Power

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

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 10, 2017 • 10 min read

Microfinance In whose interest?

By Euan Black • Apr 10, 2017
Cambodia’s microfinance sector reels from the central bank’s decision to introduce an interest rate cap

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 04, 2017 • 9 min read

Citizenship Forever lost: the Rohingya who sacrificed their identity

By Carlos Sardiña Galache • Apr 04, 2017
At the heart of the Rohingya’s decades-long struggle in Myanmar lies a question of identity, along with a desire for citizenship and the basic rights that come with it. But even for those Muslims that can now call themselves Myanmar citizens, life remains a constant struggle

Power • Mar 07, 2017 • 11 min read
Cambodia

How leaks, lies and fake news took over politics

As social media becomes the number one news source for young Cambodians, the spectre of ‘fake news’ is haunting a nation whose politics is wracked by rumour and ridicule
By Paul Millar • Mar 07, 2017

Power • Feb 27, 2017 • 11 min read
Cambodia

Pay and divide

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
By Paul Millar • Feb 27, 2017

Power • Feb 21, 2017 • 7 min read
Thailand

How tech reshapes ancient animist beliefs

Mass urbanisation and an increasingly interconnected world are pushing animism to embrace the 21st century
By David Hutt • Feb 21, 2017

Power • Feb 09, 2017 • 3 min read
Indonesia

Learning to teach

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 Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Feb 09, 2017

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