Archive: Feb 2017



STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 16, 2017 • 4 min read

Sizing up the shadowy leader of the Rakhine State insurgency

By Paul Millar • Feb 16, 2017
As Myanmar’s security forces continue their crackdown on the nation’s Muslim Rohingya minority, foreign-born fighter Ata Ullah is leading a group of insurgents in guerrilla warfare

Feb 13, 2017 • 8 min read
1MDB protests

‘Why should we be afraid?’

Malaysian students, long encouraged to stay obedient and play by the rules, have found their voice in response to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal that has gripped their nation
By Kate Mayberry • Feb 13, 2017

Feb 10, 2017 • 4 min read

Picking apart Wonderfruit, Thailand’s weirdest music festival

Returning for its third outing from February 16 to 19 just outside Pattaya, Thailand, the annual party aims to make eco-consciousness sexy by blending it with the most decadent parts of a music festival
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Feb 10, 2017

Feb 09, 2017 • 3 min read
Indonesia

Learning to teach

Southeast Asia Globe explores the austere conditions of Pondok Pesantren Lirboyo, where 6,000 male pupils ages five to 40 study to become religious teachers
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Feb 09, 2017

Feb 07, 2017 • 4 min read

Duterte’s vicious battle with the church continues

During the Philippines’ recent Sunday Catholic services, priests across the country decried President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war as a “reign of terror”. But experts say its criticisms are unlikely to affect Duterte’s popularity
By Euan Black • Feb 07, 2017