Revolving Doors in Indonesia’s Presidential Cabinet, President Prabowo’s 7th Reshuffling
There is no visible pattern among officials moved around the cabinet, while some pleased the public, others were rather...
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Is it Safe to be an Activist in Indonesia? Political Violence Victims Memorialized by Students
“Keep them in our memory, as time passes the government is trying to erase history and this is the way we can keep them...
Myanmar’s Situationship With Southeast Asian Leaders : Normalizing Relations With Hlaing’s Government
Such an unusual arrangement between Myanmar and its fellow mainland Southeast Asian states where they hold diplomatic ties...
Security
Myanmar Military Resort to Abducting Young Men to Restock their Ranks
Reports from the Myanmar Defense and Security Institute, indicate that conscripts now account for about 85% of frontline...
Cultural Ecocide: What Preah Vihear Reveals About War and Nature
Preah Vihear is not simply an ancient temple damaged by conflict. It is a warning that modern warfare increasingly destroys...
Cost of the Cambodia – Thailand Border Conflict
Despite multiple rounds of bilateral meetings between the prime ministers from Cambodia and Thailand and distrust run deep...
The Philippines and China Clash in the South China Sea Draws Fresh Blood and Accusations
While such incidents and diplomatic retaliations that follow are nothing new between the two countries, this case in...
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Economy
Beyond the Middle-Income Trap, Southeast Asia’s Adaptation Challenge
The region’s future prosperity will almost certainly still depend on growth, which is becoming less predictable and its...
Indonesia’s “Cowboy Finance Minister” Sacked, Public and Elites are Divided On the Issue
Purbaya had flown too close to the sun. Sources point to tensions within the ministry itself and with other government...
Malaysian Manufacturers Fights US Tariffs as Ringgit Climbs Against Dollar
In essence, Malaysian manufacturers are pushing to further eliminate tariffs while it is cheaper to export to the US....
Currency exchange
| Brunei Dollar |
BND
1.2806
|
| Indonesian Rupiah |
IDR
17,890.43
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| Cambodian Riel |
KHR
4,049.35
|
| Lao Kip |
LAK
22,221.65
|
| Myanmar Kyat |
MMK
2,096.0
|
| Malaysian Ringgit |
MYR
4.088
|
| Philippine Peso |
PHP
62.8883
|
| Singapore Dollar |
SGD
1.2805
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| Thai Baht |
THB
33.5758
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| Vietnamese Dong |
VND
25,864.8
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Politics
Thailand Welcomes US Warships and 5000 Sailors After 9 Months at Sea
Pattaya businesses have been preparing for the influx of the tourists who are expected to bring in an accumulation of 3...
How Singapore Chose Ethnic Chinese Hegemony
No one embodied the belief in ethnic Chinese superiority deeper than Singapore’s eminent leader, Lee Kuan Yew. Editor -...
The ‘Modern Indonesian Women’: Is Criticism on Pancatera Fair?
Ultimately, the controversy surrounding Pancatera may say as much about public expectations of the group as it does about...
What its Like to Be a National Serviceman In Singapore
I think in terms of physical adaptation, you can you can get by that easily after you get a routine and figure it out, but...
Politics
Revolving Doors in Indonesia’s Presidential Cabinet, President Prabowo’s 7th Reshuffling
There is no visible pattern among officials moved around the cabinet, while some pleased the public, others were rather...
Is it Safe to be an Activist in Indonesia? Political Violence Victims Memorialized by Students
“Keep them in our memory, as time passes the government is trying to erase history and this is the way we can keep them...
Myanmar’s Situationship With Southeast Asian Leaders : Normalizing Relations With Hlaing’s Government
Such an unusual arrangement between Myanmar and its fellow mainland Southeast Asian states where they hold diplomatic ties...
Cambodia and Thailand Takes Their Maritime Dispute to the UN
"This is not escalation. It is a facilitated negotiation between the two nations overseen by international expert...
National development
Malaysia’s Rare Earth Elements, From Environmental Concern to Strategic Asset
REEs have not always been perceived favourably in Malaysia. Though not its first emergence in Malaysia, REEs gained...
Making Our Way Out of Jakarta’s Congestion Trap
It’s difficult to pinpoint a single reason for Jakarta’s persistent traffic problem. It is best to see this issue as...
Everything, Everywhere All at Once, To Lam’s Growth Strategy For Vietnam
Soon this plan for growth turned into an obsession with the president who is also the secretary general of the CPV brought...
Why Singapore Doesn’t Want Energy Independence
Rather than reducing reliance on foreign energy, Singapore is actively expanding it through cross-border grid integration....