Southeast Asia rides into DOGE

Indonesia and Vietnam are trying an administrative Ozempic to slim bloated bureaucracies

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam inspect the guard of honor, during a welcoming ceremony, on the day of their meeting, at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 10, 2025. © Reuters

David Hutt is a research fellow at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS) and Southeast Asia columnist at the Diplomat. He writes the Europe Meets Southeast Asia newsletter.

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