Southeast Asia

Online tools have been invaluable for Thailand's pro-democracy movement – but the government is cracking down.

Calls for an alcohol ban speak to the complexity of balancing economic and religious considerations in Indonesia.

This week's plenum will ponder the key personnel appointments that will be announced at next month's National Congress.

Infusions of riel banknotes and the introduction of digital currencies are helping extend the central bank’s control.

Aris Sumarsono has been on the run from the Indonesian authorities since 2003.

The launch comes amid rising controversy over the impact of Chinese dams on downstream nations.

The tycoon-funded vaccine drive demonstrates the durability of the patronage state that Hun Sen has built since the 1980s. It also reveals its weaknesses.

A new slate of arrests follows weeks of baseless accusations by the Duterte administration that political opponents are associated with terrorist groups.

Longstanding tensions between East Malaysia and Peninsular Malaysia have some seeking autonomy – or even secession.

The U.K. sealed its second-biggest trade pact in the Asia-Pacific as its exit from EU trading structures looms.

Even more than Pearl Harbor, the sinking of the two British battleships served to convince political and naval authorities of the pre-eminence of airpower in the Pacific. 

Human rights and environmental conservation are inseparable – and the nations of Southeast Asia should treat them as such.