by Nithin Coca | Feb 27, 2015 | Features, International, Political Writing, Writing
You’ve probably heard of what happened in Hong Kong last year, when Occupy protestors took over some of the city-state’s busiest streets, calling for the right to vote freely and fairly. The protests were shut down by police in early 2015, but, last week,... 
by Nithin Coca | Feb 12, 2014 | Features, International, Political Writing, Society
In most countries, a man getting killed by a bus would be a tragedy, but quickly forgotten after a few days. In Singapore, this exact event resulted in a riot in Singapore’s vibrant, crowded Little India neighborhood, where low-wage South Asian migrant workers... 
by Nithin Coca | May 24, 2013 | Features, Political Writing, Society
It’s only a few days to the European Champions League Final, May 25th, and though it will take place far way, in London, England, and will involve no players from Southeast Asia, let alone Indonesia, the drumbeat to the match will be clearly visible here. As the date... 
by Nithin Coca | Dec 17, 2012 | Features, International, Political Writing, Society
In Cambodia, one of the popular activities for western tourists to engage in is going to a gun range and shooting one of the many leftover weapons from the countries bloody past. Sitting in the guesthouse I listened as a European bragged. “They even let you shoot a... by Nithin Coca | Oct 27, 2012 | Political Writing
The appeals – especially from Romney and the right, who seem to believe in a 1950’s American utopia – to American exceptionalism are peaking right about now, the days before the election. Perhaps we have to do this, as a modern democracy, but it... by Nithin Coca | Sep 19, 2012 | Political Writing
I watched all of Mitt Romney’s videos. Most of them did not really shock me, they were the same, right-wing talking points we’ve heard for years just stated a lot more bluntly. If there was any surprise, it was hearing Romney speak like a human being, GOP... 
