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Southeast Asia
Myanmar: Displaced Kachin Face Bleak Future
By Brennan O`Connor
Many forced from their homes by fighting, conditions are grim for the Kachin people in north-eastern Myanmar.
Indonesia Polls: Early Count Suggests Widodo Wins
By Luke Hunt
Widodo has a 5 point lead, but some analysts worry about manipulation of the final vote.
Indonesia: A Bigger Role in the South China Sea?
By Bruno Hellendorff & Thierry Kellner
As Indonesia goes to the polls, the expectations of its international partners are growing.
ISIS: A Threat Well Beyond the Middle East
By Luke Hunt
The success of militants in Iraq may be inspiring radicals in Southeast Asia.
Rocket Festival of Laos
By James Elton-Pym & Phonesavanh Sangsomboun
The annual Laotian Rocket Festival is colorful, explosive, and occasionally dangerous.
Agent Orange Legacy Scourges Vietnam
By Sean Kimmons
Decades after the Vietnam War, victims wither away with scant efforts being made to tackle the deadly chemicals.
Vietnam’s Tobacco Problem
By Kim Megson
Campaigners are beginning to tackle smoking in one of the world’s most tobacco-friendly countries.
Cambodia's Boxing Girls
By Hannah Reyes
Some young Cambodian women are defying convention by taking up a brutal sport.
Is the Thai Junta Targeting Cambodian Migrants?
By Steve Finch
The military could be cracking down on illegal migrants as part of a wider program.
The Cambodian People’s Party: A Deficit of Leadership
By Phoak Kung
The party needs to allow its members to speak freely if it is going to make the reforms it needs to survive.
Cambodia’s Impossible Dream: Koh Tral
By Jeff Mudrick
History doesn't appear to support claims by the Cambodian opposition to the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc.
Indonesia: Foreign Policy Under Jokowi and Prabowo
By Awidya Santikajaya
How would the country’s foreign policy change under the two leading candidates for the presidency?