15 Feb 2021 How Successful Will the Protests in Myanmar Be? Su-Ann Oh The ongoing anti-coup protests are qualitatively different and pose a bigger challenge to Myanmar’s military rulers than earlier protest movements. COVID-19 Myanmar Myanmar Elections Myanmar Politics Social Media Technology
11 Feb 2021 Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year or “China’s New Year”? The Rise of (China’s) Identity Politics Leo Suryadinata In multi-ethnic Southeast Asia, the term “Lunar New Year” is more befitting than “Chinese New Year”. The traditional celebration has always transcended ethnicity and national identity. ASEAN-China Relations China Identity Politics Southeast Asia
11 Feb 2021 Not Welcome Home – Vietnamese Abroad and Tết in the Year of the Buffalo Ivan V. Small Vietnam’s border closures keep families apart and economic opportunities unrealised. COVID-19 Overseas Foreign Workers Vietnam Vietnamese Demography
10 Feb 2021 New Covid-19 Strains: Domestic Surveillance, Not Selective Travel Bans, Will Go A Longer Way Jayant Menon In the ensuing fight against new strains of Covid-19, countries should rely more on intensified domestic surveillance protocols than travel bans. COVID-19 Singapore
10 Feb 2021 State of Southeast Asia Survey: Hopes Brighten Over US Amid Covid-19 Gloom Terence Chong Covid-19 is the biggest challenge facing Southeast Asia even as regional confidence in the new Biden Administration grows, according to the latest State of Southeast Asia Survey published by the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute. ASEAN China Southeast Asia U.S.
9 Feb 2021 Agent Orange: Vietnam’s ‘Struggle for Justice’ Continues Phan Xuan Dung Agent Orange remains a barrier to closer Vietnam-US relations. To lower this barrier, the Biden administration should treat Vietnamese victims the same as American ones. Cold War Criminal Justice System U.S.-Vietnam Relations Vietnam
9 Feb 2021 Southeast Asia and America: Biding for Biden William Choong Some Asian states have gushed over the new Biden Administration’s return to foreign policy normalcy. However, the last “normal” American administration had a mixed bag of outcomes in the region. China-U.S. Relations Southeast Asia U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy
8 Feb 2021 Work Cut Out for Vietnam’s New Prime Minister Le Hong Hiep Rising star Pham Minh Chinh has to steer the country to the ranks of high income developed economies by 2045. Communist Party of Vietnam COVID-19 Vietnam Vietnamese Economy Vietnamese Politics
8 Feb 2021 Cosmopolitanism and Multiculturalism: Reviving Bangsa Malaysia Khoo Boo Teik Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s concept of a Bangsa Malaysia has been given a fillip by Muhammad Faisal Abdul Aziz, president of ABIM, which represents the aspirations of Malaysia’s Muslim youth. It should be given some serious consideration. Malaysia Malaysian Economy Malaysian Politics
5 Feb 2021 Assimilating Southeast Asian Migrants into South Korea: Expanding the Meaning of Being “Korean” Ivan V. Small Services to assimilate the Vietnamese diaspora into South Korea’s culture have helped to make connections with migrants from other countries, as well as diversify Korean society. Immigration Overseas Foreign Workers South Korea Vietnam
