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Southeast Asia
![Philippines Protests China’s Installation of Submerged Barrier at Disputed Shoal Philippines Protests China’s Installation of Submerged Barrier at Disputed Shoal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-25-011529.jpeg)
Philippines Protests China’s Installation of Submerged Barrier at Disputed Shoal
By Sebastian Strangio
The "floating barrier" is intended to prevent Filipino fishermen from accessing Scarborough Shoal, a China-occupied feature in the South China Sea.
![Environment­alists Under Attack in the Philippines Environment­alists Under Attack in the Philippines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-24-220833.jpg)
Environmentalists Under Attack in the Philippines
By Mong Palatino
According to a new report by the watchdog Global Witness, the country remains the most dangerous place in Asia to be an environmental activist.
![India, Singapore Kick off SIMBEX Military Exercise India, Singapore Kick off SIMBEX Military Exercise](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-22-122111.jpg)
India, Singapore Kick off SIMBEX Military Exercise
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The naval drill, now in its 30th edition, has grown more complex and robust as India and Singapore's shared concerns about China deepen.
![Criminal Justice Campaigns in Vietnam: From Legal Mobilization to Dissenting Collectivism? Criminal Justice Campaigns in Vietnam: From Legal Mobilization to Dissenting Collectivism?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-06-055612.jpg)
Criminal Justice Campaigns in Vietnam: From Legal Mobilization to Dissenting Collectivism?
By Do Hai Ha
In recent years, campaigns to save prisoners on death row have become more audacious in criticizing the country's authoritarian party-state.
![Cambodian Opposition Activist Imprisoned For Passing Fraudulent Checks Cambodian Opposition Activist Imprisoned For Passing Fraudulent Checks](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-22-013221.jpg)
Cambodian Opposition Activist Imprisoned For Passing Fraudulent Checks
By Sebastian Strangio
The case, which the opposition Candlelight Party has denounced as politically motivated, is another early sign that the new Cambodian administration will be much like its predecessor.
![Thai Court Bans Progressive Politician From Political Office for Life Thai Court Bans Progressive Politician From Political Office for Life](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-21-022719.jpeg)
Thai Court Bans Progressive Politician From Political Office for Life
By Sebastian Strangio
Pannika Wanich, a former MP for the now-dissolved Future Forward Party, is accused of "ethical breaches" over Facebook posts she made more than a decade ago.
![Civil Society Groups to Hold Climate Rally in Singapore Civil Society Groups to Hold Climate Rally in Singapore](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-21-020139.jpg)
Civil Society Groups to Hold Climate Rally in Singapore
By Robin Vochelet
Several of the city-state’s NGOs are joining forces to highlight the overlap between climate and social justice, and the urgent need to address both.
![What Is at Stake For the EU in the South China Sea? What Is at Stake For the EU in the South China Sea?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-06-013407.jpg)
What Is at Stake For the EU in the South China Sea?
By Rahul Mishra and Neevia Kurup
Both ASEAN and its European counterpart have strong incentives to strengthen their cooperation on maritime security issues amid increasing Sino-American frictions.
![Parallel Paths: The Shared Development Strategies of Narendra Modi and Joko Widodo Parallel Paths: The Shared Development Strategies of Narendra Modi and Joko Widodo](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-17-122536.jpeg)
Parallel Paths: The Shared Development Strategies of Narendra Modi and Joko Widodo
By Prem Singh Gill and Gerardus Rino Pradipta Yosari
Despite the obvious differences between them, the Indian and Indonesian leaders have strikingly similar backgrounds and policy objectives.
![Vietnam Dissidents to Relocate to US Under Biden Administration Deal, Report Says Vietnam Dissidents to Relocate to US Under Biden Administration Deal, Report Says](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-12-235425.jpg)
Vietnam Dissidents to Relocate to US Under Biden Administration Deal, Report Says
By Sebastian Strangio
The reported expatriations shed some light on the compromises that preceded the landmark upgrade in the diplomatic partnership between Hanoi and Washington.
![Cambodia’s Thin-Skinned Princelings Are Forcing Newspapers Out Of The Country. It Isn’t All Bad. Cambodia’s Thin-Skinned Princelings Are Forcing Newspapers Out Of The Country. It Isn’t All Bad.](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-14-061034.jpg)
Cambodia’s Thin-Skinned Princelings Are Forcing Newspapers Out Of The Country. It Isn’t All Bad.
By David Hutt
Given the perils of producing meaningful journalism within Cambodia, the future of the country's media might well lie abroad.
![Cambodia’s Hun Sen: The Tiger That Rules the Mountain Cambodia’s Hun Sen: The Tiger That Rules the Mountain](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-29-221909.jpg)
Cambodia’s Hun Sen: The Tiger That Rules the Mountain
By Sebastian Strangio
The author of a new book on Cambodia reflects on the long career of the former PM and international attempt to foster democracy in a conflict-torn nation.