Archive: Aug 2019



STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 16, 2019 • 15 min read

West Papua Choosing to act

By Thomas Brent • Aug 16, 2019
In 1969, Indonesia took control of resource-rich West Papua through a referendum many Papuans call the ‘Act of No Choice’. A half century on, activists are opening a new front in their struggle for self-determination

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 15, 2019 • 13 min read

West Papua Whose history?

By Evie Breese • Aug 15, 2019
Fifty years after the western part of New Guinea was incorporated into Indonesia, this event has become a battleground for competing versions of history. As the region’s next generation grows up surrounded by conflict, their struggle to speak their truth continues

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 14, 2019 • 4 min read
Partner Content

SCIA The Culture and Impact of Doing Good

By Singapore Cambodia International Academy • Aug 14, 2019
When it comes to social responsibility, the heart matters. How does SCIA incorporate and cultivate social responsibility in the academy?

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 14, 2019 • 14 min read

EU-ASEAN relations Stitched together

By Simon Roughneen • Aug 14, 2019
Citing human rights concerns, the EU is deciding whether to revoke duty-free market access for Cambodia’s exports, even as it tries to boost trade and defence ties with Southeast Asia

Aug 13, 2019 • 2 min read
Editorial

Going the distance.

This week we’re looking at Joko Widodo's last chance for reform, Cambodia's looming EBA crisis and 50 years since West Papua's so-called Act of Free Choice
By Paul Millar • Aug 13, 2019

Aug 13, 2019 • 7 min read
Analysis

Great expectations

Ahead of Indonesia's Independence Day on August 17, Indonesian political analyst Yohanes Sulaiman looks at the prospect of reform during recently re-elected President Joko Widodo’s second term
By Yohanes Sulaiman • Aug 13, 2019

Aug 09, 2019 • 6 min read
Opinion

Guardians of the forest

The head of Indonesia’s main Indigenous Peoples organisation calls on the country’s government to live up to its promises on land rights
By Rukka Sombolinggi • Aug 09, 2019

Aug 08, 2019 • 10 min read
Urban development

Setting the scene

As Southeast Asia's cities are modernised and gentrified, art and heritage are undergoing a form of commodification – endorsed in some cases by local political leaders
By James Springer • Aug 08, 2019

Aug 07, 2019 • 14 min read
Microfinance institutions

Left with nothing

With the backing of the world’s development agencies, Cambodia’s microfinance institutions stand accused of driving the nation’s most vulnerable ever deeper into debt – forcing them to sell off their land when the time comes to collect
By Paul Millar and Veng Sonita • Aug 07, 2019

Aug 06, 2019 • 9 min read
Khmer Rouge

The dogs saw ghosts

With the death on August 4 of Khmer Rouge No.2 Nuon Chea, we look back at the bravery of Van Chhuon, a man who defied the brutal regime to save his neighbours' lives
By Dave Walker and Sonny Chhount • Aug 06, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Aug 05, 2019 • 11 min read
Regional development

Free from darkness

Last year, the fishing village of Kwangko in Indonesia’s remote east was finally connected to the national electricity supply. But to close the gap between east and west, the nation’s infrastructure has miles to go
By Simon Roughneen • Aug 05, 2019