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Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 15, 2016 • 2 min read

Four years since Laos activist Sombath Somphone’s ‘disappearance’

By Logan Connor • Dec 15, 2016
On 15 December 2012, Laos activist Sombath Somphone was abducted in Vientiane. Four years later, his family and human rights groups are still searching for answers

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 15, 2016 • 4 min read

Could Myanmar’s Rakhine State become the next Isis recruiting ground?

By Euan Black • Dec 15, 2016
A new Muslim insurgency has emerged in the troubled region, and a report today suggests persecuted Rohingya could become radicalised unless Myanmar's army ends its crackdown

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 14, 2016 • 4 min read

Ahok’s ‘blasphemy’ trial underway as his relentless eviction campaign continues

By Paul Millar • Dec 14, 2016
As Jakarta's governor goes on trial for insulting Islam, his assault on Jakarta's poor could help fuel extremism

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 14, 2016 • 2 min read

Jazz festival brings smooth tunes to Phnom Penh

By Logan Connor • Dec 14, 2016
The 2016 Audi International Jazz Festival Phnom Penh, a four-day musical event that kicked off on Monday, continues tonight with a mix of Cambodian artists performing jazz numbers at the International School of Phnom Penh

Southeast Asia • Dec 13, 2016 • 3 min read

Hun Sen and Duterte: strongmen plan crackdown on regional crime

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose war on drugs has claimed almost 6,000 lives since July, touches down in Phnom Penh today
By Paul Millar • Dec 13, 2016

Southeast Asia • Dec 12, 2016 • 3 min read

Sensational dinosaur discovery spurs search for more in Southeast Asia

The discovery of a 99-million-year-old feathered dinosaur tail conserved in amber in Myanmar shows that Southeast Asia is one of the most interesting palaeontological regions in the world
By Sam Bradpiece • Dec 12, 2016

Southeast Asia • Dec 09, 2016 • 7 min read

Where China stokes conflict, Vietnamese dissidents find opportunity

Vietnamese dissidents are using anti-China rallies as recruiting grounds for their cause
By Bennett Murray • Dec 09, 2016

Southeast Asia • Dec 09, 2016 • 3 min read

Thailand attempts to revive weakening economy

The military junta is spending $5.3 billion to appease the rural population and boost the country’s economic fortunes
By Logan Connor • Dec 09, 2016

Southeast Asia • Dec 08, 2016 • 2 min read

Myanmar ‘shooting itself in the foot’ by banning its workers from Malaysia

The ban was announced after Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak publicly lashed out at the violent crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine State
By Logan Connor • Dec 08, 2016

Southeast Asia • Dec 07, 2016 • 3 min read

Can the Philippines’ embattled vice president lead the opposition against Duterte?

Philippine vice president Leni Robredo was ousted from her post in President Rodrigo Duterte’s cabinet this week
By Logan Connor • Dec 07, 2016

Southeast Asia • Dec 06, 2016 • 4 min read

The end of cheap labour in Southeast Asia?

As the International Labour Organisation kicked off its 16th annual Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting today, Maurizio Bussi, director of the ILO country office for Thailand, Cambodia and Laos, spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the challenge of turning the region’s economic growth into social progress
By Logan Connor • Dec 06, 2016

Southeast Asia • Dec 06, 2016 • 7 min read

Philippines natural disasters

Typhoon Haiyan: 70,000 still displaced three years on

Despite the Filipino government's promises to assist survivors with housing, many remain stuck living in coastal ‘danger zones’ following Typhoon Haiyin in 2013.
By David Doyle • Dec 06, 2016

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Four years since Laos activist Sombath Somphone’s ‘disappearance’

Could Myanmar’s Rakhine State become the next Isis recruiting ground?

Ahok’s ‘blasphemy’ trial underway as his relentless eviction campaign continues

Jazz festival brings smooth tunes to Phnom Penh

Hun Sen and Duterte: strongmen plan crackdown on regional crime

Sensational dinosaur discovery spurs search for more in Southeast Asia

Where China stokes conflict, Vietnamese dissidents find opportunity

Thailand attempts to revive weakening economy

Myanmar ‘shooting itself in the foot’ by banning its workers from Malaysia

Can the Philippines’ embattled vice president lead the opposition against Duterte?

The end of cheap labour in Southeast Asia?

Philippines natural disasters

Typhoon Haiyan: 70,000 still displaced three years on

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