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Long Reads

Gig Workers in Malaysia: Is the New Law a Good Deal?

Lee Hwok-Aun

Long Reads

Gig Workers in Malaysia: Is the New Law a Good Deal?

Lee Hwok-Aun

From Streamlining to Delivery: Vietnam’s Second Administrative Test

Nguyen Khac Giang

Nahdlatul Ulama’s Establishment Versus Grassroots Leadership Race Will Affect Its Political Alignments

A'an Suryana

Should Malaysia Become a Global Education Hub?

Koh Sin Yee

Calibrating the Singapore-US Security Anchor for a New Era: An American View

David Santoro

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ASEANFocus

The 2016 South China Sea Award and the Future of a Legally Binding Code of Conduct

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ASEAN’s Convening Power Meets Its Delivery Test: Lessons From the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

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