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By Raafi Seiff • 3 days ago
As jostling superpowers U.S. and China continue to maintain global influence, Southeast Asia's combined power could put the region in a prime position to rise to the top rungs of political potential, as Australian think tank Lowy Institute's latest Asia Power Index suggests
By AFP • 6 days ago
While China is a major ally and arms supplier to the military junta in Myanmar, ethnic rebels have asked the country to diffuse the post-coup crisis
By Nisya Kunto • 7 days ago
As the 2024 elections approach in Indonesia, individuals or groups known as buzzers are disseminating content on social media platforms, amidst growing concern that they are polarising opinion and posing a threat to democracy and free speech
By Beatrice Siviero • Mar 15, 2023
As national elections approach, opposition parties, lawyers and sex worker organisations are stepping forward with the drafting of a new law to decriminalise prostitution in Thailand
A Southeast Asia Globe investigation reveals a quiet defence collaboration between the British government and the Indonesian military, with British guns and training surfacing in the restive province
By Rory James • Mar 13, 2023
After being arrested by authorities yesterday, Malaysia's former prime minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, was charged with accepting bribes
and money laundering
By AFP • Mar 10, 2023
With automatic registration and the lowering of voting age, youth activists and voters wielded new power and played a decisive role in Malaysia’s last election, its turnout and political future
By Liani MK • Mar 01, 2023
The proposal of an ASEAN Green Deal during Cambodia's 2022 ASEAN chairmanship highlights an increased collaborative approach towards a more sustainable future and the next stage in inter-regional cooperation between ASEAN and the EU
By Chheang Vannarith • Feb 28, 2023
In the wake of Saturday's demonstration at Manila's People Power monument, activists are reassessing the legacy of the revolution that expelled Ferdinand Marcos Sr. as his son maintains a firm grip of power over the country
By Tristan James Biglete • Feb 27, 2023
Campaigning has already started for an election that could upset the status quo of military control
By Reuters • Feb 22, 2023
The upcoming visit of German Federal President Frank Walter Steinmeier to Cambodia and Malaysia comes at a critical turning point for Europe - ASEAN relations and an opportunity for increased engagement as Germany considers relaxing its reliance on Chinese markets
By Chhengpor Aun • Feb 13, 2023
The visit of German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier could be a platform to reassess political, economic and cultural ties between ASEAN and Germany.
By Melanie Gerster • Feb 13, 2023