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This paper studies the experience of regulatory reform of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Thailand and Malaysia. It explores the trends of regulatory reforms relating to the creation of privatization, liberalization, and competition. The paper focuses on the development of the regulatory reforms of SOEs in major sectors (airlines, energy, and telecommunication) in Thailand and Malaysia. It argues that, while having active plans for regulatory reforms, the implementation of these reforms may not successfully fulfill the aims in terms of the efficiency of SOEs. The regulatory reforms face challenges regarding the political economy, regulatory barriers for sectoral restructure, and regulatory intervention approaches in both countries. The paper concludes by proposing possible developments of the regulatory frameworks for the reform of SOEs.

The article discusses the increasing roles of Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI) and EU investment policies in Asia development. During the past decades, China has increased their positions of global investment with the strategic plan to facilitate regional and country development in Asia. EU also has a long history of assisting countries in Asia to achieve development. The EU and EU countries involved with investment and assistance projects in Asia countries to raise countries' development levels. With the two sides of the world- China and EU, there are increasing cooperation under a global policy of BRI and the Indo-Pacific cooperation. However, there is also the concern of the worldwide influence from both China and the EU in Asia. The article thus argues that while there is a concern of global influence from investment under BRI policy and EU-Indo Pacific, there are opportunities to bridge those policies to facilitate the developments in Asia. The article points out some policy implications on global investments for sustainable development within BRI and Indo- Pacific cooperation.
Received: 22 April 2022Accepted: 08 February 2023