ARTICLES

31 May 2021

Sinovac or Not: Thai Vaccine Politics

Tita Sanglee

The country’s political polarisation is hindering the government’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.

28 May 2021

Malaysia’s Federal and State Government Vaccine Drives: Too Many Cooks?

Francis E. Hutchinson

Due to the federal government’s slow vaccination rate, some state governments have stepped into the breach to inoculate their populations. Their collective experience thus far has been somewhat patchy.

COVID-19 Health Malaysia Malaysian Economy

27 May 2021

COVID-19 Measures in Malaysia: Resentment and Rancour Brewing on the Ground

Serina Rahman

As the government rolls out stricter measures to control the spread of COVID-19, it is unfortunate that some people on the ground blame the authorities for their incompetence instead of working together to break the back of the virus.

COVID-19 Health Malaysia Malaysian Economy Religion

30 Mar 2021

The Philippines’ Vexed Vaccine Rollout

Malcolm Cook

The Philippines’ battle against the Covid-19 pandemic is plagued by supply and demand-side problems

COVID-19 Health Philippine

17 Mar 2021

Great Expectations: the Limits of Chinese Vaccine Diplomacy in Southeast Asia

Khairulanwar Zaini

China’s vaccine diplomacy in Southeast Asia may earn Beijing some goodwill, but strategic gains will be limited.

China COVID-19 Health South China Sea Vaccine Diplomacy

10 Mar 2021

Covid-19 Economic Recovery: ASEAN’s Mixed Pattern

Jayant Menon|Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy

Half of the ASEAN members have contained the Covid-19 pandemic, but not Indonesia and The Philippines. Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand are dealing with new waves of infection. For countries that have controlled local transmission of the virus, a V-shaped recovery looks likely. For the others, the possibility of a delayed or W-shaped recovery increases the longer reintroduced containment measures stay in place.

ASEAN COVID-19 Health

21 Jan 2021

The Ethics of Covid-19 Vaccination

Cassey Lee

Who should be vaccinated, and who should be vaccinated first are the ethical and practical questions facing all governments.

COVID-19 Health Indonesia

7 Aug 2020

Save the Planet? Eat Like an Indonesian

Geoffrey K. Pakiam

Protein-rich foods such as tofu and tempeh might well save the world. If all other countries adopted Indonesia’s prescribed dietary standards and actually followed them, current greenhouse gas emissions from global food production would plummet.

Health Indonesia