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Salil Tripathi

The BBC’s Nicholas Walton takes a walk across Singapore that allows him to paint an engaging picture of the city state’s past and its achievements since independence, but when it comes to politics he pulls his punches.

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Author Michael Vatikiotis’ love of the region shines through in his examination of its leaders and long-oppressed people, but he is unsure whether those in power are able to take the necessary steps to prevent further spilling of blood

Race, religion, politics, corruption, sex – nothing is off limits for Bernice Chauly in Once We Were There, a daring page-turner, framed by events of Reformasi movement, about a mother in Kuala Lumpur caught up in rapid social change