Governance

Governance • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 14, 2021 • 3 min read

Podcast The Anakut podcast: Cambodia’s controversial internet gateway

By Andrew Haffner • Jul 14, 2021
Proposals for an internet gateway in Cambodia have inevitably drawn comparisons to China's Great Firewall. In this episode of Anakut, we speak with digital security expert Moses Ngeth and James Griffiths, author of The Great Firewall of China, to hear what this plan could mean in practice

Governance • Jun 07, 2021 • 12 min read
Myanmar coup

The Tatmadaw has mass surveillance technology, but how well is it used?

Following Myanmar’s coup, the junta’s surveillance abilities have been touted based on Chinese and Russian tech imports. But experts say despite this equipment, a lack of capacity and infrastructure in the outdated institution keeps low-tech methods at the forefront
By Kiana Duncan and Allegra Mendelson • Jun 07, 2021

Governance • May 21, 2021 • 8 min read
Analysis

In Thailand, May is the month for coups, crackdowns, and villains

May is a month with a dark recent history in Thailand, from the 1992 Black May events that would see 52 people lose their lives in protests against strongman Suchinda Kraprayoon, to the 2014 coup d'etat that brought Prayut Chan-o-cha to power
By Mark S. Cogan • May 21, 2021

Governance • May 04, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

Thailand’s proposed NGO law will devastate civil society

When Cambodia passed its infamous LANGO bill in 2015, it helped bring about a new era of single-party rule. Now, Thailand seems to be following suit, with the Cabinet tabling a draft law on NGOs in February which Mark S. Cogan argues would devastate civil society
By Mark S. Cogan • May 04, 2021

Governance • Apr 07, 2021 • 11 min read
Myanmar coup

Myanmar military hints at longer state of emergency in PR tour interview

Speaking to the Globe this week on a military-guided press tour, Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun hinted that Myanmar's state of emergency may be extended, while he made no guarantees over an election timeline nor Aung San Suu Kyi's eligibility to participate
By Allegra Mendelson • Apr 07, 2021

Governance • Mar 12, 2021 • 12 min read
Myanmar coup

Vying for legitimacy as Myanmar’s recognised government, who are the CRPH?

Seeking recognition as Myanmar's legitimate government, the CRPH is calling for international involvement in pushing back against the military, while at home, in the absence of senior elected NLD officials, they have assumed the role of interim government
By Allegra Mendelson • Mar 12, 2021

Governance • Feb 17, 2021 • 4 min read
Myanmar coup

Myanmar protesters stage biggest rallies since troop deployments

Despite a build-up of troops and fears of the potential for escalating violence, thousands are continuing to rally in the streets of Yangon on February 17 in some of the largest protests yet against the military coup
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 17, 2021

Governance • Feb 15, 2021 • 5 min read
Myanmar coup

Protests after Myanmar junta cuts internet, deploys troops

In Myanmar, the military cut internet nationwide and deployed extra troops around the country on February 15, as the junta intensified its crackdown on anti-coup protests and dissent as defiant demonstrators again took to the streets
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 15, 2021

Governance • Feb 01, 2021 • 2 min read
Myanmar coup

Governments around the world condemn Myanmar’s military coup

The US was among several governments around the world in calling for the restoration of democracy in Myanmar on February 1, after the military arrested civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians as they staged a coup
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 01, 2021