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Editorial

Power to the people

This week we looked at how a small Thai village has successfully campaigned for decades against a hydropower dam project, where the Philippines stands today after the bloody Maguindanao massacre ten years ago, how a local initiative is helping Cambodian drug users heal, and more.
By Chia Chi Hsu

Violence against the press

The long wait

Ten years on, the relatives of those slain at the Maguindanao massacre, the deadliest single attack on journalists in history, still await justice. Will they find it in the face of a culture of impunity in the Philippines?
By Purple Romero

Friends International

POWERED BY BRIGHT BEGINNINGS No child deserves to grow up knowing only fear and want. In partnership with Friends International, Southeast Asia Globe has produced a series investigating the changing face of child protection in Cambodia. We’ll be taking you to the frontlines of the battle against poverty, addiction and…
By Daniel Marchette

Child protection

Lost in translation

A wave of casino-driven Chinese tourism to Cambodia is creating new challenges for the community networks that child protection groups have spent years setting up
By Andrew Haffner

Jokowi’s second term

All things to all men

Indonesia’s new cabinet is not only a nod to oligarchy but could undermine prospects for much-needed economic reforms
By Alexander R. Arifianto

Sam Rainsy’s return

The great disappointment

Sam Rainsy’s long-promised return to Cambodia on November 9 seems to have fallen at the first hurdle. For the exiled opposition leader, this humiliation could mark the end of his decades-long political career
By Paul Millar

ASEAN Summits

Stuck in the middle with you

As the world’s two biggest economies face off over trade, Southeast Asia is caught between American indifference and Chinese assertiveness
By Yohanes Sulaiman

ISIS

al-Baghdadi blowback

The ISIS leader’s death and fallout from Turkey’s invasion of Syria have fuelled concerns that jihadists could open a home front
By Zachary Abuza

War on drugs

Duterte’s inquisition

Priests pushing back against the Philippine government’s popular crackdown are facing lawsuits, threats and assassination
By Purple S. Romero

Renewable energy

Looking on the bright side

When it comes to quick, clean and scalable solutions to Cambodia’s energy dreams, a recent surge in investment in solar power is promising a pathway to prosperity
By Paul Millar

Powering Southeast Asia

Fanning the flames

Southeast Asia’s growing economies have huge power generation needs, fuelling coal use across the region even as the rest of the world looks to greener methods
By Simon Roughneen