China-ASEAN Monitor

17 May, 2017

File Photo Economy, Investment and Trade China is taking advantage of the US pullback from emerging Asia (11 May 2017) Experts say that China has been asserting its presence in the region since the

Myanmar Monitor

11 May, 2017

File Photo Economy, Investment and Trade China looks to secure majority stake in Myanmar port 5 May 2017 – China is looking to take a stake of up to 85 percent of strategically important

China-ASEAN Monitor

11 May, 2017

Photo Credit: Tokyo Times Economy, Investment and Trade China and Japan to anchor growth in ASEAN+3 region 4 May 2017 – According to an inaugural flagship report produced by the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office

Thank God for North Korea!

9 May, 2017

6 May 2017 Originally published in The Star Online THE chairman’s statement at the end of the 30th Asean Summit last week was at its clearest on concern over rising tension in the Korean

Myanmar Monitor

4 May, 2017

Photo Credit: Associated Press Economy, Investment and Trade Myanmar sees jump in tourist arrivals 28 April 2017 – Myanmar saw an increase in the number of tourist arrivals in the first two months of

China-ASEAN Monitor

3 May, 2017

Photo Credit: Xin Hua Foreign Affairs ASEAN soft on China’s activities in South China Sea 30 April 2017 – ASEAN has avoided making any references to the rulings against China by the Hague-based arbitration

Myanmar Monitor

27 April, 2017

File Photo Economy, Investment and Trade Telco sector in Myanmar popular with foreign investors 20 April 2017 – Foreign investment in Myanmar’s telecommunications industry surged to US$3.08 billion for the year ending March, a

China-ASEAN Monitor

26 April, 2017

Photo Credit: AGENCE Agence France-Presse Economy, Investment and Trade Singapore to send a delegation to OBOR summit in China 21 April 2017 – Singapore will be sending a delegation to the Silk Road Summit

Trump’s 100 days… and still going wrong?

25 April, 2017

22 April 2017 As appeared in The Star Online Photo Credit: Bloomberg PRESIDENT Donald Trump exploded from the blocks after his inauguration on Jan 20, but soon found out he was not in a