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Deforestation in Riau province, Sumatra, to make way for an oil-palm plantation in 2007. Source: Wikimedia The dry season across much of Indonesia brings the renewed threat of...
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Rohingya demand Suu Kyi’s attention
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Asean ignores real killers
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Media toils under state repression
Myanmar’s Eleven Media Group is an independent newspaper established under the glare of the generals. Source: Asean Economist Myanmar is opening up as the democratic...
Obama’s coalition fails to block Beijing bulldozer
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Mahathir: immaturing with age
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Singapore braced for tough year
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Jakarta leads descent into homophobia
Eid al-Fitr mass prayer in Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia. The government is increasingly appeasing conservative Islam. Source: Wikimedia Indonesia increasing...
Obama’s hidden Asean agenda
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