Bhavan Jaipragas
Deputy Opinion Editor
Bhavan has been a journalist for more than a decade and was previously Asia editor for the South China Morning Post. During his 2016-2023 tenure at the Hong Kong daily, he rose through the ranks from correspondent to editor and played a defining role in building up its pace-setting news coverage of South-east Asia. His journalism career began when he joined news agency Agence France-Presse in Singapore as a correspondent. He has degrees from Nanyang Technological University and the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Latest articles
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South-east Asia had a decent 2025. So why does no one feel like celebrating?
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