New urban centers rise from pandemic’s ashes

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The Covid-19 pandemic radically changed our relationship with cities. This shouldn’t be news to anyone but the changes will have long-lasting effects on the global economy and, perhaps more important, the production of culture. In the West, cities are critical hubs of commerce and intellectual activity. From office space to corner restaurants, cities require a […]Continue Reading

Thai economy stuck in an aging middle-income trap

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Southeast Asia’s second-largest and once one of its most dynamic economies is struggling under the weight of an aging population, a deteriorating education system and low-yield rice farming. Thailand looks trapped as a middle-income country, unable to get rich, and stuck between a younger, dynamic Vietnam and a larger Indonesia. Getting out of its economic […]Continue Reading

Silent Forests: Post-pandemic wildlife consumption threatens human and forest health

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While hunting is a historic practice in Southeast Asia, rising commercial pressure and cheaper poaching methods are emptying forests faster than they can replenish, hurting human and forest health

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Are India’s arms exports on ‘cusp of a revolution’?

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This week India hosted its 12th DefExpo in Gandhinagar in the western province of Gujarat. With its theme of “Path to Pride” – and guided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” and “Self-Reliant India” campaigns – it not only showcased India’s state-of-the-art defense technologies but seemed to unleash its so-called “animal spirit” in […]Continue Reading

ASEAN bracing for US-China rivalry to explode

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Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping’s fiery address before the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Congress has dominated recent headlines, not least regarding his comments on Taiwan. Despite Xi’s vow to pursue “peaceful unification” with the self-ruling island, the Chinese leader expressed his willingness to use force and flex muscles amid “stormy seas” in an increasingly volatile […]Continue Reading

Fight for truth: battling false and misleading information in Southeast Asia and beyond

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After a two-year Covid-19 hiatus, the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival will be kicking off on 27 October, in Bali, Indonesia. Over four days the festival will host dozens of events, with disinformation and misinformation being just one example of the important issues being tackled.

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