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A demonstrator hands flowers to an Indonesian riot police officer in Jakarta during a protest calling for former President Suharto to be brought to trial on charges of human rights abuses and corruption, Nov. 26, 1998.

Democracy in Indonesia 25 years after the fall of Suharto

Few countries have democratized as quickly as Indonesia, but the reforms are not irreversible.

Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat attends a press conference following the general election, at the party's headquarters in Bangkok, May 15, 2023.

Thai opposition pulls off a rout, but the loser may take all

Viliame Gavoka, leader of Fiji’s Social Democratic Liberal Party, speaks during a press conference following a party meeting in Fiji’s capital Suva, Dec. 19, 2022.

Journalists in Pacific island states face uncertain times

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, leader of the junta government, inspects officers during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, March 27, 2023

Myanmar, neighbors including Thailand hold Track 1.5 dialogue without ASEAN members

2023-04-27

Zulkifli Zainal Abidin (left), Malaysia’s new facilitator for peace talks in the Thai Deep South, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Santi Sakuntanark, commander of the Thai 4th Army Region, at Fort Ingkayuth Borihan in Pattani province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2023.

What to make of Thailand’s Ramadan-time ‘truce’ offer to BRN rebels

2023-04-10

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