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Southeast Asia
Philippines Nixes Joint Maritime Resource Exploration Talks With China
By Sebastian Strangio
In 2018, Manila and Beijing began talks on the joint exploration of offshore oil and gas resources in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
‘Just a Maid’: Report Highlights Emotional Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore
By Sebastian Strangio
Workers, most of them from the Philippines, reported being subject to threats, intimidation, and invasion of privacy.
Indonesian Military Modernization: A Race Against Time
By Andi Raihanah Ashar and Muhammad Fauzan Malufti
With the Indonesian government facing a pandemic-induced fiscal squeeze, the military faces a growing competition for financial resources.
Indonesia Confirms President Jokowi’s Trip to Russia, Ukraine
By Sebastian Strangio
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said that the Indonesian leader will visit the two warring nations "in the spirit of peace."
Myanmar Junta Moves Aung San Suu Kyi Trial to New Prison Facility
By Sebastian Strangio
The ousted leader's transfer came as the military administration's defense minister attended an ASEAN meeting in Cambodia.
In Laos, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh Is In Trouble
By David Hutt
Since he took the reins last year, the country's economy has entered a downward economic spiral with no clear end in sight.
Thailand Sees Fresh Surge of Refugees, Migrants from Myanmar: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
A Thailand-based NGO claims that Thai police have detained nearly 20,000 people trying to cross the border in the last five months alone.
China’s Growing ‘Twiplomacy’ in Indonesia
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Despite being banned inside China, Twitter is broadening Chinese diplomats' engagements with the Indonesian public.
Leading Thai Opposition Figure Charged With Royal Defamation
By Sebastian Strangio
Piyabutr Saengkanokkul is the second former leader of the banned Future Forward Party to be charged under Section 112 of the Criminal Code.
Singapore After the Lee Political Dynasty
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Ja Ian Chong.
A Depleted River Scores a World Record Catch
By Luke Hunt
Giant Mekong stingray weighs in at 300-kilograms – and helps solve a mystery.
Indonesia’s New Plans for Papua Can’t Hide Its Decades of Failures
By Aprila Wayar and Johnny Blades
A plan to create three new provinces in the Papua region highlights how Jakarta's development approach has failed to resolve a long-running conflict.