Saudi donation key to unstable region
Malaysia's Najib Razak is looking secure again. Source: Wikimedia
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MCAA) and Attorney General Mohamed Apandi Ali today cleared Prime Minister Najib Razak of...
The shadow of succession
Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn during last year’s cycling campaign to bolster support for the heir to the throne. Source: Wikimedia
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej marked 70...
Myanmar deserves better than Aung San Suu Kyi
Next year Myanmar’s voters are due to go to the polls in their second democratic general election since the disastrous military coup of 1962....
Tables turn on Myanmar
Migrant workers from Myanmar are currently fleeing a fresh crackdown by the Thai military authorities on foreigners without the correct papers.
Amid the broken families,...
Indonesia pushes ahead with capital shift
The Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, is pushing ahead with a plan to move Indonesia’s capital to Borneo to reduce pollution and congestion in sinking...
Coronavirus 1, human rights 0
Last week a Chinese coronavirus “suspect” in Myanmar was hunted down near the border with China.
The news story detailed the hunt for possible carriers...
Does Thailand need another coup?
The coup was the easy part. Source: Wikimedia
Incompetent economic policies and repression of any form of protest appear to be dominating the Thai news...
Duterte’s odd road to peace
Peace with the communists has evaded successive administrations. Source: YouTube
Not content to unleash the mass slaughter of any Filipino with an alleged link to...
Rohingya demand Suu Kyi’s attention
A police checkpoint at a Rohingya area of Sittwe, Rakhine State’s capital. Source: Wikimedia
Now Aung San Suu Kyi, as Myanmar's de facto prime...
2019 Thai election result: generals win
The shadowy world of the Thai military has provided intriguing signs of change this week as its generals appear poised to step back from...
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How ASEAN’s water scarcity will exacerbate the Covid-19 crisis
While the world’s attention is squarely focused on Europe as the global epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic, Southeast Asia is also well on track...
Singapore’s corona-tracking measures invite both acclaim and controversy
As the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc around the world, Singapore has garnered praise for flattening the curve of the virus’s spread. The city-state’s...
Pilgrims gather in Indonesia despite coronavirus fears
More than 8,000 Muslim pilgrims have already gathered in Gowa, in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, despite a formal request to postpone the event from...