Cambodian Government Begs for Trust While Strangling Political Freedom Ahead of Election Season
The ruling party coalition under Hun Manet is losing ground and popularity over the unfinished border issue, they are now...
Tag: Domestic Policy
Limits of Indonesian Rage, Change doesn’t happen on Instagram stories
Indonesians may be one of the most forgiving people in the world. How Many Political Controversies Does It Take Before We...
Refugees in Malaysia, Domestic Security Concerns or Regional Burden-Sharing?
Domestically, Malaysia should continue to provide emergency relief to anyone seeking asylum on humanitarian grounds, both...
Sachet Economy: When Budget Goods Costs the Environment
The responsibility for waste generated by making everyday consumption affordable should be a shared obligation divided...
Suffer Now, Talk Later, Fix Never; Southeast Asia’s Approach to Disaster Management.
Conversations surrounding the disaster management in Southeast Asia only begin after lives are either lost or suffered by...
Revolving Doors in Indonesia’s Presidential Cabinet, President Prabowo’s 7th Reshuffling
There is no visible pattern among officials moved around the cabinet, while some pleased the public, others were rather...
Is it Safe to be an Activist in Indonesia? Political Violence Victims Memorialized by Students
“Keep them in our memory, as time passes the government is trying to erase history and this is the way we can keep them...
Beyond the Middle-Income Trap, Southeast Asia’s Adaptation Challenge
The region’s future prosperity will almost certainly still depend on growth, which is becoming less predictable and its...
Indonesia’s “Cowboy Finance Minister” Sacked, Public and Elites are Divided On the Issue
Purbaya had flown too close to the sun. Sources point to tensions within the ministry itself and with other government...
Myanmar Military Resort to Abducting Young Men to Restock their Ranks
Reports from the Myanmar Defense and Security Institute, indicate that conscripts now account for about 85% of frontline...
Volcanoes, Climate Change, and the Limits of State Capacity in Indonesia
A question of how much disruption a state can absorb before its institutions, infrastructure, and economy begin to fail....
Thailand Welcomes US Warships and 5000 Sailors After 9 Months at Sea
Pattaya businesses have been preparing for the influx of the tourists who are expected to bring in an accumulation of 3...
Cambodian Foreign Ministry Officials Arrested for Running 3 Million USD Visa Scams
“If an official at the Director-General level can amass such significant illicit gains, what about high-ranking...
How Singapore Chose Ethnic Chinese Hegemony
No one embodied the belief in ethnic Chinese superiority deeper than Singapore’s eminent leader, Lee Kuan Yew. Editor -...
Disaster and Disdain Marks Indonesia’s 81st Birthday
The general public’s enthusiasm for independence day celebrations have been dropping since 2024. At the same time the...
Malaysia’s Rare Earth Elements, From Environmental Concern to Strategic Asset
REEs have not always been perceived favourably in Malaysia. Though not its first emergence in Malaysia, REEs gained...
What its Like to Be a National Serviceman In Singapore
I think in terms of physical adaptation, you can you can get by that easily after you get a routine and figure it out, but...
Cyclone Charged Monsoon Rain Claims Lives in the Philippines’ Luzon Island
“President Marcos, we haven't received any cash assistance. We have no money for expenses here. We haven't been able to...
Indonesians Are More Likely to Believe in Ghosts Than Environmental Issues
Why is it easier for Indonesians to believe in superstitions than in global warming? And why is the easiest way to...
Cost of the Cambodia – Thailand Border Conflict
Despite multiple rounds of bilateral meetings between the prime ministers from Cambodia and Thailand and distrust run deep...
Myanmar Chief Rejects ASEAN Peace Plan and Calls For Another Election
Hlaing added that the government would base its actions on existing realities while safeguarding Myanmar’s national...
Making Our Way Out of Jakarta’s Congestion Trap
It’s difficult to pinpoint a single reason for Jakarta’s persistent traffic problem. It is best to see this issue as...
Grievances of the Chinese Indonesian Experience
Taking the tools offered by Indonesia’s democratization, these Chinese Indonesians process the trauma borne from...
Everything, Everywhere All at Once, To Lam’s Growth Strategy For Vietnam
Soon this plan for growth turned into an obsession with the president who is also the secretary general of the CPV brought...
ASEAN Fails to Engage with Myanmar’s National Unity Government and Rebel Groups
Despite affirming the 5 point consensus and claims from foreign ministers to involve all stake holders, there was no...
The Ongoing Indonesian Military, Police and Attorney General Office Rivalry Explained
On the surface the police and the military vows to cooperate, however this is not the first time where institutions...
On the LGBT Question in Indonesia
The fight for civil rights appears even more uphill considering the Muslim majority population and most cultures within...
Bangkokians Choose Chadchart “Hulk” Sittipunt as their Governor Again
"The goal of work in the next four years is not the publication of achievements but success in proving to people that their...
UN Releases Report on Myanmar Civilian Death Toll
The report claimed a minimum of 700 civilian deaths from the time of announcing the election to the election period itself...
Here We Go Again: the Indonesian Student Protests
An honest reading of the successes and failures of these movements reveal our inability to learn from past mistakes and...