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By Ainur Rohmah • 11 hours ago
With more than 130 million users in Indonesia alone, Facebook has long been the platform of choice for Islamists in the archipelago. But with Facebook tightening its controls over extremist content, many are turning to Instagram to promote the cause
By Agence France-Presse • 5 days ago
October 20 saw the first tourists to arrive in the Land of Smiles in seven months, an experiment to see if a wider opening is possible as Thailand attempts to reinvigorate its battered economy
By Kylan Dempsey • 5 days ago
On December 4, 1977, Malaysia Airlines flight 653 crashed into a swamp in Johor state, killing all 100 people onboard in what was then the deadliest plane hijacking in history. 43 years later, while the identity and motivations of the person behind the crash remain a mystery, an unearthed report sheds new light on the tragedy
By The Giving Tree International School • 6 days ago
The Giving Tree celebrates its 12th anniversary with IB PYP Authorization
Recently released book The Jakarta Method documents the deadly game of trial and error practiced by the CIA in 1960s Indonesia, as the Southeast Asian nation's US-backed mass killings would become the model for anti-communist purges around the globe
By Shanti du Rocher • 7 days ago
Anakut: The podcast about Cambodia's future dissects the big issues impacting the Kingdom. This week, feminist figurehead Chak Sopheap and the next generation Ham Pidor discuss a topic directly impacting the lives of 50% of Cambodians – women's rights
By Andrew Haffner • Oct 15, 2020
Buddhists make up a small fraction of the population in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, but a look back at the faith's origins and evolution in Indonesia reveal a rich and intricate history intertwined with colonialism and nationalism
By Roberto Rizzo • Oct 14, 2020
Along Charoenkrung Road, Bangkok’s first paved road and home to several of the Thai capital's historic landmarks, old spaces give rise to new ideas in one of the city's few remaining heritage areas not swallowed by rapid development
By Wanpen Pajai • Oct 12, 2020
With plenty of help from our friends, the Globe team is launching onto the airwaves. In the inaugural episode of our very first podcast we chat with Future Forum president Ou Virak and economist Chheng Kimlong about Covid-19 and the Kingdom
By Andrew Haffner • Oct 09, 2020
Online misinformation is leaching out from cheap mobile phones and free Facebook plans used by millions in the Philippines, convincing many to reject vaccinations
By Jake Soriano / Agence France-Presse • Oct 07, 2020
The vendors plying their trade on Phnom Penh's streets play an invaluable but under-appreciated role supporting life in the capital. But using their makeshift riverside studio, two photographers set out to place these overlooked workers in the spotlight
By Alastair McCready • Oct 06, 2020
In April 2019, Brunei introduced the final phases of its regressive Sharia Penal Code, rendering homosexual acts punishable by stoning. While it's yet to be put into practice, the looming threat of the law has transgender Bruneians living in fear both at home and abroad
By Matthew Woolfe • Oct 05, 2020