SOUTHEAST ASIA

Thailand: democratic demands for change thwarted

Military-aligned parties part of new government that excludes election winners

Cambodia’s election a blatant farce

Electoral ritual grounded in repression paves way for dynastic succession

Myanmar: military junta gets a free pass

Regional body should follow civil society’s roadmap towards democracy

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Thailand: time for democracy

Military must accept pro-democracy opposition’s overwhelming election victory

Myanmar’s forgotten crisis

International lack of action is allowing military junta to get away with murder

Indonesia’s new criminal code: a turn for the worse

Long-overdue changes to outdated law only make it more hostile to women, LGBTQI+ people and other excluded groups

Malaysia: will new government bring real change?

Challenger promising to improve civic space comes to power – but political volatility is likely to continue

Indonesia: fuel price protests at high-handed government

Country the latest in global wave of economic protests

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Singapore: belated recognition of LGBTQI+ rights

Sex between men decriminalised – but state moves to block progress on equal marriage

Rohingya refugees: still far from home

Struggle of the Rohingya people continues six years on from campaign of violence that made them refugees