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STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 23, 2018 • 3 min read

Health Nearly 100 people have died after measles outbreak hits Indonesia's Papua

By Thomas Brent • Jan 23, 2018
So far, 69 toddlers have died in the Asmat region of Papua, while 23 children were killed by the highly contagious infection in the mountainous district of Oksibil

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 23, 2018 • 3 min read

Mental health services Seeking help

By Cristyn Lloyd • Jan 23, 2018
Paneth Sok, a counselling coordinator and clinical psychologist for TPO, spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the highlights and challenges of her profession in a country that often acknowledges her field of study as taboo.

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 23, 2018 • 2 min read

Censorship Indonesia is investigating online comments made about Brunei's sultan

By Johanna Chisholm • Jan 23, 2018
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah lodged a complaint with the Jakarta police force over a post on an Indonesian Instagram account, which they said "harmed and defamed" the monarch

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 22, 2018 • 4 min read

Dhammakaya temple scandal Scandal-hit Thai temple hosts thousands of monks for Buddhist ceremony

By Thomas Brent • Jan 22, 2018
Monks at the temple believed the accusations against the abbot to be politically motivated and so blocked the police’s efforts to find him by using their bodies as human shields

Jan 22, 2018 • 7 min read

Child sex abuse revisited

Convicted of child sex abuse, seven school employees continue to languish in an Indonesian prison for a crime that many believe they did not commit. A group of online activists are now trying to clear the men's names
By Paul Millar • Jan 22, 2018

Jan 22, 2018 • 3 min read

Photography

Capturing this week's best moments on camera

A volcano erupts in the Philippines and the children of Cambodian migrant workers attend makeshift schools in refurbished cargo containers in Thailand
By Johanna Chisholm • Jan 22, 2018

Jan 19, 2018 • 3 min read

Ride-hailing app

Indonesia's Go-Jek attracts investors from Google and ride-hailing rivalry Temasek

Google will apparently invest $100 million in Go-Jek, marking the tech giant's first investment in ride-hailing firms in Asia
By Thomas Brent • Jan 19, 2018

Jan 19, 2018 • 3 min read

Dy Vichea

Hun Sen appoints son-in-law deputy police chief

A spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior compared Dy Vichea's appointment to President Trump promoting his family members to high-ranking positions
By Thomas Brent • Jan 19, 2018

Jan 19, 2018 • 6 min read

Haute cuisine

Vietnamese-Australian chef plans to ‘elevate’ the cuisine of the country his parents left as refugees

Luke Nguyen, the restaurateur of Masterchef fame, hopes to push the boundaries with his new restaurant, Vietnam House, in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City
By Euan Black • Jan 19, 2018

Jan 19, 2018 • 3 min read

Duterte administration sets record-high ‘excellent’ net satisfaction rating

Duterte’s record-high satisfaction rating is the highest net rating any administration has received since data collection began in 1989
By Johanna Chisholm • Jan 19, 2018

Jan 18, 2018 • 3 min read

Indonesia

President Jokowi appoints Golkar secretary-general in cabinet reshuffle

Analysts say appointment of Idrus Marham is an attempt by the president to garner support from Indonesia's second-largest party ahead of next year's election
By Thomas Brent • Jan 18, 2018

Jan 18, 2018 • 4 min read

Media

Philippine SEC remains firm in revoking Rappler's publishing license

The SEC has accused the Philippine media outlet of using foreign investments in a "deceptive scheme" to stay in business
By Johanna Chisholm • Jan 18, 2018

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Health Nearly 100 people have died after measles outbreak hits Indonesia's Papua

Mental health services Seeking help

Censorship Indonesia is investigating online comments made about Brunei's sultan

Dhammakaya temple scandal Scandal-hit Thai temple hosts thousands of monks for Buddhist ceremony

Child sex abuse revisited

Photography

Capturing this week's best moments on camera

Ride-hailing app

Indonesia's Go-Jek attracts investors from Google and ride-hailing rivalry Temasek

Dy Vichea

Hun Sen appoints son-in-law deputy police chief

Haute cuisine

Vietnamese-Australian chef plans to ‘elevate’ the cuisine of the country his parents left as refugees

Duterte administration sets record-high ‘excellent’ net satisfaction rating

Indonesia

President Jokowi appoints Golkar secretary-general in cabinet reshuffle

Media

Philippine SEC remains firm in revoking Rappler's publishing license

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