2017/04/01 |
Like Mother Like Daughter? A Housekeeper's Tale in Jakarta
'It’s easy to see why Yuyun was so eager to spare Rani her fate.'
2017/03/15 |
Why Disney's 'Gay Moment' is Causing Hysteria in Singapore
The church's lack of acceptance has a very real impact on the mental health of LGBT people, writes Kirsten Han in Singapore.
2017/02/27 |
China and the Atheist Manifesto
A recent revision of a low-level administrative regulation aiming at maintaining social order stirred up a great controversy online in China.
2017/02/18 |
Playing a Different Game: What the Chinese State Really Wants from the NGO Sector (and Vice Versa)
Is the Chinese state’s goal really to suppress civil society?
2017/02/08 |
Beijing’s New Scorched-Earth Policy Against the Uighurs
The exacerbation of police state mechanisms has obviously failed to deter the growth of radicalism in the autonomous region
2017/01/30 |
Do We Need Miss Universe?
Miss Universe is more than just a beauty pageant to many in the Philippines.
2017/01/28 |
In Indonesia, Change Doesn’t Start at Home
Attitudes in Indonesia aren't terribly liberal to begin with. One survey has found that gay, lesbian and transgendered Indonesian were the most hated group in the country.
2017/01/11 |
What Asian Development Can Teach Us About Happiness
Trends suggest that people in China had higher life satisfaction in the aftermath of the nationwide uprisings and crackdowns of 1989 than in the next two decades of rapid growth.
2016/11/27 |
Overflowing Cities: 157 Million Indians Still Without Toilets
There are 157 million Indians without toilets. That equals eight Olympic-sized pools of poo daily. Women and girls are at particular risk of health issues due to the sanitation crisis.
2016/11/16 |
People’s Republic of Spiritual Rednecks
China's Internet reacts to news of the new U.S. president.
2016/08/22 |
Rise in Number of 'May-December Marriages' a Sign of Gender Equality
Nearly one in five new brides in Taiwan is older than her husband. Many see this new phenomenon as the result of a more open-minded society and the impact of feminism.
2016/08/11 |
Taiwan’s Education System is Failing Its Youth
Three young students share their views on an environment that often fosters more confusion and apprehension than success.
2016/08/08 |
OP-ED: Pokémon Go and the Death of Reality
When funeral homes start offering discounts for people who die because of a mobile game, we know there’s a problem with our society.