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- No. 1: Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow
- No. 50: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 58: Joanne Lin, Co-coordinator, ASEAN Studies Centre and William Choong, 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
Indonesia
1. Managing Indonesia’s Commodity Windfall For Long – Term Benefits
Maria Monica Wihardja and Suryaputra Wijaksana
Eurasia Review, 2 November 2022
2. From Jakarta to Nusantara: making sense of Indonesia’s capital shift
Rahul Mishra Peter Brian M. Wang
Interpreter, 2 November 2022
3. Can a Hindu become president of Indonesia?
Julia Suryakusuma
Jakarta Post, 2 November 2022
4. Indonesia’s Industrial Export Ambitions
James Guild
Diplomat, 1 November 2022
5. Sharia Politics in 2024: Ideology or Commodity
Mohammad Iqbal Ahnaf
Stratsea, 1 November 2022
Laos
6. Are Laos’ New Railways a Solution to its Lack of Trade with the West?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 2 November 2022
Malaysia
7. Malaysia’s Upcoming Polls Hinge on Corruption
B A Hamzah
Asia Sentinel, 2 November 2022
8. Dalam UMNO masih ada yang keruh’ [‘There are still shady people in Umno’]
M Hifzuddin Ikhsan
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 2 November 2022
9. Malaysia election: Is ‘Bossku’ effect slowly losing appeal after ex-PM Najib’s jail sentence?
Melissa Goh
Channel News Asia, 2 November 2022
10. Perikatan Nasional wants to ensure Malaysia doesn’t fall to kleptocrats: Muhyiddin during candidate unveiling
Amir Yusof and Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 2 November 2022
11. Anwar launches Pakatan’s GE15 election manifesto ‘Tawaran Harapan’
[link to Pakatan Harapan’s election manifesto]
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 2 November 2022
12. Bersatu, PAS name 14 non-Bumi candidates for peninsular seats in GE15
Keertan Ayamany
Malay Mail Online, 2 November 2022
13. GE15: Voters want new govt to right economy, effectively tackle rising cost of living
Malay Mail Online, 2 November 2022
14. Zahid urges BN to change with the times or risk getting left behind
Ben Tan
Malay Mail Online, 2 November 2022
15. Anti-discrimination pledges a major theme in Harapan manifesto
Malaysiakini, 2 November 2022
16. Recap: From Sheraton Move to dissolution in 22 episodes
Aidila Razak
Malaysiakini, 2 November 2022
17. GE15: MIC will stick with BN, says party president
Dhesegaan Bala Krishnan
New Straits Times, 2 November 2022
18. Najib’s son picked to contest Peramu Jaya state seat in GE15
T.N.Alagesh
New Straits Times, 2 November 2022
19. Abang Jo eyes 26 seats and a louder voice
Joceline Tan
Star, 2 November 2022
20. Chinese support for Pakatan hits a bump, says survey
Tarrence Tan
Star, 2 November 2022
21. Surveys: Barisan has edge in GE15
Rahimy Rahim
Star, 2 November 2022
22. Three main aspirants for Iskandar Puteri seat
Venesa Devi
Star, 2 November 2022
23. Malaysia GE2022: Zahid’s divisive line-up could backfire on BN’s election prospects
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 2 November 2022
24. Malaysia’s BN drops several ministers from list of election candidates as Zahid tightens grip
Nadirah H. Rodzi
Straits Times, 2 November 2022
25. Khoo Ying Hooi on Malaysia’s Pivotal General Election
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 1 November 2022
26. DAP to contest 4 parliamentary, 8 state seats in Pahang
Free Malaysia Today, 1 November 2022
27. Election promises that are hardly progressive
Kua Kia Soong
Free Malaysia Today, 1 November 2022
28. PN to contest 169 parliamentary, 116 state seats
Samuel Chua
Free Malaysia Today, 1 November 2022
29. Zahid, saviour of Anwar’s political career?
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 1 November 2022
30. Duit kempen pilihan raya [Election campaign funding]
Hishamuddin Rais
Malaysian Insight, 1 November 2022
31. Ahead of GE15, Pakatan share of Malay support in peninsula down three-fold
theVibes.com, 1 November 2022
Myanmar
32. Myanmar Junta Revokes License for Leading Exile Media Outlet
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 2 November 2022
33. Myanmar rejects reports and dialogues which failed its neutral and professional characters of the United Nations: MOFA
Eleven Myanmar, 1 November 2022
34. USDP’s CEC member U Thaung Aye becomes general secretary
Eleven Myanmar, 31 October 2022
Philippines
35. Marcos Jr looks to China for money, US for muscle
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 1 November 2022
Thailand
36. Firms use summit to calm furore
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2022
37. PM: No early dissolution
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2022
38. The Chadchart Effect: Bangkok’s new Governor and his Affective Popularity with an “Army” of Fans
Penchan Phoborisut
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 1 November 2022
39. Pro-democracy publishing house in Thailand targeted for shutdown by Chinese buyer
Qiao Xinxin
Radio Free Asia, 28 October 2022
Vietnam
40. China-Vietnam ties: Beijing reassured by Hanoi’s vow to reject all military alliances, analysts say
Cyril Ip
South China Morning Post, 2 November 2022
41. With nothing to sell, Vietnam gas stations start to close
TOMOYA ONISHI
Nikkei Asia, 1 November 2022
42. Trong’s Beijing visit may bring Vietnam closer to China
Radio Free Asia, 1 November 2022
43. Vietnam sits at a crossroad as China expands power and influence
TUYEN TRAN
Southeast Asia Globe, 1 November 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
44. ASEAN populace has not learned to fully trust China: Survey
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 2 November 2022
45. Cambodia puts Ukraine on ASEAN’s agenda
Khmer Times, 2 November 2022
46. 亚细安给世界的启示 [ASEAN’s lessons for the world]
高建生是中国山西行政学院教授
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 2 November 2022
47. Southeast Asia hosts rush of global meetings in November
KOYA JIBIKI
Nikkei Asia, 2 November 2022
48. South-east Asia’s promise and perils
Vikram Khanna
Straits Times, 2 November 2022
49. Complex Myanmar crises hang over ASEAN Summits
Samban Chandara and Ry Sochan
Phnom Penh Post, 1 November 2022
50. Myanmar crisis poses challenge for Asean’s ability to confront future: Vivian
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 1 November 2022
51. Hun Sen Has Botched Cambodia’s ASEAN Chairmanship
Mark S. Cogan
Geopolitical Monitor, 31 October 2022
Asia Pacific
52. Declining population in Asia and the Pacific affects labor supply
Phathara-on Wesarat and Anlaya Smuseneto Pattani
Jakarta Post, 2 November 2022
53. Whither China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Post-20th Party Congress Era?
Xue Gong
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2 November 2022
54. The Real China Hands: What Washington Can Learn From Its Asian Allies
Michael J. Green
Foreign Affairs, 1 November 2022
55. China’s Global Security Initiative: Xi’s wedge in the U.S.-led order
PAK YIU
Nikkei Asia, 1 November 2022
56. Specter of invasion of Taiwan looms over future of US-China ties: analysts
Radio Free Asia, 1 November 2022
57. Any US-China war over Taiwan would be about maritime control over Asia: Wang Gungwu
Yip Wai Yee
Straits Times, 1 November 2022
58. The UK’s ’tilt’ towards the Indo-Pacific may not be sustainable
Joanne Lin and William Choong
ThinkChina, 28 October 2022
Climate Change/Environment
59. Apac suppliers feeling the heat from ‘buyer-led’ ESG regulations from EU players
WONG PEI TING
Business Times, 2 November 2022
60. Counting the cost of climate change
SAYUMI TAKE
Nikkei Asia, 2 November 2022
61. Lack of relevant research splits South-east Asia’s net zero path forward
Business Times, 1 November 2022
62. Xi Jinping’s Energy Policy: Contradictions and Caveats
Bonnie Girard
Diplomat, 1 November 2022
63. The Indo Pacific’s green industrial policy race
Sun Ryung Park and Yves Tiberghien, UBC
East Asia Forum, 1 November 2022
64. Climate Negotiations Agenda at COP27 2022
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 1 November 2022
65. IDX Lays the Groundwork for Indonesia’s Carbon Exchange
Jakarta Globe, 1 November 2022
66. There is not enough land to meet many of the world’s climate pledges, says new study
Sandra Cuffe
Mongabay, 1 November 2022
Others
G20
67. Will he stay or go? Putin’s G – 20 guessing game
John McBeth
Asia Times, 1 November 2022
Global Economy
68. Asia and the World Face Growing Risks From Economic Fragmentation
Diego Cerdeiro, Siddharth Kothari, Chris Redl
IMF Blog, 27 October 2022
Media, Technology & Society
69. Tech gurus say social media will be integral part of GE15
Angie Tan
Malaysian Insight, 2 November 2022
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