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1 – 10 of 209The code bans sex outside marriage, cohabitation between unmarried couples and “humiliation” of the government. It prohibits online insults to the president and other…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275731
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A row between the Philippine and Chinese coast guards in mid-February underscored that tensions in the South China Sea remain elevated. Indonesia is the 2023 ASEAN chair.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276413
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Indonesia ratified RCEP late last year, paving the way for the pact to become effective for the country at the start of January. RCEP is now in force for 13 of its members.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275734
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Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world’s few remaining absolute monarchs, faces a tough challenge to turn around the pandemic-hit economy. Brunei is struggling to make…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274971
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275071
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Prospects for South-east Asia in 2023.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274246
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East Timor was concomitantly given observer status and allowed to participate in all the group’s meetings. The ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) will finalise an “objective…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274618
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The lead-up to these has proved a test of the region’s convening power.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273817
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The IPEF, led by the United States and designed to deepen economic cooperation between members, involves four key pillars. India was the only member not to agree to the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272907
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In a last-minute move, seven South-east Asian countries -- Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei -- were added to the initiative…