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.
2023/61 “Malaysia’s 2023 Elections: A Coming Clash of Coalitions in Selangor” by Khairy Jamaluddin
2023/60 “Flexing Censorship Muscles and Leveraging Public Sentiments: How The Vietnamese State Scrambles to Sanitise Its Image Online” by Dien Nguyen An Luong
2023/59 “From the Fringes of Defeat: How UMNO President Zahid Hamidi Transformed His Vulnerability into Invincibility” by James Chai
2023/58 “Governing the Digital Economy in Thailand: Domestic Regulations and International Agreements” by Antonio Postigo
2023/57 “Indonesia’s Appointed Leaders and the Future of Regional Elections” by Ian Wilson
2023/56 “Backing Startups and Believing in Unicorns: Policy Implications and Challenges for Malaysia” by Tham Siew Yean
2023/55 “Changing Perceptions in Laos Toward China” by Joanne Lin
2023/54 “Singapore – Malaysia Economic Ties: Recovering from COVID-19” by Pritish Bhattacharya and Francis E. Hutchinson
2023 No. 54
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Geographical proximity, historic links and comparable outward orientation make Singapore and Malaysia natural trading partners. As seen from a number of matrices, the two nations depend on each other for a range of key goods and services. However, this complementarity is easy to take for granted and really only dates from the mid-1980s, […]
2023/53 “Rice Production and Food Security in Southeast Asia under Threat from El Niño” by Elyssa Ludher and Paul Teng
2023/52 “Malaysia’s 2023 State Elections (Part 1): Projections and Scenarios” by Ong Kian Ming
2023 No. 52
Public expectations for the upcoming state elections in Malaysia, expected to take place in August 2023, are that Perikatan Nasional (PN) will likely win control of the Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu state legislatures while Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) will likely secure the Penang, Selangor, and Negeri Sembilan state legislatures.