Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 25, 2017 • 5 min read

In Southeast Asia, the US can’t seem to decide if human rights matter

By Nathan Paul Southern • Aug 25, 2017
Deteriorating relations between the US and Cambodia reached a new low this week with the shuttering of a US-backed democracy organization. At the same time, President Trump has embraced Southeast Asian leaders with plenty of their own baggage Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (2-L), Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte (C), Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc (2-R), and Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith (L) attend the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum on Asean in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 11 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Mak Remissa

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 25, 2017 • 6 min read

A leisurely lunch with two of Cambodia’s culinary kings

By Paul Millar • Aug 25, 2017
Focus Cambodia sat down with Cambodian chef Luu Meng and his business partner Arnaud Darc at their restaurant Malis in Phnom Penh to discuss the Kingdom’s dining renaissance

Southeast Asia • Aug 24, 2017 • 4 min read

US and Cambodia fire diplomatic shots after closure of NGO

Exchanges between the countries have grown increasingly heated after a US-funded democracy NGO was shut down and independent media outlets put on alert
By Nathan Paul Southern • Aug 24, 2017

Southeast Asia • Aug 23, 2017 • 2 min read

University reopens its doors as southern Philippines slowly returns to normalcy

Authorities begin the long process of rebuilding Marawi City, even as fighting against militants continues in isolated areas Philippine military troops ride on a truck on Mindanao island in the southern Philippines on 21 June. Photo:EPA/Mark Navales
By Euan Black • Aug 23, 2017

Southeast Asia • Aug 21, 2017 • 11 min read
Banking evolution

Chea Serey's vision for the future of finance in Cambodia

The National Bank of Cambodia director general talks about dedollarisation, the decision to cap microfinance interest rates and the potential of blockchain technology Chea Serey talks last month at her office in the National Bank of Cambodia headquarters on Norodom Boulevard in Phnom Penh. Photo: Gareth Bright for SEA Globe
By Claire Knox • Aug 21, 2017

Southeast Asia • Aug 21, 2017 • 2 min read

Maritime search underway for missing sailors following US warship collision

Singapore and the US are conducting joint search and rescue operations for ten missing sailors after an American warship collided with a merchant ship east of Singapore A handout photo dated 14 June 2017, made available by the US Navy on 10 August 2017 showing the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) maneuvering alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for a refueling-at-sea at the Philippine Sea (reissued 21 August 2017). Photo: EPA/US Navy
By Nathan Paul Southern • Aug 21, 2017