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Tech Giants Accused of ‘Industrial Scale’ Censorship in Vietnam
By Sebastian Strangio
Hoping to preserve their access to a lucrative market, Facebook and YouTube have been increasingly willing to censor "anti-state" content.
More Evidence Emerges of Thai Royalist Influence Campaign
By Sebastian Strangio
Thousands of recently-created Twitter accounts beamed out royalist hashtags intended to counter rising online mockery of the monarchy.
UN Highlights Arrests, Killings in Indonesia’s Papua Region
By Sebastian Strangio
Recent tensions have been connected to Jakarta's planned extension of the region's Special Autonomy Law.
Students on the Frontlines: Student Activism in the Disaster-hit Philippines
By Franz Jan Santos
Student activists have played crucial roles at key junctures in the nation's history.
Foxconn to Shift Some iPad, Macbook Production to Vietnam
By Sebastian Strangio
Vietnam continues to be the big winner of the Trump administration's trade war with China.
SITMEX: India-Singapore-Thailand Complete Second Trilateral Maritime Exercises
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
China’s growing economic might and its aggressive military posturing have provided India, Singapore and Thailand strategic rationale to combine their efforts.
Thailand Protesters Gather as Government Weaponizes Lese Majeste
By Tyler Roney
Protest groups change venue to keep the peace as authorities resurrect the notorious Article 112.
Thai Official Warns Laos on Power Purchases from Controversial Dam
By Sebastian Strangio
The Thai concerns about the Sanakham dam come amid growing recognition of the dire state of the Mekong.
Thailand Approved Transfer of 3 Iranians as Australian Freed
By Associated Press
The three Iranians were imprisoned for their involvement in a plot to attack Israeli diplomats in Thailand.
Could an Unlikely Alliance Unseat Cambodia’s PM?
By David Hutt
Rumors have long swirled of an alliance between opposition leader Sam Rainsy and Interior Minister Sar Kheng.
With Budget Approval, Malaysia’s PM Gains Some Breathing Room
By Sebastian Strangio
But more challenges loom on the horizon for Muhyiddin Yassin's fragile governing coalition.
What’s Next for Myanmar’s Military Proxy Party?
By Sebastian Strangio
After a dismal showing at this month's election, the army-backed USDP faces a long road back to respectability.