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October 5, 2016
On my last blog post, I posed a question regarding the role Facebook plays in shaping modern Vietnamese political identity. Emily had kindly sent me an interesting article...
October 4, 2016
In yet another article commenting on Indonesian democracy leading up to gubernatorial elections, M. Taufiqurrahman brings into question whether or not voters can be trusted...
October 4, 2016
As developing countries build their infrastructures, there’s a lot of necessities to think about from creating strong economies, to making sure citizens have their basic...
October 4, 2016
At the General Debate at the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 24th, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, gave a...
October 4, 2016
I was very interested to learn more about the Indonesian government’s changing of the law, in 2014, regarding geothermal activity as a mining activity, and how they justified...
October 4, 2016
Duterte faced both international and local pressure for his speech on September 30, after drawing comparisons between his war on drugs and Hitler’s persecution of Germany’s...
October 4, 2016
In the most recent incident over the controversial immigration policy, three foreigners in Thailand complained of being visited by Thai police at their homes, and pressured...

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