Southeast Asia
Sino-Indonesian Relations: From Friendship to Alliance
The relationship between China
and Indonesia is becoming increasingly important in international politics.
Many analysts are focusing on this relationship as a privileged relationship
and it is...
Singapore: A golden treasure of ASEAN
Inspired by “The theory and requirements
of 5 E’s Djawed Sangdel to the global leaders in the world”, it is here to
present Singapore to illustrate...
Building cohesive societies: Southeast Asian states take on gargantuan challenge
Several Southeast Asian governments and social movements are seeking to
counter mounting polarization and inter-communal strife across the globe fuelled
by the rise of civilizationalist leaders...
Thailand’s Inequality: Unpacking the Myths and Reality of Isan
For decades, the ethnically and linguistically diverse people of Isan,
Thailand, have been the subject of pervasive bias, often described as docile
and uneducated, or as...
Malaysia: Yet another crisis looming?
Love him or
hate him, Mahathir Mohamed during his first stint as prime minister was able to
instill a great sense of national pride and unity.
Mahathir
went...
Vietnam Fisheries Brace for EU Yellow Card Review
The tides wait for no one and each day
fisheries, particularly those closest to the shores, are over-fished and harmed
by industrialization. For emerging economies like...
Joining forces for sustainable development
Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s development story is one of a nation
with its sights firmly set on building a prosperous future in concert with the
broader...
The Deep Forces Preventing Reform in Malaysia
The Pakatan Harapan coalition general
election victory almost a year ago was supposed to herald a new reform era in a
country spavined by corruption, cronyism...
Lost Malaysian Hopes and the Pakatan Catch 22
It took the
Malaysian opposition more than a generation to topple the Barisan Nasional government,
led by the now-discredited United Malays National Organization. Throughout
mosques, coffee shops...
Sustainable development by 2030: Achievable in Cambodia and Asia and the Pacific
Cambodia’s recent development story has much
in common with the broader region. Phenomenal growth has changed its economy
and society beyond recognition. Yet as in the...