The election of former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim to the parliamentary seat of Port Dickinson last weekend bodes well for reform prospects in the country. A slump in Chinese tourists visiting Thailand will weigh heavily on economic growth over the next couple of quarters. Finally, in the Philippines, the government’s growth forecasts remain way too optimistic.
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