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How Indonesia’s neighbours can help it fight the haze

Indonesia is making every effort to ensure that the terrible fires and haze suffered last…

May 6, 20167 min

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Singapore’s next version of regionalisation

March was a month of many milestones. The nation marked the first anniversary of the…

April 28, 20165 min

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ASEAN has role to play in global nuclear security environment

The fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) concluded in Washington, DC earlier this month.…

April 14, 20165 min

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Questions and realities for a new Myanmar

Myanmar changed more than its government last week. For the first time in more than…

April 8, 20167 min

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To prevent haze, financial players, smallholders have outsized role to play

Signs warn that haze may soon return to the skies of South-east Asia. Fires have…

April 4, 20166 min

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Fighting of fires must continue under blue skies

Blue skies breed amnesia. With the clear skies, many may now struggle to recall the…

March 10, 20165 min

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Keeping ASEAN united: What the US can and cannot do

ASEAN leaders will soon converge in the United States for a Summit with President Barack…

February 4, 20167 min

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How Indonesia deals with terrorism impacts investments

The year 2016 has not gotten off to an auspicious start for Indonesia, with the…

February 2, 20166 min

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ASEAN should stop human trafficking, for its own people’s sake

Regional leaders inaugurated an ASEAN (Association of South-east Asian Nations) Community at the end of…

January 22, 20166 min

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How ASEAN should navigate a tricky 2016

Many turbulent events in 2015 were symptoms of a world lacking in optimism and growth,…

January 7, 20166 min

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Global, regional order under pressure, and changing

The decision by the United States Federal Reserve to raise interest rates is newsworthy, and…

December 30, 20156 min

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Palm Oil: The Good, the Bad and the Coy

A recent call in France to boycott Nutella had many Italians going nuts. “We should…

November 27, 201510 min