By Mark S. Cogan • May 21, 2021
May is a month with a dark recent history in Thailand, from the 1992 Black May events that would see 52 people lose their lives in protests against strongman Suchinda Kraprayoon, to the 2014 coup d'etat that brought Prayut Chan-o-cha to power

By Ses Aronsakda • May 20, 2021
Phnom Penh is at a development crossroads – not yet carved up by major expressways, but with the potential to move in that direction. Future Forum researcher Aronsakda Ses urges authorities to stop and consider a more human-focused urban plan, before it's too late

By Agence France-Presse • May 19, 2021
As Indonesia's security forces mount a military crackdown in Papua, two of their soldiers were killed on Wednesday May 19 in an attack authorities blamed on Papua rebel groups

By Allegra Mendelson • May 19, 2021
With continued talk of a federal army within Myanmar’s anti-coup opposition, ethnic armed organisations in Shan state, among the country's most powerful and potentially vital to a successful resistance force, are held back by mistrust of the unity government and one another