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189 people lost their lives when Lion Air flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea, 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta's Soekarno–Hatta International Airport.

Opening yesterday's 46th ASEAN Summit, the Malaysian leader also hailed the “significant” progress in efforts to end the civil war in Myanmar.

And what it reveals of current China-Japan relations.

Various political factions are attempting to seize the advantage amid organic protests seeking the prime minister's ouster.

However, a Taliban-only arrangement will merely replicate the exclusionary cycles that have doomed past peace efforts

Differences between political parties on issues like elections seem to be hampering the functioning of the interim government.

Transitional justice, the last leg of the peace process, will remain incomplete unless the victims have adequate say in the process.

The young nation has yet to fulfill a considerable number of legal requirements, suggesting that a later timeline might be more realistic.

Along with the conflict in Myanmar, the issue of trade is likely to be high on the agenda at the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur.

Following an underwhelming electoral return, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is likely to lean all the more heavily on his relationship with Washington.

Malaysia needs to lead a regional push for international criminal accountability and reject the military's planned sham “elections.”

Washington itself hasn’t solved the problems that fed into Taiwan’s nuclear phase-out: waste storage and high costs.

The current tense phase of relations reflects a breakdown of the old deterrence logic.

Today, Rohingya seeking asylum are still being beaten, extorted, and left to die, while the violence and repression pushing them from their homes has surged. 

Anti-regime forces are focused on seizing control of military bases.

While the surface trigger was a display of wealth by the prime minister’s family, the root cause is deep-seated tension over corruption, inequality, and development.

Understanding North Korea’s view of South Korea-U.S. extended deterrence sheds light on the security dilemma.

Local staff and their partners face the greatest challenges from reduced U.S. funding. Australia should focus its efforts here.

What began as political signaling is now becoming reality.

Rather than resume nuclear testing, the Trump administration ought to strive to revive the moribund arms control regime.