Southeast Asia
  1. Khmer Rouge Trial Takes Shape

    The initial hearings in Cambodia’s Case 002 have closed. The lines of defence to be employed by the four accused of involvement in genocide are becoming clear.

  2. Cambodia Primed for the Main Event

    Decades after the horrors of the Killing Fields, many Cambodians hope Case 002 can finally offer justice to the memory of those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

  3. Did US Push China Over the Edge?

    As tensions rise in the South China Sea, analysts are left wondering why China is suddenly pushing its territorial claims so firmly.

  4. The Limits to US-Vietnam Ties

    Relations have been transformed in recent years. But if they’re to get any better, Hanoi will have to start moving on human rights and democracy.

  5. How China Can Avoid Next Conflict

    The latest spat between China and Vietnam looks dangerously close to escalating. China needs to take the lead in finding a solution.

  6. Burma’s ‘Nowhere People’

    Persecuted in their Burma homeland, many of the Rohingya people have fled across the border to Bangladesh. But even there, they can’t make a living.

  7. Free Speech in Thailand

    Thailand‘s lèse-majesté laws are notorious. But do Thais care enough to get behind a push ahead of elections to amend the rules?