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An End to Myanmar’s Civil War? A Conversation With Paul Greening

Greening says anti-regime forces could capture the Irrawaddy Basin and eventually declare victory over the junta.

31.05.2024 20

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Trafficked and Desperate: A Conversation With Judah Tana

Horror tales from inside Myanmar’s cyber-scam cities.

27.05.2024 20

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Myanmar Military Could Be Tried For Crimes in New Zealand, NUG Says

Anti-regime forces expected to focus on Yangon during the upcoming rainy season.

20.05.2024 20

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Fight or Concede, Myanmar’s Junta Must Decide

Calm has returned to the Thai border after fighting last month. But some sources say the military is gearing up for a major counteroffensive on...

14.05.2024 100

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World in Crisis: A Conversation with Andy Pendleton

With the world's relief efforts focusing on Gaza and Ukraine, Africa is missing out.

03.05.2024 10

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Life Along the Thai-Myanmar Frontier

The border town of Myawaddy has now fallen and ethnic rebels want negotiations with the Thai government.

15.04.2024 10

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Rating the Media: A Conversation With David Armstrong

The veteran editor speaks about the media's changing role and declining influence in both Australia and Southeast Asia.

08.04.2024 10

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End of an Era as the Phnom Penh Post Closes Its Doors

“With the advent of AI… we are in very scary, uncharted waters,” says co-founder Michael Hayes.

02.04.2024 20

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Editing Cambodian News: A Conversation With Alan Parkhouse

The veteran editor on winning awards, breaking news, and managing journalists.

26.03.2024 20

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Myanmar and the Voices of a Revolution

The Myanmar junta's conscription drive has backfired, bolstering the rebels' ranks.

25.03.2024 6

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Cabbages and Condoms: A Conversation With Mechai Viravaidya

How to save thousands of lives by preventing STDs.

12.03.2024 40

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A Papal Tour to Normalize Relations Between Vietnam and the Vatican

Both sides have promised not to interfere in each other’s internal affairs.

12.03.2024 10

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Watching Human Rights in Southeast Asia

A conversation with Phil Robertson of Human Rights Watch ahead of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.

29.02.2024 30

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Controversial Billionaire and Malaysian State Leader Is Laid to Rest

The Bruno Manser Fund wants Taib Mahmud's assets and bank accounts frozen.

26.02.2024 8

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War Crimes and the Meaning of Genocide

A conversation with war crimes lawyer Michael Karnavas.

16.02.2024 20

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Cambodia Looks to the Future By Luring Back Western Investors

The IMF sees significant downside risks as Cambodia slips on corruption index.

06.02.2024 20

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India Mulls an End to Myanmar Free Movement Border Zone

The development comes at a time that the junta is struggling with a forced recruitment campaign.

25.01.2024 10

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Cambodian PM Sacks City Mayor Amid Firings and Demotions

Diplomats posted to Phnom Penh expect the new leader's bureaucratic shake-out to continue.

15.01.2024 10

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AsiaLIFE and Publishing Hip Magazines in Vietnam

Jonny Edbrooke speaks about his various media ventures and the importance of being nice in Southeast Asia.

08.01.2024 10

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Remembering John MacDougall, an American Scholar of Indonesia

The anthropologist, who died last week at the age of 53, was a renowned scholar of all things Balinese.

02.01.2024 50

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Thai MPs Urge Talks with Cambodia Over Access to Preah Vihear

Cambodia has every right to stand its ground over a needless Little War

22.12.2023 10

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Human Rights and Protecting Cambodia’s Rainforests

Luke Hunt interviews Suwanna Gauntlett from the environmental group Wildlife Alliance.

21.12.2023 30

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Myanmar’s Bleak Economic Prospects Detailed in World Bank Report

Economy deteriorates further as fighting escalates, blocking trade routes with China and other neighboring countries.

19.12.2023 10

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Making Art and Finding an Edge in Cambodia

Luke Hunt interviews German filmmaker Nico Mesterharm about arts funding in Southeast Asia and his latest documentary.

11.12.2023 5

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John McBeth, Asia’s Longest Serving Foreign Correspondent, Dies at 79

McBeth was a standard bearer for big stories, honest and fair reportage.

07.12.2023 10

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