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Month: August 2019

Protesters need to craft their own terms as US distance from Hong Kong

August 24, 2019 abdillah Leave a comment

The protests in Hong Kong are showing no signs of letting up. This weekend, protesters are organising several street marches on major sites in the territory continuing their decry of what they called “the erosion of one country, two-systems model.” Meanwhile, Hong Kong authorities are mounting tighter security measures on

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About-turns in US Foreign Policy

August 21, 2019 abdillah Leave a comment

In recent months, the United States has embarked on several foreign policy stances that are threatening the strategic outlook in different parts of the world. The US-China trade tiff is beginning to fray nerves in Asian economies with many analysts warning of a possible recession. The US decision to withdraw

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Political Change in Malaysia: Is there a way out?

August 21, 2019 abdillah Leave a comment

I wrote this paper in 2016 when I spent some time as a visiting research fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore. The article talks about the possibility of political change in Malaysia. I gave a pessimistic view of political change in Malaysia. I still hold that view.

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Public Services Over the Years

August 19, 2019 abdillah Leave a comment

Over the last 100 years or so, the nature of public services has changed tremendously. In the late nineteenth century, there was a fascination for a minimal state. At the time, majority of services were delivered by charitable organisations and private organisations. When it came to public provision, the state

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Beijing may intervene in Hong Kong crisis

August 16, 2019 abdillah Leave a comment

The Global times reports that “Beijing hasn’t decided to forcefully intervene to quell the Hong Kong riots, but this option is clearly at Beijing’s disposal.” This latest opinion is yet another indicator that nerves in Beijing are beginning to wear thin. For more.

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Asian stocks expected to take some knocks following Wall Street

August 15, 2019 abdillah Leave a comment

Asian stocks are expected to take another beating after Wall Street suffered another rocky session. With yields on treasury bills declining, markets are not taking the latest US tariffs announcement on Chinese imports too kindly. President Donald Trump said he planned to talk to his Chinese counterpart soon regarding the

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Indonesia to announce a new capital city

August 14, 2019 abdillah Leave a comment

Indonesia’s President Jokowi is due to announce the country’s new capital city in the next two weeks or so. The move, which was first mooted in April, took many by surprise. But the reasons given for a new capital city are valid. Experts are saying that Jakarta is sinking given

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US-China Trade War shows no sign of letting up

August 4, 2019 abdillah Leave a comment

The United States will impose 10 percent levy on additional US300 billion worth of Chinese imports starting 1 September. This latest announcement adds to the US earlier levy on US250 billion worth of Chinese imports. The new import duties will affect a broad range of goods, from toys, smartphones, electronic

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