Can Mahathir and PH Bring Down UMNO’s Corrupt Party-state?
Malaysia’s opposition coalition, (PH), is busy preparing its manifesto for the 14th Malaysia General Election (GE14)…
Historic Summit to Tackle Asia-Pacific Environment Issues Begins
Senior government officials from across Asia and the Pacific will meet in Bangkok this week…
Why The Cambodia Daily Must Pay Its Tax Bill or be Shutdown
Unless an (unlikely) miracle occurs, when tomorrow’s edition of The Cambodia Daily rolls off the…
Indonesia Still Haunted by Asian Financial Crisis Ghosts
In 1996 Southeast Asia was celebrating its ‘economic miracle’ as the World Bank (WB) lauded…
Cooperation & Struggle: Vietnam’s South China Sea Strategy
A little over a year ago the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled on an…
Asean At 50: Firing up or Powering Down?
Fifty years ago Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines established the Association of Southeast…
Times’ Asia Pacific University Ranking Distorts, Confuses: Mahidol No Longer #3 in Asean
One of the world’s leading publishers of higher education rankings has been forced to defend…
UMNOs Support For Hudud in Kelantan a Shrewd Najib Strategy
Attempts to amend Malaysia’s 1965 Criminal Jurisdiction Act, or RUU 355, have divided the country for…
The KMTTP: Will India’s Plans For Myanmar Become Reality?
The Sittwe deep-sea port in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, which was financed and constructed by India,…
Jokowi’s ‘Developmentalism’ to See IA-CEPA FTA Fall Short
Despite the warmth between Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull…
Vietnam’s ‘System Fault’ Fostering Corruption
The first half of 2016 saw Vietnam’s fight against corruption gain new momentum. Having consolidated…
The RCEP: The Trade Win The World Urgently Needs
Global trade needs a win to fend off rising tides of protectionism and anti-globalisation. The…