Getting Ready for those Business Black Swans
Michael Schaper|Serina Rahman
To prepare for future disasters, the Malaysian government should roll out a national response plan to help smaller businesses tide through the storm.
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Silent Strikes: Striking Against the SAC’s Chance to Govern
Aung
The SAC’s brutal crackdowns on Myanmar protestors have had limited effect on the creative ‘silent strikes’ organised on three occasions since February 2021. Townships throughout the country became ‘ghost towns’ to protest the SAC’s atrocities, and there are hints that these actions have unsettled some within the regime.
Unpacking Russia’s Twitter Disinformation Narratives in Southeast Asia
Darren Cheong
A key reason why some pro-Russia disinformation narratives about the war in Ukraine have found resonance in Southeast Asia is that they have successfully tapped into latent anti-U.S. and anti-West sentiments.
ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance: Putting Money Where the Mouth Is
Sharon Seah
An ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance is a significant move for ASEAN. But it does not come without challenges.
Singapore and the United States: Speaking Hard Truths as a Zhengyou
William Choong
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s recent visit to the United States highlights a unique dynamic in the bilateral relationship: Singapore’s ability to speak frankly and candidly to its superpower partner.
New Chinese Migrants in Chiang Mai: Parallel Paths for Social Interaction and Cultural Adjustment
Aranya Siriphon|Fanzura Banu|Pagon Gatchalee
While descendants of older Chinese migrants in Thailand consider themselves Thai, new Chinese migrants tend to struggle with assimilating, due partly to negative stereotypes about foreign Chinese. This Long Read explores the parallel communities these new Chinese migrants have forged to address their needs for social integration.
Bahasa Melayu as ASEAN’s Second Language: Sekali Lagi Tak Boleh
Joanne Lin
Malaysia has again proposed making Malay a working language of ASEAN, but this proposal is likely to be a non-starter as ASEAN wrestles with more pressing crises.
Will Vietnam Be Able to Wean Itself Off Russian Arms?
Le Hong Hiep
Vietnam is finding it increasingly hard to continue its policy of buying military equipment from Russia. Hanoi is aware of the rationale for securing weapons from other countries, but doing so will not be easy.
Supply Chain Resilience and the Trumped-up Case for Reshoring
Jayant Menon
Regional or country-specific shocks are more likely to cause relocations to third countries than reshoring, driven by changes to competitiveness.
Myanmar’s Post-coup Electricity Woes: Stalled Power Plans, Shattered Public Trust
Khine Win
Two years ago, and even a year ago in the aftermath of the 1 February 2021 coup, Yangon was not suffering severe blackouts. While there were sporadic electricity cuts for a few hours a day in some of its townships, electricity supply was more stable and predictable than ten or fifteen years earlier. This experience has left city dwellers wondering what accounts for the severe power cuts now.