Does Thailand need another coup?
The coup was the easy part. Source: Wikimedia
Incompetent economic policies and repression of any form of protest appear to be dominating the Thai news...
An unholy alliance
April 1975. The Khmer Rouge celebrate as they enter Phnom Penh. Source: Flickr
Cambodia's success in blocking a united Asean approach to the South China...
Tables turn on Myanmar
Migrant workers from Myanmar are currently fleeing a fresh crackdown by the Thai military authorities on foreigners without the correct papers.
Amid the broken families,...
Jakarta leads descent into homophobia
Eid al-Fitr mass prayer in Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia. The government is increasingly appeasing conservative Islam. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesia increasing...
Junta dodges succession issue
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn appears to have shied away from the top job. Source: YouTube
Hereditary monarchies are almost by definition unstable because first-born sons...
Icon to pariah in 2 years
The United States has for the first time called Myanmar's attacks against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State "ethnic cleansing", saying targeted sanctions against those...
Obama prepares to arm old foe
Vietnam’s once-seemingly invincible military was starved of investment for many years. Source: Wikimedia
US President Barack Obama has announced an end to the US embargo...
Duterte’s two faces
President Rodrigo Duterte even wore a suit when he met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in October. Source: Wikimedia
The colourful Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte,...
PM Najib heads to UMNO party conference on the back of strong economy
PM Najib heads to UMNO party conference on the back of strong economy. Source: Wikimedia
Prime Minister Najib Razak, ahead of his United Malays National Organization...
What China forgets to remember
Victims of earlier Sino-Vietnamese tensions. Ethnic Chinese refugees from Vietnam are confined to a dockyard camp in Hong Kong in 1979. Source: Flickr
As Beijing...
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Singapore targets Asean smart cities
Asean’s leaders will gather in Singapore from today (Wednesday) until Saturday for the 32nd Asean summit with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong chairing.
Singapore says...
Suu Kyi to skip Asean summit
Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will skip this weekend’s Asean summit in Singapore and President Win Myint, who was sworn in last...
Junta rule continues unchecked
Myanmar’s military continues to crush opposition in the war-torn country, bullying anyone who opposes its grip on power.
Unfortunately, the country's elected “leaders” remain entirely...