Independence dayViolent protests rack the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West PapuaDiscrimination against indigenous Papuans sparked local outrageAug 22
Social crooningKaraoke with colleagues is no longer compulsory in South KoreaBut singing with friends, or even alone, is on the riseAug 22
Silence or the graveIndia’s justice system does far too little to protect witnessesConviction rates are just 6% in cases involving politiciansAug 22
Down and dirtyAsia digs up and burns three-quarters of the world’s coalThat must change if the climate is not toAug 22
Tsai’s prizeAmerica angers China with a sale of fighter jets to TaiwanChina’s anger is certain; its retaliation unpredictableAug 21
Raisin a sultanaA Javanese sultan wants his daughter to succeed him. His people objectOnly a man can symbolically wed the mystical Queen of the South Sea, apparentlyAug 15
Atambayev arrestedAfter a siege of his home, an ex-president faces grave chargesA mysterious alleged coup plot in KyrgyzstanAug 15
An area of darknessIn its struggle to subdue Kashmir, India is stripping it of libertiesDays after losing its largely nominal autonomy, the region is still in lockdownAug 15
Exit strategyAmerica and the Afghan Taliban appear closer to a dealBut there are still potential stumbling blocksAug 15
Sit-in, stand-offProtesters in Hong Kong take their grievances to the airportThe territory’s leader warns them not to push the city into an “abyss”Aug 13
What grandfather left undoneCan Shinzo Abe change Japan’s basic law?No reason why not, though both pacifists and the opposition may objectAug 8
Liberalisation in Central AsiaUzbekistan’s new president closes Jaslyk prison campThe country begins to dismantle its gulagAug 8
Race relationsSingapore’s government is not as unprejudiced as it thinksA furore over an offensive advert divides the countryAug 8
