Region
Southeast Asia
Laos’ Dam Disaster May Not Be Its Last
By Tom Fawthrop
The cost-cutting and lack of oversight that led to the dam's collapse plague other hydropower projects across the country.
Terrorism in Asia: The Global Village Effect
By Neil Thompson
How extremists in Asia are feeding off each others’ unrelated conflicts.
The World’s Last Whale Hunters
By Claudio Sieber
The Lamalerans still hunt whales the traditional way -- in a wooden boat, with a harpoon.
Cheering Cambodia's Strongman
By Philip Heijmans
Despite an intense crackdown on dissent, Hun Sen's supporters turned out for a mass rally ahead of Cambodia's elections.
ASEAN and China Set to Agree on Single Draft South China Sea Code of Conduct
By Carl Thayer
What is the significance of the agreement between ASEAN members and China on a Single Draft COC Negotiating Text?
Facing the Future: Voices From the Rohingya Refugee Camps
By Margarite Clarey
Rohingya refugees are weighing an impossible choice: wait in limbo or risk violence in the hope of a better future.
Vietnam: Dawn of the SEZs
By Nguyen Minh Quang
A look back at the past failures, and challenging present, of Vietnam’s huge economic gamble.
Tun Mustapha: Malaysia’s Conservation Experiment
By Ben Blackledge
One marine park in Malaysia is trying to find a collaborative solution to Southeast Asia’s environmental woes.
Indonesia’s Aging Farmers
By Gavin McGovern
Fewer young people are looking to work the paddies, threatening Indonesia's dream of rice self-sufficiency.
Malaysia Counts the Costs of Its 1MDB Scandal
By Luke Hunt
The new government's pursuit of justice is just beginning.
Vietnam Mass Protests Expose Hanoi’s China Dilemma
By Tom Fawthrop
The protests highlight the difficulties in embracing Chinese investment while defending Vietnamese independence.
The World of Rohingya Refugees
By Susannah Schaefer
A view of Rohingya life -- and crucial medical care -- inside the Cox's Bazar refugee camp.