Op Eds

“Can Laos profit from China rail link despite being US$1.5 billion in debt?” – An Op-Ed by Nick Freeman in SCMP

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Perspective 2019/101 2019/101 “Laos’s High-Speed Railway Coming Round the Bend” by Nick Freeman and adapted for publication by South China Morning Post on 10 December 2019. 

Dr Nick Freeman is Associate Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

“Why Facebook and Google must do more in Southeast Asia to combat fake news” – Op-Ed by Ross Tapsell in South China Morning Post

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Perspective 2019/100 “Combating Fake News in Southeast Asia” by Ross Tapsell and adapted for publication by South China Morning Post on 9 December 2019.

Dr Ross Tapsell s Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute and concurrently Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the Australian National University’s College of Asia and the Pacific. 

 

“马苏里 马来新诗之父” – Op-Ed by Leo Suryadinata in Lianhe Zaobao

 

This article was published by Lianhe Zaobao on 6 December 2019.

Dr Leo Suryadinata is Visiting Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

“National security and “immunising” Thais to political conflict” – Op-Ed by Michael Montesano in New Mandela

 

This article was published by New Mandela on 4 December 2019.

Dr Michael Montesano is Coordinator, Thailand Studies Programme with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

“Can China turn the power off in the Philippines?” – Op-Ed by Malcolm Cook in ThinkChina

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Commentary 2019/102 “Philippine Critical Infrastructure and China” by Malcolm Cook and republished by ThinkChina on 3 December 2019.

Dr Malcolm Cook is Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

“Time with Trump: Australia and Southeast Asia compared” – Op-Ed by Malcolm Cook in The Interpreter

 

This article was published by The Interpreter on 29 November 2019.

Dr Malcolm Cook is Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

“The South China Sea: More dangerous and unstable” – An Op-Ed by Daljit Singh in ThinkChina

 

This article first appeared as ISEAS Commentaries 2019/99 “The South China Sea: More Dangerous and Unstable” and was adapted for republication by ThinkChina on 28 November 2019.

Mr Daljit Singh is Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Regional Security and Political Studies Programme with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

“Can Mahathir’s government get Malaysians to believe in shared prosperity – regardless of race?” – An Op-Ed by Lee Hwok-Aun in SCMP

 

This article was published by South China Morning Post on 27 November 2019.

Dr Lee Hwok-Aun is Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

“Agenda pembaharuan perlu jadi tumpuan PH, bukan politik pecah belah” – An Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat in Berita Harian

 

This article “PH should prioritise reform agenda, avoid divisive politics” was published by Berita Harian on 26 November 2019. 

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

 

“Papal visits in Thailand and “foreign religious subversion”” – An Op-Ed by Katewadee Kulabkaew in New Mandela

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Commentary 2019/96, 20 November 2019 “Papal Visits and the State of Interreligious Relations in Thailand” by Katewadee Kulabkaew and adapted for publication by New Mandela on 21 November 2019.

Guest contributor, Dr Katewadee Kulabkaew, is a former Visiting Fellow in the Thailand Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.