Thai Monuments Are Disappearing in the Dead of Night
This week’s student protests are part of a backlash against a monarchist elite trying to erase Thailand’s democratic history.
North Korea’s multimillion-dollar museum in Cambodia
North Korea hopes to reap large profits from its new Angkor Panorama Museum in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Spinning the myth of a 16th-century king as elections loom in Cambodia
The former capital of the 16th century Cambodian King Sdech Kan is a sleepy place, filled with birdsong and that particular air of shabby mysticism that seems to surround pagodas in rural parts of Cambodia.
Communist Hard-Liners Ascendant in Vietnam, Despite TPP Membership
PHNOM PENH—Conservative forces have strengthened their grip in Vietnam after the ruling Communist Party, late last month, elected its incumbent general-secretary to a second five-year term in the country’s top political office.
With connectivity boom, Cambodia’s political battles shift online
PHNOM PENH — In September 2015, a Facebook page bearing the name of Prime Minister Hun Sen notched up its millionth “like.”
Great Expectations: Will Myanmar’s Election Bring Real Change?
On Nov. 8, an estimated 30 million people took part in Myanmar’s first free national election in a quarter-century.
New charges against opposition leader maintain political stalemate
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s beleaguered opposition leader Sam Rainsy faces fresh legal troubles after a court summoned him for questioning on possible charges of being an accomplice to “forgery and incitement.”
Uncertainty looms for Myanmar’s Muslims
Despite a historic election promising change, Muslims in Myanmar feel threatened and excluded.
Myanmar’s Elections: What Now?
With the NLD on the brink of a landslide victory in Myanmar’s elections, attention is turning to what comes next.
Hope and fear in Kachin State as vote draws near
MYITKYINA, Myanmar — Four years after being driven away by the military, Dagaw Hpung is finally letting himself dream of going home.
Satire, Myanmar-style: Political cartoonists test limits of newfound freedom
YANGON—With a few deft strokes of Beruma’s pen, a jowly likeness appears on the blank page: a caricature of Senior Gen. Than Shwe, Myanmar’s former dictator.
The Future Starts Here
Next month the people of Myanmar head to the polls for a famous general election. With ethnic allegiances, miniature coups and a skewed constitution already in play, the outcome looks anything but predictable
Aung San Suu Kyi courts ethnic vote
Ahead of the official campaign period for Myanmar’s Nov. 8 election, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi paid a visit to this township in rural Shan State, where she delivered a speech from the back of a truck beneath a huge red banner and a portrait of her father, the independence hero General Aung San.
