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Earthquake may bring diplomatic payoff for junta chief
News, Devjyot Ghoshal and Panu Wongcha-um, Published on 05/04/2025
» Myanmar's deadliest natural disaster in years has strengthened the position of ruling general, Min Aung Hlaing, by opening diplomatic channels closed for four years after his junta ousted an elected government to unleash a brutal civil war.
Saving the faltering energy SDG
Oped, Woochung Um, Published on 14/08/2024
» Although we are fast approaching five years until the deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals, we are still far from achieving SDG7, which calls for universal access to clean, affordable energy.
Act now on sustainability goals
Oped, Armida Alisjahbana, Woochong Um and Kanni Wignaraja, Published on 14/07/2022
» The start of a "Decade of Action" to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has also marked beginning of an unprecedented period of overlapping crises.
Are SE Asian leaders using 'fake news' to tighten grip?
News, Karen Lema & Panu Wongcha-um, Published on 23/01/2018
» Governments across Southeast Asia have a history of using laws and the judiciary to curb press freedoms -- now they have found a handy crutch to lean on as they intensify clampdowns: US President Donald Trump's "fake news" mantra.