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Investigating the Paradoxical Development of Southeast Asia: Economies Boom, Human Rights Collapse

Southeast Asia has become a basin full of budding trade markets, manufacturing centers, and foreign investment. When presented with such strong indications of positive change, one would expect Southeast Asia (SEA) to be at the precipice of becoming a major powerhouse on the international stage and the posterchild for successful development; however, human rights protection, a key aspect of development, have been left in the dust.

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Indonesia to Relocate Capital Due to Climate Change

On January 18, Indonesia’s parliament passed a bill to relocate the nation’s capital from Jakarta to the jungle island of Borneo, with the new city’s name to be Nusantara. The move, according to BBC News, will cost an estimated 466 trillion rupiah, or roughly $32.4 billion. The bill passed by approvals from eight factions, with one faction rejecting, according to Indonesian House Representative Puan Maharani.

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