Country Risk Rating

President Megawati Sukarnoputri is battling for her political survival. With 60% of votes counted, her Party of Indonesian Democratic Struggle (PDI-P) looks to have lost to Golkar... 2004-04-20

Singapore is doing its utmost to become more culturally vibrant in the hope of shaking off its reputation for being staid and sterile, but the danger is that Singapore will take things... 2004-04-20

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has taken a two-point lead over the official opposition challenger ahead of presidential elections on May 10, according to opinion polls. Thirty-four... 2004-04-16

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is in danger of overestimating the extent to which popular opinion has swayed towards him following recent elections in which he secured a... 2004-04-16

Singapore's political scene could in future become dominated by the single issue of age if the government does not arrest the problem of declining birth rates. On average, Singaporean... 2004-03-24

Malaysia is more politically stable than it has been in years following recent elections in which the ruling National Front coalition won a landslide majority, and the only danger... 2004-03-23

The first signs of divisions within Indonesia's ruling coalition have begun to show ahead of a presidential election due on July 5. In March, chief security minister Susilo Bambang... 2004-03-23

With elections less than two months away, President Gloria Arroyo is neck-and-neck with the official opposition candidate, film star Fernando Poe Jr. In March, Poe's right to stand... 2004-03-23

Malaysia's new strategy of healing its racial divides with a stiff dose of military-inspired nationalism could backfire if it fails to address the wider causes of racial tension.... 2004-02-23

Political risk is rising due to an ongoing controversy over the nationality of film star Fernando Poe Jr., the official opposition candidate for presidential elections on May 10.... 2004-02-23