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Indonesia
1. Jokowi tersenarai 50 tokoh Islam paling berpengaruh di dunia bagi 2023 [Jokowi listed in world’s 50 most influential Muslims for 2023]
[Link to “The world’s 500 most influential Muslims 2023“, a 296-page pdf ebook]
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 1 November 2022
2. TNI’s role in counterterrorism: Between needs and politics
Adhi Priamarizki
Jakarta Post, 31 October 2022
Malaysia
3. Five years on, PH faces a challenge for Selangor seats
Free Malaysia Today, 1 November 2022
4. PH open to forming govt with Sabah, Sarawak coalitions
Free Malaysia Today, 1 November 2022
5. MIC fumbling in the dark as election looms
Vasudevan Vamadevan, K. Kabilan
Malaysian Insight, 1 November 2022
6. Umno ‘locking up’ Khairy’s political career in Sg Buloh, say observers
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 1 November 2022
7. Editorial: The Future of Tourism—Only as Bright as We Make It
Ooi Kee Beng
Penang Monthly, 1 November 2022
8. The Paradox of Tourism Growth in Post-Covid Penang
Vikneswaran Nair
Penang Monthly, 1 November 2022
9. INTERACTIVE: Interesting facts on Malaysia’s parliamentary seats
Razak Ahmad And Diyana Pfordten
Star, 1 November 2022
10. Anwar Ibrahim’s last bid at premiership
Nadirah H. Rodzi
Straits Times, 1 November 2022
11. Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s biggest obstacle is his own party Umno
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 1 November 2022
12. Malaysia election: Which PM candidate can win a strong mandate?
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 1 November 2022
13. Muhyiddin Yassin will need ‘a lot of good fortune’ to return to top job: Analyst
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 1 November 2022
14. Umno chief Zahid Hamidi could be PM contender if he clears legal hurdle and BN wins big
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 1 November 2022
15. Why the reluctance to meet over Santiago’s exclusion, Gobind?
S P Nathan
Free Malaysia Today, 31 October 2022
16. PKR to contest 10 seats in Sabah, more than any partners in Pakatan
Julia Chan
Malay Mail Online, 31 October 2022
17. Now everyone can vote: Youth electoral power
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 31 October 2022
18. East Malaysia DPM in waiting?
Esther Sinirisan Chong
Malaysian Insight, 31 October 2022
19. Pakatan has 100 seats in the bag, says Anwar
Malaysian Insight, 31 October 2022
20. Selangor voters increase more than 50% in GE15
Malaysian Insight, 31 October 2022
21. Analyst: Azmin has no chance in Gombak
Sinchew 星洲网, 31 October 2022
22. What we want from the new government
Sinchew 星洲网, 31 October 2022
23. GE15: Four-way tussle for Labuan will split Malay vote, says analyst
Stephanie Lee
Star, 31 October 2022
24. Tinggalkan retorik ‘mahu buat Islam’, tampil tadbir urus baik [Leave rhetoric of ‘doing Islam’, show good governance]
Nazmi Yaakub
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 30 October 2022
Myanmar
25. Myanmar Junta Generals Retire to Take Top Roles in Proxy Party
Irrawaddy, 31 October 2022
26. Myanmar junta bans Irrawaddy news agency after months of harassment
Radio Free Asia, 31 October 2022
Philippines
27. Family Dynamics: An Important Factor for Returning Filipino Foreign Terrorist Fighters
Captain Sherhannah S. Paiso
Stratsea, 1 November 2022
Thailand
28. Fine-tuning Australia–Thailand relations
Melissa Conley Tyler, AP4D
East Asia Forum, 31 October 2022
Vietnam
29. Xi Jinping says China will build stable supply chain with ‘comrade’ Vietnam
Liu Zhen and Cyril Ip
South China Morning Post, 1 November 2022
30. Vietnam, China sign 13 cooperation documents
VietNamNet, 1 November 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
31. It’s time to mainstream the AOIP
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 1 November 2022
32. Southeast Asia’s Digital Economy to Top $200 Billion in 2022: Report
[Link to 126 page PDF report “e-conomy SEA 2022“]
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 31 October 2022
Asia Pacific
33. Apec meet fails to wow public
Bangkok Post, 1 November 2022
34. All Asia is saying is give economic peace a chance
Editorial Board, ANU
East Asia Forum, 31 October 2022
35. National Defense Strategy says China is the biggest challenge to the US
Radio Free Asia, 28 October 2022
36. President Biden Confirmed for Summits in Cambodia, Indonesia
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 31 October 2022
East/South China Sea
37. New photos show China’s artificial islands are highly developed military bases
Radio Free Asia, 31 October 2022
Climate Change/Environment
38. Resetting Southeast Asia’s climate agenda
Aziz Durrani
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 1 November 2022
39. Degrowth’ shrinks the fight against climate change
Richard Katz, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
East Asia Forum, 1 November 2022
40. RI takes baby steps in phasing out coal plants
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2022
41. Climate change badly impacting rural communities
Khmer Times, 1 November 2022
42. G20 still paying billions in fossil fuel subsidies
Catherine Early, China Dialogue
Eco-Business, 31 October 2022
43. Makassar, Banjarmasin, Batam experience most ‘climate shifts’: Report
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 31 October 2022
44. International Currency Instability and Food Security: Time to Rebuild “Real Food Economies”?
Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 31 October 2022
45. Think the Energy Crisis Is Bad? Wait Until Next Winter
Suriya Jayanti
Time, 31 October 2022
46. Why developing nations are fighting Europe’s deforestation-free regulation
Virginia Segara
Jakarta Post, 29 October 2022
Others
G20 Summit
47. Indonesia’s Plea: ‘G-20 Must Not Fail’
Sribala Subramanian
Diplomat, 1 November 2022
48. The G20’s first religious summit includes India’s militant Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh – it’s a bold move for global peace
Hadza Min Fadhli Robby, Assistant professor, Department of International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta
Conversation, 31 October 2022
49. Will R20 pave the way for religious diplomacy?
Saru Arifin
Jakarta Post, 29 October 2022
G7
50. G7 and oil trade wall
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2022
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