South East Asia

Partido Lakas ng Masa opposes the Philippines being drawn into the US war agenda against the interests of the Filipino people.

Jeyakumar Devaraj provides a brief overview of Malaysia’s history and political and economic development to help us understand the current situation in the country.

Malaysia needs a party that speaks about building a nation through policies that address the needs of all people, rather than feeding into toxic racialised politics, writes S Arutchelvan.

Partido Lakas ng Masa challenge Akbayan’s Perci Cendaña’s statement lauding national defence secretary Gibo Teodoro as a defender of Philippine sovereignty and respond to attacks by an Akbayan supporter.

Partido Lakas ng Masa contends there is little reason to expect a genuine anti-dynasty bill to emerge from House Bill No. 8389.

Pax Silica is a US-led drive to secure control over semiconductors, AI and critical minerals. The Philippines will lose out if it becomes a military-industrial node within this project, writes Reihana Mohideen.

The firing of a Tomahawk missile and operational deployment of the US Typhon system on Philippine soil mark a dangerous escalation in the country’s entanglement in imperialist military conflicts, warns Partido Lakas ng Masa.

Singaporean abolitionist activist Kokila Annamalai Parvathi faces up to 12 months in prison and a S$20,000 fine for speaking out about the cruelties of the death penalty regime.

Ilyas Muzaffar — Eight hours for work. Eight hours for rest. Eight hours for replying to work texts.

Daniel Tanuro — An emergency plan for social and ecological justice is only possible if it is linked to a fight for the political power.

Jeyakumar Devaraj — We have the responsibility of putting forward an alternative vision where the vast wealth created by the growth of technology and science is utilized to benefit people and the planet on the basis of solidarity.

A call by the GEBRAK (Labour Movement with the People) alliance for rebuilding the unity of the organised movements, advancing demands that touch on changes to people's lives, and launching brave and sustainable actions to strike back at oligarchic power.