Society

After weathering the early stages of the pandemic, several Southeast Asian nations are in the midst of worrying spikes of COVID-19.

A look back at the wave of hunger strikes among detained asylum seekers in Japan last year.

Recent anti-Shia demonstrations in Karachi raise uncomfortable questions about the possible involvement of the Pakistani establishment.

But for those opposing the death penalty in Singapore, the decision marks just one tiny step toward abolition.

The latest move by a PTI member once again suggests that the Khan government is doing the powerful army’s bidding in Pakistan.

China has loosened its restrictions on reporting about the border standoff, while still practicing heavy-handed opinion shaping tactics.

An interview with Wong Tsz Yuen, senior reporter at Phoenix TV, on the past, present, and future of Hong Kong through the lens of “identity politics.”

Since independence, political censorship and rising Islamism have combined to muzzle journalists and activists in the country.

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response shows the need for increased state capacity in meeting challenges and shocks.

South Korea takes a small step toward permitting – and potentially regulating – a previously banned profession.

Anti-migrant -- and especially anti-Rohingya and anti-Rakhine -- sentiments are undermining efforts to control the pandemic.