Thailand ranked 10th most powerful nation in Asia despite falling score
Thailand’s lowest rankings are for military capability and future resources, where it places 14th in both categories.
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Vietnam-Singapore relations core to a stronger Southeast Asia: Experts
The cooperation is of great importance to turning Southeast Asia into a strong, prosperous economy in the next three decades, he said.
Phnom Penh proposed for RCEP Secretariat
Chairman of the Asian Vision Institute Sok Siphana floated the idea while delivering a `lecture which summarised the achievements and challenges of Cambodia’s chairmanship of…
Indonesia pushes for implementation of Myanmar peace plan, resumption of COC talks
Experts have expressed hope that Indonesia, as ASEAN chair, could push significantly on the issue of Myanmar and the COC negotiations.
Asean Tourism meet on recovery a ‘success’
The event served as a precursor to the 26th Asean Tourism Ministers’ Meeting, which was also held in Yogyakarta.
Asean foreign ministers renew calls for engagement with Myanmar
The ministers also reaffirmed their commitment to maintain Asean centrality and unity in the handling of the crisis in all circumstances.
Myanmar detains 8 Filipinos for crossing border
One said she and her companions did not realise it was prohibited for foreigners to cross the Thailand-Myanmar border via boat.
Asean cities face uphill battle to preserve heritage
With the majority of the world’s population living in cities, an additional 2.45 billion people are expected to join them by 2050, 90 per cent of whom are forecast to be in Asia…
Indonesian, Philippine water experts push for more sustainable dams amid climate change
Experts also agreed that climate change would lead to unstable weather that affected dams, particularly through erosion in upstream areas caused by extreme rainfall.
The long road to eliminating capital punishment in Southeast Asia
While nobody wants the region flooded with drugs, more and more citizens are starting questioning if capital punishment is the most effective deterrent.