Category: Southeast Asia
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Weathering the Storm Together: Community-led Climate Resilience in the Philippines
The tail end of 2024 has brought a slew of storms over the Philippines, along…
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The Forgotten Ones: The Continued Crisis of the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar
In 2017, the Myanmar military supported by militias launched a campaign against the Rohingya, Muslim…
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Populist to pengabdi: What will Subianto’s Foreign Policy look like?
On February 14, 2024, Prabowo Subianto was elected the 8th President of Indonesia following his…
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The Grey Age: Singapore’s Demographic Disaster In The Making
The Little Red Dot has a grey-colored problem. Singapore, one of the four economies dubbed…
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Myanmar Junta Snub: Rethinking the “Asean Way”
On February 1, 2020, the military junta in Myanmar (also known as the Tatmadaw) staged…
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Event Report: Rivers of Iron: Railroads and Chinese Power in Southeast Asia
On January 20, 2022, the Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs, Belt…
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Ilustrado, Revolutionaries or Accomplices of the Spanish Empire: The Contested
Influence of Filipino Ilustrados on Philippine National Independence (1872-1898)Introduction 1872-1898 marked a crucial point in the history of the Philippines, as it encapsulated…
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Disputing COVID-19 as the Critical Juncture for the Treatment of Low-Wage Migrants
The socioeconomic precarity of low-wage migrants hired to do dirty, dangerous, and demeaning work[1] in…
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Lu boleh chakap Baba? Historical Trajectories of Baba Malay and Its Role in Heritage Promotion of the Peranakan Community in Singapore
Abstract: Baba Malay is a mixed language of Malay, Hokkien (a Chinese dialect spoken in…
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Singapore Circa 1965: Multiracial Legacies and Nation-Building in a Nationless State
Abstract: In 1965, after a tumultuous two-year union, Singapore was unilaterally expelled from the Federation…
