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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
Cambodia
1. The party lighting an opposition flame in Cambodia
Fiona Kelliher
Southeast Asia Globe, 22 April 2022
2. Cambodiatrade.com – A springboard for small businesses to global commerce
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
Phnom Penh Post, 21 April 2022
3. ‘There are reasons to be hopeful. If things come together well and if Mekong River countries can work together’
Sokummono Khan
VOA Cambodia, 21 April 2022
Indonesia
4. Islamic parties may face uphill battle in 2024 elections, experts say
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 22 April 2022
5. Merdeka Institute: Elektabilitas Prabowo Makin Tinggi Jika Manfaatkan Medsos [Merdeka Institute: Prabowo’s electability will be higher if he uses social media]
Republika, 22 April 2022
6. Negara Islam Indonesia: Entitas yang Sering Disalahgunakan dalam Politik Tiap Rezim [Islamic Indonesia: a frequently-misused entity in the politics of every regime]
Al Chaidar Abdurrahman Puteh, Departemen Antropologi, Universitas Malikussaleh, Lhokseumawe, Aceh.
Republika, 22 April 2022
7. Hundreds in Jakarta Protest Talk of 2024 Election Delay
Fadlan Syam & Niniek Karmini
Diplomat, 21 April 2022
8. Govt split on legal authority amid push to revive jobs law
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 21 April 2022
9. New Capital’s 2023 Development Plan Is Ready: Bappenas
Francisca Christy Rosana
Tempo, 21 April 2022
10. Defend ID Aims to Join World’s Top 50 Defense Companies by 2024
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 20 April 2022
Malaysia
11. PKR-Bersatu cooperation will come at a price, says Fahmi Fadzil
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 22 April 2022
12. MACC advisory board findings to be submitted to PM – Rais
Malaysiakini, 22 April 2022
13. Project aimed to help fisherfolk with shallow waters deepens pockets instead
Allim Jamaluddin
Malaysiakini, 22 April 2022
14. Don’t forgo reforms for sake of early polls, Pakatan tells PM
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 22 April 2022
15. Malaysian politics: Is Anwar-Najib debate a sign the country is hurtling back to ‘Game of Thrones’ style of politics?
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 22 April 2022
16. INTERACTIVE: Malaysia’s population is barely growing. Here’s why and why it matters.
Diyana Pfordten
Star, 22 April 2022
17. Rural areas need to be developed to spur population growth
Diyana Pfordten
Star, 22 April 2022
18. 依斯迈沙比里未必是下一任首相 [Ismail Sabri may not be the next prime minister]
刘哲伟目前在国际伊斯兰大学政治学系任职助理教授。
Malaysian Insight, 21 April 2022
19. Malaysia’s halal business in RCEP
Lau Sim Yee
New Straits Times, 21 April 2022
20. Pakatan: Don’t let revised special grant to Sabah allow Putrajaya to forget 40% revenue share
Kristy Inus
Star, 21 April 2022
Myanmar
21. Myanmar targets over USD1.5bil foreign investment in 2022-2023 FY
Star, 22 April 2022
22. Myanmar to accelerate energy projects for domestic power supply
Star, 22 April 2022
23. Fog of stats enshrouds Myanmar’s wars
David Scott Mathieson
Asia Times, 21 April 2022
24. How the Coup Shattered the Image of Myanmar’s Military
Tun Myint
Diplomat, 21 April 2022
25. Myanmar activists raising millions via Singapore to fight junta
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 21 April 2022
26. Singapore remains launching pad for investment in Myanmar after coup
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 21 April 2022
Philippines
27. More of the same for the Philippines
John Teo
New Straits Times, 22 April 2022
28. Philippine ‘Avengers’ battle disinformation before election
Rina Chandran, Manuel Mogato, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Reuters, 21 April 2022
29. How Philippine Elections Became All About the Entertainment Factor
Chad de Guzman
Time, 21 April 2022
30. Philippine Presidential Candidates Espouse Tougher China Sea Approach
Anthony Esguerra
VOA, 21 April 2022
Thailand
31. Koh Phangan plugs sustainable tourism
Dusida Worrachaddejchai
Bangkok Post, 22 April 2022
32. Observers dismiss speculation about political ‘accident’
Bangkok Post, 22 April 2022
33. Thailand gets 200,000 doses of India-made Covovax under Quad pact
Nation, 22 April 2022
34. Prayut seeks closer cooperation with South Korea in projecting soft power
Nation, 21 April 2022
Vietnam
35. US priority is upgrading relationship with Vietnam: US Ambassador
VietNamNet, 22 April 2022
36. Russia-Vietnam ties put US in a sanctions dilemma
David Hutt
Asia Times, 21 April 2022
37. IMF Staff Completes 2022 Article IV Mission to Vietnam
IMF News, 21 April 2022
38. Vietnam to become second largest digital economy in Southeast Asia in 2025
VietNamNet, 21 April 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
39. Asean must seize new opportunities
Masatsugu Asakawa
Bangkok Post, 22 April 2022
40. How Does Inviting Autocrats to the White House Make Asia More Free?
John Sifton is the Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch.
Diplomat, 22 April 2022
41. Singapore’s next PM Wong is little known to ASEAN
Kornelius Purba is a senior editor at The Jakarta Post.
Jakarta Post, 22 April 2022
42. Thailand to develop online retail systems with Vietnam
Voice of Vietnam, 22 April 2022
43. Six strategies for digital growth in Southeast Asia
Praneeth Yendamuri & Zara Lightowler
Edge Markets, 21 April 2022
44. A date with Biden
Editorial board
Jakarta Post, 21 April 2022
45. ASEAN’s misperception on its roles
Seun Sam
Khmer Times, 21 April 2022
46. Vietnam, Thailand strive for bilateral trade target of USD25 billion by 2025
Voice of Vietnam, 21 April 2022
Asia Pacific
47. Interests, not values, underpin Asia’s ambivalence about Russia
Economist, 22 April 2022
48. Xi proposes Global Security Initiative at Boao Forum, ‘sends signal of peace, stability amid global turmoil’
Chu Daye, Zhao Juecheng & Liu Xin
Global Times, 21 April 2022
49. National Security Podcast: The European Union’s Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
Michael Pulch, Jean-Pierre Thébault & Rory Medcalf
Others, 21 April 2022
50. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of BFA annual conference 2022
Xinhua, 21 April 2022
51. Cooperation key to Asian growth, stability
Gao Haihong & Li Yingting
China Daily, 20 April 2022
52. The fight to not be left behind
Wannaphong Durongkaveroj
Asia & the Pacific Policy Society, 19 April 2022
53. Japan in India’s Northeast: The Indo-Pacific Connect
Titli Basu
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 19 April 2022
East / South China Sea
54. Analyst suspects China pressure as Philippines suspends oil exploration
Radio Free Asia, 21 April 2022
Climate Change/Environment
55. How can Singapore bridge the gap between climate change awareness and sustainable actions?
Ho Pei Ning
Channel News Asia, 22 April 2022
56. Rice and the Climate Crisis: Thai rice exports taking a hit, with lack of research and development an additional challenge
Pichayada Promchertchoo
Channel News Asia, 22 April 2022
57. Rice and the Climate Crisis: Thai rice farmers struggle against climate-driven challenges
Jack Board
Channel News Asia, 22 April 2022
58. G-7 draft statement contains coal power phaseout by 2030
Khmer Times, 22 April 2022
59. How would a person’s carbon scorecard work?
Sumit Agarwal is the Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor and Alberto Salvo is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Straits Times, 22 April 2022
60. Seizing green business growth for Asia’s energy players
Gautam Kumra, Vivek Lath, Prabaharan Gopalan & Anna Chua
McKinsey & Co., 21 April 2022
61. How we can engage Muslims to promote clean energy: the case of Indonesia
David Firnando Silalahi, Phd Candidate, School of Engineering, Australian National University
Conversation, 20 April 2022
Others
Global Economy
62. Fight Against Death Tolls And Economic Slowdown: Striking A Balance Between Mobility And Vaccination
[Link to 26-page PDF report]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 20 April 2022
Image credit: “Myanmar Yangon Thanlyn“, by Werner Bayer on Flickr.
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