ISEAS Perspective provides analysis of specific current events and their significance for the Southeast Asian region. This will be published occasionally, and is aimed at keeping decision-makers in both the public and private sectors informed; as well as scholars, laymen and the interested public. This series undergoes a peer-review process.
2023/81 “The Critical Role of Electric Vehicles in Malaysia’s New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP 2030)” by Tham Siew Yean
2023/80 “Virtue and Violence: Revealing the Nexus between Political and Domestic Violence in Thailand’s Deep South” by Daungyewa Utarasint
2023/79 “Selangor’s 2023 State Election: Pakatan-BN’s Defense, Perikatan’s Breakthrough” by Lee Hwok Aun
2023/78 “The Digital Transformation of Indonesia’s Banking Sector: Current Trends and Future Prospects” by Manggi Habir and Siwage Dharma Negara
2023/77 “New Thai PM Faces a Crisis of Confidence” by Termsak Chalermpalanupap
2023 No. 77
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a political novice, Thailand’s new Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin is facing an uphill struggle to prove that he is the right man for the job. He has no formal leadership post inside Pheu Thai, the major party in the 11-party coalition government. He also did not take part in the selection of […]
2023/76 “Maintaining ASEAN’s Leverage in a Volatile Trade Policy Landscape” by Kristina Fong Siew Leng
2023 No. 76
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Geopolitical tensions between the US and China have been rising, with international trade facing more frequent challenges in what has become a tit-for-tat retaliatory landscape. Moreover, economic security initiatives have become more strategic and sophisticated, and more players now find themselves caught in the crosswinds of the strategic battleground. The US-China trade spat […]