Politics

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 31, 2018 • 8 min read

Cambodia Sanctioning Hun Sen’s inner circle

By Paul Millar • Jul 31, 2018
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

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 19, 2018 • 3 min read

Lim Guan Eng Malaysia’s new finance minister has big job ahead

By Paul Millar • Jul 19, 2018
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?

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 19, 2018 • 9 min read

Bangkok Losing its soul

By Katrin Kuntz • Jul 19, 2018
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

Politics • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 12, 2018 • 15 min read

Cambodian elections A hard choice

By Paul Millar and Leng Len • Jul 12, 2018
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

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 • Jun 11, 2018 • 7 min read
Southeast Asia's choice

What the Singapore summit means for the region

The world’s collective gaze is fixed on Singapore this week, eager to see the outcome of US President Donald Trump’s historic meeting with North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. But how will the talks affect Southeast Asia’s relationship with the volatile and secretive nation, which, despite international sanctions, still has active trade links with many of the region’s countries?
By Robin Spiess

Politics • May 01, 2018 • 11 min read
Thailand Politics

The billionaire challenging military might

A new progressive party has promised to break the military's grip on power, but can the young billionaire at its helm win the hearts and minds of Thailand's rural majority?
By Paul Millar

Politics • Mar 12, 2018 • 7 min read
Rohingya crisis

Refugees’ uncertain road to repatriation

A campaign of state-orchestrated violence has seen Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority fleeing their homes into neighbouring Bangladesh. The countries are talking of repatriating the refugees, but is such a move feasible?
By Musaazi Namiti

Politics • Jan 01, 2018 • 15 min read
Cambodia

Why the West was doomed to fail

Backed by China, Prime Minister Hun Sen has entered 2018 triumphant from his decades-long struggle with the West – and set the stage for his succession
By Paul Millar

Politics • Nov 22, 2017 • 7 min read
Whatever happened to

Cambodia’s Funcinpec Party

From commanding almost half of the popular vote in Cambodia’s 1993 elections to barely a footnote in the most recent ballots, Funcinpec’s resurgence as a tool in the government’s fight against the opposition is a bitter reminder of how far they've fallen
By Paul Millar