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Can India Create Its Own ‘Singapore’?

Can India Create Its Own ‘Singapore’?

By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Is creating a "Singapore" what India should aim for? Or is a bustling but well-maintained city that contributes to the economy and culture across many sectors the way forward?
Thailand’s King Endorses Marriage Equality Bill

Thailand’s King Endorses Marriage Equality Bill

By Sebastian Strangio
The law is set to take effect on January 22, 2025, when activists say they will hold a mass marriage of same-sex couples.

What’s in a Name? For Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ Capital, Everything.

What’s in a Name? For Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ Capital, Everything.

By Leesha K. Nair
The abrupt name change of the city formerly known as Port Blair has caused a backlash among locals, who already feel marginalized in their own home.

Is Australia’s Unaffordable Housing a Foreign Policy Problem?

Is Australia’s Unaffordable Housing a Foreign Policy Problem?

By Grant Wyeth
A “whole-of-nation” approach to foreign policy would understand how each element of domestic policy is critical to enhancing the country’s overall capabilities and international power – including housing. 

Why Millions Go Unaccounted for in India’s Invisible Slum Crisis

Why Millions Go Unaccounted for in India’s Invisible Slum Crisis

By Namesh Killemsetty
Lack of census data impacts efforts to launch intervention programs for dwellers in informal settlements.
Feminism and Geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific

Feminism and Geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific

By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What are Asia's feminist organizers primarily concerned with in 2024?

Singapore Opens Corruption Trial of Former Transport Minister

Singapore Opens Corruption Trial of Former Transport Minister

By Sebastian Strangio
In the largest graft trial in decades, S. Iswaran is accused of taking more than S$400,000 in gifts from two prominent business figures.
Rights Groups Condemn Myanmar Prisoner Executions, Warn More to Come

Rights Groups Condemn Myanmar Prisoner Executions, Warn More to Come

By Sebastian Strangio
Several sources are reporting that five pro-democracy activists will be hanged at Insein Prison in Yangon today.

Yagi: The Aftermath of a Deadly Typhoon 

Yagi: The Aftermath of a Deadly Typhoon 

By Sribala Subramanian
Yagi left a trail of destruction from Manila to Mandalay.

Malaysian Police Rescue 187 More Children as Sex Abuse Probe of Islamic Group Deepens

Malaysian Police Rescue 187 More Children as Sex Abuse Probe of Islamic Group Deepens

By Associated Press
572 children have been rescued from homes linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) amid allegations of abuse that shocked and enraged the nation.

Pilot Freed After 19 Months in Rebel Captivity in Indonesia’s Papua Region

Pilot Freed After 19 Months in Rebel Captivity in Indonesia’s Papua Region

By Niniek Karmini and Charlotte Graham-McLay
Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from New Zealand, was abducted by rebels from a remote airport in February 2023.
The Latinization of Kazakhstan: Language, Modernization and Geopolitics

The Latinization of Kazakhstan: Language, Modernization and Geopolitics

By Aziz Berdiqulov
Kazakhstan’s planned transition to a Latin alphabet is intertwined with issues of national identity, geopolitical shifts, and post-colonial discourse.

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