At issue in the ongoing border standoff between the Thai and Cambodian armed forces is timing and circumstance. In less than two weeks, a seemingly minor border skirmish intensified into a full-scale
So far, ASEAN has done very little to bring peace to Myanmar. As a result, not only has the suffering of the people increased, but so have the problems in neighboring countries from refugees, scam cen
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has appointed former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra as an informal advisor when Malaysia takes up the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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Perikatan Nasional’s Opposition Leader Dilemma Published Perikatan Nasional has been in a pickle over who will assume the role of opposition leader. While it has finally been decided that PAS should l
Malaysia has not informed the United States of its withdrawal from their recently-agreed trade agreement, despite its trade minister saying that the deal was “null and void” following a U.S. Supreme C
Uncertainty continues to surround the status of Malaysia’s trade agreement with the United States, after a minister announced that it was “null and void” due to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month.
Southeast Asian nations are scrambling to react to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, introducing a range of measures to address a sudden spike in global oil prices that could pose significant e