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Thailand & Indonesia : ASEAN’s New Leaders' Pressures

Erin Cook, Southeast-Asia Based Journalist

11-Nov-25 08:45

Thailand & Indonesia : ASEAN’s New Leaders' Pressures

As Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto marks one year in office and Thailand’s Anutin Charnvirakul wraps up his second month as prime minister, both leaders are confronting early tests of leadership. Journalist Erin Cook joins us with an analysis of some of the latest developments in these two ASEAN member nations.


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Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Categories:  international,  politics

Tags:  indonesian politics,  thai politics,  prabowo subianto,  anutin charnvirakul,  political crisis, 


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