Ideology

Ideology • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 11, 2016 • 12 min read

Thailand Nationalism and the rise of Buddhist extremism

By David Hutt • Feb 11, 2016
As a campaign to make Buddhism the state religion of Thailand ramps up, concerns about radicalism have come to the fore, along with concern over how this renewed religiosity could be used in an already divided country

Ideology • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 22, 2016 • 9 min read

Military bootcamp Thailand’s humiliating hazing rituals

By David Hutt • Jan 22, 2016
At universities and colleges across Thailand a dangerous tradition of hazing through initiation rites is leaving students exposed to injuries and damaging democratic values

Ideology • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 07, 2015 • 7 min read

Vietnam Custody battle

By Laila Drake • Jan 07, 2015
Within the police force, communist ideals trump education and inflicting pain is the preferred interrogation technique, adding up to a deadly environment inside the nation’s prisons

Ideology • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 03, 2014 • 6 min read

Shan Army Partying for Panglong

By Daniel Otis • Mar 03, 2014
Celebrating Shan National Day at the mountaintop headquarters of the Shan State Army-South

Ideology • Aug 06, 2013 • 9 min read
Buddhist extremism

The number of the beast

The anti-Muslim 969 movement is fuelling the fire of religious discontent in Myanmar
By Carlos Sardiña Galache • Aug 06, 2013

Ideology • Apr 28, 2007 • 10 min read
Religion

Beware false Prophets

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” - Mark 16:15
By Rob Savage • Apr 28, 2007

Ideology • Jan 01, 2007 • 17 min read
Fall of the Berlin Wall

The People’s PLC

From our print archive: 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the death rattle of communism in Europe, we take a look back at China's socialism with capitalist characteristics – and how it has influenced governments across Southeast Asia
By Paul Brisby • Jan 01, 2007