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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
Why Did the Tatmadaw’s ‘War Fighters’ Seize Power?
By Arthur Swan Ye Tun
To understand what motivated this month's coup in Myanmar, you need to understand the army's history and cloistered worldview.
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 24, 2021
Indian Businesses Need to Take Action on the Myanmar Coup
By Angshuman Choudhury
Indian companies must suspend all commercial relationships with the Myanmar military.
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.
February 23, 2021
Last Week Singapore Released Its 2021 Budget. What’s in It?
By James Guild
In the aftermath of COVID-19, the city-state is characteristically looking to the private sector to get the economy moving again.
February 23, 2021
The Myanmar Public Fights Not to End Up Like Thailand
By Oren Samet
Myanmar’s army chief wanted a Thai-style coup. What he got was an uprising.
February 23, 2021
Details Emerge of Indonesia’s ASEAN Push on Myanmar Crisis
By Sebastian Strangio
The mooted plan would involve holding the junta to its plan of holding free and inclusive elections in a year's time.
February 23, 2021
John Burgess on the Modern Life of Angkor Wat
By Sebastian Strangio
Cambodia's wondrous temples reflect the various stages of the country's history, from colonialism to revolution to the present era of mass tourism.
February 22, 2021
Restoring Ties by Restoring Monuments: Indian Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Conservation of sacred sites is an important aspect of India’s diplomacy toward Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos.
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