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- No. 25: Tham Siew Yean, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 44: Aries Arugay, Visiting Fellow
- No. 54: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 67: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
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. Sihanoukville pays the price for heavy reliance on Chinese
Bangkok Post, 9 May 2022
Indonesia
2. Despite critics, govt pushes forward with acting regional head appointment
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 9 May 2022
3. Imagining Jakarta Governor Anies as our next president
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 9 May 2022
4. Ushering stronger Indonesia-US post-pandemic ties
Shinta Kamdani
Jakarta Post, 9 May 2022
5. Indonesia Setelah Oktober 2022 [Indonesia after October 2020]
ADIWARMAN A KARIM
Republika, 9 May 2022
6. Indonesian economy doing well amid global pressures: KSP
Antara, 8 May 2022
Laos
7. Govt announces full reopening of Laos starting May 9
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Vientiane Times, 9 May 2022
8. Laos’ ‘circle of cronies’ keeps a tight lid on country’s news outlets, report says
Radio Free Asia, 6 May 2022
Malaysia
9. Commentary: Creating more permanent posts won’t solve Malaysia’s contract doctor problems
Loh Foon Fong
Channel News Asia, 9 May 2022
10. Ong takes break from politics, won’t contest in GE15
Free Malaysia Today, 9 May 2022
11. Guan Eng: DAP still open to allying with Warisan ahead of GE15 to prevent BN’s return to power
ASHMAN ADAM
Malay Mail Online, 9 May 2022
12. Loke: Harapan willing to discuss MOU 2.0 if anti-hopping law passed
Malaysiakini, 9 May 2022
13. Muda’s role in the birth of Malaysia 2.0
Malaysian Insight, 9 May 2022
14. The declining state of unions in Malaysia
Chan Kok Leong
Malaysian Insight, 9 May 2022
15. Why the ‘Anwar v Najib’ debate must go on
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 9 May 2022
16. CM: Penang government has fulfilled 90pc of pledges made in 2018 [NSTTV]
Audrey Dermawan
New Straits Times, 9 May 2022
17. PKR ‘tsunami’ in Sabah in 5 years, says Rafizi
Willie Jude
Free Malaysia Today, 8 May 2022
18. Ummah unity more important than political pacts, Zahid told
Free Malaysia Today, 8 May 2022
19. Holes in Sabah history
Philip Golingai
Star, 8 May 2022
20. Umno has to forget about cooperating with PAS in GE15′
Bernama, 7 May 2022
21. PAS splinter party Berjasa recruits Anwar’s former aide Ezam for GE15 ‘boost’
RADZI RAZAK
Malay Mail Online, 7 May 2022
22. Saifuddin and Amirudin team up for PKR elections, stress party unity over outcome
RADZI RAZAK
Malay Mail Online, 7 May 2022
23. Rafizi in proxy power struggle with Anwar
Joceline Tan
Star, 7 May 2022
24. Pemilihan parti: Ke mana arah tujuan Umno? [Party elections: what is Umno’s direction?]
Saiful Bahar
Malaysian Insight, 6 May 2022
25. ST Deep Dive: Sarawak’s assertive play; churn in Central and West Asia
Ravi Velloor
Straits Times, 6 May 2022
Myanmar
26. Early signs of cracks in the Myanmar junta?
Mizzima Editorial
Mizzima, 8 May 2022
27. Norms and discrimination against women in a Myanmar marriage
Mizzima, 8 May 2022
28. ‘This Is Not The Time For Peace Talks’: Chin Leader
Irrawaddy, 6 May 2022
29. After more firms quit, Myanmar junta claims Russia to enter energy industry
Radio Free Asia, 6 May 2022
30. Auction of activists’ homes seen as revenge for sale of junta assets
Radio Free Asia, 6 May 2022
Philippines
31. PH at crossroads: Most crucial polls since Edsa
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 May 2022
32. Explainer: What’s at stake in the Philippines election?
Martin Petty
Reuters, 9 May 2022
33. As Philippines votes, could it be a ‘dead heat’ between Marcos and Robredo?
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 9 May 2022
34. 菲佣的政治告白 [Confessions of a Filipino domestic worker]
严孟达是《联合早报》特约评论员
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 8 May 2022
35. Philippine election: Ferdinand Marcos Jnr win prediction compels some business executives to make ‘emigration plans’
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 8 May 2022
36. Philippines Elections: Why Not Leni?
Anna Malindog-Uy
ASEAN Post, 7 May 2022
37. Leni Robredo: The woman leading the Philippines’ ‘pink revolution’
BBC, 7 May 2022
38. Rebuilding Marawi
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 May 2022
39. Philippine election: US or China? What Marcos and Robredo want for Manila’s foreign policy
Alan Robles
South China Morning Post, 7 May 2022
40. Philippine presidential election: Will Marcos family return to power?
Raul Dancel
Straits Times, 7 May 2022
41. Maintaining momentum for structural reform in the Philippines
Ramonette B Serafica, PIDS
East Asia Forum, 6 May 2022
42. In the Philippines, a Flourishing Ecosystem for Political Lies
Camille Elemia
New York Times, 6 May 2022
43. Philippines’ Duterte Era Ends, Leaving Fate of Tighter China Ties to His Successor
Feliz Solomon
Wall Street Journal, 6 May 2022
44. Feature: drones, livestreaming feature Philippine presidency race amid pandemic
Xinhua News, 6 May 2022
Thailand
45. Capital’s governor race gives the nation pause for thought
Bangkok Post, 9 May 2022
46. Temper your expectations
Narumon Kasemsuk, Dusida Worrachaddejchai & Lamonphet Apisitniran
Bangkok Post, 9 May 2022
47. Govt sitting on ‘time bombs’: Pheu Thai
Bangkok Post, 8 May 2022
48. Thai economy hit by China’s zero-Covid policy, import restrictions: NESDC
Nation, 8 May 2022
49. New airport gives hope to Betong in Thailand’s restive deep south
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 8 May 2022
50. Co-payment scheme to be extended
Bangkok Post, 7 May 2022
51. Testing times for the ‘brothers-in-arms’
The political mercury is rising as the opposition bloc warms up for another challenge to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, this time in the form of a planned no-confidence motion. Capt Thamanat Prompow, leader of a breakaway faction from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and now secretary general of newly formed Setthakij Thai, has warned Gen Prayut of a nasty surprise as people in the government camp could act against him during the House debate.
CHAIRITH YONPIAM
Bangkok Post, 7 May 2022
52. Dream Bangkok – The policies of Bangkok governor candidates
Nation, 6 May 2022
Timor-Leste
53. Joining Asean or not should not matter to Timor-Leste
SIMONE GALIMBERTI
Star, 8 May 2022
Vietnam
54. Early exit for Vietnam’s communist boss Trong?
David Hutt
Asia Times, 6 May 2022
55. Inflationary pressures stalking national economy
VietNamNet, 6 May 2022
56. Politburo Resolution: New cities to be built within Hanoi capital
VietNamNet, 6 May 2022
57. The U.S.-Vietnam Partnership in a Complex World
Gregory B. Poling, Simon Tran Hudes
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 5 May 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
58. Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia
Asian Development Bank, 8 May 2022
59. Supporting Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia
Asian Development Bank, 8 May 2022
60. UNCLOS Ratification Issue Looms over US-ASEAN Summit
James Borton
Geopolitical Monitor, 8 May 2022
61. Call to engage Myanmar’s exiled govt matches Asean policy: Saifuddin
Malaysiakini, 8 May 2022
62. ASEAN Special Envoy to pay second visit to Myanmar soon
Khmer Times, 7 May 2022
63. Biden should give ASEAN leaders face time to improve ties, says Cambodian minister
David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis
Reuters, 7 May 2022
64. 美国能否成功拉拢东盟？[Can the US successfully win over ASEAN?]
助川成也
Sinchew 星洲网, 7 May 2022
65. Why ASEAN’s ‘Travel Corridor’ Falls Short for the Region’s Migrant Workers
Thong Sariputta
Diplomat, 6 May 2022
66. Asean-US relationship needs reboot as geopolitical risks evolve
Thomas Daniel
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, 6 May 2022
67. Russian arms sales to Southeast Asia have tanked, report finds
Radio Free Asia, 6 May 2022
68. ASEAN Centrality: A Bridge Too Far?
Lawrence Anderson
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 6 May 2022
69. The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and Digital Trade in Southeast Asia
Andreyka Natalegawa, Gregory B. Poling
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 5 May 2022
Asia Pacific
70. China’s Xi Proposes Global Security Initiative
Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Diplomat, 7 May 2022
71. Opportunities for Increased Multilateral Engagement with B3W
Conor M. Savoy, Shannon McKeown
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 6 May 2022
72. US Senate Confirms Ambassadors to Three Key Asia-Pacific Allies
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 6 May 2022
73. Can Russia Execute a Gas Pivot to Asia?
Nikos Tsafos
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 4 May 2022
East / South China Sea
74. Three scenarios for the South China Sea: the good, the bad and the ugly
South China Morning Post, 9 May 2022
Climate Change/Environment
75. The need for locally-led climate actions
Bangkok Post, 9 May 2022
76. After COP26 pledge, can Vietnam revive flagging wind, solar industries to transition to clean energy?
Pei-Hua Yu
South China Morning Post, 8 May 2022
77. Filipino inquiry finds big polluters ‘morally and legally liable’ for climate damage
Guardian, 6 May 2022
78. Wholesale reform on climate agenda
VietNamNet, 6 May 2022
Image credit: “Busy Night in Hanoi“, by Florian Wehde on Unsplash.
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