Asia & the Pacific

woman cheers on protesters in Indonesia

Responding to the mass protests in Indonesia and the state’s heavy-handed repression, more than 250 local and international organisations and individuals have signed on to the following demands on the Indonesian government, reports Susan Price.

burning building protesters jolly roger flag

Rebecca Meckelburg looks at the growing discontent that led to mass protests across Indonesia.

Indonesian security forces opened fire on a peaceful protest in Sorong, West Papua, killing one person and injuring several others, reports Susan Price.

A crowd of Rohingya refugees protesting genocide

The Rohingya have endured repeated waves of violence, but the August 25, 2017, campaign by the military junta in Myanmar remains the most devastating, writes Noor Sadaque from Cox’s Bazar.

US China flags book cover

In the second part of our interview, 鶹ӳ’s Federico Fuentes speaks to author William Jefferies about the growing confrontation between the United States and China.

US flag book cover

William Jefferies is Senior Lecturer at SOAS University of London and author of the recently published War and the World Economy: Trade, Tech and Military Conflicts in a De-globalising World. 鶹ӳ’s Federico Fuentes spoke to Jefferies about imperialism today and why the period of globalisation is coming to an end.

two flags and FBI jacket

There is widespread opposition in Aotearoa New Zealand to the opening of a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation office in the country’s capital, Pōneke/Wellington, reports Zara Lomas.

鶹ӳ’sIsaac Nellist spoke to Amanda Shweeta Louis from the Socialist Party of Malaysia about the commercialisation of Malaysia’s education system, solidarity with Palestine and why young Malaysians are looking to socialism. 

‘Uncovering Chemmani — Uncovering Genocide’. Tamils protest in Canberra

The recent discovery of a mass grave in Sri Lanka has ignited a wave of protests by Tamils demanding an investigation, accompanied by calls for the government to fulfil its pledge to improve the treatment of Tamils. Chris Slee reports.

Collage of photos

The trial of three activists from Singaporean activist group Letters for Palestine entered its sixth and final day, reports Alex Salmon.

book cover of Eyes of Fire

Forty years after agents from France’s secret service bombed the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior as it was moored in Auckland Harbour, Aotearoa New Zealand, award‑winning journalist David Robie has released a fully updated anniversary edition of his book Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior, writes Ben Radford.

Thai and Cambodian flags with background map of Southeast Asia

Thailand and Cambodia have now agreed on an unconditional ceasefire to end fighting in disputed zones along their 800-kilometre border, reports Susan Price. But what was behind the escalation?