By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah The Iran ceasefire collapsed, briefly flickered back to life, and then unravelled again within five days. The United States struck around 90 targets across Iran. The new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has yet to appear in public. Oman is working to keep a diplomatic channel alive. Meanwhile, the…
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam are increasingly shaping ASEAN’s long-term economic trajectory. According to Juwai IQI Global Chief Economist Shan Saeed, their greatest strength lies not in competing with one another, but in the complementary roles they play across manufacturing, finance, technology, resources and services. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR,…
By TNS NEWS TEAM | Edition No. 5 | June 29, 2026 FROM THE EDITOR Two cargo ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours. The United States struck back twice. Diplomatic channels held, just. Venezuela buried more than 1,400 of its dead. America’s most ambitious AI law was quietly killed. And…
By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 – The US-Iran accord was intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and bring months of conflict to an end. However, renewed uncertainty over the status of the strategic waterway almost immediately raised questions about the durability of the agreement and highlighted a broader geopolitical reality:…
FROM THE EDITOR – This edition of Global Dispatch, dated June 22, 2026, covers the week ending June 22, incorporating the latest developments from the first round of US-Iran nuclear talks in Switzerland, the fragile Lebanon ceasefire that nearly derailed them, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a series of significant scientific breakthroughs. All…
