Southeast Asia, By the Week

Editorial • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 17, 2020 • 3 min read

Editorial Going against the grain

By Julija Veljkovic • Jan 17, 2020
This week we focused on the brave people who use their careers to challenge social conventions.

Editorial • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 03, 2020 • 2 min read

Editorial A good year

By Julija Veljkovic • Jan 03, 2020
Happy new year to our loyal readers! Here's what we wrote about this week...

Editorial • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 13, 2019 • 2 min read

Editorial Going the distance.

By Paul Millar • Aug 13, 2019
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

Editorial • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 31, 2019 • 3 min read

Editorial Think again.

By Paul Millar • Jul 31, 2019
This week we’re looking at practical solutions to the plastic crisis, the winner of Trump's trade war and life for trans Cambodians under the Khmer Rouge

Editorial • Jul 27, 2019 • 3 min read
Editorial

Out of reach.

This week we’re looking at Cambodia’s urgent need for aged care, how social media entered the fight against HIV and why the region’s governments are struggling to raise the revenue they need.
By Paul Millar • Jul 27, 2019

Editorial • Jul 15, 2019 • 3 min read
Editorial

Under the surface.

This week we’re looking at Southeast Asia’s hidden pirate problem, the bumpy start of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, how Aung San Suu Kyi took her country backwards and more.
By Paul Millar • Jul 15, 2019

Editorial • Jul 08, 2019 • 2 min read
Editorial

Time marches on.

This week we’re looking at the dangers facing Thai dissidents in exile, Cambodia’s dying spirit music tradition, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s succession plans and more.
By Paul Millar • Jul 08, 2019

Editorial • Jul 01, 2019 • 3 min read
Editorial

The weight of words.

Words matter. This week we’re looking at the words we use for the world's end, reformed terrorists and the state of the region’s most independent presses.
By Paul Millar • Jul 01, 2019

Editorial • Jun 24, 2019 • 2 min read
Editorial

Things fall apart.

Sooner or later, the past always catches up with you. This week we’re looking at the world’s growing garment waste crisis, how BRI’s appetite for traditional Chinese medicine is putting the region’s animals at risk, Cambodia’s domestic debt traps and more.
By Paul Millar • Jun 24, 2019

Editorial • Jun 10, 2019 • 2 min read
Editorial

Fighting for life.

The Globe may be changing, but our mission remains the same. This week we’re looking at suicide in Singapore’s national service, how Southeast Asia is bracing itself for climate change, Cambodia’s shady grey market cars and more
By Paul Millar • Jun 10, 2019

Editorial • Jun 03, 2019 • 3 min read
Editorial

A new beginning.

The Globe may be changing, but our mission remains the same. This week we’re looking at how Cambodia’s women with disabilities remain at risk, why hydropower dams are fuelling climate change, the lasting legacy of Thaksin Shinawatra’s deadly drug war and more.
By Paul Millar • Jun 03, 2019

Editorial • Jun 03, 2019 • 5 min read
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