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- No. 10: Yanuar Nugroho and Hui Yew-Foong, Visiting Senior Fellows
- No. 11: Yanuar Nugroho and Hui Yew-Foong, Visiting Senior Fellows
- No. 19: Serina Rahman, Visiting Fellow
- No. 40: Aries Arugay, Visiting Fellow
- No. 41: Aries Arugay, Visiting Fellow
- No. 43: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 58: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Brunei | Cambodia | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Vietnam | ASEAN / Southeast Asia | Asia Pacific | East / South China Sea | Climate Change/Environment | Others
Indonesia
1. The sleeping giant awakens: Indonesia reopens to the world
Terence Wang and Aditya Akbar are project managers for Barber Mullan & Associates risk consultancy.
Jakarta Post, 18 April 2022
2. State budget to be backbone of new capital city construction: observer
Antara, 17 April 2022
3. Press Council goes ahead with rule for Big Tech to pay for news
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 16 April 2022
4. Indonesia Leans Further Toward US Amid Growing Maritime Dispute With China
Ralph Jennings
VOA, 16 April 2022
5. Ukraine war hitting Indonesia instant noodle supplies
John McBeth
Asia Times, 15 April 2022
6. Indonesia’s Singkawang – with its ethnic Chinese population – is Muslim-majority nation’s most tolerant place
Randy Mulyanto
South China Morning Post, 15 April 2022
7. Ukraine war: Indonesia ‘consulting’ G20 members over Russia’s role but Moscow, Tokyo will attend finance chiefs meeting
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 15 April 2022
8. Ganjar tops electability polls amid political safaris
Tenggara Strategics, 15 April 2022
9. Palace’s preferred candidate wins House approval to lead OJK
Tenggara Strategics, 15 April 2022
10. Jokowi Dinilai Remehkan Visi Poros Maritimnya Sendiri: Saran agar Jokowi Dikenang sebagai Bapak Indonesia Maju [Jokowi Considered Underestimating His Own Maritime Axis Vision: Suggestions for Jokowi to be Remembered as the Father of Forward Indonesia]
[Link to ISEAS Perspective 2022/13 “A Roadmap for Consolidating Jokowi’s Legacy”]
Oktavianus Cornelis
Kalbar Terkini, 14 April 2022
11. Jokowi Miliki Waktu 15 Bulan Kejar Nawacita, ISEAS: Kinerjanya terus Membaik! [Jokowi Has 15 Months to Chase Nawacita, ISEAS: His Performance Continues to Improve!]
[Link to ISEAS Perspective 2022/13 “A Roadmap for Consolidating Jokowi’s Legacy”]
Patrick Sorongan
Suara Pemred Kalbar, 14 April 2022
Malaysia
12. PKR polls: Who are Adam Adli and Fahmi Zainol, the two young guns running for the post of Youth wing chief?
Ashman Adam
Malay Mail Online, 18 April 2022
13. Kelantan continues to regress under PAS, say local leaders
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 18 April 2022
14. Let states impose own anti-party hopping laws, analyst says
Raevathi Supramaniam
Malaysian Insight, 18 April 2022
15. Ismail Sabri’s position unaffected by UMNO’s decision not to extend MoU with PH – Annuar Musa
Bernama, 17 April 2022
16. ‘Preferred lists’ of candidates won’t work at PKR polls, says Fahmi
Samuel Chua
Free Malaysia Today, 17 April 2022
17. Power to recall MPs acts as insurance for voters
Azalina Othman Said
Free Malaysia Today, 17 April 2022
18. Five million apply for EPF withdrawal
Star, 17 April 2022
19. Thankful for the protection
Mohd Farhaan Shah and RSN Murali
Star, 17 April 2022
20. Nurul Izzah’s views cast doubt on Anwar’s leadership, says analyst
Nora Mahpar
Free Malaysia Today, 16 April 2022
21. Muhyiddin back as PM if we win GE15, says Bersatu leader
Free Malaysia Today, 16 April 2022
22. GE15: Umno chose Ismail Sabri likely with future alliances in mind
Hariz Mohd
Malaysiakini, 16 April 2022
23. Faktor mengapa Ismail Sabri perlu ketuai BN [Reasons why Ismail Sabri has to head BN]
Annuar Musa, bekas setiausaha agung Barisan Nasional.
Malaysian Insight, 16 April 2022
24. Nurul Izzah on the sidelines of PKR polls
Joceline Tan
Star, 16 April 2022
25. Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri says he will abide by UMNO’s decision on not extending MOU with Pakatan Harapan
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 15 April 2022
26. My Say: Don’t miss this chance to correct our growth strategy
Huzaime Hamid
Edge Markets, 15 April 2022
27. Umno steals a march by naming Ismail early, say analysts
Free Malaysia Today, 15 April 2022
28. COMMENT | Steps anti-hopping law committee must take to avoid failure
Wong Chin Huat
Malaysiakini, 15 April 2022
29. It takes 2 to bungle
Mustafa K Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 15 April 2022
30. Ukraine war benefits Malaysian palm oil, but foreign worker shortage curbs production output
Amy Chew
South China Morning Post, 14 April 2022
31. Sabah happy with increased special grant, still pursuing 40% revenue share under MA63, says CM
Stephanie Lee
Star, 14 April 2022
32. Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob on tightrope as accord with opposition winds down
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 14 April 2022
Myanmar
33. NUG claims to control half the country
Mizzima, 18 April 2022
34. ‘Quick profits’: Activists fear for environment under military rule
Frontier Myanmar, 17 April 2022
35. India’s tight balancing act on Myanmar faces scrutiny
Nirmala Ganapathy
Straits Times, 17 April 2022
36. Former Myanmar army officer calls Rohingya crackdown ‘genocide,’ offers to testify
Radio Free Asia, 15 April 2022
Philippines
37. 3 bets hit Robredo: Who gains? VP camp asks
Jeannette I. Andrade, Krixia Subingsubing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 April 2022
38. ‘Next Philippine leader must strengthen West Philippine Sea policy’
Philstar Global, 18 April 2022
39. Moreno says he has evidence on ‘polluted’ voter preference surveys
Daniza Fernandez
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 April 2022
40. How cups and social media play a part in the elections
[Link to the ISEAS Perspective 2022/33 “Stronger Social Media Influence in the 2022 Philippine Elections”]
Dinna Chan Vasquez
Business Mirror, 16 April 2022
41. Disinformation becomes top threat to Philippine democracy ahead of election
Raul Dancel
Straits Times, 16 April 2022
42. Philippines’ Duterte blocks Bill to register social media users
AFP
Straits Times, 15 April 2022
Singapore
43. “Lawrence Wong sudah diuji dan mendapat kepercayaan pucuk kepimpinan” – Pengamat [“Lawrence Wong has been tested and gained the trust of the leadership” – Observer]
Ira Musfirah
Berita Mediacorp, 15 April 2022
Thailand
44. Policy over personality, say voters
Bangkok Post, 18 April 2022
45. Doubt raised over labour plan
Bangkok Post, 18 April 2022
46. Watered-down ‘reforms’ upset
Bangkok Post, 18 April 2022
47. Govt says Ramadan bombings won’t derail peace talks with rebels
Bangkok Post, 17 April 2022
Timor-Leste
48. The not-so-hidden contest behind Timor-Leste’s presidential election
Parker Novak
Interpreter, 18 April 2022
Vietnam
49. From COP26: Vietnam’s journey to become the world’s green production center
VietNamNet, 17 April 2022
50. High expectations for VN Government’s renewed drive for SOEs restructuring
VietNamNet, 17 April 2022
51. Vietnam arrests deputy foreign minister on bribery charge
Radio Free Asia, 15 April 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
52. White House – Biden to host US-ASEAN summit in Washington May 12 – 13
Radio Free Asia, 17 April 2022
53. High income hopes fade for some South-east Asian countries
Jeffrey Hutton
Straits Times, 17 April 2022
54. Debat kusir ‘bahasa resmi kedua’ ASEAN: tidak relevan dan mengancam ribuan bahasa daerah lain di Asia Tenggara [ASEAN ‘second official language’ debate: irrelevant and threatens thousands of other regional languages in Southeast Asia]
Billy Nathan Setiawan, PhD Candidate in Applied Linguistics, University of South Australia
Conversation, 15 April 2022
55. As Southeast Asia Reopens, Will Transnational Terrorism Return?
Kenneth Yeo
Diplomat, 15 April 2022
56. How Defence and the ADF can help Australia achieve its aims in Southeast Asia
[Link to the report, “Australia and Southeast Asia: Shaping a Shared Future”]
Melissa Conley Tyler
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 14 April 2022
57. Japan PM set to visit SE Asia in late April
Radio Free Asia, 14 April 2022
58. Will EU’s hawks kill off free trade with Asia?
[Link to “The State of Southeast Asia”]
David Hutt
Asia Times, 13 April 2022
Asia Pacific
59. US-China rivalry intensifies in the Pacific
Denghua Zhang, ANU
East Asia Forum, 16 April 2022
60. Ukraine war is creating new fault lines in Asia as Singapore, South Korea and India shift positions
Richard Heydarian
South China Morning Post, 16 April 2022
61. China warns of Ukraine-style ‘tragedy’ for Asia in US Indo-Pacific plan
Kinling Lo
South China Morning Post, 15 April 2022
62. Strategies Behind China and the Asia-Pacific’s Military Base Construction
Felix K. Chang is a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
Foreign Policy Research Institute, 14 April 2022
East / South China Sea
63. Taming troubled waters
Lai Thai Binh
Interpreter, 15 April 2022
Climate Change/Environment
64. The greening of data centres
Liang Hao, Anwesha Agarwal and Caleb Low Wei Sheng
Straits Times, 15 April 2022
Image credit: “Myanmar Yangon Thanlyn“, by Werner Bayer on Flickr.
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