Author: Leon Havana

Phnom Penh’s Techo International Airport opened in September 2025 with great fanfare. Inaugurated by government officials and presented as a symbol of Cambodia’s modernization, it […]

On September 21 the streets of Manila filled with bodies, voices, and banners. It was not the first time Filipinos had risen in anger, and […]

As Papua New Guinea celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence in 2025, the surface-level celebrations mask a country falling apart at the seams. Violence has […]

Colonialism is often portrayed as a Western construct, one where European powers divided and conquered vast swaths of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. However, the […]

The Maluku Islands, often called the Spice Islands, sit quietly in Indonesia’s eastern archipelago, far from the bustling centers of Jakarta or Bali. For many, […]

Bougainville stands at a crossroads in its history. With the 2027 independence timeline set in the Bougainville Peace Agreement, the region is preparing for a […]

Indonesia is teetering on the edge of upheaval. What began as outrage over lawmakers receiving housing allowances nearly ten times the national minimum wage has […]

Japan has long been considered politically stable, dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party since 1955. Opposition parties were historically fragmented and weak, leaving the LDP […]

Rio Tinto is not just another multinational mining company. It is the archetype of the destructive, exploitative, planet-wrecking behemoth. If you wanted to write a […]

On the 6th of August in Hiroshima and the 9th in Nagasaki, Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the dropping of the two atomic bombs. […]