Search results for "Philippines"

Oct 07, 2019 • 13 min read
Indigenous rights

People out of time

From our print archive: Losing their forests, languages and cultures, Southeast Asia’s minorities are becoming strangers in their own homes
By Antonio Graceffo, Bruno Deniel-Laurent, P. Brisby

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Oct 02, 2019 • 6 min read
Protesting China

Vietnam’s vanguard

China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea are bitterly resented by Vietnamese citizens – but their protests depend more on the ruling regime than on people power
By Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet

Oct 01, 2019 • 6 min read
Opinion

Red flags

Seven decades on from the founding of the People's Republic of China, the inequalities that laid the foundation for years of socialist struggle across Southeast Asia remain rife across the region
By Paul Millar

Sep 19, 2019 • 5 min read
Climate strikes

Striking out

Across the world, teenagers are striking to protest the climate crisis. We look at why the region's own stand against the fossil fuel industry is so important
By Andrew Haffner

Sep 11, 2019 • 14 min read
Australia and ASEAN

Drawing a line

Australia’s attempts to move closer to Southeast Asia have met with limited success so far, but are likely to become more urgent as the China-US rivalry intensifies
By Simon Roughneen

Aug 28, 2019 • 10 min read
Climate crisis

Sinking cities

From our print archive: Climate change is expected to hit Southeast Asia's megacities the hardest – and places such as Jakarta, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City might be the first to get flooded out
By Laura J. Snook

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Aug 23, 2019 • 15 min read
Agriculture

Death in a bottle

Illegally imported pesticides can be fatal for farmers in Cambodia and across the region. And without proper training and protection, these toxins may continue to work their way into the food we eat every day
By Andrew Haffner

Aug 19, 2019 • 11 min read
North Korea

A great con?

US President Donald Trump believes North Korea’s beaches would make for great condos and real estate. But with missiles being tested and sanctions in place, will Southeast Asian investors take the plunge?
By Robin Spiess, additional reporting by Veng Sonita

Aug 14, 2019 • 14 min read
EU-ASEAN relations

Stitched together

Citing human rights concerns, the EU is deciding whether to revoke duty-free market access for Cambodia’s exports, even as it tries to boost trade and defence ties with Southeast Asia
By Simon Roughneen

Aug 05, 2019 • 11 min read
Regional development

Free from darkness

Last year, the fishing village of Kwangko in Indonesia’s remote east was finally connected to the national electricity supply. But to close the gap between east and west, the nation’s infrastructure has miles to go
By Simon Roughneen

Jul 31, 2019 • 13 min read
Plastic waste

Road to redemption

Dow Chemical is infamous for the devastating Agent Orange unleashed on civilians during the Vietnam War. Now, the company is putting plastic scrap to work paving new roads for the nation
By Claire Baker-Munton

Jul 30, 2019 • 15 min read
Waste to energy

Money to burn

Limiting global heating means leaving fossil fuels in the ground. But the growing practice of breaking down and burning up the world's plastic waste for its energy potential is challenging this idea
By Claire Baker-Munton