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STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 21, 2019 • 11 min read

Hydropower dam protests Don’t poke the nest

By Skylar Lindsay • Nov 21, 2019
Activists from the Sa-iab Village in northern Thailand have successfully campaigned against the construction of a dam for three decades. With hydropower dams springing up across Asia, what can local communities learn from their struggle?

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 19, 2019 • 7 min read

China's economy Slowing down

By Kevin Livingston • Nov 19, 2019
Having benefitted from decades of breakneck growth in China, trade- and investment-dependent ASEAN is vulnerable to fluctuations in the world’s second-biggest economy

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 18, 2019 • 8 min read

DC-CAM The archivists

By Robert Carmichael • Nov 18, 2019
From our print archive: Since 1995, DC-Cam has been collating information on the crimes of the Khmer Rouge, conducting forums for victims and providing invaluable help to all the tribunal lawyers

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 15, 2019 • 2 min read

Editorial Protecting life and dignity

By Chia Chi Hsu • Nov 15, 2019
Grassroots advocacy initiatives are blooming in Southeast Asia. This week, we looked at Cambodian heroes fighting for social justice, how local child protection initiatives are dealing with the impact of casino-driven tourism, the fading plight of Indonesia’s last hunting-gatherer community and more.

Nov 15, 2019 • 9 min read
Social movements

Homegrown heroes

Cambodia has long looked to international donors to fund its social development. We speak to three local Cambodians fighting to promote education and environmental awareness among the Kingdom's young generation on their own terms
By Thim Rachna • Nov 15, 2019

Nov 14, 2019 • 8 min read
Indonesia’s indigenous peoples

Last of their kind

A forest community on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, is facing displacement by land-hungry businesses, threatening doomsday for a timeless hunter-gatherer lifestyle
By Andre Barahamin • Nov 14, 2019

Nov 12, 2019 • 9 min read
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 • Nov 12, 2019

Nov 09, 2019 • 2 min read
Editorial

Treading on thin ice

National discord, looming security threats and international feuds remain pressing regional challenges for Southeast Asia. This week, we looked at Sam Rainsy’s long-promised return to Cambodia, the changing landscape of Southeast Asian terrorism, how Trump abandoned ASEAN and more
By Julija Veljkovic • Nov 09, 2019

Nov 08, 2019 • 11 min read
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 • Nov 08, 2019

Nov 07, 2019 • 8 min read
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 • Nov 07, 2019

Nov 06, 2019 • 15 min read
Cambodia's healthcare

Health, wealth and happiness

With the help of foreign donors, Cambodia has taken steps toward universal health coverage. Those in the system say it’s still not enough
By Andrew Haffner • Nov 06, 2019

Nov 05, 2019 • 9 min read
Ageing in Asia

Singing sad songs

From our print archive. Ten years ago, we looked at a number of initiatives in the northern Thai town of Chiang Mai that were helping people cope with the poverty and loneliness of age
By Tiep Seiha • Nov 05, 2019