Thailand Weakest Asean Economy in 2016 – World Bank
The World Bank has forecast modest economic growth in 2016 with global gross domestic product…
‘Presidential Curse’ Could Tarnish Aquino’s legacy
President Benigno Aquino III completes his six-year term much less popular than when he began…
Can Jokowi Move Indonesia Beyond Protectionism?
Put in a comparative historical perspective Indonesia’s economic growth performance has been relatively strong. Yet…
Singapore’s Future After Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore’s ruling party, the People’s Action Party (PAP), enters 2016 enjoying the comfort of a…
What The Asean Economic Community (AEC) Means For Laos
The Asean Economic Community (AEC) presents new opportunities for Laos PDR, but it also underlines…
Thailand government riled by AP claim it ignored human trafficking
It’s not very often that governments anywhere hold press conferences in response to media stories…
Thailand Crown Prince leads 99,999 on ‘Bike For Dad’ (video)
Thailand Crown Prince HRH Maha Vajiralongkorn yesterday (December 11,2015) led 99,999 people on a 29km-long…
Indonesia’s rising inequality divide (video)
Fifteen years of sustained economic growth in Indonesia have helped to reduce poverty and create…
Southeast Asia Climate Change Losses Far Exceed Previous Estimates
Economic losses from the impacts of climate change in Southeast Asia could be 60 per…
What Will Happen When Thailand’s King Bhumibol is Gone?
Back in February 2005, Thaksin Shinawatra’s Thai Rak Thai (TRT) was re-elected with a bumper…
Asean Urbanisation And The AEC
As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) takes steps toward implementing the Asean Economic…
Can Najib & BN Survive The 2018 Malaysia General Election?
These are tiring times for Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak. Mr Razak has so far…