"They said they were led there by spirits but then they've gone a step further and started killing people and decided to eat their body parts"

Provincial police commander Anthony Wagambie Jr speaks about cult members arrested during raids in Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Twelve of the 29 people caught are accused of murdering seven people they believed were practicing black magic. All of those arrested, including a 13-year-old boy, allegedly cannibalised their victims.
By Southeast Asia Globe • Aug 02, 2012

Boeung Kak Lake

No man’s land

Phnom Penh's Boeung Kak lake development project has become a flashpoint for clashes over valuable land as the Kingdom develops. Will a high-profile protest movement encourage the Cambodian government to side with its electorate?
By Sebastian Strangio • Aug 01, 2012

Capital punishment

Last rites? Death penalties in Southeast Asia

Despite the global trend towards abolition, Southeast Asia’s appetite for the death penalty is far from sated. Southeast Asia Globe looks at capital punishment across the region.
By Dene Mullen • Jul 31, 2012

China telco giant set to expand

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is planning rapid expansion of its market presence in Cambodia
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jul 30, 2012

Filling the PTT Plc pumps

Thailand’s biggest oil and gas conglomerate, PTT Plc, is betting big on Myanmar. The company will launch a network of petrol service stations there in the next two years before competition from other major brands intensifies.
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jul 30, 2012

"Humanity? It's OK – some great talks, some great art – but 99% of people are boring idiots"

Renowned cultural theorist Slavoj Zizek puts forth his thoughts on the state of the world in the 21st century. The slovenian has courted controversy in the past for comments such as: “the problem with Hitler is that he wasn’t violent enough.”…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jul 27, 2012

A clean exit: Cambodia's Trinity Structure and Finance

Trinity Structure and Finance: giving embattled businesses in the region a way out
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 25, 2012

Finding the right path: the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party

Hadi Awang, president of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (Pas), speaks during a rally to promote the party manifesto ahead of Malaysia’s parliamentary elections later this year or next. Photo: Mohd Rasfan/AFPTimes are changing for the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Pas is the Muslim-majority state’s second-largest political party with…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jul 24, 2012