By Simon Roughneen • Sep 11, 2019
Australia’s attempts to move closer to Southeast Asia have met with limited success so far, but are likely to become more urgent as the China-US rivalry intensifies

By León García Mortensen • Sep 10, 2019
If a smoker’s heaven exists it may be something like the Bolaven plateau, where you get your first smoke – and your first coffin – before you can walk

By Kate Walton • Sep 09, 2019
With Jakarta steadily sinking, President Joko Widodo has announced that a new capital will be built on the island of Borneo. So how will the new city be different?

By James Springer • Sep 06, 2019
Almost five decades since the US sprayed Agent Orange on Vietnam, lives are still being ruined by the herbicide – and German company Bayer, which acquired original manufacturer Monsanto, may now be forced to pay its own price for reckless herbicide use