8 April 2017 As appeared in The Star Online IT is true that with a total gross domestic product (GDP) of US$2.7 trillion, Asean is the seventh largest economy in the world – if
25 March 2017 As appeared in The Star Online Photo credit: AP IN the course of a few days last week, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson varied American policy on North Korea
11 March 2017 As appeared in The Star Online ASEAN needs to be revitalised. It needs the kind of leadership that led to its establishment on Aug 8, 1967 or, for example, to the
25 February 2017 As appeared in The Star Online THE gravest threat of the rise of nationalist populism is to the universal values and practices of a civilised world which took several decades to
11 February 2017 As appeared in The Star Online IT is not business as usual. As Asean’s array of official and private sector meetings roll out for the year, urgent thought must be given
28 January 2017 As appeared in The Star Online IT is not business as usual. As Asean’s array of official and private sector meetings roll out for the year, urgent thought must be given
14 January 2017 As appeared in The Star Online THE buzzword among think tanks on global strategy in the West is “World Disorder”. This follows, particularly, Donald Trump’s victory last November in the United
31 December, 2016 As appeared in The Star Online Successful leader: Lee Kuan Yew has made Singapore economically successful as a result of the purely utilitarian benefit of the rule of the law. THE
17 December, 2016 As appeared in The Star Online THE popular political parlour game running into the new year is what to expect from Donald Trump when he becomes United States President on Jan
24 November, 2016 As appeared in Nikkei Asian Review U.S. President-elect Donald Trump declared his intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on Nov. 21. (A screen shot from YouTube) U.S. President-elect