Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 13, 2017 • 8 min read

1MDB protests ‘Why should we be afraid?’

By Kate Mayberry • Feb 13, 2017
Malaysian students, long encouraged to stay obedient and play by the rules, have found their voice in response to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal that has gripped their nation

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 10, 2017 • 4 min read

Picking apart Wonderfruit, Thailand’s weirdest music festival

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Feb 10, 2017
Returning for its third outing from February 16 to 19 just outside Pattaya, Thailand, the annual party aims to make eco-consciousness sexy by blending it with the most decadent parts of a music festival

Southeast Asia • Feb 07, 2017 • 6 min read

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

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
By Angela Dawson • Feb 07, 2017

Southeast Asia • Feb 07, 2017 • 4 min read

Duterte’s vicious battle with the church continues

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
By Euan Black • Feb 07, 2017

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