2025 Centre news

Climate Disinformation Brought Into Focus In Cambodia
Initial findings from “Climate Disinformation in Cambodia: Undermining Indigenous Peoples’ Agency”, the first of seven reports, was discussed on 8 August 2025, with approximately 40 representatives from civil society organisations (CSOs), INGOs and the media sector. The event was held a day before the International Day of the World’s Indigenous

Asia Centre AI Hub: Supporting CSOs’ Digital Transformation
Unlike their prominent role in leveraging social media for advocacy in the early 2000s, human rights-based civil society organisations (CSOs) are now sidelined in discussions dominated by governments and technology companies. This exclusion limits their ability to ensure that Artificial Intelligence (AI) serves public interests, especially in areas related to

Asia Centre Research Hub: Advancing Evidence-Based Civil Society Research
In April 2022, Asia Centre launched its Research Hub in Bangkok to consolidate its role as a civil society research institute and publisher of all the Centre’s knowledge products in the Asia-Pacific region. The establishment of the Hub reflects the Centre’s commitment to strengthening its role as a producer of

Asia Centre Launches Report on Digital Security For High-Risk Users in the Asia-Pacific
On 10 December 2024, the Asia Centre hosted the online launch of its latest report, Digital Security for High-Risk Users in the Asia-Pacific: Needs Assessment Report. The event attracted about 50 participants and featured insights from experts in digital security, citizen participation, and technology. Dr James Gomez, Regional Director of

Asia Centre Media Hub: Driving Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Advocacy in the Region
Launched in 2018, the Asia Centre Media Hub was established to enhance the visibility of the Centre and its partners’ work by producing and disseminating digital content that highlights their activities and research outputs. As a dedicated media unit, the Media Hub plays a vital role in amplifying the voices

Call for Partnership: Asia Centre Digital Security Training Programme 2025 Kicks Off
From June 2025 to May 2026, Asia Centre, with the support of Google, will begin its Digital Security Training (DST) programme aimed at mitigating the negative impact of misinformation, digital threats and cybersecurity risks within the Asia-Pacific region. This training programme is designed for high-risk users and digitally vulnerable communities

Unfiltered Voices, Unstoppable Change: Oxfam Youth Assembly 2025 #Nofilter
Introduction Under the theme “#NoFilter: The Asian Youth and Emerging Realities of the 21st Century,” the Assembly provided a platform for young leaders to discuss and strategise around pressing social issues, including intersectional inequalities, climate change, civic space restrictions, and digital justice. The 2025 Oxfam Asia Youth Assembly, held on

Bolstering Youth Engagement in Politics, Governance and Civil Society Needs Concrete Short-to-Long-term Action Plan
Strengthening youth engagement in politics, governance, and civil society requires a concrete action plan spanning short-, mid-, and long-term goals. This was the central message of the “Asia Global Democracy Coalition Regional Forum 2025: Youths, Democracy & Electoral Legitimacy in Asia”, co-hosted by Asia Centre and the Global Democracy Coalition.

Asia Centre Signs MoU with Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation
On 18th March 2025, during the 8th Yushan Forum, Asia Centre signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF) in Taipei, Taiwan. The signatories were, for the Asia Centre, its Regional Director, Dr. James Gomez and for the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, its Chairman, Dr. Michael Hsiao

Asia Centre’s Internship Programme
Recruitment From 2016 to January 2025, Asia Centre’s Internship Programme has hosted 56 interns, with a 1:2 male to female ratio for a total of 187 months. The interns were either undergraduates or postgraduates enrolled at universities in Australia, East Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Southern Africa,