News and Views

Elaborating Transportation Policy during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia
18 March 2020
By Dr Alloysius Joko Purwanto , Energy Economist: The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has reached 172[1], an increase of 86 times since …

Covid-19: Asean Must Act More Boldly
24 March 2020
By Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: The past 12 weeks have displayed Asean's strengths and exposed weaknesses when the grouping has had to respond to …
Experts Suggest Partial Lockdown for Indonesia Before It Is Too Late
27 March 2020
Note: This article was originally published in The Conversation Indonesia on 27 March 2020. ERIA's Energy Economist Dr Alloysius Joko Purwanto was quoted. The …
Philippine Sinologist Aileen Baviera, dead from coronavirus, had urged recognition of China’s complexity
27 March 2020
Note: This article was originally published in South China Morning Post on 27 March 2020. Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura’s comment on the passing of Prof …
China-Southeast Asia Relations Expert Died from COVID-19
29 March 2020
Note: This article was originally published in Mot The Gioi on 29 March 2020. Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura 's comment about the late Prof …

Imagining a Post-Coronavirus World
31 March 2020
By Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: Prior to the World Health Organization categorising the Covid-19 outbreak as a global pandemic, nobody would have imagined that …

COVID-19 and the ‘Zoom’ to New Global Value Chains
05 April 2020
By Prof Fukunari Kimura, ERIA's Chief Economist, Christopher Findlay, and Shandre Thangavelu: COVID-19 has sent shock waves running up and down global value chains (GVCs). …

Covid Catch-22: Saving Lives or Rights?
07 April 2020
By Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: Faced with the Covid-19 pandemic, several countries have given special powers to their leaders, regardless of the political …

Will COVID-19 Devastate the Indian Economy?
14 April 2020
By Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Senior Energy Economist: The economic impact of COVID-19 on India will depend on a number of factors: the virus spread itself, …

Indonesia’s Best Hope of a Covid-19 Cure is Its Communities
15 April 2020
By Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Senior Energy Economist: Indonesia’s Health Ministry announced 330 new Covid-19 cases as of Sunday (April 12), bringing the nationwide total to …