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Political reporting and analysis on the big questions facing the region.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Feb 09, 2017
Southeast Asia Globe explores the austere conditions of Pondok Pesantren Lirboyo, where 6,000 male pupils ages five to 40 study to become religious teachers
By Euan Black • Feb 01, 2017
As Cambodia modernises and sex and drug scandals rock the monkhood, the famed saffron robes no longer command the respect they once did
By Logan Connor • Jan 30, 2017
US President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations has been condemned by the region’s Islamic nations
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 26, 2017
Photographer Brennan O'Connor's award winning reportage on the endless conflicts in Myanmar
If the US imposes heavy tariffs on Chinese imports, Southeast Asian nations could pay the price
By Logan Connor • Jan 25, 2017
A Great Place to Have a War takes readers inside the controversial US anti-communist paramilitary campaign that devastated Laos
By Joshua Kurlantzick • Jan 23, 2017
As Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in as the next US president today, we take a look at some of his business ventures raising eyebrows in the region
By Logan Connor • Jan 20, 2017
Defence ministry officials have cited the country’s current ‘war on drugs’ and its upcoming commune elections as reasons for diverting resources from the annual Angkor Sentinel exercises
By Logan Connor • Jan 19, 2017
ANALYSIS: Despite the lifting of economic sanctions on Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi’s government has yet to prove the country’s economy is in safe hands
By Thomas Kean • Jan 04, 2017
Automation will be the future of manufacturing, and it could have profound implications for Cambodia’s 700,000 garment workers
By David Hutt • Dec 07, 2016
With unpredictable real estate tycoon Donald Trump bound for the White House, Southeast Asian nations could be forced to rethink their relationship with the US Uncertain times: there is much speculation over what Donald Trump will do as US president Even before he has announced any firm foreign…
By Tim Johnston • Dec 02, 2016
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