Southeast Asia

A closer look at recent developments between the two countries, both before and during the coronavirus pandemic.

From Indonesia to Cambodia and beyond, the children of politicians are keeping the family business going – for better or for worse.

What’s behind UMNO president Zahid’s letter to Prime Minister Muhyiddin?

Many Thais were already economically marginalized before the outbreak. Without urgent action, they will fall deeper into poverty.

Rohingya refugees in Malaysia face a double-pronged disaster: a pandemic and a populist turn against the vulnerable community.

The two Asian giants took the second and third place in global defense spending for the first time.

Is the country’s coronavirus policy protecting the vulnerable or leaving them behind?

UN warnings unheeded amid arrests, death threats, and muzzling the press.

Yes, the Indonesian government has stumbled. But civil society has been rising to the occasion.

The particularities of domestic politics in Vietnam have led to surprisingly effective pandemic responses from the government and its people.

Health experts have warned against lifting restrictions too early as Filipinos hope for a way out of quarantine measures that continue to take an economic toll.

A suspected Vietnamese state-backed cyber campaign targeted Chinese health authorities.