Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 07, 2017 • 6 min read

The big interview: Samuel L. Jackson on his newfound love of Vietnam

By Angela Dawson • Feb 07, 2017
Ahead of the release of Kong: Skull Island next month, the Hollywood icon spoke to us about his preference for villains, being an "uninteresting guy" and why Vietnam is his favourite place to film

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 07, 2017 • 4 min read

Duterte’s vicious battle with the church continues

By Euan Black • Feb 07, 2017
During the Philippines’ recent Sunday Catholic services, priests across the country decried President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war as a “reign of terror”. But experts say its criticisms are unlikely to affect Duterte’s popularity

Southeast Asia • Feb 01, 2017 • 4 min read

Cambodia's opposition on the run as Hun Sen threatens property seizure

With the opposition party stripped of its designation as an official minority party and Prime Minister Hun Sen threatening to seize the property of opposition leader Sam Rainsy, the country’s “culture of dialogue” between the two parties has come to a bitter end
By Logan Connor • Feb 01, 2017

Southeast Asia • Jan 31, 2017 • 3 min read
Drug war

Duterte halts ‘war on drugs’ to clean up police unit

The drug war is on hold as the Philippine police force seeks to rid itself of corrupt “scalawags” – but the president has vowed to continue his deadly campaign through 2022
By Logan Connor • Jan 31, 2017

Southeast Asia • Jan 30, 2017 • 4 min read

Rice Creative pushes design to new heights in Vietnam

As head of strategy for Ho Chi Minh City branding and design heavyweight Rice Creative, Vu Quan Nguyen is helping turn the city into a regional design hub
By Logan Connor • Jan 30, 2017