Political Risk
Indonesia
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged parliament to work with the government to tackle the problem of soaring global oil prices, after the country's lower house...
2008-07-02Malaysia
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badwai's tenure continues to look increasingly fragile following the government's unpopular fuel price hike on June 4. While the 41% and 63% price increases...
2008-06-10Malaysia
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's grip on power continues to slip, with pressure mounting not only from opposition parties but also from within his own United Malays National...
2008-04-01Philippines
BMI View: The new year's day attack by communist rebels against Xstrata's Tampakan mine demonstrates the risks faced by foreign mining companies operating in the Philippines. The...
2008-01-03China
Myanmar's regime has announced that the so-called National Convention, which has been drafting a new constitution for the past 14 years, will enter into its final session on July...
2007-07-04Indonesia
BMI View: As the world's most populous Muslim country, Indonesia has been seeking to boost its influence in the Islamic world, portraying itself as a beacon of democracy and moderation....
2007-06-11Philippines
The Philippine government and the country's largest Islamic rebel group have taken another step closer to brokering a deal on defining Muslim ancestral land in the south of the predominantly...
2007-06-05Malaysia
BMI View: Malaysia's ruling coalition convincingly won the April 12 by-elections in the southwest rural constituency of Machap, retaining some support from the ethnic Chinese population...
2007-04-17
