democracy



STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 17, 2022 • 8 min read

Interview Cambodian court cements loss of democracy

By Amanda Oon • Jun 17, 2022
Human rights leader Sopheap Chak says she was not surprised by a Phnom Penh court verdict imprisoning activists in what she calls a government ‘show of force’

Sep 28, 2021 • 9 min read
Opinion

Myanmar’s NLD at 33: Fighting the revolution again

The National League for Democracy is again at the heart of the country's revolution. Relations with its ethnic allies have suffered, but rebuilding the former political powerhouse could be a path back to democracy
By Philipp Annawitt • Sep 28, 2021

Sep 14, 2021 • 2 min read
Press freedom

Singapore news site suspended, critics fear censorship

A Singaporean news site, The Online Citizen, often critical of authorities had its licence suspended for failing to declare funding sources, regulators said, with a rights group slamming the move as "unacceptable censorship"
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 14, 2021

Aug 20, 2021 • 1 min read
Kleptocracy

Scandal-plagued party reclaims Malaysian leadership

Former deputy prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob appointed as Malaysia's new prime minister with a scandal-plagued party, reclaiming the leadership lost in 2018
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 20, 2021

Dec 18, 2020 • 7 min read
Thai democracy

In Thailand, provincial elections set to bring back local democracy

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