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Jul 20, 2022 • 6 min read
Analysis

Refugees have become hostages in Indonesia

Following long periods in detention centres, many who fled persecution have encountered repressive conditions driving some to despair and early death
By Hussain Shah Rezaie • Jul 20, 2022

Jul 19, 2022 • 8 min read
International Relations

Cambodia and ASEAN remain in the American spotlight

U.S. assistant secretary of state visits Phnom Penh with strong support and select criticisms for the regional group’s temporary chair
By Brian P. D. Hannon • Jul 19, 2022

Jul 18, 2022 • 7 min read
Impact investing

International funds eye impact investments in Southeast Asia

Experts are hailing an "Asian decade" in investment for social and environmental benefit as governments call on private sector help to rebuild pandemic-stricken economies
By Amanda Oon • Jul 18, 2022

Jul 15, 2022 • 9 min read
Landmines

Laos ordnance disposal money may shrink

Reduction in U.S. funds to remove unexploded weapons could hit hard in the Southeast Asian nation littered with dangerous leftovers
By Anton L. Delgado • Jul 15, 2022

Jul 13, 2022 • 8 min read
Analysis

Weaponising the law against free expression

Southeast Asia’s repressive regimes have employed ambiguous ‘lawfare’ tactics to undermine dissent and stifle the voices of protesters and journalists
By Samantha Holmes • Jul 13, 2022

Jul 12, 2022 • 7 min read
Infrastructure

Cambodia needs safer street designs

Cambodia needs to address traffic accidents and pedestrian dangers through infrastructure improvements forcing drivers to shift their behaviour
By Ses Aronsakda • Jul 12, 2022

Jul 11, 2022 • 9 min read
Microfinance

Report details abuses in Cambodian microfinance

German study is the first by an institutional investor to document thousands of land sales in the Kingdom fueled by debt
By Jack Brook • Jul 11, 2022

Jul 08, 2022 • 7 min read
Analysis

Indonesians are drawing a hard line on China

Public pushback against the Asian superpower’s South China Sea aggression, Belt and Road Initiative and Uyghur repression complicate relations
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat • Jul 08, 2022