Southeast Asia’s drug trade is booming—seizures of meth in ASEAN have tripled in the last five years. The region’s drug problem is shaped by ineffective law enforcement and wealth inequality and now threatens sustainable development.
When Thongloun Sisoulith came to power in 2016, he set out to tackle corruption. Now, two years on, his war against corruption is failing.
Tsai Ing-wen’s New Southbound Policy picks up steam. Her novel approach is Taiwan’s best chance yet to emerge from China’s shadow.
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Holly Reeves In mainland China, carrying a wallet is a dying tradition. Instead payments are made instantly by waving the magic wand in a…
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Jolene Yeo The Southeast Asia region finds itself blanketed by grim skies, its air smothered with haze, every now and then. The recurring annual…
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Holly Reeves “The haze is really smelly and is giving me a headache, even though I’ve closed all the windows in my house,” said…