Politics

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 02, 2021 • 2 min read

Malaysia Malaysia’s Mahathir, Anwar shelve rivalry to protest PM

By Agence France-Presse • Aug 02, 2021
Political heavyweights put aside long-running animosity and joined the opposition protest against a two-week shutdown of parliament and the resignation of the country's embattled premier resign

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 30, 2021 • 3 min read

Myanmar coup What’s happening in Myanmar, six months after the coup?

By Agence France-Presse • Jul 30, 2021
It has been six months since Myanmar's turmoil after the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's government and ended the country's decade-old experiment with democracy, what now?

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 29, 2021 • 2 min read

Politics Malaysian PM urged to quit after rare royal rebuke

By Agence France-Presse • Jul 29, 2021
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin urged to step down after being accused of treason by the king, denouncing his crisis-hit government for misleading parliament

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 23, 2021 • 11 min read

History José Ramos-Horta talks Timorese independence and Nobel Prize win, 25 years on

By Allegra Mendelson • Jul 23, 2021
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

Politics • Jul 20, 2021 • 10 min read
Analysis

Jokowi’s Papua strategy: Development above all else?

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 Arie Ruhyanto • Jul 20, 2021

Politics • Jul 15, 2021 • 10 min read
History

The journalists who witnessed East Timor’s fight for independence

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 Allegra Mendelson • Jul 15, 2021

Politics • Jul 14, 2021 • 3 min read
Podcast

The Anakut podcast: Cambodia’s controversial internet gateway

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
By Andrew Haffner • Jul 14, 2021

Politics • Jul 12, 2021 • 4 min read
Myanmar coup

Rohingya wary as Myanmar’s anti-junta resistance reaches out

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

Politics • Jul 09, 2021 • 9 min read
Analysis

Craving a legacy, will Jokowi push ahead with capital move?

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

Politics • Jul 08, 2021 • 3 min read
Malaysian politics

Key Malaysian party withdraws support for embattled PM

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

Politics • Jul 07, 2021 • 2 min read
Myanmar coup

Myanmar protesters mark 1962 rallies against first junta

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

Politics • Jul 07, 2021 • 3 min read
Podcast

The Anakut podcast: Cambodia’s role in ASEAN

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