23 March 2023
Regional Roundup: Will Thailand's upcoming elections see a political shift?
From Thailand holding its general election on May 14 and Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak calling out the irony in Dr Mahathir Mohamad accusing current Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of being a dictator.
Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University shares his analysis of those headlines and more.

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15 March 2023
Regional Roundup: Could Myanmar be implicated in Russia’s war against Ukraine?
From Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sticking to his decision to reinstate the country’s GST anytime soon to Indonesia's court controversial court ruling to delay the 2024 presidential and general elections until 2025.
Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

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10 March 2023
Weekly Wrap Up: Covid-19 White Paper - Was there really a need for it?
As Singapore transitions into a new endemic Covid-19 normal, the government has released the White Paper on Singapore's response to Covid-19.
But was there a need to release such a white paper? Does the paper strike a balance between being both candid and self-critical?
Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University shares his views.

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22 February 2023
Regional Roundup: Anwar set to deliver first Budget speech as PM
From what to expect from Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim first Budget speech on Friday to the EU imposing new sanctions on military-ruled Myanmar.
Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

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8 February 2023
Regional Roundup: Anwar defends daughter’s adviser role
From Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim appointing his own daughter as the country’s financial and economic adviser to Thailand tightening the country's marijuana regulations since its decriminalisation last year.
Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University gives us an analysis on those headlines and more.

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1 February 2023
Regional Roundup: Highlights from Anwar Ibrahim's visit to Singapore
From Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s one day visit to Singapore to the Myanmar junta preparing for elections.
Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University shares his analysis on those headlines and more.

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25 January 2023
Regional Roundup: Jokowi's approval rating hits all-time high
From Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s approval rating hitting an all-time high, the country's stance on the situation in Myanmar and how they are set to deal with it as ASEAN chair this year.
Dr Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University shares his analysis on these headlines and more.

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23 December 2022
Regional Roundup: Throwback to the biggest SEA headlines in 2022
A throwback to the biggest news that came out from Southeast Asia over the past year and what to headlines to expect from the region in 2023.
Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University shares more.

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21 December 2022
Regional Roundup: Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim wins vote of confidence in parliament
From Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim winning vote of confidence at his first parliament sitting to Thailand inviting interested members of ASEAN to join an open-ended consultative meeting on the situation in Myanmar.
Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University shares more.

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14 December 2022
Regional Roundup: Timor-Leste joins ASEAN as 11th member
From Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealing that an attempt to get Umno deregistered by declaring the party illegal was foiled, to ASEAN announcing that it had agreed in principle to admit Timor-Leste as the group’s 11th member.
Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University with an in-depth analysis.

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3 December 2021
Weekly Wrap Up: WP leadership knew Raeesah Khan lied a week after speech, why was it not tackled quickly?
Leaders of the Workers' Party (WP) were told by their MP Raeesah Khan that she had lied in Parliament, about a week after she made false statements about a sexual assault case in a speech on Aug 3. Dr Felix Tan, Political Analyst, Nanyang Technological University joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to provide his analysis on the situation’s development.

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24 September 2021
Weekly Wrap Up: Covid-19 support schemes, how long more can it last?
With Singapore reporting a record 1,504 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, September 23 — the highest since the pandemic began — it looks like the end of Covid-19 might take a while more. The government has been actively rolling out schemes to help both individuals and businesses, but how long more can they last? Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Dr Felix Tan, Political Analyst, Nanyang Technological University on The Breakfast Huddle to get his thoughts.

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11 April 2021
Weekends: Dr Felix Tan on the next member of the 4G team
Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Dr Felix Tan, Political Analyst, Nanyang Technological University about Singapore’s recent fourth-generation (4G) leadership change and who could possibly be the next successor.

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