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…
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Akan Datang: Everyone’s a winner in the Indonesian election (or so they say)
Stories to watch this week: both sides are claiming victory in the Indonesian election (as predicted), major drugs busts are going down in Vietnam, an…
The Celluloid Looking Glass: Changing Perspectives of Malaya Through Film
A study of the concept of "Malaya" as constructed through film, from the early 20th century to the post-independence period, by both Western and local…
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 …
Akan Datang: A far-reaching anti-fake news bill shows its face in Singapore
This week in Southeast Asia: a broad anti-fake news bill is proposed in Singapore, the leader of the Future Forward Party is slapped with charges in T…
Akan Datang: #HoldTheLine with Maria Ressa and Rappler
This week in Southeast Asia: Maria Ressa and Rappler continue to #HoldTheLine, Vietnam worries over huge drug busts, and Singapore is set to introduce…
Akan Datang: What’s going on with the Pan Borneo Highway project?
This week in Southeast Asia: what's going on with the Thai election? Tensions run high in the South China Sea between Vietnam and China, and Prabowo f…
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…
Writing May 13: The Weight of Our Sky
Hanna Alkaf’s novel The Weight of Our Sky is the first Malaysian young adult novel to be published internationally. It also deals with mental illnes…
Akan Datang: Election fever creeping up on the region
This week in Southeast Asia: elections are creeping up on countries around the region, Indonesia grapples with flooding, and Sabah and Sarawak are lef…
