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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. NA polls will be better, says Sar Kheng
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 8 July 2022
2. FTA plan prioritises 11 goods for export
Hom Phanet
Phnom Penh Post, 7 July 2022
Indonesia
3. Halal industry, tourism to be pillars of economic growth: MUI
Antara, 8 July 2022
4. Ministry makes digital push for Islamic economy development
Antara, 8 July 2022
5. New responsibilities ‘affirm’ Puan as heir to PDI-P throne
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 8 July 2022
6. Trade Minister discusses RCEP bill, IK-CEPA with House
Antara, 7 July 2022
7. 印尼对华合作牵头人卢胡特：中国投资对印尼发展作出重要贡献 [Luhut, head of Indonesia-China cooperation: Chinese investment has made important contributions to Indonesia’s development]
作者是国际问题观察员 周信
Huanqiu 环球网, 7 July 2022
8. Rice Price Remains Stable, but Watch Out for Bread and Noodles: Jokowi
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 7 July 2022
9. NasDem intensifies alliance talks, potential picks with Dems, PKS
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 7 July 2022
10. The price for maintaining Indonesia’s palm oil industry hegemony
Yassar Aulia And Sayyidatiihayaa Afra
New Mandala, 7 July 2022
11. Regresi Demokrasi dan Resentralisasi [Democratic regression and recentralisation] (1)
Azyumardi Azra
Republika, 7 July 2022
12. Striving to revive Indonesia’s tourism sector
Antara, 6 July 2022
Malaysia
13. Malaysia and Turkiye sign seven MoUs to further strengthen cooperation
Bernama, 8 July 2022
14. Beware the rise of dynasties, cronies and strongmen
A. Kathirasen
Free Malaysia Today, 8 July 2022
15. Call for MoU 2.0 shows PH’s fear of early polls, says analyst
Danial Azhar
Free Malaysia Today, 8 July 2022
16. GE15 guessing game hurts nation, Bersih tells PM
Malaysiakini, 8 July 2022
17. Govt back-pedalled on subsidy cuts to appease voters, say analysts
Noel Achariam
Malaysian Insight, 8 July 2022
18. Foreign minister’s visit a ‘booster’ shot to Malaysia-China ties
Paul Gabriel
Star, 8 July 2022
19. Turkiye planning to launch its vaccine in Malaysia
D Arul Rajoo
Bernama, 7 July 2022
20. PKR finalises party election results
Free Malaysia Today, 7 July 2022
21. Warisan will not work with Sabah PH in GE15
Willie Jude
Free Malaysia Today, 7 July 2022
22. Ipsos survey: Malaysians more accepting of refugees now, but many still prefer if fewer came here
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 7 July 2022
23. Putrajaya signs 7 MOUs with Turkiye to strengthen cooperation
Malaysian Insight, 7 July 2022
24. Makna di sebalik kemenangan Rafizi sebagai timbalan presiden PKR [The meaning of Rafizi’s victory as vice president of PKR]
Kamarul Khairy
Malaysian Insight, 7 July 2022
Myanmar
25. Myanmar’s ‘peace talks’ a dangerous diversion
David Scott Mathieson
Asia Times, 7 July 2022
Philippines
26. Marcos Jr.’s Big Promises to Philippines Face Economic Reality
Siegfrid Alegado, Andreo Calonzo, and Michelle Jamrisko
Bloomberg, 8 July 2022
27. Amid reopened economy, 2.9M jobless as of May
Ben O. de Vera, Jeannette I. Andrade
Inquirer, 8 July 2022
28. Philippines’ Marcos should look to China’s success in fighting corruption
Tony Kwok
South China Morning Post, 8 July 2022
29. Will the Marcos-Duterte duo survive?
Imran Khalid
Jakarta Post, 7 July 2022
Thailand
30. Pheu Thai mulls ‘offshoot’
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 8 July 2022
31. Poll debate a let-down
Bangkok Post, 8 July 2022
32. Myanmar, Thai militaries in cahoots
Thitinan Ponsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 8 July 2022
33. Media-savvy governor wows Bangkok, but more time needed for policies to bear fruit
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 7 July 2022
Vietnam
34. Vietnam treads fine line on China-US ties
South China Morning Post, 8 July 2022
35. Thai experience blocking Vietnam’s rice superiority
VietNamNet, 8 July 2022
36. Why Vietnam can’t and won’t leave Russia’s side
Nate Fischler
Asia Times, 7 July 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Russia dilemma: Asean Chair Cambodia in a quandary over invites to bloc’s meetings
Ben Sokhean
Khmer Times, 8 July 2022
38. ASEAN, UK reaffirm commitment to strengthen cooperation
ASEAN Secretariat News, 7 July 2022
39. China to implement six-action plan benefits of cooperation with Mekong countries
Eleven Myanmar, 7 July 2022
40. For Southeast Asia, Globalization Is a Return to the Historic Norm
Imran Shamsunahar
National Interest, 7 July 2022
41. ‘No divine medicine for crisis in Myanmar’
Ry Sochan
Phnom Penh Post, 6 July 2022
Asia Pacific
42. China Diplomatic Blitz Counters US as Blinken Visits Asia
Philip Heijmans
Bloomberg, 8 July 2022
43. Integrating online and offline settlement under regional trade agreements
Pindar Wong, VeriFi Ltd
East Asia Forum, 8 July 2022
44. Why Asia’s gradual Covid-19 recovery means it has less to fear from rising inflation
Tai Hui
South China Morning Post, 8 July 2022
45. Managing Cross-Regional Expectations After the NATO Summit
Peter K. Lee, Alice Nason, and Tom Corben
Diplomat, 7 July 2022
46. The West’s futility of trying to isolate China
Alex Lo
South China Morning Post, 7 July 2022
47. Inflation accelerates across Asia as experts warn of higher prices to come
Jeffrey Hutton
Straits Times, 7 July 2022
East/South China Sea
48. Pag-asa sandbars next WPS flashpoint?
Frances Mangosing
Inquirer, 8 July 2022
Climate Change/Environment
49. Achieving the SDGs in extraordinary times
Armida Alisjahbana, Woochong Um and Kanni Wignaraja
Asia Times, 7 July 2022
50. Singapore green-lights nuclear power in low-carbon energy import proposals
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 7 July 2022
Others
China-US relations
51. US and Nato are in no shape to treat China like a threat or competitor amid crumbling credibility
Imran Khalid
South China Morning Post, 8 July 2022
Group of 20 (G-20)
52. Jokowi turns G-20 into platform for peace despite low expectations
Endy Bayuni is a senior editor and columnist at The Jakarta Post.
Straits Times, 8 July 2022
Media, Technology & Society
53. How to Avoid Extremism on Social Media
Rand Corporation, 2 June 2022
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