Op Eds

“Shangri-La Dialogue – mission uninterrupted” – Op-Ed by William Choong in The Straits Times

 

This article was published on 25 May 2021.

 

 

“Little wonder why Malaysians are angry over celebrity Neelofa’s repeated COVID-19 breaches” – Op-Ed by Serina Rahman in CNA

 

This article was published on 25 May 2021.

 

 

“Duterte the defier” – Op-Ed by Malcolm Cook in Lowy Interpreter

 

This article was published on 21 May 2021.

 

 

“For government, Papuan violence is tough nut to crack” – Op-Ed by A’an Suryana in The Jakarta Post

 

This article was published on 20 May 2021.

 

 

“Vietnam may not want China’s Covid-19 vaccines, but how long can it stay immune to them?” – Op-Ed by Dien Nguyen An Luong in SCMP

 

This article was published on 20 May 2021.

 

 

“Indian academic: The Quad and ASEAN can find solutions together” – Op-Ed by Shruti Pandalai in Think China

 

ThiThis article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as a Fulcrum Commentary and republished by Think China on 19 May 2021.

 

 

“Why Asean needs to care about Mekong issues like it did with haze” – Op-Ed by Hoang Thi Ha and Farah Nadine Seth in SCMP

 

This article was published on 19 May 2021.

 

 

“How Covid-19 helped China boost its soft power in mainland Southeast Asia” – Op-Ed by Vannarith Chheang in SCMP

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Perspective 2021/66, titled Fighting Covid-19: China’s Soft Power Opportunities in Mainland Southeast Asia and extracted for publication by SCMP on 18 May 2021.

 

 

“Perjalanan UMNO ke Putrajaya penuh onak dan duri meski bertekad carta haluan sendiri” – Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat in Berita Mediacorp

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Perspective 2021/52 “The UMNO General Assembly and the Rocky Road back to Putrajaya” and translated for publication by Berita Mediacorp on 16 May 2021.

 

 

“Covid-19 pandemic and China’s rising soft power in mainland Southeast Asia” – Op-Ed by Vannarith Chheang in Think China

 

This article was first published as 2021/66 “Fighting COVID-19: China’s Soft Power Opportunities in Mainland Southeast Asia” and republished by Think China on 12 May 2021.