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Indonesia
1. Is the US too troubled to be mindful of Indonesia?
Donald K. Emmerson
Jakarta Post, 14 July 2022
2. Politicization of cooking oil
Editorial Board
Jakarta Post, 14 July 2022
3. Are the UK’s shifting sands a sign of Indonesia’s political future?
Raafi Seiff
Jakarta Post, 14 July 2022
4. Regresi Demokrasi dan Resentralisasi [Democratic regression and recentralisation] (2)
Azyumardi Azra
Republika, 14 July 2022
5. 10 tahun menebar teror, akankah eksistensi kelompok teroris Poso berakhir setelah ditinggal banyak tokoh kuncinya? [After 10 years of spreading terror, will the Poso terrorist group cease to exist after the exit of many key figures?]
Rani Dwi Putri, Researcher in Center for Security and Peace Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Conversation, 13 July 2022
6. Demographic Dividend Pointless without Jobs: Sandiaga
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 13 July 2022
7. Indonesia Delivers First Shipment of Chicken Carcasses to Singapore
Jayanty Nada Shofa & Primus Dorimulu
Jakarta Globe, 13 July 2022
8. Jokowi sets sights on East Asia
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 13 July 2022
9. Jokowi support group hashes out campaign platform for 2024
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 13 July 2022
10. Tonggak Capaian Fatayat NU 5 Tahun Mendatang, Refleksi Kongres 2022 [Milestones for Fatayat NU’s Achievements in the Next 5 Years, Reflections on the 2022 Congress]
Ai Maryati Sholihah & Wakil Sekjend Fatayat Nu
Republika, 13 July 2022
11. Indonesia’s Response to China’s Grey Zone Strategy: Diplomacy, Defence, and Law Enforcement
Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 13 July 2022
12. Indonesian trade minister causes uproar over campaigning for 2024 election
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 13 July 2022
13. PDIP Upbeat on Winning 2024 General Elections
Dewi Nurita
Tempo, 13 July 2022
Malaysia
14. Analysts see 1MDB stigma as least of PM’s worries for GE15
Esther Yap
Free Malaysia Today, 14 July 2022
15. Can GPS repeat state polls domination in GE15?
Nicholas Chung
Free Malaysia Today, 14 July 2022
16. Isu TPM cetus 1,001 masalah [DPM issue triggers 1,001 problems]
Mohsin Abdullah
Free Malaysia Today, 14 July 2022
17. Youths polled say they’ll vote for the good of Malaysia in GE15, not along partisan lines
Ashman Adam & Rex Tan
Malay Mail Online, 14 July 2022
18. Anwar: Hard to work with Bersatu, Pejuang as grassroots against them
Malaysiakini, 14 July 2022
19. Muda to focus on sub-rural, rural areas ahead of GE15
Raevathi Supramaniam
Malaysian Insight, 14 July 2022
20. Five initiatives amounting RM65mil to assist Felda settlers, young generations
T.N.Alagesh
New Straits Times, 14 July 2022
21. Anti-hopping Bill to become law
R. Sekaran
Star, 14 July 2022
22. Ministries to discuss Indonesia suspension of migrant workers to Malaysia
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 13 July 2022
23. Indonesia imposes temporary freeze on sending migrant workers to Malaysia
Reuters, 13 July 2022
24. Smuggling, scrapping of subsidies fuelling shortage of cheapest cooking oil in Malaysia
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 13 July 2022
Myanmar
25. Myanmar Military Junta Expels United Kingdom Envoy
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 14 July 2022
26. Myanmar Junta Chief Back in Russia—the Only Country Willing to Take Him
Irrawaddy, 13 July 2022
27. Burma Must Make Clear its Nuclear Ambitions
Aung Zaw
Irrawaddy, 13 July 2022
Philippines
28. Will the Marcos Government Uphold Media Freedom?
Mong Palatino
Diplomat, 14 July 2022
29. The Philippines Is Not Ready for Another President Marcos
Sheila S. Coronel
New York Times, 14 July 2022
30. Marcos flexing muscles in the South China Sea
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 13 July 2022
31. Infra spending under Bongbong Marcos to breach 6 percent of GDP in 2028
Ben O. de Vera
Inquirer, 13 July 2022
Thailand
32. Doubt over Setthakij Thai clout
Mongkol Bangprapa & Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 14 July 2022
33. Four groups of foreigners will be allowed to own residences, land
Nation, 14 July 2022
Vietnam
34. Decades of population control work paying off for Vietnam
Nation, 14 July 2022
35. Vietnam, China hold 14th meeting of steering committee for bilateral cooperation
Voice of Vietnam, 13 July 2022
36. Vietnam set to become next digital tiger in Asia
Thanh Van
Vietnam Investment Review, 12 July 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Antisemitism in Southeast Asia: Stories from Jerusalem to Jakarta
Paul Hedges
New Mandala, 14 July 2022
38. US Resists Russian ASEAN Summit Role
Phoung Vantha
Cambodianess, 13 July 2022
39. China’s Mekong Power Draws Critics
Meng Seavmey
Cambodianess, 11 July 2022
Asia Pacific
40. Economic diplomacy: The Pacific beats ASEAN for nervous investors
Greg Earl
Interpreter, 14 July 2022
41. Why Asian nations should pause when America beckons
Simon Tay
Straits Times, 14 July 2022
42. Inside story of Abe and the ‘Indo-Pacific’
Ravi Velloor
Straits Times, 14 July 2022
43. The Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific – a realistic long-term goal or impossible dream?
Heath McMichael & Mike Adams
Asialink, 13 July 2022
44. Wong’s own brand of diplomacy: will it work?
James Chin
Interpreter, 13 July 2022
East/South China Sea
45. China rejects South China Sea arbitral ruling, says it ‘violates international law’
Joseph Pedrajas
Manila Times, 14 July 2022
46. Chinese FM Pledges Progress on South China Sea Code of Conduct
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 13 July 2022
Climate Change/Environment
47. The Cost of Sustainability for Asia is Lower than the Benefits
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 14 July 2022
Others
Globalisation
48. No, the global economy is not breaking into geopolitical blocs
Alan Beattie
Financial Times, 13 July 2022
49. The Inflationary Consequences of Deglobalization
Shang-jin Wei & Tao Wang
Project Syndicate, 13 July 2022
Group of 20 (G-20)
50. Big G20 year for Indonesia
Andrew Hammond
Business Times, 14 July 2022
Media, Technology & Society
51. Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, and Disinformation
[24-page PDF document]
Todd C. Helmus
Rand Corporation, 14 July 2022
52. Disinformation is a high-stake game threatening freedom
Jessica Cecil & Leslie Vinjamuri
Chatham House, 12 July 2022
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