Southeast Asia Snapshot #9
Friday
26th February
2021
A fortnightly snapshot of what’s making headlines in South East Asia. Malaysia deports more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals Earlier this…
Posts by Griffith Asia Institute
How are businesses in the Pacific really doing?
Thursday
25th February
2021
The COVID-19 global pandemic and accompanying economic crisis continues to create compounded challenges for the Pacific private sector. With closed…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 24 February
Wednesday
24th February
2021
Vanuatu announces the opening of a ‘Tamtam bubble’ The Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Hon Bob Loughman, has announced the opening…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 17 February
Wednesday
17th February
2021
Samoa steps up on regional ructions The Prime Minister of Samoa, Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, has spoken publicly on two…
With five countries set to quit, is it curtains for the Pacific Islands Forum?
Tuesday
16th February
2021
TESS NEWTON CAIN | It has been a bruising couple of weeks for the Pacific Islands Forum after…
A look back at the Cambodia economy in 2020
Tuesday
16th February
2021
As 2020 drew to a close, Cambodia officially recorded zero deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. But while Cambodia has seemingly…
Regionalism in retreat
Monday
15th February
2021
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Prophesies of the end of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as we know it…
Oxen Are More Reliable Then Rats: A Personal Reflection
Monday
15th February
2021
COLIN MACKERRAS | Most of us were probably happy to farewell the Year of the Rat (2020). I…
The Torres Strait Treaty, a journey of Islander autonomy
Thursday
11th February
2021
“We are happy to share what we have in the Torres Strait, but we will not give – not a…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 10 February
Wednesday
10th February
2021
Micronesian countries announce their intention to leave the Pacific Islands Forum Further to the decision to appoint Henry Puna as…