Archive
August 2021
Kumtor Case: Another Former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Detained
By Catherine Putz
With another former prime minister arrested, the Kumtor case grows. Meanwhile, some have been released and others kept in custody.
Why Did the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Make a Loan to Rwanda?
By Hannah Ryder
Does the AIIB’s first loan to Rwanda signify a new route to infrastructure finance for Africa?
Bangkok Spends Big on Public Transit
By James Guild
The Thai capital is undertaking a range of efforts to keep pace with the rapid growth in private vehicle ownership.
ASEAN Still Stalemated Over Choice of Myanmar Envoy
By Sebastian Strangio
A candidate was expected to be announced at yesterday’s Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, but the bloc appears deadlocked on a number of issues.
Cambodian Leader Acknowledges Oil Production ‘Failure’
By Sebastian Strangio
The government's Singaporean partner filed for liquidation in June, six months after offshore production started.
Democracy Is Teetering in Malaysia as PM Tightens Grip on Power
By Alifah Zainuddin
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s desperate attempt to hold on to power threatens to shake the country's democratic system to the core.
India Should Articulate a Clearer Commitment to Tibetans
By Mohamed Zeeshan
New Delhi’s frequent flip-flops on political engagement with the Tibetans will not help it cultivate Tibet as a bargaining chip against China.
Myanmar Is Not a Failed State, But a Failed Coup
By Yanghee Lee, Chris Sidoti, and Marzuki Darusman
If Myanmar becomes a failed state it will only be because the outside world failed to come to the country's aid.
How Pakistan Failed Its Women
By Nushmiya Sukhera
Gender-based violence in Pakistan – including the latest horrific murder in Islamabad – is a product of the government’s failure to act.
How China Helps the Cuban Regime Stay Afloat and Shut Down Protests
By Leland Lazarus and Evan Ellis
Chinese companies have played a key part in building Cuba’s telecommunications infrastructure, a system the regime uses to control its people, just as the CCP does within its own borders.
Kyrgyzstan’s First Ousted President Returns to Cooperate With Kumtor Investigation
By Catherine Putz
After 16 years, Askar Akayev returned to Kyrgyzstan in connection with the Kyrgyz state’s growing case against the Canadian mining company Centerra Gold.
Death Toll Triples to More Than 300 in Recent China Flooding
By Associated Press
The government of Henan province revised the death toll upward to 302 people, most of them in the capital of Zhengzhou.