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Southeast Asia and Pacific
Street children
Sun Narin

From garbage scavenger to chef

Cambodian NGO gives former street children a safe place to live and an education

Asian economies
Yasuyuki Sawada
Cyn-Young Park
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

New cross-border competition policy

ADB economists see need for multilateral rules to guide internet businesses

Governance
Edith Koesoemawiria

High-risk balancing act

President Joko Widodo wants the military to do more than protect Indonesia from external threats

Military rule
Siwach Sripokangkul
John Draper

The monarchy’s bodyguard

An end to military dictatorship in Thailand is not in sight

Democracy
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

The path has been cleared for Hun Sen

Ahead of general elections, Cambodia’s government has eliminated the opposition

Global warming
Shikha Jha

The case against fossil fuels

Public finances must serve to reduce greenhouse gases

Public budgets
Shikha Jha

Harmful government expenditure

Fossil fuel subsidies are unsustainable in both environmental and budgetary terms

History
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

No trust in institutions

The anti-democratic legacy of Spanish and US colonialism in the Philippines

Human security
Ridwanul Hoque

Global silence in view of genocidal action

Bangladesh is largely left to itself in view of dramatic Rohingya refugee crisis

Campaign promises
Edith Koesoemawiria

Half-time results

Indonesian president is racing against time

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery