Melbourne Asia Review

The erosion of checks and balances in Cambodia has created a permissive environment that has allowed transnational crime, including online scam centres, to flourish, writes Bopha Phorn.

https://www.melbourneasiareview.edu.au/scam-centres-crime-syndicates-cambodia/

This article is part of a special series with 's 'Insights', to mark this week’s Southeast Asia Update and Southeast Asia Oration, Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne; with support from the ASEAN-Australia Centre,

How online scam centres have enabled crime syndicates to infiltrate Cambodia | Melbourne Asia Review The erosion of checks and balances in Cambodia has allowed transnational crime to flourish. Read more.

Vietnam has implemented significant anti-corruption measures over more than a decade. But serious questions remain, including those relating to current meg-construction projects, writes Hai Nguyen Hong, Ph.D.

https://www.melbourneasiareview.edu.au/vietnam-corruption-still-much-to-be-done/

This article is part of a special series with Asialink's Insights, to mark this week's Southeast Asia Update and Oration, The University of Melbourne; with support from the ASEAN-Australia Centre.

Vietnam’s Institutional Reforms and Anti-Corruption: Still much to be done | Melbourne Asia Review Vietnam has implemented significant anti-corruption measures, but questions remain, including those relating to current meg-construction projects.

Democratic transitions can create opportunities for reform when governments have invested in the evidence, institutions, and coalitions needed to act when the opportunity emerges, writes Widyana Perdhani, Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.

https://www.melbourneasiareview.edu.au/why-politics-not-evidence-alone-drives-welfare-reform-indonesia/

This article is part of a special series with Asialink's Insights, to mark this week's Southeast Asia Update and Southeast Asia Oration, The University of Melbourne; with support from the ASEAN-Australia Centre.

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The long game: Why politics, not evidence alone, drives welfare reform in Indonesia | Melbourne Asia Review Democratic transitions can create opportunities for reform when governments have invested in the evidence, institutions, and coalitions needed to act when the opportunity emerges.

Economic growth in many Southeast Asian nations is being slowed by predatory elites who are undermining education and R&D, writes Prof. Andrew Rosser, Asia Institute, Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.

https://melbourneasiareview.edu.au/southeast-asia-middle-income-trap-predatory-elites-education-and-rd/

This article is part of a special series with Asialink Insights, to mark this week's Southeast Asia Update and Southeast Asia Oration, The University of Melbourne; with support from the ASEAN-Australia Centre.

Southeast Asian nations won’t overcome the middle-income trap unless predatory elites stop undermining education and R&D | Melbourne Asia Review Predatory elites in many Southeast Asian nations are undermining education and R&D, which is slowing economic growth. Predatory elites in Southeast Asia are undermining education and R&D, which is slowing economic growth.

Thailand needs stronger competition rules, but that alone will not create market contestability. The harder task is to tackle who gets to compete and accumulate wealth, writes Dr Itsakul Unahakate, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University.

https://www.melbourneasiareview.edu.au/thailands-wealth-gap-is-a-competition-problem/

This article is part of a special series with Asialink's Insights, to mark this year’s upcoming Southeast Asia Oration, The University of Melbourne; to be delivered by
Professor Sri Mulyani Indrawati, economist and former Finance Minister of Indonesia. .

Thailand’s wealth gap is a competition problem | Melbourne Asia Review Thailand needs stronger competition rules, but that alone will not create market contestability. The harder task is tackle who gets to compete and accumulate wealth.

Vietnam has implemented significant anti-corruption measures over more than a decade. But serious questions remain, including those relating to current meg-construction projects, writes Hai Nguyen Hong, Ph.D.

https://www.melbourneasiareview.edu.au/vietnam-corruption-still-much-to-be-done/

This article is part of a special series with Asialink's Insights, to mark this year’s upcoming Southeast Asia Oration, The University of Melbourne; with support from the ASEAN-Australia Centre.

Vietnam’s Institutional Reforms and Anti-Corruption: Still much to be done | Melbourne Asia Review Vietnam has implemented significant anti-corruption measures, but questions remain, including those relating to current meg-construction projects.

Democratic transitions can create opportunities for reform when governments have invested in the evidence, institutions, and coalitions needed to act when the opportunity emerges, writes Widyana Perdhani, Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.

https://www.melbourneasiareview.edu.au/why-politics-not-evidence-alone-drives-welfare-reform-indonesia/

, , , Asialink, Indonesia at Melbourne.

The long game: Why politics, not evidence alone, drives welfare reform in Indonesia | Melbourne Asia Review Democratic transitions can create opportunities for reform when governments have invested in the evidence, institutions, and coalitions needed to act when the opportunity emerges.

Thailand needs stronger competition rules, but that alone will not create market contestability. The harder task is to tackle who gets to compete and accumulate wealth, writes Dr Itsakul Unahakate, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University.

https://www.melbourneasiareview.edu.au/thailands-wealth-gap-is-a-competition-problem/

This article is part of a special series with Asialink's Insights, to mark this year’s upcoming Southeast Asia Oration, University of Melbourne; to be delivered by
Professor Sri Mulyani Indrawati, economist and former Finance Minister of Indonesia. .

Thailand’s wealth gap is a competition problem | Melbourne Asia Review Thailand needs stronger competition rules, but that alone will not create market contestability. The harder task is tackle who gets to compete and accumulate wealth.

Statelessness in Myanmar, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is rooted in the impact of British colonialism, writes Subin Mulmi, Nationality for All.

https://www.melbourneasiareview.edu.au/colonial-borders-statelessness-myanmar-india-bangladesh-sri-lanka/

Global Movement Against Statelessness, Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Global Alliance to End Statelessness, UNHCR India, United Nations Sri Lanka, United Nations Myanmar, United Nations in Bangladesh, European Network on Statelessness, Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN).

Colonial borders and the production of statelessness in Myanmar, India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka | Melbourne Asia Review Statelessness in Myanmar, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is rooted in the impact of British colonialism.

PODCAST: For decades, Indonesia's foreign policy has positioned itself as a bridge between major powers while avoiding formal alignment.

But rising geopolitical tensions and intensifying competition in the Indo-Pacific are making that harder to sustain.

With Radityo Dharmaputra from Universitas Airlangga and Aristyo Darmawan from Universitas Indonesia, both experts in Indonesia's foreign policy, examine President Prabowo's impact on the nation's foreign policy. Hosted by Sami Shah.

https://melbourneasiareview.edu.au/podcasts/principle-pragmatism-indonesias-foreign-policy-choices/

Principle or pragmatism in Indonesia’s foreign policy choices? | Melbourne Asia Review Podcast: Indonesia's foreign policy avoids formal alignment. But that's increasingly difficult amid rising tensions. Listen!