In Singapore, the large Myanmar diaspora is mostly pushed to the margins. Many newcomers are employed as maids and carers.

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Japan’s next round of labour reform promises flexibility but risks entrenching overwork rather than improving productivity or ...

Islamabad’s escalating military and diplomatic pressure on Kabul may deepen the impasse over cross-border militancy while ...

A two-front assault on the Cambodian economy from US tariffs and Thai government attacks on Cambodian casinos and ...

Cambodia’s overlapping crises in 2025 tested Prime Minister Hun Manet’s approach to political succession, security and ...

The ill-defined Indo-Pacific formulation is hurting rather than helping the efforts of democracies attempting to promote a ...

Pakistan’s renewed relevance in great power politics in 2025 came as the military consolidated its power and further eroded ...

The rise of ‘Donroeism’ gives China strategic space, yet leaves Japan between a rock and a hard place as it balances strategic partnerships with the United States and the broader region ...

While Singapore withstood considerable global economic pressures and experienced strong growth in 2025, social mobility gaps ...

Policy reforms in the Philippines must focus on expediting economic transformation to move out of low-productivity sectors and help overcome shocks like Trump’s tariffs.