Lai Yew Meng
Dean, Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning (CPKLL), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)Articles by Lai Yew Meng
Politics
Finland and Sweden today, Southeast Asia tomorrow?
With Finland and Sweden applying to join NATO, some in Asia are asking if Southeast Asian countries will follow suit and seek an alliance with "like-minded" powers. Malaysian academics Kuik Cheng-Chwee, Abdul Razak Ahmad and Lai Yew Meng explain why such realignment is unlikely in Asia (for now).
Kuik Cheng-Chwee, Abdul Razak Ahmad
09 Jun 2022
Politics
PLA overflight near Malaysian airspace: A precarious provocation
Malaysian researchers Abdul Razak Ahmad, Kuik Cheng-Chwee and Lai Yew Meng comment that China's deployment of People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft near Malaysia's air space last month smacks of hypocrisy and creeping hegemony. They warn that Beijing may not be as benevolent as it wants smaller states to believe.
Abdul Razak Ahmad, Kuik Cheng-Chwee
05 Jul 2021