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Time for an ASEAN Dream

Over the past year I’ve revisited a host of Southeast Asian countries I first began…

August 14, 20135 min

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Seizing the Singapore Dream

For generations, people around the world aspired to emulate the "American Dream". This fundamental ethos…

August 9, 20137 min

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Heading off the next Asian crisis

After the global financial crisis, Asia grew at more than 6 per cent each year,…

August 6, 20135 min

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ASEAN must turn a breathing space into a legacy

The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) draws both admirers and detractors — and the…

July 12, 20135 min

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More plantations, more haze to come?

In the wake of record levels of haze, environment ministers from Malaysia and Singapore will…

June 28, 20135 min

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Sounding the alarm for collective action

The haze in Singapore is at a historic level, exceeding the worst seen back in…

June 24, 20137 min

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Asia’s rising frontier with Latin America

In a world where Europe and the United States are struggling, both East Asia and…

June 18, 20135 min

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No one nation, whether America or China, can rule Asia

At their California summit, President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama discussed a…

June 12, 20134 min

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Myanmar’s time has come to deliver on initial promise

The World Economic Forum convenes in Myanmar this week, it will bring more than just…

June 4, 20134 min

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Human Cities

The tangled web of international organizations that constitutes global governance has become so remote and…

May 23, 20136 min

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ASEAN’s balancing act with China

Clues about the emerging character of the new Chinese leadership are emerging from its interaction…

May 23, 20135 min

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Malaysia’s vote is over, but the drama is just beginning

Judging by their giddy rally today, markets in Malaysia are beyond relieved that the country’s…

May 8, 20135 min