The big news of the day in the world starts with Indonesia taking over the Asean chair marred by the political, military crisis in Myanmar.
On other fronts, Israel violence against Palestinians in the Mosque in Jerusalem has soured its already shaky relations with some of the Asean Muslim nations.
Here are some of the trend today in ASEAN based on the search results:
- Indonesia has kicked off its ASEAN chairmanship with the political crisis in Myanmar as a priority. It has also expressed its readiness to host negotiations on the South China Sea code of conduct with China and other ASEAN countries.
Israel Violence
- The recent violence between Israel and Palestine has impacted the ties between Israel and some Southeast Asian Muslim nations, such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, which have covert relationships with Tel Aviv.
Gojek and Tokopedia
- News of a US$18 billion merger between Indonesia’s largest tech startups—Gojek and Tokopedia—shows Southeast Asia’s tech industry is continuing on its path to make a global impact and transform the regional economy.
Regional Inflation
- Regional inflation ticked up to 6.1% in December from 6.0% in November, driven by faster price increases in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Inflation is expected to moderate this year, but remain relatively elevated due to statistical carry-over and protracted pass-through effects.
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