GE2020 results suggests a greater focus on the details of policy making rather than the broad strokes of policy proposals, making freedom of information increasingly relevant.

China will continue supporting Ethnic Armed Organisations with cultural and economic ties to China.

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The king is reviving the life of his absolutist forebears while trying to bring the military under control.

LGBTQ+ Indonesians are driving some of the most effective community responses to the hardships of the pandemic.

Many Filipino students don't have computers or internet access for online learning during COVID-19. On "subaltern social media strategies" for demanding equitable access.

Sango Mahanty explains how mega infrastructure projects such as hydropower are dramatically transforming nature and society in our region.

The materiality of writing has major implications for the practice of history...When you look at a ‘medieval’ Javanese manuscript, it is almost always an 18th or 19th century copy of a copy of a copy ... and so on.

...A substantial share of the population wants debate...and a shift from the conceit of “apolitical” technocratic management.

Karen-led initiatives such as "Rice for Fish" are challenging Bangkok-centric stereotypes that ethnic minorities are lazy, backwards and in need of the state's intervention.

Extraordinary measures may in the long run jeopardize civil liberties and constitutional democracy.

In the Philippines, local governments are stepping up to cover gaps in national public health and welfare infrastructure.

What exactly was the relationship between the real Tan Malaka and his fictional alter ego?

"Most fundamentally, the study of politics requires attention to identity."

Thai laws oblige ISPs to relinquish identifying data to authorities during criminal investigations.

Singapore’s 2020 election is different—to paraphrase the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong’s label—it is ‘not normal’.

While not resource-rich, Vietnam's intelligent communication methods helped maintain zero recorded deaths from the pandemic.

The algorithms of food delivery apps incentivise riders to work harder, longer and faster—sometimes at the expense of their safety and rights.

Our knowledge of Asia, our learning, our relationships and our expertise have been under fire for the last 20 years.

In the manufacturing hub of Hlaingthaya, migrant women often live in isolation.

Some rural villages have escaped the virus so far, but downturns in tourism and market demand for produce may yet exacerbate already challenging economic conditions.

Indonesian disability activists are leading action to assess needs and advocate for the inclusivity in the government's COVID-19 response.

Reductive narratives about the Rohingya trafficked by governments, NGOs and Rohingya leaders themselves contribute to the exclusion of some refugees from rights and protection.