Alastair McCready
Southeast Asia Editor
alastair.mccready@vice.comAlastair McCready has lived and worked in Southeast for five years, covering politics, the environment, human rights and press freedom.
In Dubai, Chinese Industrial-Scale Scam Mills Are Thriving
Scam operators built an empire in Southeast Asia through forced labor and human trafficking. A VICE News investigation now confirms their creep to the UAE.
‘The Truth Will Be Loud’: Thailand’s Former Brothel Baron Is Using His Infamy to Fight Crime
Bangkok's reformed "super pimp" is on a one-man crusade against gangsters, politicians, and police. And he's getting results.
‘Wholly Negligent’: Uyghur Asylum Seekers Keep Dying in Thailand’s Detention Centers
Rights groups have raised concerns about the conditions Uyghur refugees face in detention, after another Uyghur refugee has died in Thai custody.
‘They Will Die’: Tesla-Linked Mining Project Is Devastating One of the World’s Uncontacted Peoples
Indonesia is the world’s leading nickel producer, propping up the globe’s electric battery supply. But the industry is increasingly coming at a high cost for indigenous groups.
‘Hell All Over Again’: The Frontline of an Expanding Human Trafficking Crisis
Despite Cambodian police crackdowns, evidence suggests the criminal syndicates are expanding to Myanmar, the Philippines, and even as far afield as Dubai.
We Interviewed Pakistan’s Ex Prime Minister Imran Khan As the Government Tries to Arrest Him
Five months after surviving an assassination attempt, Khan faces dozens of new charges ranging from corruption to terrorism.
‘No Commercial Contact’: Chinese Drone Maker Denies Selling Arms to Russia
The U.S. has warned China of severe consequences and sanctions if it supplies weapons to assist Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Thousands of ‘Dead’ Men Are Fighting to be Declared Alive
In India, a growing community of the “living dead” is exposing weak land laws and a trail of land grabs.
Strongman Ruler Shuts Down News Outlet For ‘Attack’ on His Son
Cambodian leader Hun Sen told the journalists to “find a job elsewhere” for reporting that his son had approved $100,000 in humanitarian aid to Turkey.
Just 2 Meth Pills Could Soon Be Enough to Classify Drug Users as Dealers in Thailand
Experts say the law could spike prison populations to unprecedented levels.
Separatists Took a New Zealand Pilot Hostage. Now They’re Using Him to Barter for Independence.
The Papuan rebels say the abduction is retaliation for Western nations giving military aid to Indonesia.
Why Is This Country Putting Afghan Women and Their Children Behind Bars?
More than a thousand Afghan women, children and men have been arrested by police in Pakistan and face deportation.