ARTICLES

29 Apr 2020

ASEAN and Covid-19: Sandwiched Between Two Giants

Hoang Thi Ha

ASEAN has found itself in a battle of narratives between China and the United States, as they seek to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The question is how long the grouping can continue to get the best of both worlds when it comes to major power attention.

ASEAN COVID-19

28 Apr 2020

Rallying Team Thailand in the Fight against Covid-19

Sihasak Phuangketkeow

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Thai prime minister has called on the country’s corporate titans to come up with projects that will benefit the wider community.

27 Apr 2020

Covid-19 in the Philippines: Star Mayors, Malacanang Material?

Malcolm Cook

A number of star mayors who have acted effectively during the country’s Covid-19 pandemic might well be in the presidential race come 2022.

COVID-19 Philippine Philippine Politics

20 Apr 2020

Poor Countries and Covid-19: Flattening the Misery Curve

Jayant Menon

Countries have gone all out to flatten the infection curve of Covid-19. But given the economic costs inflicted on the vulnerable poor, it might be time to think about flattening the misery curve.

ASEAN COVID-19

9 Apr 2020

Covid-19: In the Doldrums of Debt

Malcolm Cook

Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, many Southeast Asian countries, several of which are already forecast to careen into recession this year, will see themselves in hock.

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8 Apr 2020

Global Leadership is Flagging. Can ASEAN or ASEAN+3 Step Up?

Jayant Menon

Both ASEAN and its Plus Three partners – China, Japan and Korea – have been ramping up efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. It is time now for the Plus Three to step up to the plate.

ASEAN COVID-19 Regional Cooperation

3 Apr 2020

Covid-19 and Indonesia: Not Quite a Lockdown

Siwage Dharma Negara

Jakarta has studied the examples of Malaysia and India and decided not to implement a full lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The social and economic costs are deemed to be too high.

COVID-19 Indonesia

2 Apr 2020

Covid-19 in Myanmar: Panic Vigilantism?

Nyi Nyi Kyaw

Official warnings about the potential of Covid-19 infection stemming from the return of Myanmar nationals has only intensified panic-vigilantism to enforce isolation measures.

COVID-19 Myanmar Thailand

1 Apr 2020

COVID19 in Malaysia: Pandemic Impacts on the Poor

Serina Rahman

The raft of measures announced by the Malaysian government to restrict people’s movements will help to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The measures, however, are having a huge impact on the country’s poor.

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