Southeast Asia and Pacific

Suharto era was devastating for Indonesian forests

Deforestation in Indonesia has slowed considerably in recent years but more needs to be done to stop it entirely

To make the world TB free, funding must increase dramatically

Rohingya are afraid to return to Myanmar while tensions with host communities in Bangladesh are rising

Progress in promoting awareness of water sanitation and hygiene in Filipino schools

There are far more cars on Bangkok’s streets than its infrastructure can handle

Laws against “blasphemy”, “defamation of religion” and “apostasy” are incompatible with universal human rights

Flourishing border trade is offering new opportunities in Mae Sot, Thailand, and Myawaddy, Myanmar

The brother of Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s former president, wants to be elected head of state and is wooing a radicalised Buddhist base

The defamation clause of Indonesia’s internet law is misused to criminalise journalists