Simon Roughneen
![Simon Roughneen](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/Roughneen%2C%20Simon%20-%20web.jpg)
Biography
Publications
Simon Roughneen is a Southeast Asia-based correspondent writing and taking photos for Nikkei Asian Review and several other newspapers.
![The real winners in the trade war might be found in Southeast Asia](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/DSC_0722.jpg?itok=GKJbk9KS)
The real winners in the trade war might be found in Southeast Asia
The latest figures suggest strife in Hong Kong has also given a boost to the region’s economic fortunes.
![Photo essay: Phnom Penh and China-backed building boom](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/DSC_1395.jpg?itok=ug5O0gje)
Photo essay: Phnom Penh and China-backed building boom
Towering over low shops and French colonial–era townhouses grows a new city in tribute to the politics of the present.
![Malaysia’s political treadmill](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Roughneen%20take%202%20-%20web.jpg?itok=WqKE6HDG)
Malaysia’s political treadmill
Mahathir Mohamad might be back on the campaign trail in opposition but this doesn’t appear to be an obstacle to the present government.
![Jolted by protectionist rhetoric, ASEAN focuses on trade](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Roughneen%20summit%20-%20web-min%20%281%29.jpg?itok=3v4Sm6xj)
Jolted by protectionist rhetoric, ASEAN focuses on trade
Southeast Asian nations want India to allow quick agreement on a regional trade deal.