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Volodymyr Zelenskyy March 2026 Four years ago, the world expected Ukraine to be crushed, but it has stood firm. [1]

AFP Bangladesh’s interim government, which took over after a mass uprising last year, warned on Saturday that unity was needed to “prevent the return of authoritarianism”. [2]

Peter Chai is a Ph.D. researcher at the Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University, specializing in political sociology, comparative politics, and public opinion, with a regional focus on East Asia. [3]

BLITAR, Indonesia — As Indonesia gears up for twin elections this year, the pivotal figure is a woman in her late sixties who has been trounced all three times that she has contested for president. [4]

AUCKLAND -- There is little chance Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will turn up in Papua New Guinea, Samoa or Fiji to defend his company's handling of political issues the way he recently did in Washington and Brussels. [5]

Thwarted Thai prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat whose party won the most seats in the last election faces a court ruling that could see him disqualified as an MP © Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP AFP Thwarted Thai prime minister candidate Pita Lim... [6]

TAIPEI Tsai Ing-wen had a slight expression of anger on her face when she spoke at a news conference on Aug. 20. "We will do what the previous governments were unable to do," the Taiwanese president said, three months after taking office. [7]

JAKARTA — US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Asia-Pacific leaders on Monday to do more to stem the flow of foreign fighters to Islamic State in the Middle East and choke off finance to the militants. [8]

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[1] MM www.theguardian.com · 2026-03-18 · 40% match

Volodymyr Zelenskyy | The Guardian

Volodymyr Zelenskyy March 2026 Four years ago, the world expected Ukraine to be crushed, but it has stood firm.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-25 · 40% match

Bangladesh interim govt calls for unity to stop ‘return of authoritarianism’

AFP Bangladesh’s interim government, which took over after a mass uprising last year, warned on Saturday that unity was needed to “prevent the return of authoritarianism”.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-14 · 40% match

Japan's likely first female prime minister is no feminist triumph

Peter Chai is a Ph.D. researcher at the Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University, specializing in political sociology, comparative politics, and public opinion, with a regional focus on East Asia.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-03-06 · 42% match

Three Times a Loser, Indonesia’s Megawati Is Pivotal in Elections

BLITAR, Indonesia — As Indonesia gears up for twin elections this year, the pivotal figure is a woman in her late sixties who has been trounced all three times that she has contested for president.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-06-19 · 42% match

Pacific nations out to limit Facebook political chatter

AUCKLAND -- There is little chance Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will turn up in Papua New Guinea, Samoa or Fiji to defend his company's handling of political issues the way he recently did in Washington and Brussels.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-01-24 · 42% match

Thwarted Thai PM candidate faces court ruling that could see him out as MP

Thwarted Thai prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat whose party won the most seats in the last election faces a court ruling that could see him disqualified as an MP © Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP AFP Thwarted Thai prime minister candidate Pita Lim

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-10-13 · 41% match

Tsai Ing-wen has a knack for learning from failure

TAIPEI Tsai Ing-wen had a slight expression of anger on her face when she spoke at a news conference on Aug. 20. "We will do what the previous governments were unable to do," the Taiwanese president said, three months after taking office.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-10-21 · 41% match

Kerry Urges Stepped-Up Asian Effort Against Islamic State

JAKARTA — US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Asia-Pacific leaders on Monday to do more to stem the flow of foreign fighters to Islamic State in the Middle East and choke off finance to the militants.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-01-15 · 41% match

China must respect Taiwan's desire for distance

Taiwan's landslide reelection of President Tsai Ing-wen on Jan. 11 represents a choice by the people to distance the democratically governed island from Communist Party-controlled mainland China -- a decision that Beijing must accept.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-12-16 · 41% match

Niqab ban debate shows Jokowi's tough stance on Islamic hard-liners

JAKARTA -- Just a week after he was named Indonesia's new religious affairs minister, retired army general Fachrul Razi sparked a controversy by suggesting a ban on the niqab -- a face veil for women -- and men's cropped pants in government offices.

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