BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH On Saturday, 23 May, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that a deal to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz had been “largely negotiated” and would be announced shortly. It was the most optimistic signal from Washington in nearly three months of war. Yet…
Sharp perspectives on the issues shaping Southeast Asia By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH March 10, 20266ASEAN at the Crossroads: Can the Bloc Still Hold? From the South China Sea to Myanmar’s unresolved civil war and a simmering border conflict between two of its own members, ASEAN enters 2026 carrying the weight of unfinished business….
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…
Economist Alicia García-Herrero says Trump’s attendance at the 47th ASEAN Summit gave Malaysia a rare advantage, but the challenge lies in turning symbolic diplomacy into real economic gains. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur underscored the shifting dynamics of U.S.–China rivalry in Southeast…
