Women in Myanmar: Addressing Cracks Beneath the Tough Facade
Su Mon Thazin Aung
Women in Myanmar are increasingly taking on traditional roles of men. But this has come at a cost.

Su Mon Thazin Aung
Women in Myanmar are increasingly taking on traditional roles of men. But this has come at a cost.
Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Paul Teng
Following the letdown of COP29, ASEAN needs to step up and lead the way in controlling emissions from Southeast Asia’s agri-food system.
Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Aptiani Nur Jannah|Grace Rachmanda
Green transition in Indonesia is hampered by Indonesian Muslims’ belief that climate change is a sign of the end times.
Paul Teng
Agriculture suffers from the impacts of climate change and is also a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. ASEAN, working as a region, must do more to address food security and climate change mitigation.
Mirza Sadaqat Huda
How the region’s populations view decarbonisation as energy transition occurs can inform stronger leadership and better policymaking at the elite level.
Elyssa Kaur Ludher
The just-released Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey (SEACO2024) finds rising food insecurity due to climate change. The region must heed the clarion call to robustly improve food production, distribution, and access.
Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Miriam Romero
Southeast Asia is well-known for its culinary diversity and delights, but while its population’s food security and nutrition have improved over the decades, it is still a region that has relatively high malnutrition – in the form of both under- and over-nutrition.
Christopher Len
Though major economies are prioritising low-carbon hydrogen industrial hubs in their drive towards net-zero targets, Southeast Asia and ASEAN have unique factors to consider before doing the same.
Damon Chee|Elyssa Kaur Ludher
The industry, though, must overcome closed minds, high prices and perishability before its product can become a meaningful option in the region.
Elyssa Kaur Ludher
The expected advent of the La Niña might portend a double-edged sword for affected regions.