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  • Islam in Myanmar

    Muslims are under threat in Buddhist Myanmar. Racist and extreme-nationalist monks spread hate speech against them and they even encourage violence.

  • Can Apsara dansers be gay?

    Choreographer Prumsodun Ok adds a surprisingly contemporary element to the classical Apsara dance: a touch of gay-eroticism.

  • “Missing”: Sombath Somphone

    On December 15, 2012, Laotian activist Sombath Somphone was abducted in Vientiane. His wife recalls the events of her husband's disappearance.

  • Illegal logging in Cambodia

    In Cambodia valuable and protected wood is logged illegally on a huge scale. I went deep into the Cambodian woods in search of the roots of this problem.

  • Silent Protest in Cambodia

    Whoever dares to speak against the Cambodian government, takes the risk of being arrested and put in jail. But a secret opposition is rising.

  • Cambodian Refugees

    Khmer-American returns to the refugee camp of his youth.

  • Thai Dissidents

    Thai activists who violate the majesty law are in danger. They flee the country in fear of being arrested or even killed. I visited four of them in exile.

  • Street vendors in Cambodia

    Phnom Penh has a lot of street vendors. Because they don't want to shout all day, they use megaphones to repeat a recorded message over and over again.

  • The Sound of Muay Thai Boxing

    Muay Thai is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. But what does it sound like? Listen!

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    Early Morning Parade in Vietnam

    Listen to this remarkable early morning parade in Ho Chi Minh City.

  • The mighty Mekong in danger

    Sand mines and hydro-electric power stations are changing water quality, blocking fish migration routes and crippling the stability of river banks.

  • War on drugs in Manila

    President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines declared he wants to kill three million addicts. And he likes to compare himself to Hitler.