AsiaWATCH
Thai Elections
Thais went to the polls on March 24. Here are the latest updates with the military asserting its power over the legislative system. Published by Voice of America and written by Luke Hunt Prayut’s Quest for […]
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SE Asia’s Tough Elections
Four pending general elections have the potential to reshape Southeast Asian political dynamics with the recent slide towards autocracy raising fears that the ballot box will become little more than a tool for entrenching authoritarian […]
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A Speech for an Australian Prime Minister
AUSTRALIAN CORRESPONDENT — Australian playwright Ross Mueller has captured the nuances of politics down under with his latest effort I Can’t Even, starring the actor and social commentator Rhys Muldoon as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who shares the role with the actress Louise […]
Foreign Correspondence
‘Filipino Donald Trump’ Rodrigo Duterte leads presidential contest
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — To his many critics, he is an uncouth braggart with a penchant for politically incorrect jokes and a populist dislike for Western allies, but when Filipinos go to the polls Monday, they […]
Foreign Correspondence
Tsai Ing-wen victory in Taiwan elections would deal fresh rebuke to China
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — As both Beijing and Washington watch anxiously, Taiwan’s voters go to the polls Saturday and are widely expected to oust the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) after eight years in power and elect pro-independence opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen […]