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Describes the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore Growth Triangle, a form of economic cooperation, also known as Singapore-Johor-Riau (SIJORI), which has created a sub-region of Southeast Asia with a promising future for economic development. Summary in English.

SIJORI is a peculiar scheme of economic cooperation made up of three members -- Singapore, Malaysia, & Indonesia -- which have created a subregion with great growth potential & a promising future. This trilateral cooperative relationship is like a strategic alliance in which the resources of its members are joined in order to get larger benefits. Owing to this, this zone could become an industrial & services world center. However, not all of its actions have been successful, so it is necessary to effect a strong political compromise on the part of the three governments. 1 Chart. Adapted from the source document.

Argues that following September 11, 2001, the US declaration of war on terrorism, & the US bombardment of Afghanistan, the nations of Southeast Asia underwent a fundamental political-religious power shift. It is contended that in the predominantly Muslim nations of Brunei, Malaysia, & Indonesia, political leadership & political parties espousing Islamic diversity & religious moderation in politics gained power over fundamentalists. Leaders of these nations & others have demonstrated this power shift in their reserved & calculated responses to US & United Nations retaliations to terrorism. National politics & international relationships in Southeast Asia indicate a growing pan-Islamic perspective & character, one that is moderated by a sense of Muslim's rapid diversification. D. Bajo

Overview of the Malaysian economy and the country's proposal to create an integration alternative to APEC called the East Asian Economic Community (EAEC); includes obstacles to this proposal, and its links to the New Malaysian development project; since 1990, chiefly. Summary in English.