Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS May 11, 2022

Marcos as Philippines president a boon for China but a setback for U.S.

The new leader has long-standing ties with China and is seeking a new deal over contested waters of the South China Sea.

Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS May 10, 2022

Fall and rise: Marcos family back in power in the Philippines

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s victory marks extraordinary comeback for a family once best known for widespread human rights abuses and the plunder of an estimated $10 billion.

Asia Pacific | FOCUS May 4, 2022

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. could control hunt for family's wealth as Philippines president

If the front-runner triumphs in the May 9 election, he will wield broad powers over government agencies seeking to recover as much as $10 billion plundered by his namesake father.

Beijing protested Indonesian drilling and military exercises in South China Sea

The unprecedented demand for oil and natural gas has elevated tensions between the two countries, but both have made attempts to play down the standoff.

Asia Pacific Oct 19, 2021

Tradition versus credibility: Inside the ASEAN meet that snubbed Myanmar

Southeast Asian ministers were divided between sticking to a tradition of non-interference and the need to retain credibility by sanctioning coup leader Min Aung Hlaing.

ASEAN appoints Brunei diplomat as envoy to Myanmar

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have appointed Brunei's second minister for foreign affairs, Erywan Yusof, as special envoy to Myanmar, the group said on Wednesday. Erywan has been tasked with ending violence in Myanmar and opening dialogue between the military rulers ...

Asia Pacific Jul 21, 2021

'Don't get sick': Indonesia's poor miss out on COVID-19 care

The pandemic has been a grinding descent toward poverty and hunger for many of the country's economically vulnerable.

Asia Pacific / Politics Apr 26, 2021

ASEAN changed Myanmar statement on release of political detainees, sources say

Language on freeing political prisoners was unexpectedly watered down and did not contain a firm call for their release.

Asia Pacific | FOCUS Apr 6, 2021

Accounts differ after three brothers killed by Indonesian soldiers at Papuan health clinic

The United Nations and rights advocates say Indonesia's security forces are carrying out grave abuses.

Asia Pacific | ANALYSIS Oct 29, 2020

Vaccines, not spy planes: U.S. misfires in Indonesia

Not only has the United States not promised to help with vaccine supplies, it also shocked Indonesia officials by asking to land its spy planes in the country.