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Inclusive economic development in Myanmar cannot be achieved amid ongoing militarisation

  • Alec*,

Myanmar will not achieve sustainable development until it rebuilds democratic institutions.

The paradoxes and precarities of Philippine development

  • Syme de Leon,

What does ‘progress’ and ‘development’ mean in the Philippines, a nation very vulnerable to climate change-related disasters?

VIDEO: Southeast Asia Oration with Dr. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, August 2026

Sri Mulyani Indrawati, one of Indonesia’s longest-serving Ministers of Finance: ‘Governing for Growth – Democracy and Development’.

ASEAN – Avoiding the middle-income trap through cooperation

  • Sri Mulyani Indrawati,

ASEAN needs to remain united, embrace openness, invest in human capital and technology, and champion free trade and multilateralism to drive global growth.

How online scam centres have enabled crime syndicates to infiltrate Cambodia

  • Bopha Phorn,

The erosion of checks and balances in Cambodia has allowed transnational crime to flourish.