Protected: Throw someone under a bus?

15 June, 2021
By Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid (Originally published in New Straits Times on 14 June 2021)

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Biden needs fresh thinking and more than one term

3 May, 2021
By Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid (Originally published in New Straits Times on 3 May 2021)

FORGET about the first 100 days. US President Joe Biden would need more than one term to achieve his ambitious policy objectives. Even then, without fresh strategic thinking, there is no likelihood there will

ASEAN: Give Credit When It’s Due

27 April, 2021
By Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid (Originally published in New Straits Times on 26 April 2021)

ASEAN leaders are to be commended for finally being able to do something about the deteriorating situation in Myanmar, one of its member states. Brunei, this year’s chair, Indonesia, Asean’s primus inter pares, ably

ASEAN: Last In, Last Out

13 April, 2021
By Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid (Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia on 12 April 2021)

ASEAN: Last In, Last Out Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 12 April 2021. Once again, during a healthcare webinar organized last Wednesday by CARI Asean Research and Advocacy on “Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout and the

RCEP a feather in ASEAN’s cap

23 November, 2020
By 23 November 2020

RCEP a feather in ASEAN’s cap Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 23 November – 29 November 2020. It is not often that the venerable BBC or the influential Financial Times would report on an

ASEAN needs to do more than just bounce along

19 October, 2020
By 19 October 2020

ASEAN needs to do more than just bounce along Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 19 October – 25 October 2020. ASEAN was in a sweet spot – the foreign investment destination of choice. It

Why an ASEAN High Level Special Commission is needed

15 June, 2020
By Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid | 15 June 2020

Why an ASEAN High Level Special Commission is needed Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 15 June – 21 June 2020. The ASEAN High Level Special Commission (AHLSC), proposed by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council

New Chair of ASEAN: Don’t Hold Your Breath

31 January, 2020
By Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid | 2 February 2020

New Chair of ASEAN: Don’t Hold Your Breath Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 27 January – 2 February 2020. Every year, in alphabetical order, a member state takes over as chair of ASEAN. Thailand