Dr Oh Ei Sun says modern energy markets are far more resilient than in past crises, but warns that asymmetric retaliation and terrorism could yet trigger a deeper global economic shock. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 – Global financial markets have reacted with surprising calm to the escalating conflict between…
Dr James Gomez of the Asia Centre says ASEAN unity is fraying, China is being sidelined, and Southeast Asian economies face a convergence of inflation, supply disruption and narrowing diplomatic room as the conflict widens. KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 4 – As US and Israeli military operations against Iranian targets enter their fifth day, with President…
Iranian state media confirms the death of the Supreme Leader’s son and presumed heir, effectively ending decades of succession planning as the interim Leadership Council takes control. BY TNS NEWS TEAM KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 2 – The killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son, Mojtaba, in a joint United States–Israeli strike on…
How the US–Iran Escalation Could Reprice Oil, Aviation and Asia’s Economic Outlook BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 – By the close of February 28, global markets were confronting a scenario few policymakers had fully modelled. Iranian state media reported that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in an…
BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 – In a development that has fundamentally altered the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, Israel and the United States launched coordinated military strikes against Iran on Saturday morning, with multiple explosions confirmed in the capital, Tehran. The attacks — described by a US official…
