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Malaysia’s Negri Sembilan state polls: Testing a new political equation

Philip Golingai analyses how Malaysia's Negri Sembilan state polls will serve as the ultimate litmus test for whether a new alignment between Malaysia's various opposition parties…

  • Published: July 20, 202611:19 am
  • Author Philip Golingai
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State-sanctioned intolerance: The Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post's editorial team highlights how the Indonesian government has codified informal hostility into state-sanctioned persecution, by classifying 'the spread of LGBTQ…

  • Published: July 17, 202611:52 am
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How far will Nepal’s ruling party go to silence its critics?: The Kathmandu Post

The Kathmandu Post's editorial team highlights how, "instead of solving problems, the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) administration is cracking down on people who point…

  • Published: July 15, 202610:39 am
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Nepali PM Balendra Shah’s patchy 100 days in office: The Kathmandu Post

The Kathmandu Post's editorial team argues how the Nepali government has chosen the populist route of "quick delivery at any cost", instead of honouring due process.

  • Published: July 7, 202611:09 am
  • Author The Kathmandu Post
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Inspirations from China’s journey

Analysts Sun Jingying and Zhang Yuyan argue that while China's progress over the past century may not be a blueprint for others to copy, the principles behind it still offer…

  • Published: July 1, 202612:45 pm
  • Author Sun Jingying and Zhang Yuyan
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El Nino and India’s monsoon question

India's southwest monsoon plays a pivotal role as the country's "economic lifeline," through sustaining agriculture and supporting hydropower generation – while also affecting…

  • Published: June 23, 202610:50 am
  • Author Siddharth Roy
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Crossroads of powers: Interplay of parties, monarchy in Malaysian politics

The writer says: "Amidst political turbulence and an increasingly visible power vacuum, the renewed prominence of the monarchy's role is by no means accidental, but rather a…

  • Published: June 1, 20269:46 am
  • Author Dato Kuik Cheng Kang
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Philippine Senate’s self-destruction

The writer laments. "The past week’s events have dragged the Philippine Senate down to its lowest depths ever, and it will be a steep uphill climb to recover the nation’s…

  • Published: May 20, 20269:16 am
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Fired upon in Hormuz: The Korea Herald

Quoting the editorial: "Seoul must identify attacker, respond firmly, and seek guarantees for safe passage."

  • Published: May 14, 202610:49 am
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Making sense of Indonesia: The Jakarta Post

Quoting the editorial: "Standard practice around that period mostly revolved foreign correspondents parachuted from the major capitals of the West to report from the 'exotic'…

  • Published: April 27, 202610:28 am
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