Thailand: Junta’s Agenda Clearer After Yingluck Verdict – Analysis
By Michael Montesano In impeaching a prime minister who left office more than eight months earlier, Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly (NLA) may have made legal history. But this curious exercise...
View ArticleJapan Should Urge End To Military Rule In Thailand, Says HRW
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should press Thailand’s junta leader to improve human rights and restore democratic civilian rule, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth...
View ArticleChanging Balances In The Asia-Pacific – Analysis
By Selcuk Colakoglu The Asia-Pacific region has solidified its position as a global center in 2014. In this respect, the summits held by the leading regional organizations the Asia-Pacific Economic...
View ArticleDual-Pricing In Thailand: Should Foreigners Really Pay More? – OpEd
By Kyle Lawrence Mullin Tourists in Thailand now pay almost 10 times more than local residents to visit national parks after a significant price hike earlier this month, sparking renewed debate on...
View ArticleThailand: Land Rights Activist Assassinated
Thai authorities should immediately investigate the killing of a land rights activist in southern Thailand, Human Rights Watch said Saturday. On February 11, 2015, at about 6:30 p.m., an unidentified...
View ArticleWaiting For Obama To Wake Up On Thailand – OpEd
Finally people are talking about the Obama administration’s lackluster response to the brutal military coup in Thailand which toppled an elected government. This is an issue that deserves far more...
View ArticleThailand’s Theatre Of The Absurd – OpEd
The sentencing this week of a 23-year-old student actor and a 26-year-old theatre producer to serve two and a half years in prison marks yet another low point in the slow motion car crash that is Thai...
View ArticleThe South China Sea Disputes: Three Years After Cambodia – Analysis
The accusation against Cambodia following the controversial 2012 ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Phnom Penh fails to acknowledge the challenges that each member state faces with the rise of China. A...
View ArticleThai Coup Alienates US Giving China New Opening – Analysis
The US pressures Thai generals to plan elections, despite rocky transition and royal succession. By Shawn W. Crispin* Throughout US global wars against communism, drugs and terrorism, Thailand has been...
View ArticleJapan Should Urge Thailand To End Military Rule, Says HRW
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should press Thailand’s junta leader to end politically motivated arrests and censorship and ensure a rapid transition...
View Article‘Jihadi John’ And The Threat Of Radicalization In Southeast Asia – Analysis
By Chan Hoi Cheong He has been at the forefront of Islamic State’s (ISIS) brutal execution videos in recent months. The masked man behind the decapitation of several high-profile hostages including US...
View ArticleThailand: The NACC Whitewash Of Abhisit – OpEd
The recent announcement by Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) that it will be initiating an official investigation into former Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva for his part in the 2010...
View ArticleMultiple Targets Of Thailand’s Martial Law – Analysis
By Puangthong Pawakapan* for ISEAS Nine months after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) toppled the elected government of Yingluck Shinawatra on 22 May 2014, the military junta has shown...
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Significance Of 2015 US State Of Union Address For Southeast Asia – Analysis
By Tang Siew Mun and Sanchita Basu Das* for ISEAS The State of the Union Address by the US president is one of the major highlights in the American political calendar. The President delivered the...
View ArticleThe Security Dilemma In East Asia – OpEd
By Aaron Jed Rabena* The current security environment in East Asia has become more insecure and unpredictable due to the tensions stemming from the so-called “potential flashpoints” in the East and...
View ArticleThailand: Buddhist Abbots Expelled After Drinking Binge – OpEd
By Kyle Lawrence Mullin Buddhist monks may have a reputation for being meek, mild mannered, and nothing less than well behaved. But two abbots defied that stereotype in Sikhiu district in Thailand on...
View ArticleThailand: Army Secretly Detaining 17 Muslim Activists, Says HRW
Thai military authorities should immediately confirm the location of 17 student activists who were arbitrarily arrested on April 2, 2015, in Thailand’s southern Narathiwat province, Human Rights Watch...
View ArticleExpanding Maritime Patrols In Southeast Asia – Analysis
Coordinated patrols by littoral states are credited with containing piracy and armed robbery in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. What are the prospects for their enhancement? By Euan Graham*...
View ArticleSpanish Minister Meets With ASEAN Committee In Madrid
Spain’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, José Manuel García-Margallo, received the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Committee at Santa Cruz Palace on Wednesday, made up of...
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Comparative Studies Between Latin American Giants Regarding Egalitarian...
By Paul Gioia* Latin America, along with Southeast Asia, is one of the most dynamic economic regions in the world. It has experienced great progress in education in the past decades, especially the...
View ArticleThe Rebalance To Southeast Asia – Analysis
By Marvin C. Ott and Julia Allen* The “Pivot” toward East Asia (subsequently rebranded as the “Rebalance”) was first articulated by Secretary of State Clinton in an October 2011 article. Yet the...
View ArticleSouth China Sea: Time To Change The Name – Analysis
The latest ASEAN summit has not thrown up any significant sign of an early resolution to the South China Sea disputes. As leaders pursue the necessary path of diplomacy, more decisive actions may be...
View ArticleThailand: Mass Graves Of Rohingya Found In Trafficking Camp
The discovery of more than 30 bodies in a human trafficking camp should prompt Thai authorities to authorize an independent, United Nations-assisted investigation, commit to publish its findings, and...
View ArticleOn History And Humility: What Students Need To Know – OpEd
By Rattana Lao* Not so long ago, some Thai university students used Hitler image as the poster child for superhero and just recently, the Thai state used Nazi symbol in their propaganda for education....
View ArticleThailand: The Unconstitutional Monarchy – OpEd
The United Kingdom (UK) is considered to be one of the planet’s pre-eminent constitutional monarchies. It’s not without its problems but its longevity & stability are based on the absolute split...
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