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Thailand deepens China links as hedge against US ties

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THAILAND

Outlook for Thai-US-China relations.

Malaysia’s next king may face politically key decision

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MALAYSIA

His five-year term is set to begin early next year. Separately, a key governing partner to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition is the United Malays…

Malaysia’s Anwar will step up diplomatic outreach

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MALAYSIA

During his trip, he also held a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Anwar has sought to reinvigorate Malaysia’s foreign policy since assuming office in November 2022…

US partnership will strengthen Vietnam’s balancing act

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VIETNAM

The United States thereby joined the small list of countries -- which includes China -- to have this level of diplomatic relations with Vietnam. Hanoi and Washington announced…

South-east Asia drives commercialisation of fake news

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Disinformation is being used in a variety of contexts -- from political and business competition to a broad spectrum of ethnic and religious rivalries. Moreover, foreign…

Lao rule of law unlikely to see gains in 2016

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LAOS

Rule of law, development and politics in Laos.

Underlying problems outlast New Caledonia referendum

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NEW CALEDONIA

This follows New Caledonia’s November 4 referendum on independence from France, which fulfilled part of the Accord, and in which 56.4% voted against and 43.6% in favour on an…

New Myanmar government to seek new military hardware

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MYANMAR

This follows Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD)-dominated legislature endorsing a new defence cooperation agreement with Russia on May 10.

ASEAN will be weakened by internal strains

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ASEAN

This year, it plans to hold its 38th and 39th summits back-to-back on October 26-28. The decision to postpone the first meeting is likely a response to internal strains. The bloc…

Oil sanctions will not bring rapid change in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

President Nicolas Maduro’s beleaguered government will seek to sidestep sanctions on the Venezuelan oil sector announced by the United States on January 28. Some technical aspects…