Former prime ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Najib Razak’s accountable verdict in a 1MDB-linked corruption case complicates things for UMNO, but is an optimistic sign for Malaysia, says James Face.Continue Reading
Beijing is blamed unfairly for its role and the long-claimed “debt-trap diplomacy” in Sri Lanka’s crisis, but its response has hardly enhanced China’s impact, says this author.Continue Reading
Many are asking how Southern Korea, with all the advanced technology, can are not able to manage fundamental matters such as housing and drainage, says Steven Borowiec.Continue Reading
Indonesia’s major political parties have began jostling for position for the 2024 polls, where party incumbency may be forced to give way to the people’s needs for the most popular choice, says a specialist.Continue Reading
Full reunification is certainly difficult to imagine, yet there are many possible plans that fall short of that, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Tyler Cowen.Continue Reading
Not many breaking news stories are feel-good, and even fewer have a happy finishing. The Tham Luang cave rescue objective was a very rare exception, says CNA’s Thailand correspondent Saksith Saiyasombut.Continue Reading
In China, two things possess long been markers associated with middle-class status: Home ownership and professional jobs. But with installation costs of China’s zero-COVID strategy, these can no longer be taken for granted, says Hong Kong Baptist University’s Yew Wei Lit.Continue Reading
Chinese employers are enticed by the abundant supply of university-educated jobseekers and are not incentivised to increase salaries for vocational graduates – leading to an endless loop of degree depreciation and lower rates of vocational enrolment, say economists.Continue Reading
Parti Keadilan Rakyat, the political party associated with Anwar Ibrahim, has a new slate associated with leaders in place. To produce a difference, PKR will need to find a balance between pragmatism and the need to uphold multiracialism, says ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s Dr Norshahril Ketika.Continue Reading
The accomplishments of four political activists were the first in many decades with regard to Myanmar, almost 18 months after the coup that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi. The nation is fast-forwarding into the past, says this particular academic.Continue Reading