By Sam Reeves and Martin Abbugao/AFP • Jul 23, 2020
Limited democracy but high living standards and stability form a trade-off that most Singaporeans seem willing to live with – and some now suggest rival Asian finance hub Hong Kong can emulate the model as China tightens control

By Alexi Demetriadi • Jul 23, 2020
As fresh evidence of alleged rights abuses committed against the Uighur in China's Xinjiang province emerges, much of the world has called out Beijing for its treatment of the ethnic minority group. But in Southeast Asia, the silence is once again deafening

By Alastair McCready • Jul 23, 2020
This week we peak under Vietnam's toupet and examine the causes behind the country's fast receding hairline. Among the fastest-ageing populations in the world, how will Vietnam handle its growing cohort of elders? We also look ahead to the recently announced Myanmar elections. Five years since her landmark 2015 victory, Aung San Suu Kyi has firmly fallen from grace in the eyes of the international community – will her domestic downfall be next?

By Wanpen Pajai • Jul 23, 2020
As student-led protests blossom on the streets of Bangkok, inside the classroom a younger cohort of high-school activists are becoming increasingly vocal against what they say is the kingdom's strong-handed approach to education