On 11 March 2026, the first anniversary of Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and transfer to ICC custody, two scenes unfolded across the Philippines. In Manila, families of drug war victims gathered for ...

Jirapreeya Saeboo is a recent graduate from the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University. Her focus is on Thai political movements and democratic struggles.

On 8 February Thailand’s democratic forces suffered their first genuine electoral defeat in 25 years. The Electoral ...

Paul Chambers looks back at the politicisation of the Royal Thai Police, before turning to the palace's recent personalisation of authority over an institution often overshadowed by the military.

In the early 20th century, those Dutch residents in Indonesia who supported what became known as the Ethical Policy spoke of the debt of honour which the Dutch owed Indonesians, and especially ...

From September to November 2025, severe flooding inundated large parts of both rural and urban Indonesia, especially on the islands of Sumatra and Bali. This disruption affected livelihoods, damaged ...

The global trend toward the neoliberalisation of higher education, characterised by market-driven practices, privatization, and financial austerity, poses serious threats to educational equity, ...

Floramante SJ Ponce merges various anthropological and sociological theories and methods to understand Southeast Asia’s economic, political, and sociocultural dynamics, particularly those of Laos and ...

Open your fridge, pantry, or bathroom cabinet, and you’re likely to find a product containing carrageenan, a gelling substance derived from red seaweed. It is an essential part of modern daily life, ...

In 1975, Vietnam emerged from a brutal war that by government estimates claimed the lives of 1.1 million soldiers and 2 million civilians. In its aftermath, the Communist Party-led government was ...

Nick Cheesman’s recently published book, Myanmar: A Political Lexicon, examined particular Burmese words and phrases as they are applicable in the current sociopolitical context. It stressed the need ...

The Chinese philosopher Kong Fuzi (“Master Kong”, or “Confucius” to Western audiences) is reported to have said about 2,500 years ago that: If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with ...