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East Asia ForumMalaysia’s Modernisation Tsunami
Malaysia’s Modernisation Tsunami
Virtually all dedicated Malaysia-watchers professed themselves shocked by the result. But if leading modernisation theorists like Seymour Martin Lipset or Samuel Huntington were still alive — even in their fusty 1950s and 1960s guises — they wouldn’t have been surprised in the slightest.
The Asia Foundation‘Seven Deadly Days’: Road Safety in Thailand
‘Seven Deadly Days’: Road Safety in Thailand
This week, many of Thailand’s 68 million people will celebrate Buddhist New Year, also known as “Songkran.” It’s a joyous time as families and friends reunite across the country to celebrate. Millions of Thai workers in Bangkok will return to their country homes for the holiday. However, because of the increased traffic, there will inevitably be a surge in crashes and road fatalities.
The New York TimesHow South Vietnam Defeated Itself
How South Vietnam Defeated Itself
In the early hours of Jan. 30, 1968, the first Communist rockets struck provincial capitals across South Vietnam. A nationwide ground assault followed, and by morning the next day, much of the urban South was besieged, including Saigon’s radio station, the South Vietnamese military headquarters and even the American Embassy.
Southeast Asia GlobeThe sound of silence: sexual abuse in Cambodia’s Buddhist pagodas
The sound of silence: sexual abuse in Cambodia’s Buddhist pagodas
An unregulated pagoda environment, the status of monks and the downplaying of male rape means that abuse of children in the monkhood is likely more widespread than anyone dares to admit
Weatherhead East Asian InstituteWEAI Mourns the Death of Former Research Scholar Jayne Werner
WEAI Mourns the Death of Former Research Scholar Jayne Werner
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute mourns the death of Jayne Werner, who served as a WEAI Research Scholar from 2010 through 2015. A Professor Emerita of Political Science at Long Island University, Dr. Werner was a leading expert on the contemporary politics of Vietnam. She also served as a past Co-Chair of the University Seminar on Southeast Asia in World Affairs at Columbia University.
East Asia ForumWhy does Indonesia seem to prefer foreign aid from China?
Why does Indonesia seem to prefer foreign aid from China?
When Australia reduced its foreign aid to Indonesia by 40 per cent in 2015, Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry responded that ‘Indonesia … is no longer a country that needs aid for development’. At face value, this seems to be the case. Data released by the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in October 2017 shows that net foreign aid to Indonesia from DAC member countries and from multilateral aid agencies like the World Bank has decreased and even turned negative in some years.
Asian CorrespondentIndonesia: Online ‘virginity auctions’ reflect wider tensions over women’s rights
Indonesia: Online ‘virginity auctions’ reflect wider tensions over women’s rights
Controversial website nikahsirri.com exploded onto the Indonesian online dating scene in September 2017. The site quickly grabbed the attention of the Indonesian public, due to its promise of finding partners or “mitras” for each of its members for the purpose of “nikah siri”, as well as for promoting “virginity auctions”.