Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction viii
5. The Region
6. SOUTHEAST ASIA IN 2004 Stable, but Facing Major Security Challenges 3
7. Political Transitions in Southeast Asia 24
8. SOUTHEAST ASIAN ECONOMIES. Towards Recovery and Deeper Integration 45
9. The Economic Impact of China and India on Southeast Asia 62
10. AUSTRALIA. Contributing to Regional Equilibrium 82
11. Brunei Darussalam
12. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM. Towards Reform and Sustainable Progress 99
13. Cambodia
14. HUN SEN’S CONSOLIDATION. Death or Beginning of Reform? 113
15. Indonesia
16. INDONESIA. The Year of a Democratic Election 133
17. INDONESIAN FOREIGN POLICY. A Wounded Phoenix 150
18. Laos
19. LAOS IN 2004. Towards Subregional Integration: 10 Years on 173
20. Malaysia
21. MALAYSIA IN 2004. Abdullah Badawi Defines his Leadership 191
22. Affirmative Action in Malaysia 211
23. Myanmar
24. MYANMAR IN 2004. Why Military Rule Continues 231
25. MYANMAR’S ENERGY SECTOR. Banking on Natural Gas 257
26. Philippines
27. THE PHILIPPINES IN 2004. A Gathering Storm 293
28. THE PHILIPPINES. The Continuing Story of a Crisis-Prone Economy 313
29. Singapore
30. SINGAPORE IN 2004. Vigilance amid Growing Uncertainty 331
31. Singapore’s Approach to Homeland Security 349
32. Thailand
33. THAILAND. The Facts and F(r)ictions of Ruling 365
34. Thailand’s Paradoxical Recovery 385
35. Vietnam
36. VIETNAM IN 2004. A Country Hanging in the Balance 407