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...
Junta dodges succession issue
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn appears to have shied away from the top job. Source: YouTube
Hereditary monarchies are almost by definition unstable because first-born sons...
The generals and their ‘lady’
Fighting is ongoing in Myanmar’s northerly Kachin State after the military began attacks on the powerful Kachin Independence Army (KIA) last month.
The rebel...
Duterte’s two faces
President Rodrigo Duterte even wore a suit when he met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in October. Source: Wikimedia
The colourful Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte,...
Spotlight shines on wealthy minority
Anti-Chinese riots in May 1998 in Jakarta. Source: Wikimedia
The tiny community of ethnic Chinese-Indonesians in Jakarta has vast influence and could be key to...
Words will never hurt China
Just when the South China Sea dispute needed simplifying, here comes the Russian military. Source: Wikimedia
While China's representatives at the Asean summits in Laos...
Is Myanmar’s military really loosening its grip on power?
Myanmar’s mobile artillery in action. Source: Flickr
Myanmar's Tatmadaw or military appears to be relaxing its iron grip on the country but in many respects...
Indonesia shares blame for rising seas
It is customary to blame the developed world for creating climate change after centuries of putting profits before environmental concerns.
The argument goes that western...
Giap ‘testicle’ gag and online freedom
An incident in Vietnam, involving an unfortunate quip about a testicle being fashioned into the shape of a legendary general’s head, has exposed the...
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...
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