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Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 09, 2019 • 9 min read

Urban planning A capital idea

By Kate Walton • Sep 09, 2019
With Jakarta steadily sinking, President Joko Widodo has announced that a new capital will be built on the island of Borneo. So how will the new city be different?

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 05, 2019 • 6 min read

Singapore politics A familiar foe

By Michael Barr • Sep 05, 2019
Staring down a challenge by the popular opposition figure Tan Cheng Bock, Singapore’s ruling party may be a victim of its own high standards

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 26, 2019 • 9 min read

Thailand insurgency The forever war

By Torgeir Norling • Aug 26, 2019
From our print archive: As the battle for southern Thailand continues, the forces on either side seem not to care about the innocent victims caught up in their struggle

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 21, 2019 • 17 min read

Foreign investment Cambodia’s crossroads

By Paul Millar • Aug 21, 2019
The Kingdom's open economy has been hailed as a triumph of the free market. But as growing foreign investment in the Kingdom’s real estate sector threatens to price locals out of the market, the time has come to ensure that economic growth serves all Cambodians, not just a wealthy few

Power • Aug 20, 2019 • 8 min read
Shan State

Rebels with a cause

From our print archive: For almost half a century the Shan have been fighting a torrid battle for their independence and culture
By Antonio Graceffo • Aug 20, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Power • Aug 16, 2019 • 15 min read
West Papua

Choosing to act

In 1969, Indonesia took control of resource-rich West Papua through a referendum many Papuans call the ‘Act of No Choice’. A half century on, activists are opening a new front in their struggle for self-determination
By Thomas Brent • Aug 16, 2019

Power • Aug 13, 2019 • 7 min read
Analysis

Great expectations

Ahead of Indonesia's Independence Day on August 17, Indonesian political analyst Yohanes Sulaiman looks at the prospect of reform during recently re-elected President Joko Widodo’s second term
By Yohanes Sulaiman • Aug 13, 2019

Power • Aug 06, 2019 • 9 min read
Khmer Rouge

The dogs saw ghosts

With the death on August 4 of Khmer Rouge No.2 Nuon Chea, we look back at the bravery of Van Chhuon, a man who defied the brutal regime to save his neighbours' lives
By Dave Walker and Sonny Chhount • Aug 06, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Power • Jul 19, 2019 • 9 min read
Analysis

Destiny’s child

Three decades after Aung San Suu Kyi was first sentenced to house arrest for her fight for democracy in Myanmar, the Nobel laureate is now arguably the main obstacle to the country putting its past behind it
By Hunter Marston • Jul 19, 2019

Power • Jul 17, 2019 • 16 min read
Khmer Rouge Tribunal

Crime and punishment

From our print archive: Establishing the incredible against those who wish to defend the indefensible will be the grim task of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal
By Craig Guthrie • Jul 17, 2019

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Power • Jul 10, 2019 • 11 min read
Malaysia

Mahathir’s birthday wish

Malaysia's seemingly ageless prime minister celebrates another birthday today. But will the man slammed by his detractors as the nation’s once and future dictator keep his promise to hand over the nation to former adversary Anwar Ibrahim?
By Simon Roughneen • Jul 10, 2019

Power • Jul 09, 2019 • 8 min read
Khmer Rouge

The revolution will be televised

From our print archive: Movie producer and real estate mogul Oum Prum looks back at his past life as a filmmaker for the Khmer Rouge regime
By Marc Eberle • Jul 09, 2019