“Southeast Asia’s Road to Being Heard” by Sarah Pathan
Was my initial thought when I decided to write this essay. So many topics I could dig into, explain, argue, describe, there was just so much that was open to be said.
“Which Road for Southeast Asia?” by Punyathorn Jeungsmarn
As we move deeper into the 21st century, the utility of constructed national and regional boundaries is increasingly being challenged by globalization and anthropogenic crises, such as climate change.
“Southeast Asia Is the Friends We Made Along the Way” by Renz Alrec Recamadas Alinas
As I struggled to get back up after a less-than-perfect knee thrust to my muay thai coach in one of our noontime sparring sessions, I hear a song playing on the television overhead.
“ASEAN Kaleidoscope: Transformations, Trials, and Tensions in Southeast Asia” by Issariya Srisawedsupparak
In the midst of a world and ASEAN grappling with the onslaught of COVID-19 and transformative shifts in global geopolitics, a kaleidoscope of changes has emerged.
WHO CARES? COVID-19 DIVIDES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (Myanmar)
Myanmar weathered the early storms of the COVID-19 pandemic with prompt introduction of containment measures in spite of its scarce resources. Prevention measures were applied also during the holding of General Elections on January 18, 2021
WHO CARES? COVID-19 DIVIDES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (Philippines)
The Philippines was hit early and hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, ranking along with Indonesia as the countries with the highest prevalence and fatality rates in the region for most of the pandemic.
WHO CARES? COVID-19 DIVIDES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (Singapore)
One of the richest countries in the world, Singapore gained the reputation of being the “Best Place to be during COVID-19” as an exemplar of administrative efficiency, invested resources and decisiveness.
WHO CARES? COVID-19 DIVIDES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (Malaysia)
In Malaysia, the twin crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s extreme economic downturn coincided with a national political crisis associated with the collapse of the short-lived Mahathir-Anwar led Pakatan Harapan in late February 2020, followed by the Muhyiddin Yassin-government
WHO CARES? COVID-19 DIVIDES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (Indonesia)
Since the delayed official recognition of the arrival of COVID-19 on March 2, 2020, the pandemic battered Indonesia’s population in successive waves of growing intensity, making it the country in Southeast Asia with the highest number of infections and deaths for most of the subsequent two years
Southeast Asia Symphony of Dreams” by Nguyen Ngoc Bao Tran
Tran, as I envision my future, I yearn to see the world beyond these boundless rice fields, earnestly expressed a Vietnamese child in a humble village, her gaze fixed upon the distant horizon.