South East Asia

London Film Festival preview: The Nine Muses
By Nana Yaa Mensah - 15 October 12:08

John Akomfrah dazzles with a poetic tale of wandering lives.

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North Korea threatens nuclear “sacred war”
By Staff blogger - 24 July 13:06

Harsh words sparked by planned US military exercises.

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The dark side of paradise
By Sholto Byrnes - 17 July 10:22

A special New Statesman focus on South East Asia wi

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A talking shop – or an EU of the east?
By Philip Bowring - 17 July 10:22

Philip Bowring asks if the Association of South-East Asian Nations has a future

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Beauty at a price
By Joe Cummings - 17 July 10:22

Concrete hotels, go-go bars and drug tourism have scarred Thailand, Laos and Cambodia - yet it is no

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To go or not to go?
By Ruth Padel - 17 July 10:22

Should you visit Burma? Not if you want to discover the harsh realities of life under the generals

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The spice girls
By Elizabeth Pisani - 17 July 10:22

Indonesia’s transgender underworld

Women under fire
By Marina Mahathir - 17 July 10:22

South-east Asia's women hold high office in business and politics, but they face challenges from gro

Tolerance v terror
By Ziauddin Sardar - 17 July 10:22

Even though extremism has taken root in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, their long traditio

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