E Asian Affairs
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Malaysia Breeds Political Bloggers
In: Malaysia
By: Maria Zain
Bloggers have become the new political culture of Malaysia allowing Malaysians independent news sourcesas opposed to the government-controlled mainstream media. more...
Malaysians Vote for Change in 2008
In: Malaysia
By: Maria Zain
Barisan Nasional suffered a reduction in Parliamentary seats, lost 5 states to the opposition and had prominent cabinet members displaced in the 2008 Malaysian elections. more...
Philippine Rebellion Buffoonery
In: Philippines
By: Gary W. Elliott
Detention, prosecution, and punishment of rebels in Philippine coup attempts, including the last one, appear to be a joke, but implications are too serious to be funny. more...
Antidote for Philippine Corruption
In: Philippines
By: Gary W. Elliott
The long-term remedy for corruption in the Philippines is individual character development, but existing institutions must be aggressively used in the short-term fight. more...
The Philippines Fights Corruption
In: Philippines
By: Gary W. Elliott
The Philippine Constitution of 1987 and subsequent laws created anti-corruption agencies that, with other government and non-government initiatives, battle corruption. more...
Philippine Culture Permits Graft
In: Philippines
By: Gary W. Elliott
Cultural assumptions about rightness or wrongness of individual behavior, a point of religious doctrine, and Spanish colonial experience may influence Philippine graft. more...
Philippine Institutions of Graft
In: Philippines
By: Gary W. Elliott
Two major institutions in the Philippine government foster graft and corruption at the national level through allocation of funds and contract irregularities. more...
Timor-Leste In Crisis After Attack
By: Jodie Martin
Timor-Leste (or East Timor) is in turmoil after co-ordinated attacks on President Ramos Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in a suspected failed coup. more...
Philippine Graft and Corruption
In: Philippines
By: Gary W. Elliott
The misuse of public money for private gain poses a very grave challenge to national development in the Philippines, and the magnitude of the problem is staggering. more...
Philippine National Development
In: Philippines
By: Gary W. Elliott
A growing GNP, relative political stability, and commitment of resources to social development are yielding progress toward the UN's eight Millennium Development Goals. more...
In: Indonesia
By: Paul Bayliss
The Indonesian government has the difficult task of leading a Muslim nation whilst maintaining the nation's traditional belief in Pancasila. more...
In: Thailand
By: John Walsh
Thailand's 23rd December 2007 general election led to the widely-predicted victory for the People's Power Party. But, short of an overall majority, can a coalition arise? more...
Erratic Philippine Economic Growth
In: Philippines
By: Gary W. Elliott
This nation has the ingredients for growth, but progress is unsteady. With exceptions such as the Asian Financial Crisis, domestic issues are causing the stunted growth. more...
Officer-Mutineer-Senator Trillanes
In: Philippines
By: Gary W. Elliott
In custody for leading a 2003 mutiny, Trillanes was elected to the Senate last May, then led the Nov 29th coup attempt. His escapades have precedents in the Philippines. more...
