Opinion

Having failed to push forward a resolution to Myanmar's conflict, the Southeast Asian bloc needs a face-saving way of admitting defeat.

As we approach World Wildlife Day on March 3, it is worth celebrating Thailand’s recent efforts to stamp out wildlife crime.

Recent actions by the Kyrgyz government are placing the country’s vibrant media – and, by extension, its democracy – at risk.

Theary Seng of Cambodia and Leila de Lima of the Philippines have both been imprisoned for standing up for truth and justice.

“If Ukraine stops fighting, the free world will face continuous intimidation and further extermination,” writes former Mongolian President Elbegdorj.

The mass hysteria reflects the biases inherent in the world’s most powerful media outlets. 

Since taking office in 2014, President Joko Widodo has made systematic efforts to weaken the country's democratic institutions and practices.

Over 40 percent of the Karenni population has been forced to flee their homes since May 2021.

A potential humanitarian crisis looms across the country's northern border. It needs to be prepared.

For their own interests, if nothing else, India, Thailand, and China need to throw their support behind the country's resistance movement.

The Southeast Asian regional bloc has ample experience in dealing with more powerful outside states – if only it can manage to draw on it.

Jakarta has been vocal in its defense of the Rohingya and the Palestinians. So why is it being so cautious about the situation in China's Xinjiang region?