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Cashing in on women’s health

Women’s health has been sidelined for centuries. But now that women are finally being heard, some unscrupulous companies are cashing in on the movement.

The elections in five states will be seen as a proving ground for campaign strategies ahead of next year’s national vote.

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Trying to shut down conspiracy theories with laws and regulation isn’t working. It may be time to try something different.

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Young Indonesians are told that their votes can make a difference, but the political system offers few ways to address their discontent.

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Social media has become a powerful tool for younger Indonesian voters to engage with a political system that otherwise leaves them at the margins.

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Siva Vaidhyanathan from the University of Virginia answers the question if Narendra Modi would be Prime Minister of India without Facebook.

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Ethnic politics, political controversies and an early assessment of Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government are all at play in Malaysian state elections.

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Inter-ethnic compromises were challenged by Muslim nationalists in the run-up to the recent state polls.

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There was hope after Thailand’s election that this would be a ‘liberal moment’ for the nation but those hopes have been dashed.

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After the ‘judicial coup’ to oust Pita Limjaroenrat, Thailand’s democratic future straddles the fault lines of its royalist elite and the will of its people.

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Banning TikTok doesn’t solve the problem, TikTok needs to revisit its policies.

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With an election looming and controversial law reform on its way, Indonesia’s government is set to ratchet up its well-oiled propaganda machine.

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