McCarthyism 2.0: Kevin hopes to outdo Joseph

Nearly seven decades after it was discredited, McCarthyism is back in the United States with a bigger and more ambitious agenda. The original version to oust “commies” and “traitors,” named after Republican politician Joseph McCarthy, took America by storm during the first Cold War. From February 1950 to December 1954, the redneck first-term senator was […]Continue Reading

Macquarie’s AirTrunk enters Malaysia with 150+MW hyperscale data centre in Johor Bahru

Claims JHB1 will be the most sustainable data centre in Malaysia
Will be funded under AirTrunk’s sustainability linked loan framework Australian based Asia Pacific hyperscale data centre specialist, AirTrunk, announced last week its entry into Malaysia with plans to develop a Australian dollar multi-billion 150+ megawatt (MW) data centre. Named AirTrunk JHB1…Continue Reading

Despite high corruption ratings, Cambodia could escape global money laundering ‘grey list’

With the FATF’s on-site inspection concluded, Cambodia’s reputation as a destination for foreign investment hangs in the balance, but deeply rooted corruption could undermine whatever progress the international watchdog finds.

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SE Asia stands firm against China in South China Sea

The situation in the South China Sea is far from stable. Chinese vessels engaged in dangerous and escalatory encounters with those of other states regularly throughout 2022. But for the first time in a decade, Beijing’s control over disputed waters did not appreciably advance. The China Coast Guard (CCG) and maritime militia were deployed at […]Continue Reading

Robotic upside to China’s demographic decline

China’s population has started to decline and this has set off a Pavlovian negative reaction – via the news media – of the sort that we have seen before in the case of Japan. Reuters warns that the news “sounds alarm on demographic crisis.” CNN predicts that the “impact will be felt around the world”, […]Continue Reading