Asean must see US tariff pause for what it is – a trade hostage crisis
Aprill 27, 2025Malay Mail Phar Kim Beng, Kuala Lumpur By pausing tariffs instead of repealing them, Trump creates the illusion of flexibility while retaining coercive[…]
Trump’s tariffs on Asean: Nothing to dread, everything to fear
April 3, 2025The Star Phar Kim Beng, Kuala Lumpur President Donald Trump announced a series of tariffs targeting several ASEAN nations, significantly raising import duties[…]
Indonesia is a Pan Indo-Pacific super power
April 13, 2021The Jakarta PostJKPOST6(c) 2021 The Jakarta PostPhar Kim Beng, Kuala Lumpur Indonesia is a maritime super power. It is time to acknowledge it[…]
Turning tragedies into technological alliances
May 17, 2021 The Jakarta PostJKPOST7(c) 2021 The Jakarta PostPhar Kim Beng and Osman Erdogdu , Kuala Lumpur/Istanbul In light of the tragic sinking of[…]
ASEAN summit: Shooting star of no cosmic impact
May 3, 2021The Jakarta PostJKPOST6(c) 2021 The Jakarta PostPhar Kim Beng and Osman Erdogdu , Kuala Lumpur/Istanbul According to the ASEAN chairman’s statement issued following[…]