New TV series ‘The Narrow Road to Deep North” portrays harrowing journey of Allied prisoner of war on Burma-Thailand railway. The series adapted Richard Flanagan’s novel about his time as Australian army doctor that are rich in portraying wartime horrors…
The survivors from the Battle of Manila reflects civilian massacres, city destruction and resilience to share historical lesson and foster reconciliation for future generations to remember them. They also emphasized the importance of remembering atrocities in order to prevent future…
Thailand hold a memorial to commemorated Southeast Asian forced laborers that died when building the “Death Railway”. With many British prisoners of war being forced into labor, a new exhibition in U.K. honors these soldiers that endured brutal conditions “Death…
With territorial disputes involving Southeast Asia having dominated global headlines for weeks, now might seem like an opportune moment for the Philippines to revive its quarrel with Malaysia over the sovereignty of Sabah.
“The anti-Korean hashtag #CancelKorea is trending in the Philippines after a storm in a teacup involving a tattoo and a local ‘influencer.'”
“In 1945 President Harry Truman declared Sept. 2 as Victory Over Japan Day. Japan surrendered aboard the USS Missouri. It was the official end of World War II. But the suffering wasn’t over for Henry Chamberlain, who had been captured on…
“The United States and Japan, bitter enemies in World War II more than 70 years ago, both expressed support on Thursday for the Philippines and regional security in the Pacific as recently published images showed Chinese reclamation activities in the…
A quick historical overview of international war reparations. On Japan: “Christopher Gerteis, Senior Lecturer in the History of Contemporary Japan, at the SOAS, University of London, told CNBC via email, that ‘the amounts paid, though seemingly small, were negotiated and paid…
Commentary by Jeff Kingston, director of Asian Studies, Temple University Japan. “Next month Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will attend the 60th commemoration of the 1955 Bandung Conference of Asian and African leaders in Jakarta… There are other reasons why Abe’s participation…
“Indonesia can do much in the position of facilitator. We are trusted by the three nations. They are vital to our economy and an easing of tensions in the East China Sea will help create a similar atmosphere on the…
“About 100,000 school textbooks, divided into two volumes, have been printed and will be distributed in the schools. The textbooks contain detailed information about [Da Nang’s] seafaring history” as well as “Viet Nam’s sovereignty over the islands that are currently occupied by…
“Regional maritime disputes put Cambodia in an awkward spot. It must not take sides,” by Phoak Kung, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Mengly J. Quach Education
Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the city-state of Singapore, pragmatically argues that “disputes can be set aside” in the region and that it is possible to “move on and try to keep the relationship on an even, practical and…