In a recent AP News article, Southeast Asian leaders, led by Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, pledged to maintain the region’s independence amid rising tensions between the United States and China. Read More …
Over the past few years, Thailand and China have discussed and made plans for a railway connecting two of their major cities – Bangkok and Kunming – as a part Read More …
In “Malaysia’s plan to give refugees its worst jobs amounts to a human rights ‘facade’: activists”, by Hadi Azmi in the South China Morning Post, explains Malaysia’s new proposal. They Read More …
According to the article I chose for this post, Malaysia’s right-wing Malay-Muslim political coalition of multiple parties, Perikatan Nasional (PN), has gained momentum in the country’s state elections in the Read More …
Insights from the 76th WHO Regional Committee meeting and a race for Southeast Asia’s next WHO Regional Director.
Southeast Asia faces a critical need to combat climate change, and a transformative journey toward clean energy is gaining momentum. A 20-year-old initiative for regional power sharing is now experiencing Read More …
Remember when Drake said, ‘I know when that hotline bling, that can only mean one thing’? Well, it turns out that hotline bling is not just for late-night calls. In Read More …
image by Mongabay Protests in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, have become deadly. On October 7, one villager was killed and others were injured as police and protesters came into conflict. Read More …
Indonesia’s first high-speed railway, appropriately named “Whoosh” (which stands for “Waktu Hemat, Operasi Optimal, Sistem Handal” which translates to “Timesaving, Optimal Operation, Reliable System”) has just been inaugurated last week, Read More …
Myanmar’s generals seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in February 2021. They have promised to hold new elections and revised election laws. The junta put in place Read More …