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Tiananmen, 25 years on
Twenty-five years after the events of Tiananmen Square, the issue is still far from settled, writes RICHARD RIGBY On the night of 3–4 June 1989,
Breaking the bamboo ceiling
People of Asian background have had a strong cultural influence on Australia since the 1970s, writes TIM SOUTPHOMMASANE, but they remain far from proportionately represented
A hands-on learning experience
Interdisciplinary field schools to Southeast Asia help Australian students see the region as part of their future, writes THUSHARA DIBLEY. Housing in Singapore, transport in
Greed the unseen peril on Myanmar’s road to democracy
The international surge in investments, and political opportunism, are doing little to help Myanmar’s already weak civil society evolve in the interest of all. JONATHAN
Anxiety persists over India’s new government
Early signs are mixed that India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, can deliver on his promise to create a genuinely inclusive sense of nationhood. Why
Sri Lankan government unmoved by UN report on human rights abuses
With backing from powerful friends, Sri Lanka remains immune to international concern over its human rights record. Damien Kingsbury reports. A certain predictability has developed
China and Vietnam square off in war of attrition over disputed waters
China’s deployment of an oil rig in waters near the strategically located Paracel Islands has severely strained bilateral relations with Vietnam, writes Carlyle A. Thayer
Erdoğan moves against ‘parallel state’
The rift between the Gülen movement and Turkey’s ruling party is widening, says DAVID TITTENSOR. The Gülen movement, which its 72-year-old founder, retired imam Fethullah
Malaysia struggles to escape the middle-income trap
Malaysia’s economic reforms are under question, writes GREG LOPEZ. The term ’middle-income trap’ possibly first entered Malaysia’s official policy lexicon when Premier Najib Razak (pictured
Judiciary shows its true colours in Thailand’s coup
The recent ousting of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra reflects a judiciary that has become politically interventionist and remarkably powerful, writes KEVIN HEWISON. In May 2014,
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