Supreme Ruler for Aceh?
The former rebels show an autocratic streak in their attempt to enthrone an absolute ruler.
Gunnar Stange & Antje Missbach
South China Sea Diplomacy: More Needs to Be Done
Diplomatic tensions among China, the Philippines and Vietnam over the South China Sea are showing signs of abating, however short-lived they may turn out to be.
ZHA DAOJIONG for Pacific Forum CSIS
Mourning the Norway Killings
For all our differences, there are more things that hold us together than keep us apart.
MARCK RIMORIN
The Slaves That Gave the English Their Cuppa
Here’s some history – kidnapping and slave labour in Muslim Philippines to satisfy English demand for tea.
SUN
Celebrate Philippine Independence Day? No, Thanks.
The modern Filipino remains a serf to the ruling oligarchy, incompetent, lazy, uninspired and dull.
BONGV
Four vignettes on the godly and not-so-godly
First, the dog that was almost stoned to death, by holy decree.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
There Could Well Be a War in South China Sea
There are good reasons why China and Vietnam are increasingly belligerent in the territorial dispute.
蔡慎坤 (CAI SHENKUN)
Post-Conflict Timor-Leste: On the Way Up
As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Timor-Leste is gradually raising its profile in the region.
IRIN
Japanese “Comfort Women” Served US Soldiers
In images: Japan recruited its own comfort women for U.S. military use after World War II.
谢谢YaHoO
Friends of the conflict
Even if you don't agree with Israel, you can probably understand why it insists on perpetuating its internationally-unpopular occupation of the Palestinian people. But what about the United States?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Li Na Dreams the Dream of a Nation
A Chinese blogger ponders the Grand Slam win of compatriot Li Na and wonders how much the tennis champion owes to China's national sporting policy.
RACHEL HUANG
China: Tiananmen Square, June 4, 2011
A visitor arrives on Beijing's infamous square and returns with photos and more than a few thoughts on that fateful date.
DEWEY HAMMOND
Where Are the Tiananmen Leaders Now? (Part 2)
Some discovered Jesus, and others wealth and success on Wall Street. A handful is on Twitter where one of them tells of how he was entrapped by his wife, a Chinese undercover spy. Here are the 21 most wanted leaders of the Tiananmen uprising, 22 years later.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Tiananmen on My Mind
A man crippled by the tank that rolled over his legs. A 15-year-old who demands the truth. Here’s a collection of Chinese voices on the 1989 government crackdown on pro-democracy student protestors, known to them simply as June 4.
The asia! team
What did Lang Lang Do Wrong?
Chinese netizens have lambasted the China-born pianist for refusing to play a piece for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen uprising. Are they justified?
Sakurayen 嚴櫻