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ASEAN+3 Must Strengthen Payment Connectivity to Support Regional Integration and Resilience – AMRO Study Finds

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BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH SINGAPORE/MANILA, May 4 – ASEAN+3 needs to urgently strengthen cross-border payment connectivity to support regional integration and resilience amid rising global fragmentation and rapid digital transformation, according to a new policy perspectives paper published today by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). The paper was formally welcomed at the…

No Impunity, No Double Standards: Malaysia Takes a Stand at ASEAN–EU Ministerial

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Mohamad calls for a Gaza ceasefire, stronger energy security and an end to unilateral trade measures as ASEAN and Europe navigate a fractured world. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan delivered a pointed address at the 25th ASEAN–European Union Ministerial Meeting (AEMM), calling for the consistent and principled application…

The Regional Lens Sharp perspectives on issues shaping Southeast Asia

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Column No. 6 — 29 April 2026 — TNS News The Cartel Cracks, the Talks Stall: ASEAN Watches a New Energy Order Take Shape Column No. 6 — 29 April 2026 — TNS News By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH Sixty days into the conflict, the Strait of Hormuz remains the most consequential 34 kilometres…

THE REGIONAL LENS

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Sharp perspectives on the issues shaping Southeast Asia BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH Column No. 5 — 21 April 2026 — TNS News The Strait Opens and Closes Again: ASEAN Braces as the Ceasefire Teeters For 48 hours last Friday, the world dared to believe the worst was over. Iran declared the Strait of…

The Regional Lens: Phone Calls, Ultimatums, and the Weight of a Year: ASEAN Navigates Its Most Pressured Week

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Sharp perspectives on the issues shaping Southeast Asia By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH Column No. 4 — 6 April 2026 — TNS News As the Iran war enters its sixth week with no ceasefire in sight, ASEAN finds itself in the eye of multiple storms simultaneously. President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum over the…

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ASEAN+3 Must Strengthen Payment Connectivity to Support Regional Integration and Resilience – AMRO Study Finds

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The Regional Lens Sharp perspectives on issues shaping Southeast Asia

ASEAN+3 Must Strengthen Payment Connectivity to Support Regional Integration and Resilience – AMRO Study Finds

No Impunity, No Double Standards: Malaysia Takes a Stand at ASEAN–EU Ministerial

The Regional Lens Sharp perspectives on issues shaping Southeast Asia

THE REGIONAL LENS

The Regional Lens: Phone Calls, Ultimatums, and the Weight of a Year: ASEAN Navigates Its Most Pressured Week