Abstract The Rohingyas have been variously seen as the “most persecuted minority in the world,” and the “most friendless people on the earth”. Their latest exodus out of Myanmar, ostensibly at the behest of Myanmar’s […]
Global media outlets have been quick to report the ongoing internal feud occurring at the highest levels of Singapore’s government. After making a Facebook post condemning the highly restrictive conditions that have historically constrained people’s […]
On November 28, 2017, the panel “China after the 19th Party Congress” was held at the Bahen Centre for Information Technology. The Contemporary Asian Studies Student Union sponsored the event, with the Association of Political […]
On November 2, 2017, the Munk School of Global Affairs, in conjunction with the Consulate General of Japan and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, hosted a lecture about the “Maternal and Child Health […]
Last month, Disney cast Chinese actress Liu Yifei as Mulan for their live-action Mulan remake. The decision was applauded by many, and over 100 thousand people had signed an online petition calling for Disney to […]
On 26 October 2017, the Centre for the Study of Korea sponsored a lecture at the Munk School of Global Affairs titled “Igniting the Internet: South Korea’s Internet-Born Protests and Popular Politics, 2002 to 2017.” […]
On November 3, 2017, the event “Transnational Domesticity in the Making of Modern Korea” happened at North House in Munk School of Global Affairs. The Asian Institute of the Munk School of Global Affairs introduced professor […]
In 1947, the Indian subcontinent was partitioned into the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. About two decades later the eastern segment of Pakistan was declared independent and became what is known […]
On October 17th, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi “liberated from the terrorists’ influence” following the deaths of the leaders of the ISIS-affiliated militant groups Maute and Abu Sayyaf Salafi.[1] The urban battle which began […]
Climate change is a scientific fact, and its effects are already being distinctly felt around the world, threatening human health, the places we inhabit, and the sustainability of our socioeconomic systems. ________ This includes Taiwan. […]
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