Asean Morning News For May 15
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Will the Belt and Road Initiative put the region in a debt trap? In December last year, Sri Lanka formally handed over its strategic port of […]
Malaysia Morning News For May 15
Malaysia after GE14: transition to what? The night of 9 May was a sleepless one in Malaysia. Long, hot polling station queues gave way to long, anxious waits for official counts and winners. — New […]
Asean Morning News For May 14
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu US-China trade war impacts on ASEAN ASEAN has played an important role in building prosperity in the region in its 50 years of existence. ASEAN’s gross […]
Malaysia Morning News For May 14
Mahathir is back—good news or bad for sustainability in Malaysia? The world was shocked when the former prime minister swept to victory in last week’s general election. What could his return to power mean for […]
Asean Morning News For May 11
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asean ministers agree on framework to combat fake news Asean ministers met on the sidelines of the 14th Conference of Asean Ministers Responsible for Information yesterday […]
Malaysia Morning News For May 11
What mattered in GE14: campaigns, Islam, 1MDB, cost of living To kick off our live blog of Malaysia’s momentous 14th general election (GE14), we asked six experts of Malaysian studies to contribute their thoughts on […]
Asean Morning News For May 10
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Is the South China Sea Dispute a Foregone Conclusion? The security temperature in the South China Sea (SCS) has ratcheted precipitously in recent weeks. — The […]
Malaysia Morning News For May 10
Mahathir-led opposition declares victory MALAYSIA’S Opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) on Wednesday night said it has won enough parliamentary seats in Malaysia’s general election to form the next government, but the Election Commission said no party […]
Asean Morning News For May 9
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu GlobalData: Over US$46.3 billion will be spent on Southeast Asia’s upstream capex by 2020 An average capital expenditure (capex) of US$17.8 billion per year will be […]
Malaysia Morning News For May 9
Malaysia’s ruling coalition losing ground, but could still win: survey Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s ruling coalition has lost more ground in the lead-up to Wednesday’s general election, but it could still win enough parliamentary […]
Asean Morning News For May 8
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Southeast Asian democracies face daunting, testing elections Four pending general elections have the potential to reshape Southeast Asian political dynamics with the recent slide towards autocracy […]
Malaysia Morning News For May 8
Malaysia’s trade numbers driven by exports MALAYSIA’S trade has not been impacted by the global trade tensions, despite the country’s lower total trade revenue recorded in March. — The Malaysian Reserve Foreign funds sell RM438.4mil […]