The Spectre Haunting Singapore’s People’s Action Party
What is "Operation Coldstore"––the 1963 arrest and detention without trial of over 112 opposition politicians, trade unionists, and political acti…
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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…
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: 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…
Political Agenda — “Fake News”, Foreign Interference, and Freedom of Expression
It's been about a year since Singapore's Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods held its open hearings. Although no Bills have yet been tabl…
Religion, Singapore, and a Cancelled Metal Show
The Singapore debut of Swedish black metal band Watain was abruptly cancelled after a petition by Christians gathered over 17,000 signatures. The canc…
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…
An End to Marital Immunity for Rape in Singapore?
The Criminal Law Reform Bill introduced in Parliament finally removes marital immunity for rape in Singapore… or has it? Three campaigners who have …
In Conversation with James Minchin
Thum Ping Tjin sits down with James Minchin, author of "No Man Is An Island: A Portrait of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew", to talk about his life in Sing…
Southeast Asia Dispatches — Episode 13
This week, Kirsten Han invites us to lunch with Singapore's Old Left, Mike Tatarski looks at the effects of Vietnam's booming tourism industry, PJ Thu…
