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The article which was first published online by Japan Up Close on April 25, 2016 can be viewed here.
“High turnover in the AMM could impact the “we feeling” — and ASEAN unity over issues like the South China Sea.”, To read more, please click here.
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Commentary 2016/9, 25 April 2016.
The ongoing haze issues in Southeast Asia highlight the importance of national follow-through for regional commitments. Indonesia was the last ASEAN member to ratify the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution in 2014 under Jokowi’s administration. Even though the agreement had entered into force since November 2003 (a year after its adoption), Indonesia’s non-ratification status hindered the effectiveness of tackling the recurring haze problem, and led ASEAN members like Singapore and Malaysia to take the lead in pushing for bilateral and regional projects to address the issue at source.
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Commentary 2016/8, 25 April 2016.
The recent statement by Indonesia’s Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar that Singapore should focus on its own role on the haze issue, and not concern itself with Indonesia, is out of sorts. Ms Siti was referring to comments made by Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, at the 3rd Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources held on 15 April 2016.
“Chinese FM Wang Yi’s Remarks Rile ASEAN”, by Termsak Chalermpalanupap