Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Panarat Anamwathana
Compared to young people in other Southeast Asian countries, Thai and Indonesian undergraduates are the most wary of potential military influence over their countries’ politics and their own lives.
Aries A. Arugay
Vice-President Sara Duterte’s upcoming impeachment trial will have a major impact on whether political stability in the Philippines is upended or maintained.
Lee Hwok-Aun
Minimum wage will uplift the lowest-paid workers but the state of labour markets and unions hinders wage growth for the majority.
Muhammad Fajar
Can the current president, who seems politically stronger than his predecessor, sustain the big-tent coalition that brought him power?
Josiah Patrick P. Bagayas
A long-running saga of a Filipino national convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia underscores the need to address the transnational element of law enforcement against such activities.
Syaza Shukri
An ISEAS survey appears to indicate that Malaysian youth have taken concerns about corruption in their stride.
Nguyen Hong Thach
Vietnam, traditionally seen to be more allied with Russia, has recently increased its diplomatic engagements with Ukraine. This could result in Vietnam taking a more neutral stance in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Duncan McCargo
The People’s Party’s lacklustre performance in recent provincial elections underscores the fact that the country’s traditional parties are seeking to undermine the progressive party.
Napon Jatusripitak
Anwar Ibrahim, the prime minister of Malaysia, has roped in former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra as his informal advisor ahead of Kuala Lumpur assuming the ASEAN chairmanship. This might be ill-advised.
Tham Siew Yean
Proton’s electric vehicle could spur new supply chains and local EV components production, but will be constrained by market conditions while the old supply chain will endure.