Politics

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 24, 2018 • 6 min read

Climate Change How committed are developed nations?

By Lesly Lotha • Sep 24, 2018
Developing countries claim that Australia, Japan and the US have failed to contribute their fair share to the Green Climate Fund of the 2015 Paris Agreement

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 18, 2018 • 3 min read

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo What the former president’s comeback means for the Philippines

By Paul Millar • Sep 18, 2018
Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has survived corruption accusations, a four-year detention and a serious illness to become house speaker of the parliament. But can she bring her power to bear to fulfil President Rodrigo Duterte’s dream of a new Philippines?

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 04, 2018 • 5 min read

Malaysia Waiting for Anwar

By Nithin Coca • Sep 04, 2018
Malaysia’s promise of reform is in full bloom after the ruling coalition’s shock defeat, but despite rumblings of democracy, civil rights strides remain – for now, perhaps – elusive

Politics • Aug 22, 2018 • 7 min read
Mahathir Mohamad

Reform or ruin

There is optimism following the 100 days of Malaysia’s new government – but the country’s marginalised groups wonder if it will go far enough to fight for equal rights
By Josef Benedict

Politics • Aug 01, 2018 • 7 min read
International relations

Have Timor-Leste and Australia turned a new page?

When Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop arrived in Timor-Leste on her first official visit to the country in nearly five years, it marked a milestone in the countries’ relationship. But the friendly welcome belies the tension remaining between the neighbours
By Sophie Raynor

Politics • Jul 31, 2018 • 8 min read
Cambodia

Sanctioning Hun Sen’s inner circle

As the US ramps up sanctions against Prime Minister Hun Sen's closest allies, Cambodian political analyst Lao Mong Hay discusses the power of international pressure
By Paul Millar

Politics • Jul 19, 2018 • 3 min read
Lim Guan Eng

Malaysia’s new finance minister has big job ahead

Malaysia’s new finance minister, Lim Guan Eng, has stated he doesn’t care about being “unpopular” – but can Mahathir Mohamad’s new government fix the $250 billion deficit without abandoning campaign promises?
By Paul Millar

Politics • Jul 19, 2018 • 9 min read
Bangkok

Losing its soul

Thailand’s military government wants to turn the chaotic metropolis of Bangkok into a kind of Singapore: tidy, sterile and easily controllable – and thus, a symbol of its power
By Katrin Kuntz

Politics • Jul 12, 2018 • 15 min read
Cambodian elections

A hard choice

The three million people across Cambodia who voted for change in the 2017 commune elections find themselves facing a difficult choice: the ballot or the boycott
By Paul Millar and Leng Len

Politics • Jul 09, 2018 • 5 min read
Vietnam protests

The ultimate bogeyman

When the people took to the streets across the country in June, the Communist Party of Vietnam found itself facing a whole new breed of discontent that started over Chinese land leases and a new cyber law
By Anton Tsvetov

Politics • Jul 05, 2018 • 14 min read
Cambodia and the EU

A farewell to Everything But Arms?

With the ruling party squashing political dissent in the lead-up to this month’s election, will the EU react by plunging the Kingdom into economic chaos?
By Leonie Kijewski