Political Risk

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... 2008-06-10

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... 2008-04-01

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... 2008-01-03

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... 2007-07-04

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.... 2007-06-11

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... 2007-06-05

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

BMI View: Singapore has been highly instrumental in the progress made at January's 12th ASEAN Summit, held in the Philippines, pushing hard for greater economic integration with India... 2007-01-17

BMI View: Constitutional reform in the Philippines has been put on hold, with the Supreme Court ruling against President Arroyo's plan to hold a plebiscite for switching to a parliamentary... 2006-11-27

BMI View: The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)'s annual assembly should have focused on Malaysia's economic strategy for the next five years. Instead, a series of racially... 2006-11-27