ASEAN Collective Leadership Running on Empty

10 September, 2019
By Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid | 2 September 2019

ASEAN Collective Leadership Running on Empty Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia At the Bangkok ASEAN summit in June, the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) asked the region’s leaders to show greater collective political leadership

Hope in China’s New Silk Road

19 July, 2019
By Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid | 19 July 2019

Hope in China’s New Silk Road Originally published in World Energy Magazine, N.43 edition. At the 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in Beijing at the end of April, attended by 150 countries, 37

Asean-China: Get Closer on BRI

12 December, 2018
By Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid | 10 December 2018

Asean-China: Get Closer on BRI Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 10 – 16 December 2018 edition. At last month’s Asean and Asean Plus summits in Singapore, the Asean-China Strategic Partnership Vision 2030 was adopted.

Belt and Road Initiative: Is it all about China?

23 April, 2018
By Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid | 23 April 2018

Belt and Road Initiative: Is it all about China? Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 23 – 29 April 2018 edition. The answer to this question is, it will be if there is no constructive

Expectations of Singapore as chair of ASEAN

4 January, 2018
By Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid | 01 January 2018

Expectations of Singapore as chair of Asean  Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 1st – 7th January 2018 edition. Singapore has punched above its weight in its international relations. But it cannot always be the

Great Platform, Big Challenge for Asean

5 December, 2017

Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 4 December – 10 December 2017 edition. The Digital Economy presents new opportunities for Asean growth. Big numbers are already being pronounced which enhance further the attractiveness of the

Southeast Asia does not need Trump’s rhetoric

7 November, 2017

07 November 2017 Originally published in Nikkei Asian Review For regional business, what matters is economic ‘boots on the ground’ The phrase “boots on the ground,” often used by American leaders to describe the

Don’t lose the shirt off our back

25 September, 2017

23 September 2017 Originally published in The Star Online WHILE they should not be negative about China, Asean member states should not however surrender their sovereign rights or abdicate from their commitment to greater