Politics

By Agence France-Presse • 3 days ago
Cambodia's prime minister Hun Sen will be portrayed as a "handsome hero" in a soon-to-be-published book chronicling the decisions he made during the Covid-19 pandemic according to the book's publisher

By Tom Smith • May 07, 2020
With the closure of the Philippines largest television network ABS-CBN this week, press freedom looks at its weakest since the Marcos era. Dr Tom Smith argues that the move has merely cemented what many suspected – Rodrigo Duterte has embraced dictatorship

By Andy Wong • May 06, 2020
The South China Sea territorial dispute has pitted Southeast Asian nations against China in a heated standoff for decades. Singaporean defence analyst Andy Wong argues that the city-state should lead ASEAN in aligning with the US on the issue, warding off Beijing's growing influence

By James Springer • Apr 30, 2020
April 30 marks 45 years since communist troops entered the city of Saigon, reuniting North and South Vietnam. Eye witness accounts from that day paint a picture of the scenes in what became Ho Chi Minh City, as Vietnam finally found peace after three decades