“Pragmatism” and Death: Capital Punishment in Singapore
Malaysian Pannir Selvam was granted a stay of execution just one day before he was due to hang in Singapore. It’s given his family hope, but Singapo…
Tag: Death Penalty
A Sister’s Plea for Pannir Selvam
Pannir Selvam is on death row in Singapore. He was due to be executed in May 2019, but managed to obtain a last-minute stay of execution. In this piec…
Life, Death and the In-Between
Months after regime change in Malaysia, the new government began to consider the question of abolishing capital punishment. Their deliberations have c…
Akan Datang: It’s a long road to building a Malaysia Baharu
This week, Pakatan Harapan's approval ratings take a nosedive in Malaysia, Aung San Suu Kyi heads to Cambodia, and tough conversations on campus sexua…
Akan Datang: A near miss for Sabah and Sarawak to get their equal status back
This week in Southeast Asia: the Malaysian Parliament narrowly misses the threshold needed to amend the Federal Constitution, Cambodians head home to …
Southeast Asia Dispatches — Episode 15
This week, Victoria Milko takes a look at how providers are bringing healthcare to the Naga Self-Administered Zone, Adam Bemma speaks to Hasan Al-Akra…
Akan Datang: Big issues in the Malaysian Parliament
This week in Southeast Asia: the Trump-Kim summit clears out of Vietnam, streaming is set to come to an end in Singapore's schools, Indonesia commemor…
Akan Datang: A shocking spate of executions in Singapore
Among this week's round-up of stories to watch in Southeast Asia: a Thai businessmen might have perished in a helicopter crash, demonstrations take pl…
Akan Datang: Would you like to be chased by a cannibal?
Among this week's round-up of stories to watch in Southeast Asia: human rights progress in Malaysia, Vietnam benefits from the US-China trade war, the…
Akan Datang: Rosmah Mansor faces charges of money laundering
A weekly round-up of the stories to watch in Southeast Asia: Sulawesi continues to struggle with the aftermath of twin natural disasters, Rosmah Manso…
