Southeast Asia

With inflation continuing to rise, a scheduled premium increase seems likely to be suspended.

As maritime frictions with China grow, the Marcos administration is becoming more proactive in engaging Taipei.

The sentences come at a time of growing discontent with the leadership of junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing.

The condemnation came after the Philippine Coast Guard reported another incident in the vicinity of Scarborough Shoal on January 12.

The former leader's claims came a week after his eldest son was ordered to hand over information to anti-graft investigators.

Aceh’s growing hostility toward Rohingya arrivals proves that international, regional, and federal support is essential for sustainable community-driven responses. 

A push is afoot to amend the Constitution introduced after the 1986 People Power uprising, a move that is likely to deepen political polarization.

Leading members of Nahdlatul Ulama have become actively involved in the campaigning for next month's election, straining the group's traditional impartiality.

Support for former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan is building, setting up a potentially interesting run-off election in June.

The clash is a milestone for Hanoi’s South China Sea claims – but marking its 50th anniversary requires discussing the government of South Vietnam. 

Arnon Nampa, a prominent leader of the mass protests of late 2020, faces 14 charges under the country's draconian lese-majeste law.

Masdar’s willingness to work within the constraints of the country's political economy offers important lessons for the U.S.-backed Just Energy Transition Partnership.