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By Alastair McCready • Jan 07, 2021
Long-regarded as invaders and colonisers in the national narrative, the historically potent enmity shown by many Cambodians towards the Vietnamese is on the wane as the Kingdom's political and economic landscape dramatically shifts
By Aristyo Rizka Darmawan • Jan 07, 2021
In late December, A Chinese Unmanned Underwater Vehicle was found maneuvering illegally in Indonesian waters. International Law lecturer Aristyo Rizka Darmawan says that Jakarta must send a firm message to Beijing to prevent further intrusions
By Alastair McCready • Jan 05, 2021
With a revoked Cambodian passport in hand and a ruling party intent on blocking her return, Cambodian National Rescue Party deputy leader Mu Sochua has called on King Sihamoni to 'be courageous' and ensure her right to a fair trial
By Mark S. Cogan • Jan 01, 2021
While some commentators assess that US-Thai relations have improved under outgoing president Donald Trump, Professor Mark S. Cogan argues that his legacy with the kingdom is in fact one defined by four years of missed opportunities and political missteps
This weekend will see Thais go to the polls at provincial elections for the first time since in at least six years. A time of enormous political tension in the kingdom, many are viewing the vote as a bellwether for the health of Thailand's democracy
By Wanpen Pajai • Dec 18, 2020
This year is the first time since 1993 that International Human Rights Day will not be a public holiday in Cambodia, with its symbolic shunning a sign of the wider deterioration of human rights and democracy in the Kingdom says CCHR executive director Chak Sopheap
By Chak Sopheap • Dec 10, 2020
Indonesia held nationwide elections with more than 100 million voters expected to have cast a ballot, despite warnings it could spark a Covid-19 disaster
By Agnes Anya/AFP • Dec 09, 2020
Hundreds of Thai pro-democracy protesters marched on a barracks of the royal guards unit on November 29, hoisting inflatable rubber ducks high above their heads in a whimsical show of force calling for curbs to the power of the monarchy
By Agence France-Presse • Nov 30, 2020
As the Thai capital braces for the next major rally on November 25, and tensions rising around pro-democracy protests, we take a look at the forces in play and what might come next in a country with a long history of political unrest
By Sophie Deviller/AFP • Nov 24, 2020
Cambodian journalist network and outlet CamboJA has been shortlisted for an RSF Press Freedom Award. Could the organisation represent a genuine source of hope for independent media in Cambodia’s increasingly hostile journalism environment?
By Alexi Demetriadi • Nov 23, 2020
As Thai lawmakers prepare to vote on possible constitutional reforms, pro-democracy protesters are set to return to the streets of Bangkok a day after six demonstrators were shot with live rounds
By Agence France-Presse • Nov 18, 2020
Official results on November 13 showed that Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party had secured an absolute majority in Myanmar's general election. But the country's former ruling military-aligned party has called the polls neither free no fair
By Su Myat Mon and Richard Sargent/AFP • Nov 13, 2020