New Chair of ASEAN: Don’t Hold Your Breath Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 27 January – 2 February 2020. Every year, in alphabetical order, a member state takes over as chair of ASEAN. Thailand
ASEAN Collective Leadership Running on Empty Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia At the Bangkok ASEAN summit in June, the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) asked the region’s leaders to show greater collective political leadership
Hope in China’s New Silk Road Originally published in World Energy Magazine, N.43 edition. At the 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in Beijing at the end of April, attended by 150 countries, 37
Asean-China: Get Closer on BRI Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 10 – 16 December 2018 edition. At last month’s Asean and Asean Plus summits in Singapore, the Asean-China Strategic Partnership Vision 2030 was adopted.
Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid shares his views on the ongoing trade conflict between the United States and China on BFM Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid, chairman of the CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI)
Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid talks about hopes and fears for ASEAN in a less benign cycle of the world economy Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid, chairman of the CIMB Asean Research Institute, speaks
Belt and Road Initiative: Is it all about China? Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 23 – 29 April 2018 edition. The answer to this question is, it will be if there is no constructive
Expectations of Singapore as chair of Asean Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 1st – 7th January 2018 edition. Singapore has punched above its weight in its international relations. But it cannot always be the
Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 4 December – 10 December 2017 edition. The Digital Economy presents new opportunities for Asean growth. Big numbers are already being pronounced which enhance further the attractiveness of the
07 November 2017 Originally published in Nikkei Asian Review For regional business, what matters is economic ‘boots on the ground’ The phrase “boots on the ground,” often used by American leaders to describe the