25 Feb 2021 Covid-19 in Malaysia: Maladies & Misinformation Serina Rahman Fake news and the incessant jockeying for political power is complicating Malaysia’s battle against the coronavirus. COVID-19 Malaysia Malaysian Politics Misinformation
25 Feb 2021 The State of Southeast Asia Survey ASEAN Enjoys Leadership Gains Amid the Coronavirus Melinda Martinus ASEAN has done pretty well in the regional leadership stakes, according to the 2021 State of Southeast Asia Survey. ASEAN COVID-19 State of Southeast Asia Survey
22 Feb 2021 The State of Southeast Asia Survey A Year into the Pandemic, ASEAN Copes – And Hopes Choi Shing Kwok Still very much top of mind, a majority in the State of Southeast Asia 2021 survey think their governments have managed the pandemic well. ASEAN ASEAN Unity COVID-19 State of Southeast Asia Survey
18 Feb 2021 Indonesia’s New Sovereign Wealth Fund: Professionals Provide Some Comfort, But Challenges Remain Manggi Habir Indonesia has appointed a blue-ribbon slate of professionals to head its new sovereign wealth fund. There will be several challenges ahead, including concerns about investor protection and the Covid-19 pandemic. COVID-19 Economic Development Economic Planning Indonesia Indonesian Economy
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 Techonology
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
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
2 Feb 2021 Myanmar’s State of Emergency: Damn the Torpedoes Moe Thuzar The Tatmadaw’s seizure of power in Myanmar will wind back Myanmar’s nascent democracy several decades. The costs to the country are incalculable. Aung San Suu Kyi COVID-19 Myanmar Myanmar Elections Myanmar Politics
2 Feb 2021 Cambodia’s Battle Against the Covid-19 Pandemic: Not a Matter of Luck Chheang Vannarith Cambodia has done relatively well in its battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to leadership, targeted measures, and rapid crisis response. Cambodia Cambodia-China Relations COVID-19
