Thailand seeks BRICS membership, expresses intent to help shape int’l economic policy
Thailand became a full non-member ally recently when BRICS added 13 countries to that list, including fellow ASEAN members Malaysia and Vietnam.
Singapore cargo ship owner to pay $134 million over Baltimore bridge collapse
The Justice Department’s lawsuit was brought as part of a legal action initiated by Grace Ocean and Synergy to limit their liability for the crash to US$44 million, a sum…
North Korea’s dispatch of troops and the danger of offering up lives to Russia: The Japan News
In any case, it is Russia that is carrying out an act of aggression against Ukraine. As such, it does not make sense to apply the treaty’s provisions for facing aggression.…
Indonesia’s diplomacy expansion: The Jakarta Post
As the foreign minister, Sugiono will need to realize President Prabowo’s hope for Indonesia to play a much more active role in global affairs.
Government must ease the burden of prices: The Daily Star
Despite the government reducing import tariffs on these goods to lower prices, consumers have yet to benefit from it, as these imports have not reached the market. But can tariff…
ASEAN marks progress towards sustainable capital markets
The Lao Securities Commission Office and the Asian Development Bank on Tuesday hosted an event in Vientiane to mark the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum. The…
Climate apartheid and Bangladesh
The incessant rain, flash floods, distraught environmental migrants, and land erosion that we have witnessed in Bangladesh in recent years is not unforeseen, but exactly what…
Prabowo government inherits a troubled, extractive economy
One of outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s major legacy projects has been the rapid expansion of a nickel downstreaming industry, and Prabowo plans to stay the…
Why education should be an election issue
Those who seek to truly serve the country should focus on improving schools, where their efforts can impact not just many students but also countless future generations. Several…
China’s growing ideological crackdown sees more officials punished for ‘banned books’
The tougher clampdown could be an attempt to sustain economic growth and ensure political stability, an expert says.