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Tiny Shifts Seen In Divided ASEAN's Approach To Myanmar

Myanmar's junta moved deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest last week but that was not enough to ease deep divisions among ASEAN leaders over how best to engage with the pariah state
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The Supreme Court Did Trump A Favor In Southeast Asia

The Supreme Court’s monumental ruling against President Trump’s use of reciprocal tariffs per the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) holds significant implications for not only the administration’s trade policy, but its wider foreign policy as well
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China's Most Advanced Bombers Seen On Disputed South China Sea Island

Satellite imagery shows China landed two of its most advanced bombers in the disputed Paracel islands in the South China Sea this month — a gesture that some analysts described as Beijing’s latest signalling of its growing military capabilities to rivals
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India’s Renewed Focus On The Indo-Pacific

: India Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Brunei and Singapore signified the consolidation of the Act East Policy, further strengthening the focus on the Indo Pacific and Southeast Asia
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Malaysia’s Retirement Savings Crisis Exposes Deeper Problems

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The Asian financial crisis of 1997 revealed critical flaws in the country’s social safety net. But the lesson was seemingly forgotten until the recent Covid pandemic once again exposed the nation’s vulnerabilities.
 

 

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Malaysia Must Be Bold, Strategic in South China Sea

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia’s conventional and decades old approach to the South China Sea conflict in using quiet and backdoor diplomacy is once again in the limelight with the repeated incursions and grey zone operations by Beijing over the years, the latest on February 17 where the China Coast Guard 5403 vessel sailed off the coast of Malaysia. Most of these including the latest incident did not get much awareness and attention.
 
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COVID-19 Vaccines And Vaccination

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The doubling of Covid-19 cases in both Malaysia and neighboring Singapore in recent weeks has sparked fear of a renewed surge in both countries, recalling days of the early pandemic. Other countries in the WHO Western Pacific Region which reported increase are Australia, New Zealand and Brunei. However, based on the WHO Covid-19 Epidemiological Update of 24 November, the number of reported cases and deaths globally during the 28-day period from 23 October to 19 November 2023 compared to the previous 28 days have decreased by 13 percent and 72 percent respectively.
 
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