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Southeast Asia and Pacific
Minorities
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Stateless and without rights

Many ethnic minorities in Thailand are stateless and thereby without rights

Rule of law
Tiffany Jenkins

“Incidents must be investigated”

Why the Philippines’ Jane and Joe Doe laws must be abolished

Elections
Edith Koesoemawiria

Comfortable among the people

Why Indonesians chose Joko Widodo to be their president

Indonesia
Edith Koesoemawiria

Unbounded spirit

The story of Ratna Indraswari Ibrahim – a prolific writer, feminist and activist bound to a wheelchair

Food
Philippe Bacac

Food safety “from farm to fork”

What Metro's suppliers and customers are taught in Vietnam to ensure food safety

Local government
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Meet Mayor Erap, the former president

More than a mere rerun? Joseph Estrada, the Philippines former president, is now running his nation’s capital city

Manila
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Dysfunctional complexity

Metro Manila: why the governance structure is so complicated, and why that is not so unusual

Gender relations
Nilanjana Ray

Aborted girls, trafficked women

Aborted girls, enslaved brides - a depressing Asian drama

Constitutional crisis
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

A role for civil society

Thailand's election has not solved any of the country's urgent problems

Internet
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Putting a check on leaders

Long before the Arab spring, mobilisation by SMS toppled a president in Philippines

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery