Duterte’s vicious battle with the church continues

During the Philippines’ recent Sunday Catholic services, priests across the country decried President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war as a “reign of terror”. But experts say its criticisms are unlikely to affect Duterte’s popularity
By Euan Black • Feb 07, 2017

Travel

On the road to Mandalay: a cycling tour through rural Myanmar

From magnificent Buddhist monuments to glimpses of traditional rural life, saddling up for a cycling trip is the ideal way to experience Myanmar’s charms
By Graeme Green • Feb 06, 2017

Human rights groups decry murder of children amid horrors of Rohingya crisis

Human Rights Watch and the UN have detailed alleged human rights abuses by the Myanmar military in a months-long crackdown in Rakhine State
By Logan Connor • Feb 06, 2017

Conference aims to bring together Cambodian government with businesses

The 2017 Cambodia International Business Summit will feature breakout sessions and speeches offering advice for doing business in the exciting emerging market
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Feb 03, 2017

Jakarta is planning a ‘halal economic zone’, but would it succeed?

With demand for halal products rising in the world’s most populous Islamic nation, the idea of establishing a halal economic zone in Jakarta is gaining momentum
By Euan Black • Feb 03, 2017

Jokowi, Yudhoyono go to war over ‘Watergate’-level wire-tapping

As his former deputy Ahok’s blasphemy trial heats up, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has denied any involvement in the alleged tapping of his predecessor’s phone
By Logan Connor • Feb 02, 2017

Buddhism

Pagoda problems

As Cambodia modernises and sex and drug scandals rock the monkhood, the famed saffron robes no longer command the respect they once did
By Euan Black • Feb 01, 2017

Cambodia's opposition on the run as Hun Sen threatens property seizure

With the opposition party stripped of its designation as an official minority party and Prime Minister Hun Sen threatening to seize the property of opposition leader Sam Rainsy, the country’s “culture of dialogue” between the two parties has come to a bitter end
By Logan Connor • Feb 01, 2017