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Can a Regional Public Health Emergency Centre Work for ASEAN

WEBPublished 27 May 2022. Melinda Martinus. ASEAN’s plan to set up a regional public health emergency centre will support its efforts to reopen the region’s economy to tourism and …

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Advancing the Digital Health Ecosystem in Southeast Asia

WEBWith access to medical care heavily disrupted by COVID-19, the adoption of digital health technologies had an unprecedented uptake in Southeast Asia. Notably, …

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Hale and Hearty Plans for Thailand’s Andaman Coast FULCRUM

WEBWith the goal of capturing ten per cent of a global wellness market estimated to be worth US$7.5 billion by 2027, the Bangkok government proposes to create an …

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Is ASEAN Prepared for Future Pandemics

WEBHealth issues are increasingly recognised as security threats to Southeast Asia. Due to its tropical climate, rapid socio-economic advancement, urbanisation, and …

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When the Pandemic Spreads Another “Fever”: Regional Autonomy

WEBThailand, under the military-backed government, operates in a highly centralised manner. When Covid-19 first hit the nation back in 2020, the Prayut Chan …

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Indonesia’s Covid-19 Surge: Contradictions and Criticism

WEBA medical staff treats a Covid-19 coronavirus patient at a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) ward in Bogor on 18 June 2021, as Indonesia’s Covid-19 coronavirus …

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Challenges Facing Vietnam’s Covid-19 Vaccination Drive

WEBThe fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in Vietnam, which started in late April, is the country’s most serious outbreak thus far. This wave had caused 5,758 infections …

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Sarawak’s Fight Against the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Cautionary Tale

WEBMalaysia appears to be seeing some light at the end of the tunnel in the long battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. From the just over 20,000 new Covid-19 …

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Mind the Gaps, Fill the Needs: A Strategic Outlook for the

WEBMind the Gaps, Fill the Needs: A Strategic Outlook for the Philippine-US Alliance. Published 17 Dec 2021. Julio S. Amador III. The Philippines begrudgingly …

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US Indo-Pacific Command: Standing with Allies and Partners

WEBIn this special contribution to Fulcrum, Admiral Philip Davidson, commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, stresses that the US’ largest geographic combatant …

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The Courteous Charmer: A Hard Look at Japan’s Soft Power in …

WEBAs travel resumes after the pandemic, Southeast Asian citizens have returned to Japan, with over 260,000 visits in June 2023 alone. This is a slight decline …

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Vietnam’s Economic Reopening: Finding the Right Balance

WEBRecent developments suggest that Vietnam is likely to adopt a prudent and gradual economic reopening approach, which may offer the right balance from the …

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Nguyen Phu Trong’s Dominance in Vietnamese politics: Far

WEBOn the eve of 21 January 2023, many Vietnamese marked the start of Tet festivities with usual activities such as eating banh chung (glutinous rice cake), watching the popular …

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The Significance of President Joko Widodo’s 2024 Budget Address

WEBJokowi’s proposed budget will struggle to grow beyond five per cent. On efforts to improve Indonesia’s human resources, which Jokowi said would be key to …

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Towards AEC 2025 and Beyond: Making the Most of Laos’ 2024 …

WEBApart from that, Laos begins its Chairmanship in the penultimate year of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2025. As such, ASEAN will have its last chance …

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Sinovac or Not: Thai Vaccine Politics FULCRUM

WEBUnlike most other COVID-19 vaccines in use, Sinovac is an inactivated vaccine developed from dead microorganisms. This means that while the risk of side …

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Will South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Make a Difference

WEBSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has finally jumped on the Indo-Pacific bandwagon with his country’s much-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy, signaling the …

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Laos as ASEAN Chair: Flying into Headwinds FULCRUM

WEBTo its credit, Laos has had a fairly decent track record as ASEAN Chair in 2016. The country has demonstrated that it was able to strike a compromise between …

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Connectivity and Resilience in the ASEAN Power Grid 2.0 under …

WEBSharon Seah and Mirza Sadaqat Huda examine Laos’ potential role in leading regional energy interconnectivity in ASEAN. Laos will kick off the ASEAN …

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