23 May, 2015 As appeared in TheStar.com.my IT is surreal, is it not, that here we are talking about an Asean community, and yet are unable to address in concert the wave of Rohingya
09 May, 2015 As appeared in TheStar.com.my THE 26th Asean Summit from April 26 to 27 April trended in the right directions, even if it would be extravagant to describe it as an unqualified
22 April, 2015 As appeared in www.marcopolis.net Interview with Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Munir Abdul Majid, Chairman of Bank Muamalat What is the role of Malaysia in the regional context? Malaysia is at the
11 April, 2015 As appeared in TheStar.com.my TWO Singaporeans recently disagreed with each other. Really, it sometimes happens, even if usually over something external. One stated the notion there is, or will be, an
28 March, 2015 As appeared in TheStar.com.my THE numbers, particularly of the AEC (Asean Economic Community), brim with powerhouse force. Combined GDP of US$2.756 trillion (Economist 2015 forecast); population 630 million, third largest in
14 March, 2015 As appeared in TheStar.com.my WHILE actualisation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is concentrated on non-tariff barriers and measures (NTBs, NTMs) which frustrate the effort, insufficient attention has been paid to
28 February, 2015 As appeared in TheStar.com.my INDONESIAN President Jokowi’s official visit to Malaysia earlier this month was successful. The chemistry between him and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was good, and
03 January, 2015 As appeared in TheStar.com.my Not just the oil price and economic matters to worry about THE past year had seen a number of tragedies. Two airline tragedies involving Malaysia Airlines and
20 December, 2014 As appeared in TheStar.com.my EVEN as Asean focuses on the nitty-gritty of integration and community-building, it should not lose sight of the strategic environment evolving around it. While a number of
03 December, 2014 As appeared in TheStar.com.my Not just the oil price and economic matters to worry about THE past year had seen a number of tragedies. Two airline tragedies involving Malaysia Airlines and