Iim Halimatusa’diyah
It is not clear that some of Indonesia’s renewable energy projects are designed with the people in mind. Some local communities and traditional Islamic boarding schools are pushing back.
Muyi Yang|Christopher Wright
Amid growing geopolitical rivalry and rising protectionism, a network of net-zero industrial parks could act as the Asia-Pacific’s transition landing zones into a greener future.
Mohd Faizal Musa
Nushi Mahfodz appears to be a ‘progressive’ in the ranks of Parti Islam SeMalaysia politicians. But he might not be as progressive as some think.
Indira Zahra Aridati
Indira Zahra Aridati argues that although AI offers positive benefits for Southeast Asia’s climate battle, the region should not look at its usage through rose-tinted glasses. Without careful consideration, such systems may inadvertently undermine and be counterintuitive to the very climate goals that they aim to achieve.
Lee Hwok-Aun
As trade negotiations with the US continue, Malaysia needs to trot out relief measures and pro-growth measures to mitigate the impact of Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs.
Mohd Faizal Musa
Abdullah Badawi was a moderate Muslim leader who reached out to Malaysia’s Shia community at a time when they came under legalised discrimination.
Nuurrianti Jalli
Recent incidents involving AI-generated depictions of the Malaysian national flag underscore the need for capacity building to instil AI literacy.
Dien Nguyen An Luong
Hanoi is orchestrating a media campaign to project resilience amid Trump’s tariffs and other setbacks in US–Vietnam ties while trying to prevent simmering anti-American sentiments from hurting those ties.
Max Lane
Indonesia’s main opposition party faces both a succession and an identity crisis.
Arnold Puyok
The Sabah mining scandal involving one of the parties in Malaysia’s ruling coalition undermines PM Anwar’s anti-corruption stance but the party’s current weakness could give Anwar the leverage to reshape Sabah politics.