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1 – 10 of 51President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo -- whose second and final five-year term will end in October -- subsequently insisted that Nusantara’s development would continue. Defence Minister…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287814
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283325
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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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According to the constitution, the next presidential election must take place in September-October 2024, but parliamentary polls are not due until 2025. Wickremesinghe is heavily…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284210
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SD, previously a pariah, increased its vote share to 20.5%, from 17.5% in 2018. It is the largest rightist party in a bloc that has a three-seat majority. The centre-right parties…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272787
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The inclusion of Mexican-assembled EVs among those eligible for US clean energy subsidies advances Mexico's ambition to develop its leading industrial sector (auto and parts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276039
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Petro is uncomfortable with public-private partnerships, but appears willing to look beyond that in pursuit of broader development goals; improved infrastructure is considered…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274590
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The government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation is aimed at pleasing the IMF, with which Sri Lanka recently reached a staff-level agreement on a four-year, USD2.9bn bailout…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274687
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High on the agenda is the need for science to work across disciplines to address complex societal problems. In 2015, research and development (R&D) funding increased by 5.1…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211319
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This is helping to insulate them from immediate political pressures relating to the pandemic crisis, but their hopes for spurring long-term economic recovery depend greatly on…