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Thailand Eyes A Potential Gaming Bonanza

Probably in the first quarter of 2026, if not earlier, Thailand’s parliament is expected to pass legislation designed to produce a gaming bonanza to draw punters away from Singapore

2025-03-16 03:09:55 0 Comment 4448 view

Trump Outsmarted The World But Will Keep It Safe Again

It has been a month since Trump made a historic comeback as the 47th President of the United States on 20 January

2025-03-03 06:07:00 0 Comment 13151 view

Peace In Europe Is Only Possible Under Trump

After depending on the U.S. as its ally for decades, the European leaders at the Munich Security Conference this week now see first hand the continent’s decades old norms and dogma of the U.S. security umbrella now crumbling in front of them

2025-02-23 04:32:54 0 Comment 16324 view

Is Becoming A High-Income Nation All That Matters?

"Is becoming a high-income nation all that matters?" It’s a question that cuts to the heart of Malaysia’s economic aspirations

2025-01-13 06:24:51 0 Comment 18584 view

ASEAN Will Be An Irrelevant Sideshow With All The Action In BRICS

In 2025, Malaysia became the chair of ASEAN, taking over from the Lao PDR

2025-01-10 15:09:35 0 Comment 13206 view

A Better Chance Without France?

Over the past few months, the Levant sub-region in the Middle East has experienced geopolitical changes of historic proportions

2024-12-30 16:18:03 0 Comment 12867 view

How Italy And Germany Are Building A European Defense Industrial Base

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine served as a wake-up call about the necessity of reevaluating the existing European approach to collective security and highlighting vulnerabilities in its defense mechanisms

2024-12-16 12:35:58 0 Comment 19978 view

Tapping Greater Potential In A Thriving ASEAN

I congratulate the organiser on hosting such a forum event in the interest of enhancing the Track 2 diplomacy between India and Southeast Asia

2024-12-16 12:07:18 0 Comment 21921 view

New Strategic Synergy Between Vietnam And Malaysia

The official visit by His Excellency To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam to Malaysia creates a new chapter of Hanoi-Kuala Lumpur ties

2024-12-03 13:43:37 0 Comment 28402 view

Unhealthy Eating Drives $8 Trillion In Annual Hidden Costs

Most of the hidden costs of agri-food systems worldwide stem from health impacts linked to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease

2024-11-09 13:19:19 0 Comment 14120 view

Germany's Vassal Status On Full Display As Trades Economic Prosperity For US Missiles

The deployment of US nuclear weapons on German territory poses a significant threat to global security

2024-10-29 12:41:48 0 Comment 27561 view

The 16th BRICS Summit In Kazan: Marking The Eclipse Of Western Hegemony

The BRICS Alliance—a powerful coalition uniting Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—is advocating a multipolar world where diversity supplants Western centrality

2024-10-27 07:46:59 0 Comment 25086 view

More War In Ukraine Prevents European Strategic Autonomy

A prolonged war in Ukraine may impede what is necessary for the European Union

2024-10-18 06:03:28 0 Comment 19770 view

The Bloc Divide And The Future Of The UN

The recently concluded 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) provided little to no credible impact on the growing dire global conflict scenarios

2024-10-12 13:10:15 0 Comment 21603 view

Institute’s Flawed Indicators

In the swirling complexity of today’s global economy, it’s easy to latch onto a single number or index and assume it tells the whole story

2024-09-28 09:42:56 0 Comment 24532 view

Private Wings In Government Hospitals – A Pathetic Knee-Jerk Response

Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) is extremely disappointed to hear from the Minister of Health, Dr Dzulkefli Ahmad, that the Madani Government is thinking of opening private wings in government hospitals

2024-09-27 09:18:26 0 Comment 19679 view

What Has NATO’s ‘Expansion’ Vaunted By Secretary General Brought?

Outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg boasted of his achievements during his tenure in his farewell speech on Thursday

2024-09-23 03:22:17 0 Comment 22054 view

Smoke And Mirrors: What Happens After Biden’s Economic Manipulations Disappear?

There is a popular school of thought that believes most economic stability is purely psychological; that the health of the economy relies on the population not knowing the true state of things

2024-09-19 13:17:14 0 Comment 21469 view

Malaysia Emerges As Promising Investment Hub Amid Robust Economic Growth

The economies of South and Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, have emerged as unexpected investment hotspots

2024-09-19 13:12:36 0 Comment 28814 view

Russian Asset Seizure Scheme Will Prolong War

In an article in Politico, Dan Fried, Anders Aslund and Kurt Volker argue for the European Union to speed up arrangements to unlock the $50 billion loan package that was approved at the G7 Summit in June

2024-09-16 11:55:19 0 Comment 19774 view