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Health

Philippine vaccine probe confirms some children died from dengue

14 children have died after receiving the controversial anti-dengue vaccine, showing symptoms of “severe dengue”
By Johanna Chisholm

Photography

Thousands of Philippine Catholics flood the streets for the Black Nazarene procession

The 22-hour procession of the Black Nazarene in the Philippines brings hundreds of thousands of worshippers to the streets, many of whom attempt to kiss or touch the statue
By Johanna Chisholm

The internet of things

How the investments of Southeast Asian telcos could undermine net neutrality

Shifts in consumer behaviour are forcing telecoms companies to invest in everything from media to self-driving cars, but these partnerships also pose a threat for freedom on the net
By Euan Black

A year in review

Your favourite stories of 2017

Capturing everything that happened in 2017 in just one story is a herculean task that it’s doubtful if anyone would be able to do justice to without the insertion of several footnotes and dedicating at least a few thousand words. But in an attempt to showcase some of the year’s biggest and…
By Johanna Chisholm

Southern Philippines

UN warns martial law extension on Philippine island could worsen rights abuses

Two experts have found evidence of 2,500 Lumads being displaced since early October and some farmers in Mindanao even being killed by military personnel
By Johanna Chisholm

Vietnam jails 15 after a foiled plot to bomb the country's busiest airport

Police stopped the group from bombing Vietnam’s Tan Son Nhat airport with petrol explosives a day ahead of a national holiday 
By Johanna Chisholm

Philippine food is the future, says head chef of Gallery Vask

"It’s happening. You cannot stop it," says Chele Gonzalez, describing how restaurants like his are helping put the country's culinary scene on the map
By Paul Millar

Alibaba Expansion

Jack Ma’s Alipay agrees partnership with Cambodia’s PiPay

Alipay has signed a deal with Cambodia’s PiPay that will allow customers to use their Alipay wallet to pay at PiPay POS payment systems across the country A customer pays for a cinema ticket by scanning a QR code with PiPay's mobile wallet app, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo supplied
By Euan Black

Southern Philippines

Filipino soldiers find an unlikely sense of community in conflict-ridden Mindanao

Mindanao is home to the world's second-oldest internal conflict. Southeast Asia Globe embedded with the country’s 33rd infantry battalion and discovered many soldiers finding a sense of community
By Hannah Reyes Morales

Opinion

How the meddling of corporations threatens to derail climate talks

If a company's existence depends on fossil fuels, the single most polluting activity on the planet, should they be allowed to engage in climate talks at all?
By Alanah Torralba

Hun Manith

Cambodian PM appoints son to head academy that will train spies fighting terrorism

The move is seen by analysts as part of Hun Sen's continuing push to eliminate dissent and opposition in a country where opposition figures have been silenced Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) arrives at Clark International Airport in Pampanga province in the Philippines ahead of the 31st Asean Summit, 11 November 2017. Photo: EPA/Rolex Dela Pena
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Terrorism

Duterte requests for an extra year of martial law in Mindanao to fight extremism

Duterte's extension of martial law is the second for the region and would come into effect on 1 January 2018 for a period of one year
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial