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Senior Columnist, The Straits Times. Previously Asia Editor of South China Morning Post in HK. Rarely post here. hk.linkedin.com/in/jbhavan

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In Malaysia, the good vibes are with a resurgent Barisan Nasional

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By Bhavan Jaipragas Verified
| The Straits Times Verified
In the aftermath of Barisan Nasional’s (BN) crushing victory in the July 11 Johor state polls, Malaysia’s commentariat has been notably reticent about what the victor’s resurgence could mean for a general election. On the part of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) grouping, the aggregate view seems to be that no one should read too much into the result.
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If haze season comes, Indonesia alone can’t fight the fires

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By Bhavan Jaipragas Verified
| The Straits Times Verified
In the coming months, we in South-east Asia may find ourselves staring down the barrel of a twin climate threat: a “Godzilla” El Nino paired with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole. Both will bring warmer, drier conditions here. On June 24, the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) outlined the starkest consequence of these two natural phenomena coming together: the heightened possibility of a severe transboundary haze event affecting Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
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I keep bracing myself for friction when travelling in China. It never comes

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By Bhavan Jaipragas Verified
| The Straits Times Verified
Each time I return from China, I find myself puzzling over the same question: Why did the trip outperform my expectations again? Why did the frictions I braced myself for, mainly on account of my non-existent Mandarin, again fail to materialise? Do not misunderstand me. I am no novice when it comes to China, nor am I ignorant of its rapid development.
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