Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia

Map of Southeast Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Timor Leste and the Philippines.

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View our expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest developments in Southeast Asia.

Championing Indonesia’s green energy transition: Insights from Indonesia’s state-owned electricity enterprise

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  |  Accelerating Indonesia’s green energy transition is one of the most challenging and crucial tasks in reducing climate emissions in Asia. At… Read More

Empowering smallholder farmers through AI: A new era for Vietnam’s agriculture

SARA QUACH THAICHON  |  Vietnam has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past few decades. From a food-insecure country, it has emerged as one… Read More

Conducting care-full research amidst crises

HELEN BERENTS, CAITLIN MOLLICA, CASEY ODGERS-JEWELL, HAYLEY PAYNE AND SAVANNAH SPALDING  |  The global pandemic, political upheavals, and crises have transformed research methodologies, especially… Read More

Policy trade-offs at the nexus of rural development, nutrition and sustainability: The case of smallholder cattle production in Vietnam

DOMINIC SMITH  |  More than 2.3 million households—around 10 per cent of the Vietnamese population—rely on small-scale cattle raising as part of their overall… Read More

A Myanmar Miscellany

ANDREW SELTH  |    After 40 years of writing about Myanmar, I’m excited to share my latest anthology, A Myanmar Miscellany. This collection… Read More

Enhancing enterprise value through early retirement of Chinese-sponsored coal plants in Vietnam and Pakistan

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL, LAWRENCE ANG, MATT CARPIO AND MENGDI YUE | The early retirement of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) is becoming a critical topic in global energy… Read More

Bridging the digital divide by enhancing effective digital finance usage among the poor: An RCT project | Part 2

MAYANK SHARMA AND SHAWN HUNTER |  Digital financial services (DFS) have the potential to be transformative for developing nations, especially among low- to middle-income individuals. Read More

Economic development and consumption patterns in Asian countries

SHASHIKA RATHNAYAKA, SAROJA SELVANATHAN AND SELVA SELVANATHAN  |  Over the last three decades, Asia has undergone a monumental economic transformation, evolving from… Read More

Echoes of justice: The International Criminal Court’s communication disconnect in Bangladesh/Myanmar

EMMA PALMER  |  The International Criminal Court (ICC) faces a significant challenge in effectively engaging with the situation in Bangladesh and Myanmar. The ICC… Read More

E-Dengue project in action: A comprehensive needs assessment to facilitate the effective use of digital tools for dengue prevention and control in Vietnam

CORDIA CHU AND TUAN PHAM Addressing escalating dengue outbreaks, a global health threat Professor Cordia Chu AM and Dr Tuan Pham. (Photo supplied)… Read More