Power

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

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 14, 2013 • 7 min read

law and order Justice in the dock

By Bridget Di Certo • Feb 14, 2013
The spotlight has once again been cast on the Kingdom’s fractured judiciary. What are the roots of its problems?

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 08, 2012 • 3 min read

Exiled to nowhere

By Greg Constantine • Nov 08, 2012
Recent sectarian violence has brought renewed attention to the Rohingya. Brutal oppression is nothing new to this Muslim ethnic group, many of whom have chosen to endure a hellish existence in hostile Bangladesh rather than return to their native Myanmar

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 02, 2012 • 7 min read

Cambodia Sitting pretty in Cambodia

By Faine Greenwood • Oct 02, 2012
Despite the Cambodian government feeling threatened by a ‘secessionist’ movement, observers say the leadership has no revolution to fear

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 01, 2012 • 8 min read

Boeung Kak Lake No man’s land

By Sebastian Strangio • Aug 01, 2012
Phnom Penh's Boeung Kak lake development project has become a flashpoint for clashes over valuable land as the Kingdom develops. Will a high-profile protest movement encourage the Cambodian government to side with its electorate?

Power • Jun 06, 2012 • 3 min read
Politics

Changing of the guard: Portrait of Shwe Mann

From military heavyweight to champion for change, Shwe Mann is tipped to take Myanmar’s top political spot
By Sacha Passi • Jun 06, 2012

Power • Aug 01, 2009 • 10 min read
Interview

Still looking for Utopia

After a tumultuous political career, Cambodia’s former prime minister Pen Sovann has no plans to leave behind the scene he has loved for more than five decades
By Marc Eberle • Aug 01, 2009

Power • 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

Power • 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