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ASEAN Beat
‘One Vision, One Identity, One Community.’ That’s the ASEAN motto. But what’s the reality? Our bloggers based around this diverse and strategically key region give you an insider’s perspective on politics, security and society in South-east Asia.
February 26, 2021
Cambodia’s Sees COVID-19 Spike After Chinese Nationals Break Quarantine
By Luke Hunt
The government has also deported a Chinese media proprietor for spreading “fake news” about COVID-19 vaccines.
February 26, 2021
The Rise and Rise of Nguyen Phu Trong
By Quynh Tran
How Vietnam's party chief defied conventional wisdom and became his country's most powerful leader in a generation.
February 26, 2021
Philippines Offers to Trade Nurses for COVID-19 Vaccines
By Nick Aspinwall
The country’s in-demand healthcare workers are outraged at a government proposal to send them to Europe in exchange for doses of vaccine.
February 25, 2021
With Bangkok Visit, Indonesian FM Advances Efforts to Address Myanmar Crisis
By Sebastian Strangio
But there’s a fine line between engaging the generals and legitimizing their seizure of power.
February 25, 2021
Facebook Bans All Myanmar Military-Linked Accounts and Ads
By Associated Press
In a statement, the tech giant said that it was treating the post-coup situation in Myanmar as an "emergency."
February 25, 2021
Logging Accelerates in Cambodia’s Prey Lang Sanctuary
By Sebastian Strangio
The pace of deforestation has increased in line with the government's clampdown on environmental defenders.
February 25, 2021
Myanmar’s Kachin State Under the Coup Regime
By Stella Naw
Myanmar's anti-coup protests have captivated the world's attention, but things look very different in the country's north.
February 24, 2021
Philippine Senator Marks Four Years in Prison on Dubious Drug Charges
By Sebastian Strangio
While Leila de Lima has been acquitted of one charge, two more continue to hang over her.
February 24, 2021
What’s in Cambodia’s New Internet Gateway Decree?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The move exacerbates ongoing concerns about Internet freedom and its effects on the country's political dynamics ahead of elections in 2022 and 2023.
February 24, 2021
Defying Court Order, Malaysia Deports Asylum Seekers to Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The U.N. refugee agency claims that the group included registered asylum seekers.
February 23, 2021
Malaysian Newspaper Editor Under Investigation for Criticizing Court Ruling
By Sebastian Strangio
The probe is just the latest attempt by the Malaysian authorities to silence the pioneering news portal Malaysiakini.
February 23, 2021
Why Communist Anti-Corruption Campaigns Never Work
By David Hutt
Ongoing anti-graft campaigns in Vietnam and Laos focus on officials' moral conduct without addressing the political structures that incentivize corruption.
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