Anwar’s Unity Government: Striding Forward or Just Moonwalking?
Francis E. Hutchinson
Anwar Ibrahim’s Unity Government has survived some stern electoral tests of late. But he has his work cut out going forward.

Francis E. Hutchinson
Anwar Ibrahim’s Unity Government has survived some stern electoral tests of late. But he has his work cut out going forward.
Paulus Bagus Sugiyono|Neo Hui Yun Rebecca
There is already an existing solution to some of Jakarta’s urban pollution woes, but this requires the present government to more seriously revive and maintain the city’s much-needed green spaces.
Ady Muzwardi|Siwage Dharma Negara
Unhappiness among villagers in Rempang, close to Batam island, has led to riots in Batam City and threatens existing and future foreign investment. A small but diminishing window exists in which the local and central governments can improve their approach towards convincing residents of the need to relocate for a better future.
Vinod Thomas
Southeast Asia must prioritise climate resilience, encompassing adaptation and mitigation. The process must be strategically managed, informed by data and applied across a broad range of solutions.
Melinda Martinus
Melinda Martinus scrutinises softer prospects of the new ASEAN-Korea relationship.
Nguyen Khac Giang
The historic upgrade in Vietnam-U.S. relations has more to do with the economics than defence and security.
Sharon Seah|Indira Zahra Aridati
Data from the State of Southeast Asia Surveys from 2020 to 2023 suggests that while Vietnamese opinion-leaders’ views of China have oscillated over the past four years, trust in the US remains consistent.
Moe Thuzar|Sharon Seah
Now that the ASEAN Summit is over, serious questions remain about how exactly the regional grouping can begin to resolve the Myanmar crisis, despite stronger words and a slight toughening of position.
Kristina Fong Siew Leng
If ASEAN’s ten member states can negotiate and come to agree on the world’s first regional digital economy agreement, the region’s continued pace of digital transformation is set to soar. Whether its wings are clipped depends on a complex range of domestic, intra- and inter-regional factors, but at least things are looking promising.
Khairy Jamaluddin
In this dialogue, which follows on his May 16th podcast, “Defining Tests for UMNO, Anwar and the Unity Government”, Khairy Jamaluddin discusses the main arena of those defining tests: the August 12th Peninsular state elections (PRN2023).