Asean's principle of non-interference : a case of indifference or flexibility. by Chua, Teng Hoe.

“…However, this cardinal principle has come under strain in the wake of a series of crises which brought to the surface, the limitation of the "ASEAN way" in tackling major regional problems. As it seeks to reconcile its established principles and traditions with new challenges arising from growing interdependence, ASEAN prefers an incremental approach which would not entail a complete abandoning of its tested practices and principles. …”
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Climate change impacts on high rise buildings by Ma, Yun Yi

“…A quick overview of the changes of climatic patterns in a global and regional scale is provided to have a comprehensive understanding on emergence and seriousness of climate change. …”
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The IMF: Dogma versus Unorthodoxy Can we afford another Clash? by Yang Razali Kassim

“…ON THE 10th anniversary of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, a group of former policymakers directly involved in tackling the regional upheaval huddled in Singapore with analysts for some self-reflection. …”
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The Viking Great Army north of the Tyne: A Viking camp in Northumberland? by Kershaw, J, Jarman, C, Weber, H, Horton, M

“…We propose that this regionally important, but hitherto unknown site was occupied in the 870s in connection with the Viking leader Halfdan’s campaigns against the Picts. …”

Neap-spring tidal effects on dissolved oxygen in two Malaysian estuaries by Nelson, Bruce W., Sasekumar, A., Ibrahim, Zelina Z.

“…These oxygen minima are attributed to the high oxygen demand of sediment that rests on the bottom during neap tides and is resuspended during spring tides. …”
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Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies : Discover risk mitigation strategies for modern threats to your organization / by Rains, Tim, author 656361, Youngblood, Timothy, writer of foreword 656362, Packt Publishing (Online service) 656336

“…In this edition, you'll examine long-term trends in vulnerability disclosures and exploitation, regional differences in malware infections and the socio-economic factors that underpin them, and how ransomware evolved from an obscure threat to the most feared threat in cybersecurity. …”
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Effects of turbidity on marine organisms by Leong, Bernice.

“…High coastal activities like dredging, shipping, coastal construction and land reclamation have contributed to sedimentation which modifies the quality of sea water and destroys marine habitats. …”
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Japan’s diplomatic strategy toward East Asia : creation and evolution of ‘dual-track diplomacy’ in the post-Cold War era by Koga, Kei

“…The third was the enhancement of Japan’s own security efforts to maintain regional stability while making the most of the existing political and security mechanisms in East Asia—multilateralizing US alliance networks and enhancing the ASEAN-led multilateral frameworks. …”
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China and Southeast Asia in the 2000s : tension management in the maritime space by Zha, Daojiong, Lina, Gong

“…Disagreements over territorial ownership of and rights to the South China Sea sharpened and arguably became the defining feature of regional geopolitics. Yet, China and Southeast Asia have also managed to prove predictions of fateful conflict to be premature. …”
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Re-thinking the safety of navigation in the Malacca Straits by Desker, Barry

“…In the post-Soeharto era, the move towards greater regional autonomy and the devolution of power to the provinces has meant that the central government in Jakarta has fewer resources to expend on areas with no direct impact on Indonesian society. …”
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Investigating cross-linguistic influence on relative clause structures in Indian English through a corpus-based approach by Anil, Akshay

“…In this paper, I explore the effects of language background on English spoken in India, in order to distinguish regional varieties of Indian English through morphological patterns. …”
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The Changing Power Distribution in the South China Sea: Implications for Conflict Management and Avoidance by Ralf, Emmers

“…The South China Sea disputes continue to play a destabilizing role in regional security and to act as an irritant in bilateral and multilateral relations. …”
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Singapore's reaction to rising China : deep engagement and strategic adjustment by Goh, Evelyn

“…Most obviously, the island state has unhesitatingly - and successfully - sought the 'deep engagement' of China through bilateral diplomacy, exchanges, economic cooperation, as well as multilateral regional institutions. More quietly, Singapore has increased its military capabilities by means of force modernization and through systematically strengthening its security relationship with the United States. …”
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The role of the five power defence arrangements in the Southeast Asian security architecture by Emmers, Ralf

“…Examined from the Singaporean and Malaysian points of view, the paper investigates whether the FPDA complements or is being gradually supplanted by other regional security instruments in Southeast Asia. The other mechanisms covered in the paper include the activities undertaken by Malaysia and Singapore with the United States bilaterally, mini-laterally with Indonesia through the Malacca Strait Patrol (MSP), and multilaterally through the emerging ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) process. …”
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Empirical assessment of trade potentials of Pakistan with SAARC countries using revealed comparative advantage by Siddiqi, Masood Mashkoor, Khan, Aurangzeb, Khan, Ameerzaib, Khan, Shahbano

“…For the purpose of better performance, many Governments are more concerned regarding regional coordination through their policies. This paper focuses on exploring trade potentials of Pakistan with SAARC countries that are essentials ingredients for making strong diplomatic and economic relations through coordination. …”
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External finance and the growth of rural and urban SMEs in England by Khafagy, Amr, Nguyen, Thao, Gorton, Matthew, Phillipson, Jeremy

“…Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) make a substantial contribution to regional development and economic prosperity. Access to external finance is an important determinant of business growth, and the growth potential of rural firms may be hindered by limited access to external finance. …”
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Turbulence-induced secondary flows in straight open channel with imposed transverse bed non-uniformities by Wang, Zhiqian

“…This study also discusses effects of cellular secondary flows on the concentration distribution of suspended sediment.…”
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马来西亚华人玩家的游戏语言选择调查 = An investigation of language preference in Chinese Malaysian gaming community by 赖政墀 Lai, Zheng Ci

“…Most of them are native speaker of Malaysian Chinese, and able to understand and use both Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. As one of the regional varieties of Chinese, Malaysian Chinese is different from other regional varieties in terms of pronunciation, grammar as well as vocabulary. …”
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What do you want to make? What to make of public library makerspaces: a look into the power of makerspaces in Singapore public libraries by Tan, Yi Lin

“…An interview with NLB was conducted to obtain a deeper understanding of the day-to-day task of running the makerspaces at Jurong, Woodlands, Tampines, and Punggol Regional Libraries. This study has found that understanding the relations between people and making, beyond the popular rhetoric of providing access to makerspaces and technologies, is key to helping librarians, teachers, and curators of art and science museums make informed decisions about why and how to engage with the maker movement in our communities. …”
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A hidden lethal effect of long microplastic fibres on the coastal copepod Acartia erythraea by Takahashi, Kazutaka, Teh, Jun Chin

“…In laboratory, starved copepods were observed to take in a piece of fibrous microplastic sedimented on the bottom. While no individual ingested the entire fibre, the tip of the ingested fibre reached deep into the gut of the copepods. …”
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