Topic
Politics
Jailed Former Thai PM Thaksin Gets Parole, Could Walk Free This Week
By Jintamas Saksornchai
The announcement brings an end to a two-decade war between Thaksin Shinawatra and the country's conservative establishment.
Detained Former Thai PM on List of Eligible Parolees, Reports Say
By Sebastian Strangio
Thaksin Shinawatra's name is on a list of 930 elderly inmates, who have been approved for parole due to ill health.
2 Thai Journalists Arrested for Covering Anti-Monarchist Temple Vandalism
By Sebastian Strangio
The pair were charged as "accomplices" to an incident last March in which an activist spray-painted an anti-royalist message inside Bangkok's Grand Palace.
What’s Driving Kim Jong Un’s New Regional Development Policy?
By Lee Sang-yong
The plan acknowledges the severe disparity in living conditions between Pyongyang and the rest of the country – and the resulting public discontent.
South Korea in Political Disarray Ahead of the April Parliamentary Elections
By Hyung-A Kim
Both President Yoon and his PPP and the opposition Democratic Party face leadership struggles and public backlash.
Maoist Thought and Xi Jinping’s Leadership
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Daniel Leese.
The Race to Govern Pakistan
By Riazat Butt
Independents affiliated with the PTI have won the most seats. But Imran Khan will not be prime minister.
Indonesian Presidential Candidates End Campaign With Huge Rallies
By Sebastian Strangio
On Saturday, tens of thousands of supporters attended rallies in Jakarta and Central Java to mark the end of the official campaign period.
What Indonesia’s Presidential Election Means for the World
By Parker Novak
Indonesia’s upcoming election presents an inflection point for the world’s third-largest democracy.
Malaysia’s Top Court Invalidates State’s Islam-based Laws on Incest, Sodomy, and Other Offenses
By Eileen Ng
The court said that the Kelantan state government could not make Islamic laws on those topics because they are covered by Malaysian federal law.
Post-Election Pakistan Is on a Knife-Edge
By Abdul Basit
The three main political parties must evolve a political consensus through a grand dialogue.
Indonesia’s Presidential Election: What You Need to Know
By Sebastian Strangio
The most important things to watch ahead of the world's largest single-day poll on February 14.