Southeast Asia

  1. Inside the Thailand Flood Zone

    SocietySoutheast AsiaThailand

    Flooding in Thailand has already claimed at least 250 lives. With Bangkok under threat, things could get worse, reports Simon Roughneen.

  2. South China Sea Is No Black Sea

    SecuritySoutheast AsiaChina

    The idea that the United States should abandon Southeast Asia to China is misplaced. Asia isn’t another Georgia, says James Holmes.

  3. Philippines Ceasefire Under Threat

    SecuritySoutheast AsiaPhilippines

    The factionalizing of insurgent groups is jeopardising a ceasefire that ended decades of civil war in the southern Philippines, reports Luke Hunt.

  4. Aid and Independence

    SocietySoutheast AsiaTimor-Leste

    Almost a decade after it secured independence, Timor-Leste remains the second poorest state in Asia. It might help if aid donors listened a little more.

  5. Benchmarks for Burma

    SocietySoutheast AsiaBurma

    Burma’s government has pledged change, and there are signs something is really happening. But there are ways to measure the regime’s progress toward democracy.

  6. Asia’s Gay-Friendliest Nation?

    SocietySoutheast AsiaPhilippines

    A flexible view of sexuality has allowed gays to find a place in the community in the Philippines – as long as they stay focused on the family.

  7. Burma’s Leadership Tries Plan B

    PoliticsSoutheast AsiaBurma

    Desperate for international legitimacy, Burma’s new president has been keen to give the impression of change in the country. ASEAN shouldn’t be fooled.