The War on Drugs in Southeast Asia
Duterte’s bloody war on drugs in the Philippines may have captured the world’s attention, but the rhetoric behind it is not new to the region.
Tag: Transparency and Accountability
Myanmar’s Ruby Trade
Precious gems could be an opportunity to earn one’s fortune, or bring tragedy to miners toiling in unforgiving circumstances. Can the industry pivot…
“I cannot apologise for a crime I did not commit”
Trapped in the whirlpool of his family dispute, Li Shengwu categorically denies any wrongdoing and declares that Singapore no longer needs a leader fr…
Singapore’s “Paper Generals”
Singapore's recent woes with the MRT system have once again surfaced questions over the suitability of former military generals to decision-making rol…
“A National Coming Out”: 10 Years Since Repeal 377A
10 years after an attempt to repeal an anti-gay law, Singapore’s LGBTQ activists are still seeking equality.
Why does Oxley Road Matter?
PJ Thum explains the contours of the dispute between the Lee family siblings and why Lee Kuan Yew's Oxley Road house matters so much to them.
The Elected Presidency and the Political Economy of Race in Singapore
With Singapore’s first racially reserved Presidential election looming, historian Thum Ping Tjin observes that the government’s much vaunted “Ch…
