Made Supriatma
Less than two months before stepping down, the outgoing president of Indonesia’s plans to hang onto power are at risk of unravelling. What is worse, his previously sky-high popularity is also starting to fray.
Syaza Shukri
The Green Wave in Malaysia might have subsided somewhat but it is still alive.
Xue Song|Brice Tseen Fu Lee
In higher education, China and Southeast Asia enjoy a symbiotic relationship.
Tricia Yeoh
Malaysia should consider a Constituency Development Act which would lay out the roles and responsibilities for disbursing constituency development funds to MPs.
Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Miriam Romero
Southeast Asia is well-known for its culinary diversity and delights, but while its population’s food security and nutrition have improved over the decades, it is still a region that has relatively high malnutrition – in the form of both under- and over-nutrition.
Damon Chee
Damon Chee explores the growing demand for sustainable fashion and the hurdles preventing it from becoming a viable alternative to fast fashion in Southeast Asia.
Christopher Len
Though major economies are prioritising low-carbon hydrogen industrial hubs in their drive towards net-zero targets, Southeast Asia and ASEAN have unique factors to consider before doing the same.
Ian Storey
Malaysia’s position on the South China Sea dispute vis-à-vis China has remained remarkably consistent.
Arnold Puyok
National parties exert a pull on pragmatic Sabah voters under complex circumstances, which is hard for local parties to contend with.
Ika Ningtyas|Nuurrianti Jalli
Virtual and physical resistance to the ruling elite’s attempts to trample on democracy last week in Indonesia became a powerful reminder of how social media can be a force multiplier in democracy.