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Thailand: History, Politics and the Rule of Law
by James Wise
This introductory book on Thai politics and the rule of law explains why chronically unstable Thailand struggles to mediate and adjudicate its political disputes. It focuses on the continuities betwee ...
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The Answers: North Korea
by Jeremy Kourdi
How do you solve a problem like North Korea? Much has been written about the deaths of North Korea’s first two leaders, Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il, and the implications for the country and its peop ...
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The Answers: Terrorism
by Jeremy Kourdi
What is the answer to global terrorism? The fundamental point about terrorism is present in its very name: it is violence designed to achieve political gain by spreading terror. Terrorism is essential ...
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The Fine Art of the Political Interview
by Tom Plate
For decades veteran journalist Tom Plate, the author of the ‘Giants of Asia’ series, has been engineering headline-making interviews with presidents to prime ministers to mob figures. Some were ea ...
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The Malay Dilemma
by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
In The Malay Dilemma, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad examines and analyses the make-up of the Malays and the problem of racial harmony in Malaysia. First published in 1970, the book seeks to e ...
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The People's Victory
by Kee Thuan Chye
Few people believed the corrupt and oppressive Barisan Nasional government could be toppled. But the people were sick and tired of it. And the scandals surrounding the prime minister. He had brought s ...
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The Prosecution of Anwar Ibrahim: The Final Play
by Mark Trowell, QC
On 9 January 2012, after a lengthy two-year trial, Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of charges of sodomy against his 23-year-old aide, Mohd Saiful. The acquittal was a shock not only to Anwar – who expec ...
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The Seduction of the Simple
by Devadas Krishnadas
At the crossroads of Singapore history, noted public intellectual and entrepreneur Devadas Krishnadas shares his insights on the intersecting realms of the social, political, and economic spheres of S ...
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