Southeast Asia snapshot #39
SOVINDA PO | The current situation in Myanmar The military coup in Myanmar took place over a year ago. While the military chief… Read More
Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
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Souteast Asia snapshot #38
SOVINDA PO | Malaysian Prime Minister dissolves Parliament Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the dissolution of the Malaysian Parliament, on 10… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #36
SOVINDA PO | Singapore to consider cancelling culture laws In a recent interview, Singapore’s Law Minister, Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam, revealed the possibility of… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 3: The anti-democratic aims of right-leaning neo-liberalism
RON BEVACQUA | The first post in this blog series noted that the ILO, USAID, and Word Bank began implementing programs that targeted… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #35
SOVINDA PO | Najib Razak and Rosmah Mansor sentenced to prison in Malaysia The former Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, was recently… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #34
SOVINDA PO | Thai court suspends Prime Minister Prayuth from official duties On 24 August 2022, the Constitutional Court of Thailand suspended… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 2: Market-based development vs structural adjustment―same same, but different
RON BEVACQUA | Some comments on the first post in this blog series linked market-based development to the structural adjustment programs (SAPs) pursued… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #33
SOVINDA PO | South East Asia’s views on Pelosi visit to Taiwan In a surprising move the United States Speaker of the House… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #32
SOVINDA PO | Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, and Macau are added to US blacklist On 19 July the United States added Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei,… Read More
The executions in Myanmar: What was the Junta thinking?
ANDREW SELTH | The world is still in shock over the execution of four pro-democracy activists in Myanmar over the 23-24 July weekend. More… Read More
