Category Archives: Outside Malaysia

The 2025 ASEAN Summit Creates an Opportunity for Canada

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Tricia

This commentary was first published on the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada website on 17 June 2025, and can be found here. The recent ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — held against the backdrop of rising U.S. protectionism and … Continue reading →

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Malaysia needs ASEAN to navigate a pathway between ‘the West’ and ‘the rest’

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Tricia

This piece was first published on the East Asia Forum site on 18 August 2024 here. Its editorial, titled “Malaysia mustn’t waste its moment of regional leadership”, also refers to the piece here. As ASEAN chair in 2025, Malaysia has … Continue reading →

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Reviewing Malaysia’s Corruption Record

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Tricia

First published in theSun here, on 6 July 2017. NOT many Malaysians are aware that we are a signatory to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), the first globally binding international anti-corruption instrument. The treaty requires its member countries to … Continue reading →

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Integration the world over

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 16 March 2017, here. IN August 2015, I visited France at a time when the Syrian refugee crisis was just unfolding, causing much uncertainty and consternation. The discussions I had with academics and policy analysts … Continue reading →

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Can Trump’s policies affect Malaysia?

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Tricia

(first published in theSun on 2 February 2017 here). AT least one of US President Donald Trump’s policies will have an impact on Malaysia. His decision to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), in which Malaysia would have … Continue reading →

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Australia-Malaysia Youth Forum 2015

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Tricia

I had the privilege of giving some introductory remarks recently on 14 May 2015 at the Australian High Commission, with whom IDEAS jointly organised an Australia-Malaysia Youth Forum 2015.  ** Good morning to HE Rod Smith, PSM, Australian High Commissioner … Continue reading →

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Commentary on Malaysia’s 13th general elections on Freedom Barometer

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Tricia

Commentary on Malaysia’s 13th General Election (Written for and first published by Freedom Barometer). By Tricia Yeoh The 13th general election, which was held on May 5th 2013 across Malaysia, was anticipated to be one of the most hotly contested … Continue reading →

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Can Overseas Malaysians Contribute?

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Tricia

Can Overseas Malaysians Contribute? (This was first published in Selangor Times on 2nd November 2012). At the Singapore FreedomFilmFest 2012 where the three documentaries were screened (including The Rights of The Dead, on the late Teoh Beng Hock’s story), a … Continue reading →

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Better than Advanced Nations?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Tricia

I love a good policy debate and this time it was with our Deputy Prime Minister who had said that the Malaysian education system was superior to those within developed countries. A version of this was published in theSun on … Continue reading →

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The Help

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Tricia

On foreign workers, particularly domestic workers, in Malaysia. First published in theSun on 10th February 2012. The Help Hollywood movie “The Help” tells the story of a young white journalist in the early 1960s who writes a controversial book about … Continue reading →

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