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The Education Working Group under the G20 Sherpa Track commenced its first meeting here on Tuesday with Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, K Sanjay Murthy appealing to the G20 member countries to collaborate and leverage technology further to achieve common educational targets. The G20 countries and 9 invited countries discussed the […]

The Copenhagen-based Hempel Foundation has launched an impact investment initiative for biodiversity. The Foundation made its first investment in two funds backing sustainable plantation – including one in Southeast Asia. “This investment aims to contribute to the preservation and restoration of tropical forest,” Hempel said in a statement Monday. The announcement did not specify the […]

Thailand, like many countries, has a tendency to rely on blanket policies as a way to address complex issues. However, these policies often fail to effectively address the root causes of the problems they aim to solve and can create unintended consequences. When a government introduces a blanket policy, it can create confusion for the […]

Issued on: 01/02/2023 – 05:35 Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council has agreed to extend the country’s state of emergency by six months, state media said Wednesday, likely delaying elections the junta had pledged to hold by August. The country has been in turmoil since the army’s power grab in 2021, and a subsequent crackdown […]

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko commended the effort to promote education for disabled people in Indonesia through a foundation of peace and education for people with disabilities from Japan, the Nippon Donation Foundation. “Indonesian government already has several programs, such as Kartu Indonesia Pintar (Smart Indonesia Card) and Kartu Pra Kerja (Pre-Employment […]

The United States is growing its partnerships in the Indo-Pacific. Above, Vice President Harris (third from left) talks with workers who prepare fish in Tagburos, Palawan, Philippines, on November 22, 2022. (© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times/AP) The United States and its Indo-Pacific partners are building a more free, open and connected region, while tackling […]

New York: Increasing numbers of Rohingya refugees have been arriving in Southeast Asian countries by sea and land, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday as it scales up support in the region. Almost 3,300 arrived in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand last year, the UN agency said, a roughly 290 per cent rise […]

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk along Kamala beach in Phuket, Thailand, December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy could grow as much as 4% this year, which would be the fastest rate in five years, bolstered by a rebound in the tourism sector and increased domestic consumption, a deputy prime […]

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, has called for a national conversation on making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory. Dr. Okoe Boye believes having a national conversation to determine whether vaccination should be mandatory or not will settle the issue of vaccine hesitancy and help defeat the […]

Elizabeth Buensuceso provides an overview on the process and aspirations of envisioning the ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision. In Southeast Asia, people regard with high respect and expectations the role of traditional midwives in delivering infants and in the rearing of such future members of the community who are in turn anticipated to contribute to the […]