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 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…
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…
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…
BY TNS NEWS TEAMEdition No. 2 | Saturday, March 28, 2026 KUALA LUMPUR: The fourth week of the Iran–United States war delivered a cascade of geopolitical shocks, market turmoil and global policy debates, underscoring how a single regional conflict is now reverberating across diplomacy, financial markets, technology governance and international sport. From a failed ceasefire…
