Steven Keithley | South China Morning Post

Steven Keithley

How Widodo is threatening Indonesia’s modernisation

A jubilant President Joko Widodo gestures to the crowd during a street parade following his inauguration in Jakarta on October 20, 2014. After great success with his landmark tax amnesty plan and coalition-building, Widodo may be risking it all by siding with Islamic conservatives. Photo: AP

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Philippine ‘strongman’ Duterte isn’t so tough when faced with economic or territorial battles

A shantytown in the president’s hometown of Davao City, in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Photo: AFP

13 Sep 2016 - 7:49PM

To secure Taiwan’s economic future, Tsai needs to find a way for Taipei to join transpacific trade pact

Dr. Tsai Ing-wen, Chair of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party and a presidential nominee, speaks during an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP / BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI

19 Jan 2016 - 1:12PM

Asia can weather any interest rate storm

30 May 2016 - 2:19PM

Chinese leaders can ride the summer tide at Beidaihe summit

Bottom row, from left: President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, and Politburo Standing Committee members Liu Yunshan and Zhang Gaoli will meet in Beidaihe. Photo: Reuters

2 Aug 2015 - 9:12AM

Don't judge the Chinese and US economies just by the figures

Caution must be exercised when presented with year-end GDP figures.

1 Jan 2015 - 8:13PM

Can Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi and Joko Widodo lead Asia to a new global order?

At a time when the West appears to be fractured and weak, the emerging countries of the East, from a realist perspective, could not be better off.

Almost two months ago, on July 22, Joko Widodo became the president-elect of Indonesia. His victory came on the back of a platform to reinvigorate a hopelessly slow bureaucracy, root out corruption and boost a lacklustre economy.

12 Sep 2014 - 9:06AM