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(Thailand) Canals and Land Bridges: Mega-Infrastructure Proposals for Southern Thailand (Termsak Chalermpalanupap, ISEAS)

The idea of a canal across the Isthmus of Kra in Southern Thailand, or the Kra Canal, prevalent in the eighteenth and nineteenth...

(Indonesia) Indonesia’s MUI Today: Truly Moderate or Merely Pragmatic? (Syafiq Hasyim, ISEAS)

Despite facing various problems since its establishment in 1975, MUI (Majelis Ulama Indonesia or Indonesian Ulama Council) continues to thrive, and has even...

(Iran) Gas condensate production in joint South Pars Gas Field increasing (IRNA)

Production of gas condensate has increased in phases 6, 7 and 8 of the South Pars Gas Field- the world’s largest gas field in...

(Vietnam) Much to change and remain the same in Vietnam’s leadership (Le Hong Hiep, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/23/much-to-change-and-remain-the-same-in-vietnams-leadership/

(Myanmar/China) Is post-election Myanmar moving closer to China? (Enze Han, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/23/is-post-election-myanmar-moving-closer-to-china/

(South Korea/Uzbekistan) Time to conclude a South Korea–Uzbekistan FTA (Turakulov Valijon, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/22/time-to-conclude-a-south-korea-uzbekistan-fta/

(USA) Man who allegedly entered Senate chamber with taser, cuffs is ordered released pending trial (Josh Gerstein, Politico)

A federal magistrate judge in Tennessee on Friday ordered the pretrial release of Eric Munchel, who allegedly entered the Senate chamber during the Capitol...

(USA) Judge orders Treasury to notify Trump before giving up tax returns (Toby Eckert, Politico)

The latest back-and-forth is an example of the type of legal wrangling arising from his administration that will continue to dog Donald Trump. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/22/treasury-trump-tax-returns-461469

(USA) Biden directs Treasury, IRS to find 8M who haven’t claimed stimulus (Aaron Lorenzo, Politico)

Much of the focus is on people not required to file tax returns. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/22/biden-treasury-unclaimed-stimulus-461466

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