South East Asia

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Malaysia: Why we need a progressive bloc

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.
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The Philippines: Is Akbayan now supporting the US against China?

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.
HB 8389 protest

Partido Lakas ng Masa (The Philippines): HB 8389 is a fake anti-dynasty bill

Partido Lakas ng Masa contends there is little reason to expect a genuine anti-dynasty bill to emerge from House Bill No. 8389.
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AI, industrial sovereignty and Pax Silica

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 MRC was used early Tuesday morning to launch a Tomahawk land attack missile from Tacloban Airport. Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News

Partido Lakas ng Masa: On the firing of the US missile system on Philippine soil

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.
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Joint statement: Drop charges against Kokila Annamalai in Singapore

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.
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Singaporeans are not apathetic: They are overworked

Ilyas Muzaffar — Eight hours for work. Eight hours for rest. Eight hours for replying to work texts.
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Manifesto for an ecosocialist revolution: Possible consequences in the Philippines

Daniel Tanuro — An emergency plan for social and ecological justice is only possible if it is linked to a fight for the political power.
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Globalization, Trump’s tariff war and APEC 2025

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.
Indonesian woman at protest

GEBRAK (Indonesia): End violence against protesters, reform tax system, revoke elite privileges

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.
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A brief history of Socialist Party of Malaysia

In an era when socialist politics faces marginalisation globally, the story of the Parti Sosialis Malaysia offers vital lessons.

Malaysian socialist: ‘When nothing is going right, go left.’

Amanda Shweeta Louis talks about the commercialisation of Malaysia’s education system, solidarity with Palestine and why young Malaysians are looking to socialist ideas.

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