Former Indonesian Top Cop Arrested for Wiretapping The President. Citizens Dismiss it as Distraction
The former top cop is suspected of allegedly wire tapping the aforementioned figures since 2025 Editor - Southeast Asia...
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Bypass of Convenience : The Philippines’s Maritime Engagement with Taiwan
For the Philippines, the transfer presents an opportunity to expand its maritime capabilities through an unconventional...
Indonesian Protestors : Will They be Heard This Time?
“The government is increasingly ruined, we cannot let this go on for another 3 years” Editor - Southeast Asia Analyst...
Security
Bypass of Convenience : The Philippines’s Maritime Engagement with Taiwan
For the Philippines, the transfer presents an opportunity to expand its maritime capabilities through an unconventional...
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...
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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
1.2790
|
| Indonesian Rupiah |
IDR
18,146.30
|
| Cambodian Riel |
KHR
4,107.37
|
| Lao Kip |
LAK
22,353.30
|
| Myanmar Kyat |
MMK
2,098.6
|
| Malaysian Ringgit |
MYR
4.070
|
| Philippine Peso |
PHP
63.4321
|
| Singapore Dollar |
SGD
1.2791
|
| Thai Baht |
THB
33.7394
|
| Vietnamese Dong |
VND
25,749.7
|
Politics
Refugees in Malaysia, Domestic Security Concerns or Regional Burden-Sharing?
Domestically, Malaysia should continue to provide emergency relief to anyone seeking asylum on humanitarian grounds, both...
Sachet Economy: When Budget Goods Costs the Environment
The responsibility for waste generated by making everyday consumption affordable should be a shared obligation divided...
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 -...
Politics
Former Indonesian Top Cop Arrested for Wiretapping The President. Citizens Dismiss it as Distraction
The former top cop is suspected of allegedly wire tapping the aforementioned figures since 2025 Editor - Southeast Asia...
Indonesian Protestors : Will They be Heard This Time?
“The government is increasingly ruined, we cannot let this go on for another 3 years” Editor - Southeast Asia Analyst...
Indigenous Communities : Forgotten Victims in Indonesia’s Haze Crisis
The smoke does not discriminate in the air, but the capacity to escape its effects is profoundly unequal. Editor -...
Cambodian Government Begs for Trust While Strangling Political Freedom Ahead of Election Season
The ruling party coalition under Hun Manet is losing ground and popularity over the unfinished border issue, they are now...
National development
Suffer Now, Talk Later, Fix Never; Southeast Asia’s Approach to Disaster Management.
Conversations surrounding the disaster management in Southeast Asia only begin after lives are either lost or suffered by...
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...