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By Janelle Retka • Apr 04, 2018
Why would China's Big Brother-style social credit system not appeal to Southeast Asia's autocratic leaders. Can they make it a reality?
By Paul Millar • Apr 03, 2018
Toppled from their throne by the Pathet Lao in 1975, the exiled Lao royal family has long attempted to unite the country's fractured diaspora
By Musaazi Namiti • Feb 26, 2018
Once head of Indonesia's air force, air chief marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has been appointed to lead the country's armed forces, an institution that is deeply interwoven with the nation's politics
By Aisyah Llewellyn • Feb 19, 2018
The country with arguably the world's worst traffic is having to rely on civilians to manage congestion, but not everyone thinks Indonesia's freelance traffic organisers are helping
A new unemployment insurance scheme is expected to begin early 2019, but there are disagreements over who will bear the burden and whether the plan will really benefit those who need it most
By Foong Li Mei • Nov 24, 2017
Cambodia has big plans to boost tourism, most of which revolve around a massive influx of visitors from China
By Nathan Paul Southern • Oct 16, 2017
Philanthropist and foreign correspondent Bernie Krisher launched a daily newspaper in 1993 with a handful of journalists working out of an old hotel. By the time the Cambodia Daily closed amid a fiery dispute with the government, it had become one of the region’s most respected sources of news
By Paul Millar • Oct 03, 2017
As Cambodia's capital becomes a modern metropolis, its sole garbage collection company, Cintri, is failing to keep up. Can Cambodia's capital clean up its act?
By Colin Meyn and Mech Dara • Sep 14, 2017
Militaries have long played a powerful role in the region’s politics, but now they are accruing the financial clout to wield more influence than ever
By Paul Chambers and Napisa Waitoolkiat • Jul 10, 2017
Massive deforestation is playing a crucial role in the droughts that are devastating Cambodia. But despite an official ban on timber exports, forests continue to be cut down at a record rate
By Euan Black • Jun 07, 2017
Jakarta’s Kalijodo red-light district has been shut down, cleaned up and transformed into a vibrant public space. But the reimagining of the area didn’t come without a human cost
By Gabrielle Lipton • May 17, 2017
For decades Myanmar languished under a military junta, decried as a global pariah state. Following a historic election, the country has moved closer to democracy – but the process of real reform has only just begun
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 21, 2016