Mong Palatino

Governments are spending vast sums to reduce crushing poverty. While the cause is a noble one the reasoning and approach may be faulty.

Surveillance cameras at internet cafés, harsh accountability standards for webmasters and the specter of self-censorship have many questioning the future of Internet freedom.

The issue of intellectual property has been a topic of much debate thanks to one Filipino Senator’s choice of words.

Owner’s of cyber cafés, mobile phone users, and website administrators could face jail time for allowing “seditious comments.”

Stateless, landless, and homeless, Burma’s minority Rohingya people have been called the most persecuted ethnic group in Asia.

From large loopholes to complaints of favoring foreign firms,an opportunity seems to have been squandered.

Recent events illustrate the need to do more to protect religious freedoms in Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia’s high-performing economies come with a price. Mong Palatino on the path ahead.

In Burma, Malaysia and Indonesia there are encouraging signs of citizens standing up for themselves.

Chinese investment has helped Southeast Asia. But it needs to be sensitive to local customs.

The standoff at Scarborough Shoal isn’t the only reason that the public in the Philippines is wary of China.

The surprise about protests in Burma over power shortages is less they took place than there was no crackdown.