Op Eds

“Sarawak forces opposition to do some soul-searching. But can it?”, an Op-Ed by Ooi Kee Beng

 

The article which was first published online by The Edge Markets on May 16, 2016, can be viewed here.

 

“Competition will throw up best investors for Myanmar”, an Op-Ed by Linda Lim

 

Professor Linda Lim shares her views in The Business Times edition of 12 May 2016 on the future of Myanmar’s economy under the new government. 

She is Professor of Strategy at the Stephen M Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, whose Center for Southeast Asian Studies, is co-organising a Myanmar Forum on May 20, with the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

To access the full article, click here

 

 

“Hang together or hang separately?”, an Op-Ed by Tang Siew Mun in The Straits Times

 

The article which was first published online by The Straits Times on May 12, 2016, can be viewed here.

 

“Philippine elections, more continuity than change”, an Op-Ed by Malcolm Cook in Lowy Interpreter

 

The article which was first published online by The Lowy Interpreter on May 10, 2016, can be viewed here.

 

“Sarawak electoral win may come back to haunt BN”, an op-ed by Norshahril Saat

 

“There are two lessons to be drawn from the election: one, issues concerning Peninsular Malaysians do not necessarily have an impact on East Malaysians; and two, there is a stark contrast between ethnic politics in the Peninsular and that in Sarawak.” Read more on what Dr Norshahril Saat, ISEAS Fellow, has to say here in Today (9 May 2016).

 

“Contradictory Signals may Affect PAS in the Long Run”, an Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat

 

The article which was first published online by the Straits Times on May 7, 2016, can be viewed here.

Dr Norshahril Saat is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

“Forget the ‘moderate’ label, judge consistency of thinking”, an Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat in The Straits Times

 

The article which was first published online by The Straits Times on April 30, 2016 can be viewed here.

 

“My Say: The ruling class has to follow a higher set of rules”, an op-ed by Ooi Kee Beng

 

In age in which we constantly assert the Paramountcy of the Law and in which we proclaim equality before the law, we carelessly assume that obeying the law, or at least not breaking the law, is all we really need to do for society to function well. But is that really enough? Is that all the contribution one needs to make to society — being law-abiding?

To read more, please click here.

 

“China’s dangerous divide and conquer game with ASEAN”, an Op-Ed by Tang Siew Mun in TODAY

 

The article which was first published online by TODAY on April 27, 2016 can be viewed here.

 

“Cooperation, not confrontation, needed to tackle haze”, an Op-Ed by Lee Poh Onn in TODAY

 

The article which was first published online by TODAY on April 26, 2016 can be viewed here.