EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW | Shan Saeed explains why fiscal discipline, structural reform and policy continuity place Indonesia among Asia’s most resilient emerging economies. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Indonesia enters 2026 with a macroeconomic profile increasingly defined by stability, fiscal discipline and structural momentum, rather than cyclical volatility, according to…
A report by Asia Centre reveals how climate disinformation in Malaysia marginalizes Indigenous Peoples, specifically within the Bumiputera category. It highlights four misleading narratives that exacerbate inequalities and undermine land rights. Proposed amendments to the Aboriginal Peoples Act aim to rectify these injustices, but their effectiveness remains uncertain.
Dr Oh Ei Sun By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 -As Southeast Asia confronts an era of intensifying great-power rivalry, the question facing ASEAN is no longer whether it can lead the regional order, but whether it was ever designed to do so. In a year-end interview with TNS News, Dr…
File Picture: PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with US President Donald Trump during the Signing Ceremony of the Thailand–Cambodia Peace Agreement at the 2025 ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur last Oct. AFIQ HAMBALI/PMO By TNS News Team PUTRAJAYA, Dec 21 — Malaysia, in its capacity as Chair of ASEAN, will convene a Special Meeting of…
Shan Saeed, Global Chief Economist at Juwai IQI By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – ASEAN enters 2025 with a renewed strategic identity: macroeconomic stability as the region’s core doctrine for long-term, sustainable growth. With more than 710 million people and a projected GDP of USD 4.7–5.0 trillion by 2030, Southeast…
