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By
Thomas Brent
• Jan 24, 2019
The Philippines’ House this week approved a bill that would lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility to just 12 years, as the government bids to crack down on gangs using children for illegal activities. Here, we look at the laws in the rest of Southeast Asia to see how the Philippines compares
By
Thomas Brent
• Jan 22, 2019
The Muslim-majority areas in southern Philippines are voting in a historic plebiscite, as the people decide whether to pursue greater autonomy for the conflict-hit region. Southeast Asia Globe speaks to an expert about the vote’s significance and what it means for peace in the Philippines
By
Tom O'Connell
• Jan 22, 2019
Cambodia’s second annual Folk Art & Blues Fest rolls into Phnom Penh on a double-decker London bus in late January for the start of a 16-day tour that will take it all over the Kingdom. Julien Poulson, the guitarist/producer behind the famed Khmer rock revival band Cambodian Space Project, talks with Southeast Asia Globe about the country’s pre-Khmer Rouge rocknroll scene of the 1960s and 1970s that inspired him to launch both his band and Asia’s only rolling psychedelic rock festival
The team of young entrepreneurs won the Toyota Impact Challenge for their startup that aims to promote recycling through smart technology
By
Robin Spiess
• Jan 21, 2019
A decades-long push to halt the violence that has claimed some 150,000 lives in the southern Philippines culminates Monday with a vote on giving the nation's Muslim minority greater control over the region
By
Southeast Asia Globe Editorial
• Jan 21, 2019
Gunmen in Thailand's deep south shot dead two Buddhist monks and wounded two others inside a temple, police said Saturday, capping a week of deadly violence as the prime minister vowed to "punish" those responsible
By
Southeast Asia Globe Editorial
• Jan 20, 2019
A former stalwart of Singapore's long-ruling government and ex-presidential candidate said Friday he is seeking to form a new party ahead of elections expected as early as this year
By
Southeast Asia Globe Editorial
• Jan 18, 2019
Cambodia and Myanmar will be forced to pay hefty tariffs to export rice to the European Union – and farmers fear that it will leave both nations’ rice industries in critical condition
By
Robin Spiess
• Jan 18, 2019
Blockchain technology, which supports cryptocurrencies, is being used in innovative ways to circumvent traditional information sharing and for political participation in parts of the world, notably Thailand. What could this mean for the rest of the region and the world?
By
Lily Hess
• Jan 17, 2019
[Sponsored] Impact Hub Phnom Penh will launch its first online learning platform at the end of this month. A unique learning management system, it will allow impact-makers nationwide to access original online courses in the Khmer language, with the goal of sparking inspiration and enabling young people to start and grow impactful initiatives
By
Southeast Asia Globe Editorial
• Jan 16, 2019