Thailand: An Economic Miracle in Need of an Encore
Wannaphong Durongkaveroj
Thailand does not lack recommendations to improve its economic prospects. What it needs is sustained political commitments to turn plans into lasting change.
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ASEAN@60 Special Edition
The Future of ASEAN-China Dialogue Partnership
Zha Daojiong
Zha Daojiong argues that the future of the ASEAN-China dialogue partnership will depend not only on deepening economic integration, but also on managing industrial competition, addressing economic asymmetries and sustaining dialogue to resolve shared concerns.
ASEAN’s Subsea Power Connectivity Ambition Needs a Jolt
Elbinsar Purba
ASEAN has ambitious plans to implement a regional power grid. But there is a critical need to improve technical and industrial capacity in subsea power systems.
Beneficiaries or Casualties? Hanoi’s Redevelopment and Political Legitimacy
Alex Bushnell
The Communist Party of Vietnam must ensure that Hanoi’s redevelopment remains socially and politically inclusive, addressing community concerns that they are bearing the costs without sharing in the gains.
New Five Point Consensus Should Give Myanmar’s Resistance a Seat at the Table
Lucas Myers
It is not a given that the Tatmadaw will gain the upper hand in the civil conflict in Myanmar. A new consensus should include the resistance coalition.
The ‘Malay Unity’ Narrative: A Bridge Too Far?”
Azmil Tayeb
Some Malays are warming to the idea of re-establishing Malay-Islamic unity to retain the privileged position of the race in Malaysia. Given political rivalries among Malay political parties, this might be a bridge too far.
Malaysia’s Budget 2027: The Growing Divide in Federal-State Fiscal Transfers
Tricia Yeoh
There are clear reasons for allocating bigger grants to Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia’s latest budget. But there is also a need to establish a more transparent and rules-based formula for distribution to the country’s various states.
The Appeal and the Limits of “Dayakism”: Why “Sarawak First” Still Wins
Arnold Puyok
Dayak ethnonationalism has so far failed to put a dent in Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s “Sarawak First” appeal. The real contest for the Dayak vote now lies within GPS itself: over who will lead the community and Sarawak after Premier Abang Johari.
Malaysia: Will Budget 2027 Brighten Anwar Ibrahim’s Electoral Prospects?
Cassey Lee
The Malaysian government’s latest budget contains several goodies for prospective voters. However, where the governing coalition’s general election performance is concerned, timing will be everything.
If AI Rules Must Wait, Southeast Asia Should Set the Terms
Aditya Vikram Kashyap
Giving companies time to comply with AI laws can be reasonable. The transition should clarify which records the institutions using these systems hold, what suppliers disclose, and who responds when a model changes or fails.