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ASEAN Needs To Reclaim RCEP For Regional Economic Leadership – Analysis

Eurasia Review 

By Mari Pangestu and Rania Teguh

There is a chorus of calls for ASEAN to walk the talk on its claims of centrality in the management of the strategic challenges to peace and prosperity in East Asia. Calls for ASEAN to ‘do more’ usually centre on its claiming a more assertive role in security affairs in the South China Sea and redoubling its efforts to encourage political dialogue in Myanmar.

But the bigger threat to ASEAN centrality is corrosion of the open economic order on which its prosperity and security depend. Читать дальше...

Samyan Smart City making headway

BangkokPost.com 

Smart energy development in central Bangkok under the Samyan Smart City project continues to make progress, with the latest effort relocating overhead power and communication cables underground, says the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA).

CHEVROLET NCS AT WATKINS GLEN: Post-Race Report

Speedway Media 

Road course ace, Shane van Gisbergen, came just .979-seconds from taking the checkered flag, ultimately leading Chevrolet to the finish with a runner-up result.

Indonesia’s Shrinking Middle Class Alarms Economists – Analysis

Eurasia Review 

By Nazarudin Latif

Triana Rahmawati, a mother of two, lost her publishing job in Jakarta earlier this year, forcing her family to cut back on spending drastically.

Gone are the days of leisurely outings with friends and casual coffee dates, which she could afford in her old job, where Triana worked for nine years and earned around 6 million rupiah (U.S. $400) a month.

“My husband still has a job, but we’ve gone from a double-income to a single-income household,” the 36-year-old told BenarNews. Читать дальше...

An Overdue Farewell To Southeast Asia’s Pro-Democracy Icons – Analysis

Eurasia Review 

By David Hutt

A decade ago, Southeast Asia seemed poised for democratic transformation, spearheaded by three icons: Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, Cambodia’s Sam Rainsy and Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim.

Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy was on the cusp of a historic election victory, potentially gaining entry into government for the first time in the army-run nation.

Sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National Rescue Party had narrowly lost to the ruling party in the 2013 elections... Читать дальше...

WHAUP prepares for energy demand spike

BangkokPost.com 

SET-listed WHA Utilities and Power (WHAUP), an arm of Thailand's biggest industrial land developer and operator WHA Corp, is planning to spend 2.3 billion baht to support its business and serve growing demand for water and clean electricity in Thailand and Vietnam.