Amresh Gunasingham

May 4, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Amresh Gunasingham |Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits |Jay Caldwell |Danielle Watson

Sri Lanka’s latest anti-drugs campaign, in which over 50,000 people have been arrested since late 2023, has come under scrutiny at home and abroad over mass arrests and detentions, particularly of young people. Since the operation codenamed ‘Yukthiya’, or justice, commenced in December 2023, police and military personnel have conducted regular raids on homes and searched other locations around the country.

Apr 17, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Muhammad Rafi Bakri |Amresh Gunasingham |Mutiara Indriani |Andree Surianta

The landslide victory of Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia’s 14 February 2024 presidential election has been been confirmed, with Subianto officially declared president-elect by the General Election Commission on 20 March. Prabowo has proposed eight major programs as part of his election manifesto, but a free lunch program for students in Indonesia is his flagship proposal.