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How Terry Gou’s Independent Run Impacts the 2024 Taiwanese Election

How Terry Gou’s Independent Run Impacts the 2024 Taiwanese Election

By Jake Levy
Taiwan's four-way presidential race will mean a dramatic end to the campaign season.
Tan Kin Lian’s Conservative Views Divide Singapore’s Anti-PAP Forces

Tan Kin Lian’s Conservative Views Divide Singapore’s Anti-PAP Forces

By Robin Vochelet
Ahead of Friday’s presidential election, anti-establishment voters are struggling with what to make of the “independent” candidate’s campaign.

Rating the Progress of Myanmar’s Resistance Movement

Rating the Progress of Myanmar’s Resistance Movement

By Lian Bawi Thang
Revolutionary forces have seen notable successes in some areas, while struggling to gain traction in others.

Meta Rejects Recommendation to Suspend Former Cambodian PM From Facebook

Meta Rejects Recommendation to Suspend Former Cambodian PM From Facebook

By Sebastian Strangio
The case has been widely seen as a test for how the social media company deals with hate speech and incitement by prominent public figures.

Pakistani Court Suspends Corruption Conviction and Sentence of Former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Pakistani Court Suspends Corruption Conviction and Sentence of Former Prime Minister Imran Khan

By Munir Ahmed
The ruling clears the way for Khan to participate in the next general elections – unless he is convicted in a retrial or any of the many other legal cases against him.
Chinese Investment Becomes Political in New Zealand

Chinese Investment Becomes Political in New Zealand

By Logan Green
New Zealand’s opposition leader leaves the door open for joining the Belt and Road Initiative, despite China’s history of foreign interference.

Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami Thrives Amid Persecution

Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami Thrives Amid Persecution

By Mubashar Hasan
The party is banned. Its leaders and activists have been arrested or killed. Yet it has the capacity to organize massive rallies.
Turmoil in India’s Ashoka University Over Academic Freedom

Turmoil in India’s Ashoka University Over Academic Freedom

By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
A faculty member wrote a paper about electoral manipulations in the 2019 general election, which prompted intelligence officials to visit the university to uncover his “motives.”

Thailand’s New Prime Minister: The Parliamentary Vote and the Aftermath

Thailand’s New Prime Minister: The Parliamentary Vote and the Aftermath

By Tita Sanglee
Srettha Thavisin's confirmation as the country's PM was not a surprise, but the August 22 vote in Parliament offered some signs of where Thai politics might be heading.

Kyrgyzstan’s Kloop in the Crosshairs Over Critical Coverage

Kyrgyzstan’s Kloop in the Crosshairs Over Critical Coverage

By Catherine Putz
The Kyrgyz media outlet, known for its reporting on corruption, is under pressure once again for publishing materials “aimed at sharply criticizing the policies of the current government.”

Foxconn’s Terry Gou Announces He Will Seek Taiwan’s Presidency as an Independent

Foxconn’s Terry Gou Announces He Will Seek Taiwan’s Presidency as an Independent

By Huizhong Wu
Gou has twice unsuccessfully sought to be the KMT’s presidential candidate. Now he will compete on his own in an already-crowded race.
Pakistan Condemns Mob Violence Against Christians

Pakistan Condemns Mob Violence Against Christians

By Umair Jamal
That the government is condemning the extremist violence in Jaranwala rather than condoning it marks an important step forward.

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