Laos looks to cash in on cave tourism
By Jennifer Meszaros • Dec 12, 2016

Sensational dinosaur discovery spurs search for more in Southeast Asia

The discovery of a 99-million-year-old feathered dinosaur tail conserved in amber in Myanmar shows that Southeast Asia is one of the most interesting palaeontological regions in the world
By Sam Bradpiece • Dec 12, 2016

Where China stokes conflict, Vietnamese dissidents find opportunity

Vietnamese dissidents are using anti-China rallies as recruiting grounds for their cause
By Bennett Murray • Dec 09, 2016

Thailand attempts to revive weakening economy

The military junta is spending $5.3 billion to appease the rural population and boost the country’s economic fortunes
By Logan Connor • Dec 09, 2016

Illegal love

Hypocrisy and the war on sex

The Islamist push for a ban on extramarital sex runs counter to the nation’s more liberal sexual practices
By Sam Bradpiece • Dec 08, 2016

Myanmar ‘shooting itself in the foot’ by banning its workers from Malaysia

The ban was announced after Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak publicly lashed out at the violent crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine State
By Logan Connor • Dec 08, 2016

Cambodia

Can the garment industry survive automation?

Automation will be the future of manufacturing, and it could have profound implications for Cambodia’s 700,000 garment workers
By David Hutt • Dec 07, 2016