The official result of 2014 Indonesia’s Presidential election is here:
The official result is released : Jokowi 53.15%, Prabowo 46.85%
Jul 22, 2014
Thailand needs to build democracy culturally
Reforms for democracy in Thailand have to go beyond politics and reform the Thais culturally.
Jul 16, 2014
AIS PhD Student wrote about Thailand political crisis and its historical root in The Diplomat
One AIS PhD Student wrote in The Diplomat about the historical root of the latest coup in Thailand.
Jul 14, 2014
When an anti-Gambling campaign went wrong in Singapore....
World Cup is over now. But a week ago, Singapore's anti-gambling campaign went wrong after Germany's victory over Brazil.
Jul 10, 2014
Spread it! NCPO revokes Prof Pavin's passport | Bangkok Post: news
Sad news. and Time.com have Dr. Pavin's response.
Quick review on Indonesia's president election by Vedi Hadiz and Richard Robison
New Mandala have a very good post-election review about two president candidates in Indonesia.
President Jokowi vs Oligarchy: Can Indonesia's new president counter oligarchy? http://t.co/BrmKYEZuqN
— New Mandala (@newmandala) July 10, 2014This is why the key question is how the new President will deal with the powerful interests that shape Indonesian politics and its economy as well as tackling entrenched corruption and political dysfunction. At a time of broad disillusionment across Indonesia society with the way democracy has evolved, both candidates are seen by their supporters to offer a way out.
However, neither Prabowo nor Jokowi represent a fundamental break with the past and neither possesses the resources to fully deliver on their rhetoric. Both have to operate within a powerful and complex system of oligarchy that enmeshes political authority and private wealth.
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This means that his very alliance with the PDI-P may become an important liability. Although he is the candidate of that party, its support has been only grudgingly given by the grandees of the Sukarno family. One probable consequence of this is that Jokowi will find himself besieged by the demands of a family eager to maintain their authority over the party and to secure their share of the spoils, including key Ministries in the new government for their acolytes.
In these sorts of struggles, his only real bargaining chip is his popularity. So we can expect a continuation of his strategies in Solo and Jakarta to broaden access to social services, overcome bureaucratic inertia and build public infrastructure.
Jul 9, 2014
Singaporean in Syria conflict
According to Reuters & Singaporean state-owned TV network, there are Singaporean participating in Syria conflict.
Jul 8, 2014
Hun Sen, Cambodia's PM, said, if Cambodian youths protest in front of a Japanese mall, they will lose their jobs!
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen used his “favourable” authoritarian rhetoric to remind Cambodian youth about the "importance" of stability and NOT to protest!
@guardian tell you why we need to care about Indonesia's president election
Why we need to care about the forthcoming Indonesia’s president? UK’s The guardian listed five reasons.
Jul 5, 2014
Read David I. Steinberg's latest comment on Myanmar development
In Nikkei, Prof David I. Steinberg summarized about the Myanmar’s latest development.
Jul 3, 2014
The health problem for policy makers in Vietnam, as the country is one of the most tobacco-friendly countries in the world
The Diplomat told us why Vietnam is being “one of the world’s most tobacco-friendly countries.” The policy makers in Vietnam have to tackle this health risk to the people.
Jun 30, 2014
Academic Articles released in June 2014
Here is the list of academic articles recorded from Database in June 2014:
Jun 23, 2014
The problem of Cambodian People’s Party: authoritarianism
As a political party in an authoritarian country, the ruling style of the ruling party of course is authoritarian. However, as a party who face decline of popularity and rising opposition, the authoritarianism now become the obstacle not only to the country's own development but also to the party survival. Phoak Kung suggested the rooted problem of the Cambodian People's Party, authoritarianism, would eventually bring the party down.
Jun 19, 2014
On the latest development of Indonesian presidential election
Today, East Asia Forum has a post analyzing the latest development of the Indonesia's presidential election.
Jun 18, 2014
Dilemma faced by Vietnamese state on South China Sea problem
William G. Frasure wrote about the dilemma faced by the government of Vietnam over the South China Sea problem.
The City again is under fire again because of racism: This time is a “racist” insurance commercial
There is an commercial ad of insurance featuring a male Chinese actor as a Filipina maid which is criticized as racist in the online community. Jun 16, 2014
New book by SEARC's core member has been released online!
The latest publication by Dr Toby Carroll, SEARC's core member, The Politics of Marketising Asia, has been published and released online by Palgrave Macmillan this month.
Understand more about the Thilawa Special Economic Zone in Myanmar
Read this Nikkei article to understand more about the current development and problems of Myanmar’s Thilawa Special Economic Zone.
Hidden obstacle to HK-ASEAN FTA talk: racism? Read Bowring article in SCMP
On Sunday, Philip Bowring wrote about the racism in Hong Kong and China and discuss how it would affect Hong Kong and China’s relations with ASEAN countries.
Jun 9, 2014
Tough days for Thai's scholars: Thai Generals Go After Exiles and Academics - Asia Sentinel
Sadly, today Asia Sentinel informed us that the Thai junta pressured the Thai foreign ministry to force the overseas' academics going back to Thailand. Pavin Chachavalpongpun, a Thai academics in Kyoto, is the top priority, according to the article. We shared his article to SCMP about his view about the junta going after Thai scholars. Today, we shared the article in Asia Sentinel: 
