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Political reporting and analysis on the big questions facing the region.

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 27, 2017 • 11 min read

Cambodia Pay and divide

By Paul Millar • Feb 27, 2017
Islamic organisations from the Middle East are pouring money into Cambodia’s Cham Muslim communities, spreading hardline teachings and threatening to drive a wedge between the Muslim minority and their Buddhist neighbours

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 09, 2017 • 3 min read

Indonesia Learning to teach

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

Power • Feb 01, 2017 • 9 min read
Buddhism

Pagoda problems

As Cambodia modernises and sex and drug scandals rock the monkhood, the famed saffron robes no longer command the respect they once did
By Euan Black • Feb 01, 2017

Power • Jan 30, 2017 • 3 min read

Trump's 'Muslim ban' met with anger in Southeast Asia

US President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations has been condemned by the region’s Islamic nations
By Logan Connor • Jan 30, 2017

Power • Jan 26, 2017 • 3 min read
Myanmar

Wars without frontiers

Photographer Brennan O'Connor's award winning reportage on the endless conflicts in Myanmar
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 26, 2017