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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.
January 18, 2022
Evaluating Strategies to Address Online Radicalization in Singapore
By Mohamed Bin Ali
The internet has developed into an easily accessible “open university” for hate speech and propaganda.
January 18, 2022
Philippines Election Body Dismisses Petition to Bar Marcos from Presidential Poll
By Sebastian Strangio
Opponents of the Marcos clan have filed a number of petitions seeking to disqualify Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos from the May election.
January 17, 2022
‘No Progress’ on ASEAN Peace Plan for Myanmar: Singaporean PM
By Sebastian Strangio
Four Southeast Asian nations have now expressed criticisms of Cambodia's unilateral crisis diplomacy on Myanmar.
January 17, 2022
Aung San Suu Kyi Hit With 5 New Corruption Charges
By Sebastian Strangio
The 76-year-old leader now faces a barrage of more than 15 criminal charges, designed to consign her to an early – and forced – retirement.
January 14, 2022
Has the ASEAN Chair Become Too Powerful?
By David Hutt
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's visit to Myanmar has highlighted deep flaws in the bloc's modus operandi.
January 13, 2022
The Vietnam-Germany Strategic Partnership Takes Another Step Forward
By Hai Hong Nguyen
A growing congruence of interests has prompted the two nations to expand their strategic partnership into the realm of defense and security cooperation.
January 13, 2022
Indonesia Begins Distributing Booster Shots as Omicron Makes Inroads
By Sebastian Strangio
The government made a last-minute decision to ditch a plan that would have required most of the public to pay for the jabs.
January 13, 2022
Cambodia Postpones ASEAN Meeting Amid Myanmar Disagreements
By Sebastian Strangio
The Myanmar crisis has opened an increasingly wide fissure within the Southeast Asian bloc.
January 12, 2022
Myanmar Teak Exports to US Continuing Despite Sanctions: Watchdog
By Sebastian Strangio
According to Justice for Myanmar, U.S. companies imported nearly 1,600 metric tons of teak between February and December of last year.
January 11, 2022
Philippines Posts Three Consecutive Days of Record COVID-19 Cases
By Sebastian Strangio
A new COVID-19 surge now threatens to overshadow campaigning for the country's presidential election on May 9.
January 10, 2022
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to 4 More Years in Prison
By Associated Press
The military junta has not allowed any outside party to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi since its seizure of power.
January 10, 2022
Cambodian Government Defends PM’s Myanmar Trip, Hails ‘Positive’ Outcomes
By Sebastian Strangio
As expected, the trip did little to advance a solution to the country's complex of political and humanitarian crises.