The failure of peace efforts so far has caused fresh spikes in the price of oil and increased speculations of wider long-term impacts on the global economy, with more countries seeking alternatives.

At least six people have been killed and dozens of others injured in fresh clashes between the two South-East Asian neighbors, despite a ceasefire agreement signed in October under US mediation.

Timor-Leste became the 11th member of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in its first expansion since 1999. The regional economic and trade grouping was first formed in 1967.

The Malaysian government also faced condemnation from protesters who criticized its decision to invite Trump to the 47th ASEAN summit despite US attempts to destabilize the region.

Los acontecimientos recientes ilustran los desafíos persistentes de las fronteras poscoloniales, la dificultad de conciliar las reivindicaciones históricas con las realidades modernas y las luchas de poder internas invisibles.

Recent developments illustrate the enduring challenges of post-colonial boundaries, the difficulty of reconciling historical claims with modern realities and invisible domestic power struggles.

In addition to the state-led violence against Rohingyas since 2017, the military’s violent suppression of resistance against its February 2021 coup is a major cause of displacement

Despite a landslide victory, José Ramos-Horta will need to deal with heightened polarization in a politically fractured country