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Southeast Asia
Indonesia Strikes Gold in Paris
By Sribala Subramanian
A focus on niche sports paid off for Jakarta at the 2024 Olympics.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra Selected as Thailand’s Next Prime Minister
By Sebastian Strangio
The 37-year-old will become the youngest PM in Thailand's history, and the third member of her family to lead the country.
Indonesia’s Bold Bid to Become a Semiconductor Hub
By Patrick Kurniawan
The country enjoys some natural advantages, but faces significant challenges in outpacing its neighbors.
Hun Manet: In His Father’s Long Shadow
By Markus Karbaum
Last year, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen handed power to his eldest son Hun Manet. One year on, it is clear that he remains the country's most powerful man.
Vietnamese Court Sentences Prominent Political Activist to Five Years Prison
By Sebastian Strangio
Nguyen Chi Tuyen, aka Anh Chi, has become the latest dissenter to be persecuted for criticizing the Communist Party online.
Chinese FM Meets Myanmar’s Junta Chief Amid Resistance Offensives
By Sebastian Strangio
China continues to work with the military junta, but ties between Beijing and Naypyidaw are fraying amid the ongoing conflict.
Myanmar’s Rebel Militias Redeploy Towards Mandalay
By Luke Hunt
Anti-regime forces aim to take the former royal capital by year's end.
With PM’s Dismissal, Thailand’s ‘Network Monarchy’ Strikes Back
By Sebastian Strangio
The Constitutional Court's unseating of Srettha Thavisin has once again plunged the country into political uncertainty.
Banning Reformist Parties Won’t Stop Move for Change in Thailand
By Voranai Vanijaka
Things may get worse after Thailand’s Move Forward Party dissolution, but they vow to fight on.
In Photos: Life of IDPs in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
People across communities have been displaced from their homes in the fighting between the military and the Arakan Army.
Would You Pay Someone To Write Your University Thesis?
By Aisyah Llewellyn
In Indonesia, the use of "joki," or writers-for-hire, is a long-standing – and mostly normalized – practice among university students.
UN Increases Food Provisions to Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh
By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement by the World Food Programme is welcome news, but underscores the apparent intractability of the Rohingya refugee crisis.