Southeast Asia

List of Southeast Asia articles

  • Richard Holbrooke at the Joint Summit on Business and AIDS in China on March 18, 2005 in Beijing, China.
    Richard Holbrooke at the Joint Summit on Business and AIDS in China on March 18, 2005 in Beijing, China.

    Once Upon a Time, Americans Believed in America

    A new biography of Richard Holbrooke is a portrait of an era when the United States was at the center of the world—and assumed it should be.

  • This picture taken on October 23, 2012 shows an ethnic Hmong hill tribe girl talking on a cell phone  in the mountainous district of Mu Cang Chai, in northwestern Vietnam.
    This picture taken on October 23, 2012 shows an ethnic Hmong hill tribe girl talking on a cell phone in the mountainous district of Mu Cang Chai, in northwestern Vietnam.

    Vietnam Doesn’t Trust Huawei An Inch

    China's closest ideological neighbor wants its own 5G network.

  • Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee on April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC.
    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee on April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC.

    Disinformation Is Drowning Democracy

    In the new age of lies, law, not tech, is the answer.

  • Indonesian workers transport ballot boxes for the upcoming general elections at the Bonto Matinggi village in Maros, South Sulawesi, on April 16. (Daeng Mansur/AFP/Getty Images)
    Indonesian workers transport ballot boxes for the upcoming general elections at the Bonto Matinggi village in Maros, South Sulawesi, on April 16. (Daeng Mansur/AFP/Getty Images)

    The World This Weekend

    In recent days, Washington raced to decipher the Mueller report and Indonesian voters cast ballots at more than 800,000 polling stations.

  • Rohingya refugees shout slogans at a protest against a disputed repatriation program at the Unchiprang refugee camp near Teknaf on Nov. 15, 2018. (Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images)
    Rohingya refugees shout slogans at a protest against a disputed repatriation program at the Unchiprang refugee camp near Teknaf on Nov. 15, 2018. (Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images)

    U.N. Bureaucrats Just Want the Rohingya Off Their Plate

    Dumping refugees on a doomed island in Bangladesh is as callous as it is predictable.

  • Indonesian incumbent Presidential candidate Joko Widodo and his vice presidential candidate Maruf Amin (R), wave during a press conference after the general election on April 17, 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
    Indonesian incumbent Presidential candidate Joko Widodo and his vice presidential candidate Maruf Amin (R), wave during a press conference after the general election on April 17, 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

    Islam Is the Winning Ticket in Indonesia

    Politics has turned religious in the world's biggest Muslim nation — but that's part of democracy too.

  • A peatland forest burns to make way for a palm oil plantation on Nov. 1, 2015, on the outskirts of Palangkaraya, in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
    A peatland forest burns to make way for a palm oil plantation on Nov. 1, 2015, on the outskirts of Palangkaraya, in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

    Whoever Wins Indonesia’s Presidential Election, Indigenous People Will Lose

    Millions of Indonesians lack basic protections. The presidential contenders don’t seem to care.

  • An Indonesian election commission worker arranges ballot boxes in preparation for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Surabaya on March 18. (Juni Kriswanto/AFP/Getty Images)
    An Indonesian election commission worker arranges ballot boxes in preparation for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Surabaya on March 18. (Juni Kriswanto/AFP/Getty Images)

    What’s at Stake in Indonesia’s Elections?

    The world’s third-largest democracy goes to the polls.

  • A youth sleeps beside a campaign banner as people gather for an election campaign rally for Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno outside the Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta on April 7, 2019. (Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images)
    A youth sleeps beside a campaign banner as people gather for an election campaign rally for Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno outside the Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta on April 7, 2019. (Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images)

    Indonesians Fight for Their Right to Not Vote

    It's an act of protest—but the government calls it terrorism.

  • Thailand’s “Red Shirts,” a group that began in support of Thaksin Shinawatra and against the military government, protest in Bangkok on March 31. (Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
    Thailand’s “Red Shirts,” a group that began in support of Thaksin Shinawatra and against the military government, protest in Bangkok on March 31. (Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

    Thailand’s Groundhog Day

    The recent election replayed a similar vote from 1992. And if the historical precedent is any guide, Thai politics are about to get even messier.

  • A man carries a piece of the  Lion Air flight JT 610 wreckage which is being moved to another location for further investigation at the Tanjung Priok port on November 2, 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia..  (Photo by Ed Wray/Getty Images)
    A man carries a piece of the Lion Air flight JT 610 wreckage which is being moved to another location for further investigation at the Tanjung Priok port on November 2, 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.. (Photo by Ed Wray/Getty Images)

    Asia’s Airlines Are on Course for More Disasters

    Cheap flights are pushing the limits of regulation .

  • Locals in Auckland, New Zealand, pay their respects on March 22, a week after the Christchurch mosque shootings. (Michelle Hyslop/AFP/Getty Images)
    Locals in Auckland, New Zealand, pay their respects on March 22, a week after the Christchurch mosque shootings. (Michelle Hyslop/AFP/Getty Images)

    Our Best Weekend Reads

    Pakistan’s military boom is an economic bust, and looking back on the Christchurch attack.

  • Derek Tait, a biker and pastor prepares to speak to a crowd of people before the haka was performed as a tribute to victims in Christchurch on March 20, 2019, five days after the twin mosque shootings. (Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images)
    Derek Tait, a biker and pastor prepares to speak to a crowd of people before the haka was performed as a tribute to victims in Christchurch on March 20, 2019, five days after the twin mosque shootings. (Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images)

    White Supremacism Isn’t Insanity

    If you want to stop terrorists like New Zealand’s mosque shooter, the first step is to try to understand what they’re saying.

  • Several hundred white supremacists carrying tiki torches march through the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville on Aug. 11, 2017. (Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
    Several hundred white supremacists carrying tiki torches march through the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville on Aug. 11, 2017. (Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

    Neo-Nazis Bet Big on Bitcoin (And Lost)

    How the far-right's failed cryptocurrency gamble became a bad joke for the Christchurch killer.

  • People lay flowers and notes to pay tribute to those killed in a shooting the day before at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 16. (Recep Sakar/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
    People lay flowers and notes to pay tribute to those killed in a shooting the day before at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 16. (Recep Sakar/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

    Christchurch Has Seen Trauma Before—Just Not Like This

    The quiet New Zealand city has endured natural disaster. But until March 15, it had never faced an unnatural one.

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