This article was published by Bangkok Post on 30 March 2020.
This programme was broadcast by ABS-CNB News on 29 March 2020.
This article was published by The Straits Times on 31 March 2020.
This article was published by CNA on 31 March 2020.
Social media is having an ever increasing impact on politics and everyday life. This Regional Social and Cultural Studies (RSCS) workshop examined the key drivers of change in the social media landscape over the past decade, and discussed issues contributing to the rapidly shifting information societies across Southeast Asia.
Recent policy responses effected by Malaysia and Singapore to combat the Covid-19 pandemic have been responsible and measured – and have also underscored the deep and wide economic relations between the two neighbours.
The new cabinet of Johor closely resembles the traditional Barisan Nasional line-ups in terms of ethnic majority. UMNO’s traditional share of ministerial portfolios is also a blast from the past.
The ranks of self-employed individuals in Malaysia has swelled in recent years. The government has to do more to facilitate the growth of such one-person operations
This article was first published as ISEAS Commentary 2020/31 Assessing the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on ASEAN and adapted for publication by East East Forum on 27 March 2020.
Fighting Covid-19 in Indonesia: The Nexus of Religion and the State
The positions taken by some Islamic groups on the national policy of social distancing will determine the success – or failure – of the policy.