Chulanee Attanayake is a non-resident Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, and Sessional Lecturer and PhD Scholar at Swinburne University of ...

Thailand’s move towards marriage equality will help bridge the gap between its reputation as a ‘gay paradise’ and the lived ...

Pacific Island countries' digital connectivity is not just about undersea cables and infrastructures, but the very ideas and ...

An ageing population is unlikely to give up paper notes and coins, but Japan’s international commerce may offer more ...

In September 2023, embattled former Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin and a cadre of ministers visited Siripairoj Ice Pier, a fishing port in southwest Thailand. While eating green fish ball curry, ...

ASEAN's growth and development has been built on a successful strategy of economic integration with its larger neighbours, making it one of the most trade-dependent areas globally and a central player ...

The United States and China are competing fiercely in the race to develop artificial intelligence (AI). While Beijing is working to lead the world by 2030, Washington’s approach and US–China ...

There is a chorus of calls for ASEAN to walk the talk on its claims of centrality in the management of the strategic challenges to peace and prosperity in East Asia. Calls for ASEAN to ‘do more’ ...

On 30 June 2024 Abu Rusydan, a former leader of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and veteran of the Afghan conflict, announced the official dissolution of the militant group. Contemplating this development, one ...

Peter A Newman is Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto and lead researcher of MFARR-Asia. He is also a former Canada Research Chair in Health and Social ...

Willie Person Mangum Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina. He is an internationally recognised expert on international and comparative approaches to equality rights, ...