- Following new outbreaks of communal violence and the sentencing of five journalists in Myanmar, the country's media reforms have been in the headlines. Significantly, President Thein Sein has blamed media for the latest outbreaks of violence.
- While Vietnam has recently stabilised its economy, growth remains sluggish and below potential, according to a new World Bank Report.
- Vietnam's 'omnidirectional' and 'flexible' foreign policy over the last decade (as explained on these pages previously) may lead to new isolation if not managed carefully, suggests Huong Le Thu.
- National Geographic takes a look at the ongoing disputes over dam projects on the Mekong.
- Predicting election outcomes in Malaysia: new data may lead to new politics in future elections.
- Asia Sentinel suggests that the proposal to introduce Islamic Law in Malaysia may be losing steam.
- ISEAS's Steven Paul Larkin looks at Myanmar's economic credentials which lie, he argues, somewhere between miracle and myth.
- Reform is crucial in Thailand's 'Juntanomics', argues ISEAS's Cassey Lee. And social and economic pathologies need to be addressed for Thailand to move forward, argues Rick Doner.
- This anti-gambling campaign ran throughout Singapore during the World Cup, with billboards and TV adverts running throughout June and July. But given Germany's win, the campaign seems to have backed the wrong horse.