On September 29, Thailand’s government allocated more than 4 billion baht (about 121 million US dollars) in emergency funds to help people affected by flooding nationwide, while approving a major 160 billion baht (about 4.7 billion US dollars) project aimed at improving long-term water management.
Category: Politics
The Path Forward for ASEAN in A Fragmented World Order, Bangkok Conference Hears
Southeast Asia’s stake in an increasingly polarised global trading system came under discussion at the ASEAN & Geoeconomics: Energy Security and Trade Symposium in Bangkok, on September 25.
Digital Battleground Unfolds, and Journalism Must Be Protected as ‘Critical Infrastructure’, Global Town Hall Hears
The Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) on September 19 convened its seventh annual Global Town Hall, featuring the prominent theme, “Calling for a Global U-Turn: Recentering Development, Reclaiming Humanity, Restoring Justice in a Crazi(er) World”.
Global Town Hall 2026 Discusses Palestinian Statehood at Centre of Debate, Echoing ASEAN Position
On September 19, the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) brought together diplomats, former officials, academics and civil society representatives for its Global Town Hall 2026, under the theme “Calling for a Global U-Turn: Recentering Development, Reclaiming Humanity, Restoring Justice in a Crazi(er) World,” with a special session focusing on the prospects for Palestinian independence and statehood.
Indonesian President Prabowo Replaces Finance Minister as KPK Probes Land Corruption
On September 14, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto appointed Suahasil Nazara as the new Finance Minister, the same day the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted an operation targeting officials linked to the Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Ministry/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN).
A ‘High-Risk, High-Reward Scenario’ Unfold for Southeast Asia Amid Fragmenting World Order
Gregory B. Poling, Senior Fellow and Director for the Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at CSIS, formally opens the 2026 Manila Strategy […]
Philippine President Marcos Takes ASEAN Priorities to BRICS as Philippines Joins Resilience Coalition
On September 12, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived in New Delhi, India for the 18th BRICS Summit, representing ASEAN as its 2026 chair while also advancing the Philippines’ infrastructure resilience agenda through membership in the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
Indonesia, Malaysia Step Up Cooperation Amid Regional Climate and Haze Risks
Satellite imagery showing transboundary haze across Southeast Asia. (Wikimedia/Adam Voiland) On September 9, Malaysia offered to provide assets to help Indonesia tackle forest and land […]
The UN and ASEAN Collide Over the Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute
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Indonesia, US Deepen Digital Cooperation on Child Protection and AI Governance
On September 8, Indonesia and the US discussed child protection in digital spaces and artificial intelligence (AI) governance as the two countries explore wider cooperation in science and technology.