Anti-Chinese and anti-Christian sentiment is not new in Indonesia

Written by Olivia Tasevski. Racial and religious prejudice faced by the outgoing Chinese-Indonesian governor of Jakarta, now imprisoned for blasphemy, is not a new phenomenon in Indonesia. Ethnic Chinese and Christians in Indonesia have endured systematic and long-standing discrimination throughout the nation’s history. Earlier this month, the former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as …

Gambling on Chinese Investment in Laos

Written by Michele Penna. With its massive cupolas, one shaped like a green crown and the other painted bright gold, Kings Romans Casino does not blend in with the forests of rural Southeast Asia, but the establishment is the heart of the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GT-SEZ), a controversial gambling hub in northern Laos. …