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Long Reads Japan’s Growing Hard-power Profile: Implications for Southeast Asia Published Japan is emerging as a consequential hard-power player, expanding its deterrence and defence-industrial capabilities, as well as its regional and global defence ... [1]

Tan is a Research Officer with the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. CONTRIBUTORS Eugene R.L. Tan Articles by Eugene R.L. [2]

Hoang Thi Ha is Senior Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. [3]

The management of Wat Arun Ratchawararam, known as the Temple of Dawn, one of Bangkok’s iconic tourist attractions, has apologised and promised to address what it described as tourists’ negative experiences, following complaints about the rude behavi... [4]

BANGKOK -- "When I started out, I never thought I would become a photographer," says 42-year-old Thai photographer Sophirat Muangkum. [5]

Him Raksmey is the Executive Director of the Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS). [6]

Nicholas Chapman is a researcher at Tohoku University specialising in Vietnamese foreign policy, political economy, and history, with broader research interests spanning Indo-Pacific security and labour migration across Asia. [7]

Dien Luong is a visiting fellow with the media, technology and society program of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. [8]

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[1] TH fulcrum.sg · 2026-02-24 · 75% match

Japan’s Growing Hard-power Profile: Implications for Southeast Asia

Long Reads Japan’s Growing Hard-power Profile: Implications for Southeast Asia Published Japan is emerging as a consequential hard-power player, expanding its deterrence and defence-industrial capabilities, as well as its regional and global defence

[2] TH fulcrum.sg · 2023-10-11 · 85% match

Eugene R.L. Tan

Tan is a Research Officer with the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. CONTRIBUTORS Eugene R.L. Tan Articles by Eugene R.L.

[3] TH fulcrum.sg · 2020-09-21 · 75% match

Hoang Thi Ha

Hoang Thi Ha is Senior Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

[4] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-01-08 · 32% match

Wat Arun apologises over photographer misconduct, pledges reform

The management of Wat Arun Ratchawararam, known as the Temple of Dawn, one of Bangkok’s iconic tourist attractions, has apologised and promised to address what it described as tourists’ negative experiences, following complaints about the rude behavi

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-08-07 · 38% match

Thai photographer pictures the naked truth

BANGKOK -- "When I started out, I never thought I would become a photographer," says 42-year-old Thai photographer Sophirat Muangkum.

[6] TH fulcrum.sg · 2025-08-28 · 38% match

Him Raksmey

Him Raksmey is the Executive Director of the Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS).

[7] TH fulcrum.sg · 2025-06-05 · 35% match

Nicholas Chapman

Nicholas Chapman is a researcher at Tohoku University specialising in Vietnamese foreign policy, political economy, and history, with broader research interests spanning Indo-Pacific security and labour migration across Asia.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-11 · 32% match

In Trump's tariff wars, Vietnam's bold gambit isn't for everyone

Dien Luong is a visiting fellow with the media, technology and society program of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-08-03 · 37% match

Through the lens: Eye on Asia for the first week of August - Nikkei Asia

The settlements of the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, one of the world's largest Tibetan Buddhism institutes, light up on July 27 in Sertar County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, China.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-06-27 · 33% match

A photographer's chronicle of Thailand's democracy struggle

ArtsA photographer's chronicle of Thailand's democracy struggle From rural poverty to bus conductor, soldier and photographer, Vinai Dithajohn followed his dream Photographer Vinai Dithajohn at the opening of his exhibition "Red & Yellow" at VS Galle

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