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Truston Jianheng Yu Aspiring Southeast Asian specialist

The writer is a sophomore majoring in politics and public administration and finance at the University of Hong Kong. He was born in Singapore, but calls Cirebon, West Java home and is passionate in Southeast Asian affairs.

5 posts

Opinion 2 weeks ago

Ethnicity is futile. Time for Indonesia to move toward civic nationalism

The discrimination against Papuans has yet again brought the issue of ethnicity and nationalism into...

Opinion 3 weeks ago

Ethnicity is futile. It's time for Indonesia to move towards civic nationalism

Civic nationalism, also known as liberal nationalism, is a form of nationalism in contrast with ethn...

Opinion 1 month ago

Jakarta will become the capital of Southeast Asia

Relocating the capital is not abandoning Jakarta. While the political center of the republic will be...

Opinion 4 months ago

Naypyidaw: A mirror for Indonesia's new capital

Indonesia is far from the first in Southeast Asia to move its capital. The Myanmar government reloca...

Opinion 10 months ago

2019: The year of Timor Leste in ASEAN?

Following Cambodia's admission in 1999, Timor Leste is the final missing piece towards an ASEAN ...