Search results for "Philippines"

Drug war

Duterte halts ‘war on drugs’ to clean up police unit

The drug war is on hold as the Philippine police force seeks to rid itself of corrupt “scalawags” – but the president has vowed to continue his deadly campaign through 2022
By Logan Connor

Top five: most notorious prisons in Southeast Asia

Across Southeast Asia, cramped conditions, violence and poor hygiene plague prisons in a region not known for its soft approach to justice
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

A brief guide to Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest in Southeast Asia

As Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in as the next US president today, we take a look at some of his business ventures raising eyebrows in the region
By Logan Connor

Corruption, crackdowns and conflict: our predictions for 2017

Southeast Asia Globe picks five issues we expect to be top of the news agenda next year
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial

Exhibition

Artists reclaim Southeast Asia’s history at the Singapore Biennale

The region's greatest artists break down identity, space and place at Singapore’s four-month art extravaganza
By Paul Millar

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

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
By Logan Connor

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

Where China stokes conflict, Vietnamese dissidents find opportunity

Vietnamese dissidents are using anti-China rallies as recruiting grounds for their cause
By Bennett Murray

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

What Trump's triumph means for Southeast Asia

With unpredictable real estate tycoon Donald Trump bound for the White House, Southeast Asian nations could be forced to rethink their relationship with the US Uncertain times: there is much speculation over what Donald Trump will do as US president Even before he has announced any firm foreign…
By Tim Johnston

Thailand

Diving unlimited

Koh Tao hosts one of the world's biggest freediving companies
By Claire Knox

The business behind Southeast Asia's booming music festivals

As the owner and director of Feedback Asia and Gig Life Asia, Priya Dewan is hooked into the region’s music scene. She discusses how she has tapped into the business opportunities surrounding music festivals
By Sam Bradpiece