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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. Asia Expert Picked for US Ambassador Job
Kheav Moro Kort and Sam Sopich
Cambodianess, 27 June 2022
2. Cambodia Confirms CPP’s Landslide Victory in Commune Election
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 27 June 2022
Indonesia
3. Jokowi, Indian PM Narendra Modi Discuss Strengthening Ties on Food Sector
Hamdan Cholifudin Ismail
Tempo, 28 June 2022
4. Para ‘King Maker’ dan Berbagai Skenario Pilpres 2024 [‘King Makers’ and Various Scenarios of the 2024 Presidential Election]
Mas Alamil Huda
Republika, 27 June 2022
5. Indonesia’s Jokowi likely to talk food prices with Putin even as he calls for ‘peace’ amid Ukraine war
Amy Chew
South China Morning Post, 27 June 2022
6. Free Papua Movement Warns Govt against Expansion Plan
M Faiz Zaki
Tempo, 27 June 2022
7. Nasdem-Demokrat-PKS, Koalisi Realistis Merujuk pada Catatan Historis [Nasdem-Demokrat-PKS, a realistic coalition historically speaking]
Febrianto Adi Saputro, Nawir Arsyad Akbar
Republika, 24 June 2022
Malaysia
8. Now, Mohamaddin Ketapi quits Bersatu
Willie Jude
Free Malaysia Today, 28 June 2022
9. RM77.3bil subsidies at ‘dangerously high’ level, says economist
Hakimie Amrie Hisamudin
Free Malaysia Today, 28 June 2022
10. Are we going down the road of Sri Lanka?
P Gunaseagaram
Malaysiakini, 28 June 2022
11. M’sian palm oil millers halt production as CPO prices plummet
Malaysiakini, 28 June 2022
12. Parties start GE15 campaigns
Chan Kok Leong
Malaysian Insight, 28 June 2022
13. PAS ‘moon’ better than Perikatan logo to keep strongholds, say analysts
Chan Kok Leong
Malaysian Insight, 28 June 2022
14. Widening rift in Umno as spats get worse
Arfa Yunus
New Straits Times, 28 June 2022
15. Beralih daripada ‘negara subsidi’ kepada skim pembiayaan sosial [Moving from a ‘subsidized state’ to a social financing scheme]
Prof Emeritus Dr Barjoyai Bardai adalah Profesor Emeritus di Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UTAR)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 27 June 2022
16. Putrajaya should cut government expenses, not subsidies, amid rising cost of living: Pakatan Harapan
Channel News Asia, 27 June 2022
17. Why Penny Wong’s visit to Malaysia is important
Jan Drew
Free Malaysia Today, 27 June 2022
18. Umno not badly affected by Tajuddin’s allegations, say analysts
Junaid Ibrahim
Star, 27 June 2022
19. Stop slave mentality of supporting dirty politicians, says Anwar
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 26 June 2022
20. Sacked Umno leader alleges plot within party to remove its chief
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 26 June 2022
Myanmar
21. Poor suffer as junta policies ‘starve’ the edible oil market
Frontier Myanmar, 27 June 2022
22. PEACE CALL FAILS: Two-pronged strategy with scorched-earth policy getting the junta nowhere
Sai Wansai
Mizzima, 27 June 2022
23. Myanmar junta deploys loudspeakers in bid to prompt PDF surrender
Radio Free Asia, 27 June 2022
Philippines
24. Anti-terror law and Red-tagging
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 June 2022
25. Countering Moro Youth Extremism in the Philippines
Joseph Franco
Asia Research Institute, 27 June 2022
26. Marcos bids to be man of the Filipino farmer
Jason Castaneda
Asia Times, 27 June 2022
27. From ‘carefree and lazy’ to president: Marcos Jr prepares to take over Philippines’ top job
AFP
Channel News Asia, 27 June 2022
28. Philippines tycoon targets control of nation’s biggest gasfield
John Reed
Financial Times, 27 June 2022
29. Reflections On A Path-breaking Campaign For Democratic Socialism In The Philippines
Walden Bello
Foreign Policy In Focus, 24 June 2022
Thailand
30. Young oppose elitist rule: Somkid
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 28 June 2022
31. Household debt crisis looms as rates hike
Nuntawun Polkuamdee
Bangkok Post, 28 June 2022
32. New ministry risks sinking
Bangkok Post, 28 June 2022
33. 6 reasons to recalibrate Thai-US ties
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 28 June 2022
34. Ex-Banker Sees Rising Cost of Living as Key Thai Election Issue
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 27 June 2022
Vietnam
35. Vietnam falls far short of its committment to freedom of expression, report says
Radio Free Asia, 27 June 2022
36. Enterprises feel ‘insecure’ about business conditions
VietNamNet, 27 June 2022
37. Australia pledges to continue fostering strategic partnership with Vietnam
VietNamNet, 27 June 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. PacNet #34 – Why ASEAN should heed the distant tolling of bells
Patrick O’Connor
Pacific Forum, 28 June 2022
39. New directions in Australia-Southeast Asia relations
Susannah Patton
Interpreter, 27 June 2022
40. ASEAN’s Envoy on Myanmar Urges Suu Kyi’s Return to House Arrest From Solitary Confinement
Irrawaddy, 27 June 2022
41. Mekong dams must release less water in dry season to preserve habitats, experts say
Radio Free Asia, 27 June 2022
Asia Pacific
42. 小国更应积极维护国际秩序 [Small countries should maintain international order all the more actively]
纪赟
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 28 June 2022
43. Australian Defense Minister’s India Trip: A Sign of Growing Defense Ties
Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Diplomat, 27 June 2022
East/South China Sea
44. Conflict In The South China Sea And Why It Matters For Australia
Sascha-Dominik Dov Bachmann
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 27 June 2022
Climate Change/Environment
45. Greenwashing’: A new climate misinformation battleground
AFP
Channel News Asia, 28 June 2022
46. Ojek online bisa dimanfaatkan untuk memangkas polusi udara Jakarta, ini 3 caranya [Online ojek can be used to cut Jakarta’s air pollution, here are 3 ways]
Alloysius Joko Purwanto, Transport & energy economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Conversation, 27 June 2022
47. Vietnam aims high with renewables to achieve energy goals, security
Yang Han
China Daily, 26 June 2022
Others
BRICS
48. Prayut unveils 3-point vision for global progress at BRICS summit
Nation, 27 June 2022
Food Security
49. How America Can Feed the World: To Prevent a Global Food Crisis, Expand the Lend-Lease Program
Carlisle Ford Runge and Robbin S. Johnson
Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2022
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