Myanmar

Big Tobacco is back

Since global players entered the market en masse in 2013, smoking rates have increased markedly. Their sophisticated strategies are likely to push more people into the clutches of addiction
By Holly Robertson • Jul 11, 2016

Hun Sen rules Cambodia through media-made 'cult of personality'

The Hun family's vast control over Cambodia's media has silenced opposition and created an airbrushed view of the PM's party, a Global Witness report has found
By Paul Millar • Jul 09, 2016

Professional Gaming

Leagues of legends

Video gaming is becoming a global phenomenon, generating multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals and celebrity investments. Now Southeast Asia is trying to cash in
By Logan Connor • Jul 08, 2016

South China Sea

The fighter jet scramble

As China’s fighter jets patrol the disputed South China Sea, a number of Southeast Asian nations are dragging their air force fleets into the 21st century
By Paul Millar • Jul 07, 2016

The hardest part of running an NGO: knowing when to leave

With more and more donors pulling out of Southeast Asia, international NGOs must have a clear strategy to hand over what they've built to local people
By Weh Yeoh • Jul 07, 2016

Referendum

Draft Thai constitution threatens to cement military might

Thailand is writing a new constitution for the 21st time in 84 years, threatening to wrest democracy from the electorate and into military custody
By David Hutt • Jul 06, 2016

Portrait

Philippines' vice-president Leni Robredo's rapid rise to power

In a few short years, Leni Robredo has ascended from relative political obscurity to become the Philippines’ vice-president. But with a hostile premier and a slim majority, it could be tough at the top
By Daniel Besant • Jul 05, 2016

Cambodia's ruling party hammers opposition as election looms

Cambodia’s opposition leader is in self-exile, his deputy is facing questionable charges and civil society leaders are behind bars. So what is behind the country’s political turmoil?
By Sophal Ear • Jul 04, 2016