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Balancing sustainability, wealth
Oped, Caesar Indra, Published on 17/10/2023
» Under the shimmering turquoise waters, vibrant-coloured corals pulse with life as marine life weaves through what was, for a while, a scene of unprecedented blight. Thailand's Maya Bay is experiencing a resurgence following a four-year closure. Behind that transformation from a damaging symbol of overtourism to a beacon of sustainable travel in Southeast Asia, lies a cautionary tale of how tourism can leave a trail of destruction.
Making Asean more relevant to youth
Oped, Lee Yoong Yoong, Published on 31/08/2023
» International Youth Day is celebrated annually in August. Growing up as a young person in Singapore in the 1980-90s, I was more in tune with the arts, music, and literature of American and British influences than I was with local and regional popular culture. I was also more familiar with Western-based landmarks, for example the Eiffel Tower, than I was with those in Southeast Asia, such as Borobudur Temple. That was how oblivious I was of the region I was living in.
Driving Indonesia's women-led weaving recovery
Oped, Suzana Ramadhani, Published on 10/11/2021
» Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) suffered the most when the pandemic hit Indonesia in early 2020. As movement restrictions were enforced, lack of market demand and hardship in securing material supplies saw many required to halt their business operation temporarily, reduce their number of workers, or even shut down permanently.