Covid-19 has made it hard for the Japanese to visit family graves

But they have found high-tech ways round the problem

Aug 2020

The internet is patchy on Pakistan’s north-west frontier

The men with the guns still call the digital shots

Aug 2020

Audacious student protests are rocking Bangkok

But the government looks stronger than it was

Aug 2020

South Korea’s liberal rulers unleash their inner authoritarians

Used to dishing out the criticism, they seem unwilling to take it

Aug 2020

Why the stalemate in Myanmar persists

The generals are still unwilling to make concessions

Aug 2020

NIMBYs and pacifists thwart Japan’s military plans

No one wants a base next door

Aug 2020

Indonesia risks repeating an environmental disaster

A new agricultural scheme may add to the emissions already billowed out by forest fires

Aug 2020

Urban Laotians pay handsomely for ant-egg soup

But will young people retain a taste for this nutritious tradition?

Aug 2020

Sri Lanka is becoming a one-family state

The Rajapaksas’ landslide election win may see them hold power for a long time

Aug 2020

Cambodians are bingeing on microfinance loans

The downturn brought on by covid-19 will test the industry

Aug 2020