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By Kusumasari Ayuningtyas • Jul 04, 2019
A former bomb-maker behind the 2002 Bali blasts that killed more than 200 people is now serving soup in Central Java – and helping other ex-terrorists find their way back to the light
By Thomas Brent • Apr 04, 2019
Brunei has become the first country in Southeast Asia to fully implement sharia criminal law on a national level, imposing brutal punishments for adultery and same-sex relations
By Dirk Kurbjuweit • Feb 12, 2019
As the 21st century gathers momentum, one theme is becoming increasingly apparent; the power struggle between China and the US. But in the battle for world domination, who will prevail? Two books, one from Singapore and the other from the US, attempt to answer this ever-more-urgent question
By Thomas Brent • Feb 07, 2019
The Philippines’ south has long been mired in conflict, but with so many different factions and splinter groups, it’s hard to know your BIFFs from your MILFs. Here’s our who’s who of the most important players in the conflict
With Vietnam set for the next Trump-Kim summit, figures on both sides of the table are touting Vietnam’s Doi Moi reforms as a model for North Korea’s own economic liberalisation. But with a nuclear arsenal, a more prosperous neighbour to the south and decades since the Cold War, Kim Jong-un may choose to walk a different path
By Paul Millar • Jan 15, 2019
An exiled Thai academic writes that the response by the military junta that rules Thailand to the recent viral video sensation by the group Rap Against Dictatorship is a sign of things to come
By Giles Ji Ungpakorn • Dec 10, 2018
Thailand’s first popularly elected prime minister, Pridi Banomyong, was instrumental in the overthrow of the Kingdom’s absolute monarchy and the creation of the nation’s first constitution. But as the palace-backed military junta continues to pave the way for the long-promised return to elections, his fierce struggle for democracy is being written out of the Kingdom’s chequered history.
By Paul Millar • Nov 15, 2018
World War I introduced nations around the world to deadlier weapons, bloody battles and each other. Though Southeast Asia was left relatively unscathed by the war, the reverberations of the conflict were felt in the region for decades
By David Hutt • Nov 11, 2018
When the people took to the streets across the country in June, the Communist Party of Vietnam found itself facing a whole new breed of discontent that started over Chinese land leases and a new cyber law
By Anton Tsvetov • Jul 09, 2018
Two centuries after the birth of Karl Marx, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has embraced capitalism with open arms – but its economic success has yet to trickle down to its working class
By David Hutt • May 03, 2018
Spurred by Donald Trump's example, regional leaders are using the accusation of 'fake news' to silence critics
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Feb 14, 2018
Despite Hanoi banning the Chinese spiritual practice of Falun Gong and labelling it a “counter-revolutionary” cult, hundreds of members still meet in Vietnam’s capital
By Bennett Murray • Jan 15, 2018