Foreign Correspondence

Najib Ready for Poll

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — In Malaysia, opinion polls indicate Prime Minister Najib Razak’s approval rating is on the rise after scoring a string of political victories at home and abroad. Listen to more from Luke […]

Foreign Correspondence

Najib Primed for Polls

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — In Malaysia, recent opinion polls indicate Prime Minister Najib Razak’s approval rating is rising after a series of political victories.  The prime minister’s political fortunes are fueling speculation he will soon […]

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ASEAN + China and Bhutan?

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Within the various corridors of power across Southeast Asia, tongues are still wagging over the outburst delivered by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at last week’s ASEAN summit. At the heart […]

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Hun Sen Blasts Crazy Media

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Leaders of the 10-nation ASEAN bloc have laid the final groundwork for the establishment of an integrated economic community by 2015, but rifts have emerged over how to handle Chinese hegemony following […]

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The Call to Poetry

FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — The recent explosion of Istanbul’s arts scene has put Turkey’s largest metropolis firmly on the cultural compass and poets across the world are hearing the call. In this spirit, American poet […]