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Political reporting and analysis on the big questions facing the region.
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 21, 2020
Thailand's prime minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha has said that he is worried about the growing anti-government and pro-democracy student protest movement gaining momentum in the kingdom
By Mary Banfield and Morris Averill • Jul 20, 2020
With the Myanmar General Election slated for November, five years of stalled peace negotiations, broken promises and stunted economic prosperity for ethnic minority groups may prove the undoing of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party
By Alexi Demetriadi • Jul 17, 2020
As Covid-19 continues to rage through Indonesia, how will the faltering economy and the reallocation of funds towards virus relief impact the country's grand $33 billion plan to relocate its capital to East Kalimantan?
By EFE-EPA • Jul 16, 2020
Several senior Thai government officials resigned on July 16 in an attempt to 'relieve political pressure'. The resignations from the five paves the way for a political reshuffle amid the country's ongoing economic recovery efforts
With US-Myanmar relations at a low ebb on several fronts, not least the Rohingya issue, observers on both sides of the negotiating table have identified pieces of low-hanging diplomatic fruit that could get the two nations back on track
By Bilal Hyder • Jul 15, 2020
The issue of government-affiliated enforced disappearances has taken centre-stage in Thailand once again following the alleged abduction of Wanchalearm Satsaksit last month. Now, a bill is being tabled to finally put an end to this deadly practice
By Wanpen Pajai • Jul 10, 2020
From pandemic conditions, to alternative media sources, e-rallies and 'trials by internet', Singapore's 2020 General Election campaign period has been unprecedented in many respects, as well as one of the most contentious in recent history
By Lee Ying Shan • Jul 09, 2020
Publicly Huawei has expressed that their priority remains survival following severe restrictions placed on the Chinese giant by the US leadership. But a pivot towards recruiting Taiwanese talent reveals their greater ambition – prospering through self-reliance
By Mark Manantan • Jul 08, 2020
Critics of a new anti-terrorism law in the Philippines called on the country's highest court on July 6 to suspend the legislation, arguing it threatens human rights and freedom of speech
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 06, 2020
With a cabinet reshuffle expected among Thailand's ruling coalition government within the next couple of months, small and single-seat parties are making their pitch for a seat at the top table
By Sek Sophal • Jul 06, 2020
For decades, Vietnam has been a geopolitically significant theatre of competition for the superpowers. Today, leaders in Hanoi must navigate and leverage the competing interests of China, the US and Russia to protect its citizens, national integrity and economy
By Alex Shykov • Jul 01, 2020
With Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte marking four years since his inauguration, we look at the legacy of among the world's most divisive leaders. How is the strongman at once so passionately loathed by his detractors and resoundingly loved by his supporters?
By Wanpen Pajai • Jun 30, 2020