Warteg: Eating on Trust

A vendor selects a plate of food from the tray…

Digital Battleground Unfolds, and Journalism Must Be Protected as ‘Critical Infrastructure’, Global Town Hall Hears

Session 2 of Global Town Hall, "Reality Check: How to…

France and Indonesia Put Gastronomy in the Spotlight Across the Archipelago through Rendez-Vous Rasa

A lively crowd comes together to celebrate the flavours and…

Whoever Gazettes First: Indonesia’s Race to Launch Outpaces Its Land Dispute

Jakarta is racing to sign spaceport deals with Russia and…

Southeast Asia Must Not Compromise Humanity Amid Its AI Boom

Global Town Hall 2026 on September 19. (FPCI) With a…

Politics

Session 2 of Global Town Hall, "Reality Check: How to Live in the Age of Mass Manipulation and Deception," September 19. (FPCI)

Digital Battleground Unfolds, and Journalism Must Be Protected as ‘Critical Infrastructure’, Global Town Hall Hears

Session 2 of Global Town Hall, "Reality Check: How to Live in the Age of…

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Global Town Hall 2026 Discusses Palestinian Statehood at Centre of Debate, Echoing ASEAN Position

Global Town Hall 2026 on September 19. (FPCI) On September 19, the Foreign Policy Community…

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto attends the swearing-in of new Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara at the State Palace. (Kementerian Sekretariat Negara)

Indonesian President Prabowo Replaces Finance Minister as KPK Probes Land Corruption

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto attends the swearing-in of new Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara at the…

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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 Forum on September 9. (SEA Daily/Elisabeth Xaviera)

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…

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Economy

Global Town Hall 2026 on September 19. (FPCI)

Southeast Asia Must Not Compromise Humanity Amid Its AI Boom

Global Town Hall 2026 on September 19. (FPCI) With a genuine belief that civil society…

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A Russian oil tanker sails along the Northern Dvina River in Arkhangelsk, Russia. (Wikimedia)

Indonesia Prepares Second Phase of 150m-Barrel Russian Oil Deal as Geoeconomics Pressure Mounts

A Russian oil tanker sails along the Northern Dvina River in Arkhangelsk, Russia. (Wikimedia) Southeast…

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Thailand’s Board of Investment holding a meeting on data centre expansion chaired by Ekniti Nitithanprapas, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in May 2026. (Board of Investment)

Southeast Asia’s AI Race Has a Governance Problem

Thailand’s Board of Investment holding a meeting on data centre expansion chaired by Ekniti Nitithanprapas,…

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Alberto Dalusung III, Energy Transition Advisor at the ICSC, speaks during Panel 2, “Building Resilient Energy, Infrastructure and the Blue Economy,” at the Manila Strategy Forum, on September 9. (Amador Research Services)

Pax Silica Backed as National Defence, but Experts Warn of Resource and Talent Drain

Alberto Dalusung III, Energy Transition Advisor at the ICSC, speaks during Panel 2, “Building Resilient…

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Society

Session 2 of Global Town Hall, "Reality Check: How to Live in the Age of Mass Manipulation and Deception," September 19. (FPCI)

Digital Battleground Unfolds, and Journalism Must Be Protected as ‘Critical Infrastructure’, Global Town Hall Hears

Session 2 of Global Town Hall, "Reality Check: How to Live in the Age of…

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A lively crowd comes together to celebrate the flavours and culture of Rendez-Vous Rasa 2026 from September 23 to October 4, 2026. (SEA Daily/ Sadina Aimee)

France and Indonesia Put Gastronomy in the Spotlight Across the Archipelago through Rendez-Vous Rasa

A lively crowd comes together to celebrate the flavours and culture of Rendez-Vous Rasa 2026…

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Global Town Hall 2026 Discusses Palestinian Statehood at Centre of Debate, Echoing ASEAN Position

Global Town Hall 2026 on September 19. (FPCI) On September 19, the Foreign Policy Community…

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Vietnamese Culture Celebrated at Japan Maintenon-Pierres Festival

Vietnamese dragon dance performed at the fourth Maintenon-Pierres Japan Festival Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire on…

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Deep Dive

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok, Russia, in September 2026. (Indonesian Secretarial Secretariat)

Whoever Gazettes First: Indonesia’s Race to Launch Outpaces Its Land Dispute

Jakarta is racing to sign spaceport deals with Russia and India on land whose ownership…

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Senior officers from the Philippines, Japan, the US and Canada during a maritime-strike rehearsal at Exercise Balikatan 2026. (Wikimedia/Sgt. Sar Paw, US Army)

Beyond Pacifism: Japan’s Networked Deterrence Takes Shape in Southeast Asia

Senior officers from the Philippines, Japan, the US and Canada during a maritime-strike rehearsal at…

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UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights Tom Andrews during a press conference in Phnom Penh Cambodia on July 31, 2026. (UN Special Experts)

The UN and ASEAN Collide Over the Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights Tom Andrews during a press conference…

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Law enforcers conduct an investigation at the site of an explosion in Marawi City, in December 2023. (Provincial Government of Lanao del Sur)

The Bangsamoro Elections Is A Test for Post-Conflict Politics

Law enforcers conduct an investigation at the site of an explosion in Marawi City, in…

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An IDB-ISEAS seminar on regional cooperation and integration in February 2026. (APEC Secretariat)

Southeast Asia’s Fourth Swing: the ISEAS 2026 Survey and Strategic Autonomy Under Strain  

An IDB-ISEAS seminar on regional cooperation and integration in February 2026. (APEC Secretariat) China vs…

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