Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 12, 2017 • 2 min read

Notorious rebel commander among nine killed in Philippines, general says

By Colin Meyn • Apr 12, 2017
Blamed for beheadings of three foreigners, Moammar Askali was among the gunmen killed in shootout on Bohol island Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff General Eduardo Ano delivers a statement during a press conference at AFP headquarters in Quezon City, Philippines, 12 April 2017. Photo: Rolex Dela Pena

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 11, 2017 • 2 min read

Myanmar authorities begin shutting down controversial camps in Rakhine state

By Euan Black • Apr 11, 2017
Weeks after Kofi Annan said it was “really about time” Myanmar closed its internally displaced person (IDP) camps, authorities say they are heeding his advice Rohingya woman with her face covered with Thanakha, a yellowish-white traditional cosmetic paste, sits at Thet Kel Pyin internally displaced persons camp near Sittwe of Rakhine State, 08 March 2017. Photo: EPA/Lynn Bo Bo

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 11, 2017 • 2 min read

Jakarta court delays Ahok hearing until after tense election

By Colin Meyn • Apr 11, 2017
Judges say decision made to give prosecutors more time, not as response to request from police to keep city calm amid political tension Jakarta's governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama popularly known as 'Ahok' talks to his lawyers inside the courtroom during his blasphemy trial at the North Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, 11 April 2017. Photo: EPA/Beawiharta/Pool

Southeast Asia • Apr 10, 2017 • 2 min read

Indonesia to decide on new capital by the end of the year: official

Facing gridlock and the grim reality that Jakarta could soon be subsumed by water, the Indonesian government says it is moving ahead with plans to move the country’s capital A general view of heavy traffic on a main road in Jakarta, 08 April 2016. Photo: EPA/Mast Irham
By Euan Black • Apr 10, 2017

Southeast Asia • Apr 07, 2017 • 2 min read

Last Hoorah for Formula One in Malaysia

Malaysia’s 19-year relationship with world’s premier racing tour has come to an end due to escalating costs and declining ticket sales Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing in action during the Formula One Grand Prix of Malaysia in Sepang, Malaysia, 02 October 2016. Photo: EPA/Fazry Ismail
By Euan Black • Apr 07, 2017

Southeast Asia • Apr 07, 2017 • 2 min read

Standoff on Cambodia-Laos border intensifies

It is perhaps business as usual for the two countries, who have before sent soldiers to the border areas over territorial disputes
By Logan Connor • Apr 07, 2017

Southeast Asia • Apr 06, 2017 • 3 min read

Aung San Suu Kyi: ‘Ethnic cleansing is too strong an expression’ for crisis in Rakhine State

Facing mounting criticism for failing to speak out against human rights abuses against the Rohingya ethnic minority, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi gave a rare public defence in a wide-ranging interview with the BBC Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during a ceremony for the National Health Plan (2017-2021) at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 31 March 2017. Photo: EPA/Hein Htet
By Euan Black • Apr 06, 2017