•Saw Swee-Hock, formerly professor of statistics at the National University of Singapore and the University of Hong Kong, is professorial fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore.
•Sheng Lijun is a senior fellow and coordinator of the ASEAN-China Study Programme at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore.
•Chin Kin Wah is deputy director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore and senior fellow.