The Limits of Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Efforts Published To plug its fiscal gap, Malaysia needs to go beyond asset recovery and clawing back proceeds from graft. Malaysia is cranking up its anti-cor

TH fulcrum.sg · Apr 14, 2022

James Chai

James Chai is a Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute and a columnist for MalaysiaKini and Sin Chew Daily. ![](/wp-content/uploads/icon-contributor-light-red.png) CONTRIBUTORS ![](https://i

TH fulcrum.sg · Sep 21, 2020

Lee Hwok-Aun

Dr Lee Hwok-Aun is Senior Fellow of the Regional Economic Studies Programme, and Co-coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He was previously Senior Lecturer in

TH fulcrum.sg · Mar 26, 2026

Malaysia’s Oil Shock Absorption: Adding Agility to the Subsidy Regime

Malaysia’s Oil Shock Absorption: Adding Agility to the Subsidy Regime Published As global oil prices seesaw in the wake of war, Malaysia’s government has a chance to think ahead and reduce any potenti

TH thediplomat.com · Mar 02, 2026

How Southeast Asia Responded to the Outbreak of the Iran War

The joint U.S.-Israeli assaults on Iran and the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have prompted a range of reactions across the globe, from shock and protest to celebration. Iranian sta

TH thediplomat.com · Dec 22, 2025

Why Peace Keeps Failing on the Cambodia–Thailand Border

Hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand flared into open conflict in July 2025, as firefights erupted across multiple points of their shared border. For a brief moment, Cambodians and Thais allowed

TH thediplomat.com · Dec 16, 2025

Malaysia Postpones Special ASEAN Meeting on Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

Malaysia’s government has postponed a meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that it has called to address the escalating border conflict between Thailand

TH www.khaosodenglish.com · Dec 13, 2025

So Who Is Lying—Anutin or Trump? Or Did They Simply Misunderstand Each Other?

![hun trump anutin](https://www.khaosodenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/hun-trump-anutin-696x397.jpg) W hile Anutin, speaking after his discussion with Trump, stated that if there were to be a r

TH www.khaosodenglish.com · Dec 12, 2025

Thai and Cambodian Leaders Agree to Renew a Ceasefire after Days of Deadly Clashes, Trump says

![Trump](https://www.khaosodenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AP25345843005568-696x464.jpg) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to ren

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