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By Thomas Kean • Jan 04, 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 Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 21, 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 James Cartwright • Nov 02, 2016
The death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej has rocked the nation, and with his successor inheriting a divided country, the monarchy’s power may dwindle
By Paul Millar • Oct 24, 2016
Removed from her position as chair of an inquiry into Duterte's war on drugs, Philippine senator Leila de Lima has called for an international investigation into the killings. Now, hounded by Duterte supporters, she is fighting to clear her name
In the beginning was the word, torn from the throat of a man who would soon see a minor traffic accident descend into murder: yuon. In February 2014, ten men beat the life from a Cambodian man of Vietnamese descent as he came to the aid of his younger brother…
By Paul Millar • Oct 21, 2016
Russian president Vladimir Putin embarked on a pivot towards Asia of his own well before the US under Barack Obama
By David Hutt • Sep 16, 2016
With tensions rising between China and the West over the South China Sea, Cambodia once again finds itself walking a knife’s edge between the world’s great powers
By Paul Millar • Sep 01, 2016
Khairy Jamaluddin is something of a one-off in Malaysian politics. The minister for youth and sports might just be the ruling coalition’s intermediary to the younger generation, and here he discusses identity politics, the nation’s embattled prime minister and whether he might one day seek the top job
By Holly Robertson • Aug 25, 2016
Vietnamese pop singer Mai Khoi was recently barred from running for an independent seat in the communist state’s National Assembly. Now, “Vietnam’s Lady Gaga” is leveraging her star power in an effort to bring change to her country
By Logan Connor • Aug 19, 2016
As China’s fighter jets patrol the disputed South China Sea, a number of Southeast Asian nations are dragging their air force fleets into the 21st century
By Paul Millar • Jul 07, 2016
Spending is big with obscure firms in the hope to gain influence in Washington - and beyond
By David Hutt • Jun 08, 2016
Despite optimism following a governmental shift that promised an end to political instability, recent events suggest the old ways live on in Timor-Leste
By David Hutt • May 20, 2016