Topic
Society
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
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
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.
Will Indian Courts Tame Wikipedia?
By Pete Hunt
India's attempts to regulate Western social platforms have received little attention. That may change soon amid court cases that threaten to ban Wikipedia.
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.
Thailand Publishes New Draft Bill to Regulate Use, Sale of Cannabis
By Sebastian Strangio
The draft legislation seeks to curb recreational use of cannabis products, but stops short of relisting the plant as a narcotic.
Japan’s Current Rice Shortage Foreshadows Long-Term Problems
By Andrew Orchard
Japan is experiencing a shortage of the crucial staple, with an inelastic supply likely being the primary cause.
10-year-old Japanese Boy Dies After Stabbing Attack in China
By Mari Yamaguchi and Emily Wang Fujiyama
For the second time in three months, a knife-wielding man attacked Japanese schoolchildren in China.
Myanmar’s Silent Digital Crisis
By Phyu Sin Shin Thant
The country’s civil war has been accompanied by the growing prevalence of non-consensual pornography and other forms of cyber-attacks on women.
Malaysia Charges Businessman in Cult-Linked Child Sex Abuse Scandal
By Sebastian Strangio
Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings is accused of running a network of care homes where children were allegedly subject to systematic abuse.
China’s Legal Warfare Closes a Beloved Tibetan School
By Marie Miller
A private vocational school in Qinghai has been forced to close for unspecified violations. Critics see a continuation of Beijing’s war on Tibetan language education.
The Worrying Nuclearization of Northeast Asia
By Bolor Lkhaajav
Despite tensions, the region has been free of state conflict for decades, but a realignment of the security architecture puts that hard-won peace at risk.