Thai 2021 Demonstrations: Losing Traction Online
Janjira Sombatpoonsiri
A combination of political suppression and public fatigue appear to have resulted in a marked decline in online and offline political protests in Thailand this year.

Janjira Sombatpoonsiri
A combination of political suppression and public fatigue appear to have resulted in a marked decline in online and offline political protests in Thailand this year.
Clarissa Ai Ling Lee
In Malaysia, even an innocuous hashtag can be sidelined and overwhelmed by other octothorps. In the case of #kitajagakita, it played a part in the falling from grace of the country’s eighth premier.
Su Mon Thazin Aung
The lack of credible media outlets and the proliferation of fake news have led to much economic grief for the people of Myanmar.
Dien Nguyen An Luong
Many observers have drawn parallels between the U.S.’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and memories of the “Fall of Saigon”. But Vietnamese reactions to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent visit there shows continued favourable sentiments towards the U.S.
Dien Nguyen An Luong
In this study, the Facebook posts by the Chinese embassy and consulate in Vietnam were compared with those of the U.S. embassy and consulate over seven months. The findings show that China’s public diplomacy efforts in Vietnam tend to peddle anti-America narratives. But by and large, the Vietnamese public appears more receptive to the U.S. narratives.
Clarissa Ai Ling Lee|Amirul Adli Rosli
The former Malaysian prime minister has become a social media juggernaut. Yet, he has also become the butt of jokes and memes online.
Wahyudi Akmaliah|Ahmad Najib Burhani
Covid-19 has forced various Muslim groups to adopt digital platforms in their religious activities. Controversy, however, abounds regarding the online version of the Friday Prayer. In Islamic law, this ritual is wajib (mandatory) for male Muslims.
Quinton Temby
A social media analysis of Indonesian salafi-jihadi and opposition Islamist chat groups indicates early but significant signs of crosspollination between both communities. As continuing government crackdowns drive both the violent jihadi and Islamist opposition groups into the virtual underground, there is a risk that the resultant crosspollination of both groups could push non-violent opposition activists into violent extremism.
Punchada Sirivunnabood
Seven years after the 2014 coup, Thailand is seeing a new political divide along generational and ideological lines.
Dorcas Gan
K-pop activism is a growing phenomenon in Southeast Asia, serving as an alternative means of political mobilisation and expression among tech-savvy youth.