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The Decline of The West's Moral Status
Murderous arrogance on display
1 hr ago • 
Philip Bowring
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Cybertroopers in Southeast Asia: Countless and Complex
Politicians and governments flood the cyberzone with misinformation
15 hrs ago • 
Our Correspondent
Singapore Under the Gun in Illegal Chip Smuggling
Gaming website exposes banned transshipment of GPUs
Sep 3
Iran Snapback: Systemic Shockwave
UN sanctions snapback ignites regional crisis, tests global powers
Sep 3
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Thai Politics Once Again in Turmoil
As parties jockey amid Thaksin’s fading power, the elites look on
Sep 2 • 
John Berthelsen
7
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Indonesia's Week of Violence: Waiting to Happen
Systemic change needed for democracy to survive
Sep 1 • 
Our Correspondent
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August 2025

Indonesia Plunges Into Days of Chaos
Longstanding grievances metastasize into demonstrations
Aug 31
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The Lost World of Old Delhi’s Sunday Book Bazaar
By Kanupriya Dhingra, Cambridge University Press, India, Hardcover/Paperback/eBook, 120 pp., US$18
Aug 30
Modi Goes to China
With the US incoherent, how to capitalize?
Aug 29
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Thaksin Shinawatra’s Mystery Fixer Man
South African’s links to both Thaksin and Cambodia’s Hun Sen
Aug 29 • 
John Berthelsen
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Has Indonesia's Corruption Watchdog Reawakened?
Newly energized KPK tackles high-profile cases
Aug 28
Russia's LNG Shadow Fleet Sails, Buyers Unknown
Search for revenue to stem red ink
Aug 27
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