Asean needs double-track diplomacy to solve Myanmar crisis
Asean alone will be unable to bring about change but now such realization should make the leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore shift gear and change approach
Positioning Asean-Australia partnership for the future
Recent initiatives represent the largest ever increase in Australia’s development cooperation program with Asean and build on packages announced earlier
The accident involving nuclear submarine USS Connecticut in nearby waters
The paper says that it is not clear how many submarines and underwater drones the US has deployed in the region, but they could lead to tensions
Time for ‘middle power’ diplomacy
Philippines can clearly become a middle power in its own right, especially if we elect competent and strategically-minded leaders
Several questions over Melaka polls
With the Umno president overseas, former PM Najib Tun Razak, who postponed his Singapore trip to visit his daughter, is the de facto leader to lead the party in the state polls
The Hindu-Muslim flare-up in Bangladesh
There is little doubt that the Prime Minister, Begum Hasina Wajed, has countenanced the crisis with finesse, if not necessarily with firmness
Mired in debt
The nation's level of borrowing will be a big worry for the administration that will take over after the May 2022 elections
The Glasgow climate test
World leaders will soon be put to the test at the United Nations Climate Conference — known as COP26 — in Glasgow.
50 years of journalism and the way forward
The writer says there exists fundamental confusion about the role of the media in the minds of the government, the owners, and within the industry itself.
Waiting for a new leader of South Korea
The country's next presidential election is due to take place in March 2022.