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STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 29, 2023 • 8 min read

Feature As looted Angkor relics return, Cambodian researchers uncover history

By Chia Chi Hsu • Sep 29, 2023
International efforts this year to repatriate artefacts has worked in tandem with local work to piece together the illicit supply chains of lost relics. The Globe followed one research team as they worked through the sprawling Koh Ker temple complex

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 29, 2023 • 8 min read

Feature Five heads, 10,000 pieces: Restoring the dancing Shiva

By Chia Chi Hsu • Sep 29, 2023
As Angkorian relics return home to fanfare, a Cambodian and French team is painstakingly restoring a monumental statue smashed by looters at Koh Ker. Their quiet mission underlines broader efforts to reclaim a historical legacy broken through past decades of strife

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 27, 2023 • 9 min read

Profile Love, war and the Free Burma Rangers

By Chia Chi Hsu • Sep 27, 2023
This group of aid workers has found admiration and some controversy with their martial brand of humanitarianism. Founder David Eubank spoke with the Globe about his faith-driven mission in Myanmar and beyond

Sep 08, 2023 • 7 min read
Feature

In Vietnam, a controversial planned execution strains death penalty

A shroud of secrecy hangs over a controversial sentence that has lingered for more than 15 years. Human rights advocates say the trial of Nguyen Van Chuong was unfair and that he may have been tortured to extract a confession
By Chia Chi Hsu • Sep 08, 2023

Sep 01, 2023 • 6 min read
Editorial

Goodbye from Southeast Asia Globe

Goodbyes are never easy, but this one is especially difficult. Today we announce the suspension of publishing at Southeast Asia Globe
By Southeast Asia Globe team • Sep 01, 2023

Aug 29, 2023 • 7 min read
Feature

‘Shadow fleet’ oil tankers pose growing risk in SEA

An armada of poorly regulated, scrapyard-ready tankers is hauling sanctioned oil through the region’s bustling shipping lanes. With that, they’re carrying an ever-present threat of environmental catastrophe
By Ian Hollinger • Aug 29, 2023

Aug 15, 2023 • 6 min read
Analysis

Malaysia state elections uphold status quo, hint at the future

Seen as a referendum of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government coalition, Saturday’s elections ended with the six incumbent state governments maintaining their status. But the breakdown of the vote holds important clues about the electoral landscape
By ian hollinger • Aug 15, 2023