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By Allegra Mendelson • yesterday
In 1975, Indonesian forces invaded Timor-Leste in an occupation that lasted nearly 25 years. During that time, future president and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate José Ramos-Horta navigated Cold War dynamics as he travelled the world lobbying for international support
By Arie Ruhyanto • 4 days ago
Indonesian president Joko Widido is known for his business-first approach to politics – nowhere is this more true than in Papua. But while the region has seen development and infrastructure growth, ecological damage and unsolved rights abuses undermine this legacy
By Allegra Mendelson • Jul 15, 2021
After a quarter century of Indonesian occupation, East Timor was on the brink of self-rule in 1999. Amidst a brutal conflict, sisters Sophie and Lyndal Barry were among a band of journalists documenting the country's long and bloody road to independence
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
Myanmar's shadow government, formed in the aftermath of the February 1 military coup, has taken an unprecedented step towards reconciliation with the Rohingya, but many within the persecuted Muslim minority remain wary after decades of violence and discrimination
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 12, 2021
Indonesian president Joko Widodo has earned a reputation as pro-business – to the detriment of all else in the eyes of his critics. With the country's pandemic-ravaged economy risking plans to move the capital, he will be keen to see his defining legacy come to fruition
By Edbert Gani Suryahudaya • Jul 09, 2021
UMNO, the biggest party in Malaysia's ruling coalition, said Thursday July 8 that it was withdrawing support for embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin following months of instability
By Patrick Lee/AFP • Jul 08, 2021
Five months since the military coup, protesters across Myanmar hit the streets on Wednesday July 8 to mark the anniversary of the 1962 student protests against the country's first junta regime
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 07, 2021
We have a hot one for the second episode of Anakut Season 2. Things get animated as former Cambodian ambassador to Japan Pou Sothirak and former Singaporean diplomat Bilahari Kausikan discuss Cambodia's role in ASEAN, under scrutiny as its ties with China grow stronger
By Andrew Haffner • Jul 07, 2021
In Myanmar, military paper The New Light is infamous, reporting on the mundane and the pleasant as it's remained absurdly quiet on the coup. Back in 2015, author Jessica Mudditt got a glimpse into the propaganda machine, becoming one of the paper's first foreign editors
By Jessica Mudditt • Jul 01, 2021
Since the coup, regular life in Myanmar has been interrupted. With bars closed and dating apps difficult to use with regular internet blackouts, young people have started finding love in the midst of the anti-coup protests
By Natalia Che/with Ei San/AFP • Jun 30, 2021
Myanmar's multi-billion-dollar jade mines are on the verge of becoming a "slush fund" for the military junta, as consumers are urged to boycott purchasing any gemstones
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 29, 2021