Beijing was learning that its model of infrastructure-led economic growth might be difficult to export, said Dr Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs. Excerpted from: Souring Deals Put China's Belt and Road Dreams Under Pressure [Bloomberg, 30 January 2019] Photo credit:...
“Malaysia is one of the major trading partners of China, and there would be ups and downs in the bilateral relations, but none so serious as to significantly disrupt them, especially not over a railroad,” said Dr Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at Singapore’s Institute of...
Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam contest all or some of China’s claims to about 90 percent of the fishery-rich, oil-laden South China Sea spanning 3.5 million square kilometers. But they are all militarily weaker than China and might find it harder under a stronger...
Singapore Institute of International Affairs senior fellow Oh Ei Sun said: "Umno remains overwhelmingly strong in rural constituencies, and if their electoral pact with PAS to run only one candidate holds, they remain a force in these areas." Excerpted from the full article: Barisan romps to by-election...
Dr Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs noted that the new king is also a new sultan, having only been proclaimed as the ruler of Pahang on Jan 15. “He is not known for being outspoken. So I assume...
“I think what Singapore is doing is trying to draw a line in the sand in order to head off what it sees as Malaysia's more assertive stance on various bilateral matters,” said Dr Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of...
Dr Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, said that Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook's visit to China could be viewed as “one of the first steps in the ‘rewarming’ of the bilateral ties after a brief chill”. “The...
"Singaporean interest in Johor, especially Iskandar, is going to be crucial in the near future as Chinese investments pull back," Singapore Institute of International Affairs' senior fellow Oh Ei Sun told The Straits Times. Singapore contributed nearly a quarter of the foreign investment in Iskandar as...
China claims about 90 percent of the sea that extends from Hong Kong to Borneo, spanning 3.5 million square kilometers. China and rival claimants in Asia value the sea for its fisheries and fuel reserves. The UK government does not have a claim. Washington regularly sends...
Dr Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs noted that Malaysia does not practice a dynastic monarchy at the federal level, but rather a rotational one. “As such, the people’s respect is for the institution rather than the individual king....