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- No. 16: Mohd Faizal Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 33: Le Hong Hiep, 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. Getting to the bottom of orphanage tourism in Cambodia
[Link to podcast]
Channel News Asia, 21 September 2022
2. IMF Staff Completes 2022 Article IV Mission to Cambodia
IMF News, 20 September 2022
Indonesia
3. Expert panel: The Personal Data Protection Act is vulnerable to victimization and does not guarantee strong data protection
Luthfi T. Dzulfikar, Nurul Fitri Ramadhani
Conversation, 21 September 2022
4. Analysis: Another Islamist party is heading for the rocks ahead of 2024
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 21 September 2022
5. Indonesia’s unexpected success story
Mercedes Ruehl and Joe Leahy
Financial Times, 20 September 2022
Malaysia
6. PSM seeks electoral pact with PH
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 21 September 2022
7. Holding state polls separate from GE15 may cost taxpayers up to RM350m extra, says former EC deputy chief
Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
Malay Mail Online, 21 September 2022
8. Bersatu treachery reason for PKR caution on Muda and others – Anwar
Malaysiakini, 21 September 2022
9. Selangor parties ready to rumble
Wani Muthiah
Star, 21 September 2022
10. ‘New kid on the block’ Muda holding firmly to Muar seat
Mohd Farhaan Shah
Star, 21 September 2022
11. Striving to capture Chinese votes in Penang
Tan Sin Chow
Star, 21 September 2022
12. Penang will not hold state polls if general election is called during monsoon season: Chief minister
Channel News Asia, 20 September 2022
13. BN will not work with PBM, says Umno’s Isham
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 20 September 2022
14. Hishammuddin: Malaysia, UAE agree to strengthen defence cooperation
Malay Mail Online, 20 September 2022
15. PAS against holding general election this year, says Idris
Malaysian Insight, 20 September 2022
16. Dajal pilihan raya [The antichrist of elections]
Mohd Faizal Musa atau Faisal Tehrani bertugas sebagai felo di Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (UKM), Felo Pelawat di ISEAS-Yusuf Ishak dan Bersekutu untuk sebuah projek di bawah Weatherhead Center, Universiti Harvard.
Malaysian Insight, 20 September 2022
17. No easy path for Azmin and company in Gombak
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 20 September 2022
18. MM2H agents dump cold water on govt’s new elite visa
Khoo Gek San
Malaysian Insight, 20 September 2022
Myanmar
19. Japan to Abandon Controversial Training Program for Myanmar Cadets
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 21 September 2022
20. Fighting in Maungdaw: A Strategic Turning Point in Western Myanmar?
Kyaw Hsan Hlaing
Diplomat, 21 September 2022
21. Exodus from Myanmar as cost-of-living crisis bites
Frontier Myanmar, 20 September 2022
22. Economic Meltdown Highlights Success of NLD’s Policies
Irrawaddy, 20 September 2022
23. Myanmar’s National Unity Government Foreign Policy Agenda and Approach
[A 25-page PDF document]
Lina Alexandra and Muhammad Waffaa Kharisma
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 19 September 2022
Philippines
24. Philippines makes bid for UN Security Council seat
Kaycee Valmonte
Philstar, 21 September 2022
25. Philippines to become upper middle-income economy – Marcos Jr.
Alexis Romero
Philstar, 21 September 2022
26. FULL TEXT: Marcos’ speech at the 77th United Nations General Assembly
Philstar, 21 September 2022
27. Marcos hat in hand in US while keeping China close
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 20 September 2022
28. Misinformation shrouds Philippine martial law era abuses: Report
AFP
Straits Times, 20 September 2022
Thailand
29. Suthep cleared by top court
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 21 September 2022
30. Bangkok governor battles floods, red tape to attract investment
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 21 September 2022
31. Thailand Sets 6-Point Strategy To Achieve Its Zero Emissions Goal
The Nation, 20 September 2022
Vietnam
32. Vietnam’s battle to climb the global value chain
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 21 September 2022
33. China vows to expand trade and travel with Vietnam in effort to boost ties after pandemic slump
Kawala Xie
South China Morning Post, 20 September 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
34. ADB raises Asean growth forecast for 2022, but cuts 2023 outlook on worsening outlook[Link to ADB Outlook 2022 report]
Angela Tan
Business Times, 21 September 2022
35. The US Fills ASEAN Ambassadorial Posting After 5-Year Vacancy
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 21 September 2022
36. Biden administration reaffirms commitment to ASEAN
Robert Mano
ABS CBN, 20 September 2022
37. Why The Price of Petrol Increased in Indonesia But Not in Malaysia
James Guild
Diplomat, 20 September 2022
Asia Pacific
38. Commentary: Supply chains aren’t broken, at least not in Asia
Channel News Asia, 21 September 2022
39. Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 Update: Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
Asian Development Bank, 20 September 2022
40. Asia’s energy transition will take multiple paths
Nigel Hearne
Nikkei Asia, 20 September 2022
Climate Change/Environment
41. Commentary: Copenhagen has abandoned its 2025 net zero target. This casts doubt on other major climate plans
Kristine Lund Christiansen, Inge-Merete Hougaard
Channel News Asia, 21 September 2022
42. Will China’s plan for a ‘green silk road’ live up to environmental promises?
John Vidal
Guardian, 20 September 2022
43. Clean energy now part of Thailand’s national agenda, says energy minister
Nation, 20 September 2022
Others
G20
44. UNGA discord heralds likely challenges for G20 Summit
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 20 September 2022
Media, Technology & Society
45. Women, peace and cybersecurity
Farlina Said
Jakarta Post, 21 September 202
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