ASEAN Today

May 27, 2020

Vietnamese rubber firm breaks pledge to World Bank, clears indigenous land in Cambodia

A Vietnamese agribusiness company in eastern Cambodia has illegally cleared old-growth forests, wetlands and spiritual sites on land that it pledged to return to indigenous communities. The land move reneges on promises the company, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, made in a mediation process with the World Bank.

Despite COVID-19, ASEAN’s 5G aspirations remain undeterred

Southeast Asia faces a cybercrime pandemic but new regulatory tech offers a way forward

What does the Indonesia-Australia free trade deal mean for Australia’s role in Southeast Asia?

Cyclone Amphan hits Rohingya camps: How they covered it

Fertile ground for failure: Indonesia hopes 2 million acres of rice paddies will help it weather COVID-19

Typhoon Vongfong leaves the Philippines exposed to further shocks

Record-breaking Myanmar drug busts show Asia’s crime syndicates still on the rise

How sand mining puts Southeast Asia’s farmers at risk

May 18, 2020

Collaboration and flexibility key to reviving ASEAN’s tourism industry

COVID-19 put tourism in Southeast Asia on hold. ASEAN economies need their tourism sectors to get moving again once restrictions are lifted—but it will take time and a flexible approach.

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