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1 – 10 of 36Other key events it hosted last week included the 14th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (EAS FMM) and the 31st ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) on July 27. ASEAN and its top…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288672
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The report contains the results of opium poppy cultivation surveys in Myanmar and Laos during the 2022/23 poppy season. The ‘Golden Triangle’ -- centred on the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284232
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Myanmar’s junta for the first time accepted the invitation to have a ‘non-political’ representative at high-level ASEAN meetings, standing since its exclusion from such events…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284951
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The theme it has chosen for its chairmanship is ‘enhancing connectivity and resilience’. The reference to ‘resilience’ is apt, as Laos is attempting to manage severe economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284173
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China will provide technology and training, which will strengthen Beijing’s influence in South-east Asia and reinforce a growing trend towards authoritarianism in the region. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275198
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East Timor is the only South-east Asian country categorised by the Freedom House organisation as completely ‘free’. Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275071
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This has stretched -- but also stimulated -- the emerging edtech sector in the region, and uncovered the many challenges the sector faces in the long term.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267281
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A Thai court blocked the order on August 6, but the government is expected to push back forcefully. This comes as South-east Asian governments struggle to contain disinformation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263456
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THAILAND: Worker exodus may worsen COVID-19 spread
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES251591
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Meanwhile, the Myanmar junta and the military-aligned Thai government are under pressure from opponents, and the Philippines is gearing up for elections. With COVID-19 vaccination…