Politics

Solution to the climate crisis – The most cliché of all?

This op-ed is part of AASYP’s Digital Dialogues 2021, which is a programme that aims to provide a platform and forum for future leaders from across the region to contribute to the policymaking and diplomacy sphere by engaging in issues relating to Gender and Diversity, Green Recovery, and Emerging Economies. The wicked problem of climate …

Solution to the climate crisis – The most cliché of all? Read More »

Philippine Flag

Political Dynasties and their Guns, Goons, and Gold Plague One of Asia’s Oldest Democracies

These are personal learnings and reflections from an Executive Course on Governance and Democracy with the Ateneo School of Government under the Youth Leadership for Democracy’s (YouthLed) 2021 Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) fellowship. On June 12th of 1898, revolutionary leaders of the Philippines declared the country as an independent and sovereign state, making it one of …

Political Dynasties and their Guns, Goons, and Gold Plague One of Asia’s Oldest Democracies Read More »

Skyline of Kuala Lumpur

Why have Malaysian minorities internalised systemic racism for 63 years?

A consciousness of racial oppression is starting to seep into the minds of individuals globally. The tragic death of George Floyd catalysed a string of protests tied to the Black Lives Movement in the United States. As a result, the world has witnessed a domino effect of protests, dismantlement of statues tied to colonialism and …

Why have Malaysian minorities internalised systemic racism for 63 years? Read More »

Dying for Democracy? Over 500 election workers die during Indonesia election

Alexandra Smith is a Third Year Law and Asian studies student at the Australian National University, currently on exchange in South Korea. Over 500 election workers have died and 2,000 more have suffered from fatigue-related illnesses following this year’s Indonesian general election on 17 April. The election, described as the world’s most complicated single-day election, …

Dying for Democracy? Over 500 election workers die during Indonesia election Read More »