Peeling Back the Facade of Indonesia’s Colonial New Capital
Indonesia’s decision to move its capital from Jakarta to a new city in East Kalimantan excluded local and indigenous communities from the planning p…
Category: Opinion
To Save a Dying Lake, Mekong Nations Must Act as One
Mekong nations must act collectively to preserve Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake, its fisheries and the livelihoods that depend on them. If not, human-mad…
Myanmar’s Poets and Protesters “Write Democracy in Goreâ€
A year on from a military coup, a new book of Myanmar poetry and prose captures the rage and resilience of a people locked in a fight against dictator…
Why Singapore’s Hawkers Should Be Paid S$1 More Per Plate
New data on household budgets in Singapore shows that in order for hawker food culture to thrive, and for stall owners to earn more than a subsistence…
Killing Vulnerable People Won’t Protect Singapore From Drugs
Singapore is set to execute Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam in two days. If we don’t succeed in halting his execution, he will be the latest person with …
The PAP’s Long and Bloody History of Foreign Interference
Singapore’s PAP government has long meddled in the domestic affairs of its neighbours. If the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act (FICA) appl…
In Suharto’s Anti-Communist Purge, Prisoners Made an Island Bloom
In his 2020 memoir "Pearls on the Prairie, A Survivor’s Story", the late author Tedjabayu recounts his 14 years as a political prisoner and shares p…
Shanmugam’s Stealth Coup in Singapore
The Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill will give Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam the power to demand information about any Singaporeanâ…
Malaysia’s Drug Law Condemns Vulnerable Women to Death
Most women on death row in Malaysia have been sentenced under a strict drug trafficking law that fails to take their vulnerable socioeconomic realitie…
The Anti-Vietnamese Legacy of Kem Ley
There were two sides to Kem Ley, the beloved Cambodian activist who was murdered five years ago: the calm, insightful public intellectual, and the hyp…
