Myanmar Monitor Weekly

16 February, 2017

Source: AFP via Getty Images Investment and Trade Aung San Suu Kyi’s government pushes for more investment With a refugee crisis in the country, Aung San Suu Kyi’s government is implementing policies to attract

China-ASEAN Monitor

15 February, 2017

Photo from Channel News Asia  Investment, Trade and Economy Singapore gets a boost from Chinese tourists Singapore saw a record high number of tourists visiting the country in 2016. This was in large part

Hail our white brethren in the West

13 February, 2017

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

China-ASEAN Monitor

7 February, 2017

Malaysia largest exporter of palm oil to China in second half of 2016 Investment and Trade Malaysia largest exporter of palm oil to China in second half of 2016 Malaysia has once again regained

Asean to-do list in 2017

31 January, 2017

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

Myanmar Monitor Weekly

25 January, 2017

Muslim people talk to media at the Pyaung Bate village, which was burnt down during the conflict near the Maungdaw town of Bangladesh-Myanmar border, Rakhine State, western Myanmar Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA Foreign Affairs

China-ASEAN Monitor

25 January, 2017

Photo: ABS CBN News Trade and Investment Philippines Officials Discussed ASEAN Summit and Trade Deals with China In a Philippines cabinet delegation visit to China on 23-24 January, the two countries discussed the Philippines’

Myanmar Monitor Weekly

19 January, 2017

Photo: Bangkok Post Economy Thai Delegation Visits Myanmar On 2-3 February 2017, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister will lead a Thai delegation to Myanmar that seeks to expand bilateral trade and discuss possible partnership on

China-ASEAN Monitor

18 January, 2017

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inspect the honour guards during a welcoming ceremony at the Bogor Palace, West Java, Indonesia. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta Political and Security Indonesia and Japan

Asean and the new world disorder

17 January, 2017

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