22 March, 2014 As appeared in TheStar.com.my THE description of China as truculent but not imperial Japan in a new book by Robert Kaplan titled Asia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea and the end
Kuala Lumpur: Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid has been appointed Chairman of CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI) with effect from 1 February 2014. The appointment is for two years. Munir takes over from Bapak
08 March, 2014 As appeared in TheStar.com.my ALTHOUGH not rip-roaring, the Malaysian economy is on an even keel. Growth numbers have been consistent over a period of years now. Last year GDP growth was
22 February, 2014 As appeared in TheStar.com.my RESEARCH commissioned by CIMB Asean Research Institute on behalf of the Asean Business Club shows gaps in achieving the Asean Economic Community (AEC) regional promise. These can
8 February, 2014 As appeared in TheStar.com.my Malaysia had better beware… WHILE markets may be uncertain about the real economy, they can be brutal about destroying value. A Guardian columnist described a conclusion of
18 January, 2014 As appeared in TheStar.com.my Denial will not solve anything. SOUTH-EAST Asia is the region to watch this year for better or for worse. Of course we would like the world to
4 January, 2014 As appeared in TheStar.com.my But the politics will be intertwined inextricably. ON Dec 20, President Barack Obama called for a press conference at the White House Briefing Room at four hours’
21 December, 2013 As appeared in TheStar.com.my ASEAN should not take sides. THE main worries about China’s declaration on Nov 23 of the Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) should not be about Beijing’s “right”
7 December, 2013 As appeared in TheStar.com.my Region’s private sector must play its part IT takes a long time for reform to take place. In the over 45 years of Asean existence, meaningful reform
23 November, 2013 As appeared in TheStar.com.my It needs to get a grip as it affects the rest of the world THE decline of the West is not cause for celebration. It is a