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Envisioning a Low-Carbon Future: Sarawak’s Journey Towards Sustainable Development

Mindful of the pressing challenge of climate change, Sarawak is leveraging its resource richness and cultural diversity to foster a low-carbon, climate-resilient, and inclusive future.

Prabowo Subianto’s First Cabinet Adjustment: Pressured to Deliver But Allegiance Still Prized

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to replace just one minister for now, instead of taking a bolder step to weed out inefficiency and incompetence, is disappointing and potentially costly in the face of rising public anger against his administration and expectations of election promises.

Doing More for Victims of Forced Criminality in Southeast Asia

To combat a rising transnational scourge, the region’s governments can augment non-governmental efforts to detect, rescue and repatriate victims of increasingly sophisticated overseas ‘job’ scam operations run by cyber syndicates.

Thai Undergraduates’ Voting Behaviour in Provincial and National Elections

Many Thai undergraduates are engaged politically. While ‘all politics is local’, there is regional variation in undergraduate voting behaviour that suggests nuance and nous notwithstanding their youth.

Timor-Leste Bets on Online Gambling

If the Timorese government can manage the potential negatives arising from allowing online gambling to be hosted in Timor-Leste, the returns from this bet could uplift the country’s fledgling economy.

Is the Growth of Thailand’s Medical Tourism Industry Sustainable?

There are mounting concerns that foreign medical tourism in Thailand could exacerbate a brain drain from the public healthcare sector. The overall picture is more nuanced.

Rethinking Thailand’s Local Elections: Beyond the Shadow of National Parties and Political Big Houses

The logic of decentralisation is overlooked if one views provincial administration organisation (PAO) elections through the lenses of rivalries among national parties and the emphasis on ban yai.