Prabowo’s populist, security-driven economic policies boost short-term consumption but put further strain on Indonesia’s ...

Changes in Japan’s political environment make immigration a challenging issue for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in ...

Although Japan’s economy shows signs of returning to normal inflation for the first time in three decades, global headwinds and fiscal fragility pose ongoing challenges.

Cambodia border reflects the deep distrust, political instability and historic disputes that continue to undermine relations ...

Beneath Indonesia’s low unemployment rate lies a quiet crisis of job quality, with millions trapped in informal, low-wage ...

Amid rising global instability, London and Tokyo are forging a deeper partnership to defend the remnants of the rules-based ...

James Ghusn is Associate at Mandala, an Australia-based economic consultancy. He holds a Bachelor of Advanced Finance and Economics (Honours) from the University of Queensland.

In June 2025, the breathtaking coral ecosystems of Raja Ampat — Indonesia’s ecological crown jewel — were thrust into the global spotlight. Nickel mining, driven by surging global electric vehicle (EV ...

The Pertamina scandal exposes gaps in Indonesia’s fight against corruption and casts doubts on the Prabowo administration’s ...

Trump’s chaotic tariff war turns the United States from trade rule-maker to rule-breaker, but if Southeast Asia can resist ...

Economic uncertainty was high on the agenda at a host of ASEAN-centred meetings last week, with the region decrying the ...

A US–Japan sovereign wealth fund would do little for the United States, instead risking precisely what made its economy resilient and prosperous — open rules-based markets.