ASEAN Refrains from Taking Sides as Trade Dominates Summit

By Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – Addressing a media conference at the close of the three-day 33rd ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Summit on November 15, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expressed fears that “circumstances may come” where the regional organization would have to “choose one over the other”. Though not naming […]

New ESCAP Chief Aims at Deepening Regional Cooperation

By Jaya Ramachandran NEW YORK | BANGKOK (IDN) – Dr. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, the new Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), is convinced that the organization has the opportunity to lead from the front. “The Asia-Pacific region has in recent decades seen remarkable social and […]

A Crisis Within a Crisis for the Rohingyas

By Naimul Haq DHAKA, Bangladesh (IDN) – Despite a well-coordinated effort to address the Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar, a coastal town bordering Myanmar, some major challenges still need attention. The local administration admits that with over one million forcibly displaced Myanmar citizens arriving in such a short time, it is indeed difficult to […]

U.S. Foolish To Start Another Cold War, Says Jack Ma

By Kalinga Seneviratne KUALA LUMPUR (IDN) – U.S. will suffer more from the current trade war with China, warned Alibaba founder Jack Ma addressing over 1000 business leaders, government officials and economic experts from Malaysia and across the region attending the China Conference here on October 10-11. He added that America has been growing and […]

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