The Straits Times9d
Degrees of danger: Beating the heat in South-east Asia
South-east Asia – comprising 11 countries – is a diverse region known for its cultural richness. Different groups of people may have different perceptions of what heat means to them.
The Straits Times29d
South-east Asia start-ups miss out on region’s AI-fuelled tech boom
“Countries in South-east Asia are focused on vastly different agendas: some on advancing high-tech sectors, others on improving basic infrastructure and living conditions. This divergence makes ...
Is South Asia's map about to change? India, China in tension after Arakan Army's occupation of Myanmar-Bangladesh border, can impact…
The political landscape has been impacted by the rebel group Arakan Army (AA), which has defeated the military junta and ...
Business Today9d
Amid subdued global growth, East and South Asia emerge as pillars of resilience: UN report
East and South Asia continue to ... The report further mentions that the overall growth for South Asia is anticipated to be 5.7% in 2025, with countries like Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri ...
Business Times16d
Capturing South-east Asia’s renewable energy opportunity
SOUTH-EAST Asia is home to one of the world’s most vibrant and dynamic ... and entrepreneurial population have meant that South-east Asian countries are poised to make an outsized impact on the ...
Business Times26d
Who’s pulling ahead in South-east Asia’s data centre race?
THE start of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom has led to a global race among countries to build more data centres and ramp up their capacity. It’s no different in Singapore and the South-east ...
Malaysia wants to become Asia's Silicon Valley. This time, investors and founders say it's got a shot.
As Malaysia exits an era of political turmoil, its fifth prime minister in the last six years is pushing to transform the ...
The Economist12d
The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world is growing
Most of the population growth expected over the rest of the 21st century is expected to take place in Africa. These new ...
East Asia Forum26d
Asia’s energy transition could jolt the UN climate summit to life
Like Canada and New Zealand, Japan maps out its climate finance commitments in multi-year instalments. Their last public finance instalment was equivalent to US$43 billion from 2021–25. This makes it ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation29d
Australian exporters want a growing middle class in Asia, but there are signs it's shrinking in Indonesia
Indonesia's new President Prabowo Subianto wants to make the country one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, despite government data showing the middle class in South-East Asia's ...
Opinion
With Indonesia, Brics is adding Southeast Asia to its power base
With Indonesia joining the grouping and Malaysia and Thailand as partner countries, Brics has acquired not just mineral-rich members but also key Asean voices Indonesia has become the first Southeast ...
Cfr.org12d
The U.S.-Southeast Asia Relationship: Responding to China’s Rise
Finally, participants generally agreed, these four countries are still optimistic that the United States will remain the major offshore balancing power in Southeast Asia. If the United States ...