MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE IN THE ROHINGYA CRISIS
The international opprobrium heaped on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for her inactivity on the Rohingya crisis front, obscures
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THE OXLEY HOUSE: SYMBOL OF THE SINGAPORE STORY
Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was no ordinary Singaporean. His house is no ordinary house. These facts give
NORMAL TIMES MUST END FOR TERROR TO BE FOUGHT
What’s needed to get out of terror attacks being normal? First, liberal societies may have to permit illiberal laws that
PENCE’S VISIT TO INDONESIA A GOOD SIGNAL FOR SOUTH-EAST ASIA
United States Vice-President Mike Pence’s visit to Indonesia last week marked a welcome statement of American confidence in Indonesia and,
TRUMP INAUGURATES THE END OF THE END OF THE COLD WAR
While United States President Donald Trump fixates both supporters and opponents with his controversial policy moves, what should capture the
JOKOWI SHOWS HIS LEADERSHIP METTLE AT ISLAMIC RALLY
Last week’s mega-rally by Muslim hardliners in Jakarta took a dramatic turn when Indonesian President Joko Widodo turned up to
NEW OPENING IN US-PHILIPPINE RELATIONS
China’s defiant response to the international judgment against its claims in the South China Sea could draw the Philippines closer
THE TRUE COLOURS OF AUSTRALIAN DIPLOMACY
AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s imperious dismissal of Indonesian complaints over spying betrays profound ignorance of the new realities of
CALM SHUTDOWN SHOWS AMERICA’S CIVIC CHARACTER
THE prospect of a United States debt default has been described in apocalyptic tones. This is understandable given its catastrophic
INDONESIA’S MINDSET ON HAZE CASTS PALL ON TIES
INDONESIA is behaving less than responsibly over the haze. Wondering why this is so sent me back 16 years ago,
INDONESIA’S NARROW ROAD OF DYNASTIC POLITICS
Political dynasties will likely be behind whoever becomes Indonesia’s next president, despite the two-phase electoral process set up
STILL TRYING TO WIN THE PEACE FOR IRAQ
Tomorrow will mark the 10th anniversary of the United States-led invasion of Iraq. One writer looks at the