Author: Asyrafi Mutiara

According to the draft produced by Indonesia’s communications ministry, the guidance wasneeded to mitigate all “impacts and losses” that may occur from the use of AI. Indonesia has drafted ethics guidance for developers using artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent potential misuse of the new technology, a ministerial draft showed. “AI-based programming activities need to be predicated on the ethics governing its use and development,” according to the draft produced by Indonesia’s communications ministry. The draft said the guidance was needed to mitigate all “impacts and losses” that may occur from the use of AI, and recommends developers prepare a risk…

In Living With Civilisations, a recently published collection of four IPS-Nathan Lectures by Singapore-based professor Wang Gungwu, he explores the civilisations that shaped the history and nation-building process of Southeast Asian states. The following excerpt is from the prominent China historian’s fourth lecture, on Chinese-majority Singapore’s “exceptional conundrum” in balancing its ties with the United States and China. Singapore tells an extraordinary story of adjustment and adaptation that is especially pertinent to the subject of these lectures. As an unexpected nation-state, its first leaders did well by their decision to embrace its modern administrative and legal heritage, and expand the range of…

…we must optimize the protection of migrant workers because they make a significant contribution, especially in their respective countries.Badung (ANTARA) – The Manpower Ministry discussed optimizing the supervision of incoming and outbound migrant workers with ASEAN countries as part of efforts to strengthen one of the national economic pillars, in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Tuesday. At the 12th ASEAN Labor Inspection Conference, secretary general of the ministry, Anwar Sanusi, said that monitoring the whereabouts of migrant workers is important considering that 4.7 percent of global workers, or around 160 million migrants, come from the ASEAN region. “Of course, we encourage…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Korean Forest Service (KFS) have begun the construction of the “ASEAN-Korea Garden in Cambodia”. The site, in the Kranhoung forest in the Banteay Srei district’s forest restoration and development area of Siem Reap province, aims to promote tourism and educate the public on the importance of forests and biodiversity. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on November 14. Ung Sam Ath, secretary of state at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, described how the implementation of the project will create employment opportunities and enhance people’s well-being, while promoting public education. Sam…

Thailand faces structural challenges in revitalizing long-term growth, including a large informal sector, an aging society, infrastructure gaps, and the need to address geoeconomic shifts and climate change risks. Thailand’s economy is improving on the back of resilient domestic demand and a sustained rebound in tourist arrivals. Inflation has declined rapidly this year, according to the 2023 Annual Consultation Report on Thailand published by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). However, the country’s outlook is uncertain due to the external headwinds amid upside risks to inflation. Over the longer-term, Thailand is beset by structural challenges and weaker long-term growth potential, alongside…

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is firm that the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS) should be followed with regards to the South China Sea territorial disputes, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Tuesday. Asked during the 7th ASEAN Media Forum regarding the collision between the Philippine and China vessels in the West Philippine Sea, Marsudi said they are monitoring the situation very closely. Indonesia is the ASEAN chairman for 2023. “We closely monitor the situation right now in the South China Sea and I think the position of ASEAN is…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia was elected in its bid to regain a seat in the UN Human Rights Council for the 2024-2026 term in the election held by the UN General Assembly, New York, the US, on Tuesday. Indonesia secured the most votes, at 186, from 192 UN member countries in a secret ballot, marking its sixth term on the council. Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi stated that this vote count was the highest that Indonesia had ever received in its history of candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. Indonesia had earlier served on the UN’s premiere human…

Source: Asean News

A night of recognition and celebration, the 2023 CIO100 ASEAN Awards will be the region’s largest gathering of CIOs and their teams with a shared vision of enabling technology transformation and effective leadership.Across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, the annual awards will honour the top 100 senior technology executives and teams in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong who have been change-makers and innovators within their domain.“The CIO100 Awards has played a pivotal role as well as a catalyst in elevating innovation and the leadership achievements of CIOs and IT teams,” stated Sharon Ng, Ministry Family CIO (Trade and Industry) at…

The ASEAN–Japan relationship today is almost unrecognisable from that of 50 years ago when riots against the visits of former Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka to Southeast Asian capitals were emblematic of its troubled state. Japan’s current benign role in ASEAN belies what has been a powerful alignment of interests and influence assiduously developed over the ensuing decades important to the relationship’s success. The question is how these foundations fit the present relationship. The 50th anniversary of the ASEAN–Japan dialogue underscores the strong ties that have been built in the intervening decades. But a fast-evolving, multiplex world order, with new…