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.
Charity Executives Jailed for Pocketing Millions Donated to Boeing Crash Victims
The men paid themselves inflated wages, while Indonesian authorities also investigated the possibility that money was funneled to Al-Qaeda.
Assailants Shoot Dead 30-Year-Old Female Afghan Politician in Her Home
Mursal Nabizada, a vocal Taliban critic, is the first legislator with the previous US-backed government to have been killed under the Taliban regime.
New Calls for Festival Care After Two People Die at ‘Asia’s Burning Man’
Wonderfruit, a music festival known as Southeast Asia’s bohemian mecca, is facing allegations of mismanagement, and concerns about negligence
Monk Missing After Being Accused of Battering 17-Year-Old Girl With a Hammer
“I can’t even have a chance to touch you. You ignored everything I did for you,” read a note found at the scene of the crime written by the 56-year-old.
COVID Is Running Rampant in China, But Experts Say Travel Restrictions Are Pointless
While countries around the world impose restrictions on Chinese travelers, some argue the move is more political than rooted in public health.
There’s Another Anna Delvey-Style Fraudster, and Her Web of Lies Is Unraveling
One of Tina Duong's more outlandish scams involved hiring 300 actors to play her friends and family to fool her husband at their lavish wedding.
We Met an All-Women Flogging Squad in Indonesia
Aceh, Indonesia’s only province with Sharia police, now has female floggers. “If the perpetrator is a woman, then the flogger should be a woman too.”
Teen Survivor of South Korea Crowd Crush Found Dead in Suspected Suicide
He becomes the latest victim of the country's deadliest crowd disaster in modern history, with his death highlighting the acute trauma lingering among survivors.
Chinese Police Bust Massive $1.7 billion Crypto Money Laundering Ring
Photos from the raid show a mountain of cash, along with several suitcases packed with Chinese yuan.
Japan Changes Archaic Law Assigning Men Paternity Over Ex-Wife’s Child After Divorce
Revisions to the 19th-century code also mean that pregnant women are now allowed to remarry within 100 days of a divorce.
Chinese Students Invent Coat That Makes People Invisible to AI Security Cameras
“Security cameras using AI technology are everywhere. They pervade our lives... Our privacy is exposed,” a researcher told VICE World News.
Top Secret Service Officer Accused of Raping Army Lieutenant at G20 Summit
Dozens of world leaders and VVIPs were protected by 18,000 military and police officers at the G20 Summit in Indonesia’s paradise island Bali.