Jokowi Still Favorite to Be Indonesia's Next President

Published on Apr 15, 2014 by Luke Hunt

The opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, known as the PDI-P, has emerged as the frontrunner in legislative elections, confirming its candidate Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, as favorite to become the nation’s next president.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat. .

Politicians and Corporates Ensure Acrid Haze Returns

Published on Apr 10, 2014 by Luke Hunt

Each year, about 200 million people across large swathes of Southeast Asia are forced to choke on dreaded smog caused by massive burning off in Indonesia, where the culprits have enjoyed a long-standing impunity. Each year there are promises by politicians that the issue will be dealt with, yet each year the haze returns.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat. .

Cambodia Leads Doubts Over AEC

Published on Apr 9, 2014 by Luke Hunt

In a rare moment of honesty a Cambodian official has admitted his doubts about his country’s ability to meet regional expectations in time for the launch of the much vaunted ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the end of 2015.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Gears Up for Next Round

Published on Apr 8, 2014 by Luke Hunt

The Trial Chamber at the Khmer Rouge tribunal has outlined its strategy for Case 002/02, which will see additional charges laid against surviving leaders of Pol Pot’s regime, blamed for the deaths of up to 2.2 million people between April 1975 and early 1979.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat. .

Malaysian PM: Flight MH370 in Southern Indian Ocean

Published on Mar 25, 2014 by Luke Hunt

Seventeen days after Flight MH370 went missing, where and when the Malaysian airliner went down appears to have been resolved alongside the tragic fate of all on board. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that the plane carrying  239 people went down in the southern Indian Ocean with no survivors.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..