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South Korea
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Korean drama Teach You a Lesson serves up a reality check on education
The hit Netflix series uses a vigilante classroom fantasy to expose deep, real-world anxieties about school violence.
21 Jun 2026 - 1:30PM
Vietnam
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When the US comes for Cuba, what can Vietnam do?
20 Jun 2026 - 3:00PM
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Asean
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China builds Southeast Asia expertise as the US lets it wither
14 Jun 2026 - 3:17PM
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Indonesia
Asian Angle
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Indonesia’s nickel rule changes are spooking Chinese investors
A leaked grievance letter reveals how Jakarta’s resource nationalism risks driving essential Chinese capital away.
13 Jun 2026 - 3:00PM
A worker processes nickel at plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo: EPA
Indonesia
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Indonesia’s labour movement is deeply divided over political patronage
Rival rallies reveal a fundamental clash between a co-opted union elite and an independent grass-roots movement.
7 Jun 2026 - 10:00AM
Malaysia
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Can Malaysia’s unity government survive a state poll fight?
Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional might find it easier to compete locally and maintain a lukewarm federal alliance.
6 Jun 2026 - 12:00PM
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Asean
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Where Southeast Asians really want to live, work and travel
While Thailand leads for tourism, Singapore and Japan are the top draws for work, revealing uneven regional soft power dynamics.
31 May 2026 - 10:00AM
People at the Merlion statue in Singapore. The city state has emerged top among Southeast Asians who chose an Asean member as their preferred relocation destination, according to a survey. Photo: AFP
Malaysia
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Malaysia’s 3R catch-all risks turning every grievance into a threat
Conflating local governance concerns with racial and religious slights threatens pluralism and stifles legitimate public policy debate.
30 May 2026 - 10:00AM
Ageing society
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Asia’s silver dividend can offset ageing’s economic toll
Research shows demographic decline hits productivity, not workforce size. Keeping older workers active through technology is the solution.
24 May 2026 - 12:00PM
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US-China relations
Asian Angle
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What the China-US stability pact means for Southeast Asia
The real test of Beijing and Washington’s adoption of ‘constructive strategic stability’ will be how words translate into action.
23 May 2026 - 11:00AM
China-Asean relations
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China offers Southeast Asia clear advantages in nuclear power
With its experience in exporting nuclear reactors, China can offer long-term energy security and technological upgrades.
17 May 2026 - 12:00PM
Researchers inspect an alloy material sample used to build a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor at a laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics in October last year. Photo: EPA
History
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The West was never the whole world. It’s time to move on
As Asia reclaims its roots, the burden of reinvention now falls on the West. Its brief era of supremacy was a historical aberration.
17 May 2026 - 9:25AM
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China-Philippines relations
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3 reasons Marcos’ South China Sea energy gambit won’t work
The Philippine president has mooted the idea of joint oil and gas development. China is willing, but history shows this road leads nowhere.
10 May 2026 - 12:00PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
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Trump’s threats against Iran are historically illiterate
The US president’s threats to end Iranian civilisation expose his ignorance of the country’s long history.
9 May 2026 - 3:30PM
Japan
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Why Japan-China ties can benefit from promoting people-to-people exchanges
Filling the information gap through direct contact between the two peoples can help improve both countries’ public images and ease tensions.
3 May 2026 - 9:00AM
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of their talks in Gyeongju, South Korea, on October 31, 2025. Photo: Kyodo
Thailand
Asian Angle
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A year after corporal punishment ban, Thailand needs to curb resurgence
Two school incidents show corporal punishment remains prevalent, and Thai authorities must strengthen accountability to prevent a recurrence.
2 May 2026 - 12:00PM
US, Israel war on Iran
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Trump’s oil crisis is accelerating the end of the fossil fuel era
Ironically for president ‘drill, baby, drill’, this crisis may prove an irreversible tipping point for clean energy.
26 Apr 2026 - 3:00PM
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War and conflict
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Blinding the world with lies makes peacemaking an impossible task
From Iran to the Horn of Africa, disinformation is killing diplomacy. Mediators need facts, not state-sponsored fictions.
25 Apr 2026 - 11:00AM
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A satellite image shows smoke rising from an oil refinery in Tuapse, Russia, on Monday after an overnight strike claimed by Ukraine’s military. Photo: Planet Labs PBC/Reuters
United States
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The Thucydides Trap is a lie created to justify a US-China war
Ancient Greece offers no lessons for Asia. The Global South must stop letting America’s war machine write history.
19 Apr 2026 - 1:30PM
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Passage through the Strait of Hormuz is a right in war and peace
Neutral ships have a legal right of passage, even in war. Singapore has defended international law, which provides for a stable world order.
18 Apr 2026 - 1:30PM
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Asean
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Doubts about Trump strain Southeast Asia’s US-China balancing act
An increasingly unpredictable Washington is making the region’s traditional hedging strategy harder to sustain.
12 Apr 2026 - 12:00PM
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Vietnam
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Who is Vietnam’s new Prime Minister Le Minh Hung?
The ex-central banker has the credentials to succeed. Whether he has the political capital remains to be seen.
11 Apr 2026 - 1:00PM
Le Minh Hung (centre) attends a swearing-in ceremony in Hanoi on Tuesday after being elected as Vietnam’s new prime minister. Photo: Vietnam News Agency/Xinhua
US, Israel war on Iran
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Why the ‘Gate of Tears’ may yet make the whole world weep
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, any attacks on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait will pile further pressure on global supply chains.
5 Apr 2026 - 12:00PM
US, Israel war on Iran
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Hormuz is sending Southeast Asia a warning – and we can no longer ignore it
The crisis has shown we must invest in renewables rather than staying in a fossil fuel comfort zone.
4 Apr 2026 - 12:00PM
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One rule for Israel and another for Iran risks nuclear disaster
Israel is believed to have some 80 to 90 nuclear weapons. Iran has none. Such double standards are unsustainable.
29 Mar 2026 - 11:30AM
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