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- No. 11: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 28: Ooi Kee Beng, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 41: Ian Storey, 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. Degradation of the rule of law and the return of absolutism
D. Nicky Fahrizal
Jakarta Post, 2 December 2022
2. Unlocking the Economic and Social Value of Indonesia’s State-Owned Enterprises
Asian Development Bank, 1 December 2022
3. The G20 pandemic fund – and how Indonesia plays a key role in it
Erza Killian, Lecturer in International Relations, Universitas Brawijaya
Conversation, 1 December 2022
4. Why the G20 should defer debt from emerging economies like Indonesia and India – or risk an even worse global recession
Muhammad Akbar F. Annahl, Researcher, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)
Conversation, 1 December 2022
5. Conservationists object to Indonesia’s ‘anti-science’ crackdown amid orangutan population data dispute
Robin Hicks
Eco-Business, 1 December 2022
6. Philippines needs to find ways to exploit South China Sea, says Marcos
Reuters Manila
Jakarta Post, 1 December 2022
7. Indonesian monetary policy will be front-loaded
Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo
Jakarta Post, 30 November 2022
Laos
8. China-Laos Railway transforming lives and livelihoods
Lee Pei May
CGTN, 1 December 2022
9. Belt and Road makes the Chinese Dream closely linked to the Lao Dream
Qian Feng
CGTN, 29 November 2022
Malaysia
10. Which way for Malaysia under Anwar Ibrahim?
Bangkok Post, 2 December 2022
11. 各大党争夺要职 人选一再变动 今早料觐见元首 安华:内阁名单两三天内公布 [Major parties vying for important positions; Anwar: The cabinet list will be announced within two or three days]
萧郡瑜
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 2 December 2022
12. Anwar to reveal Cabinet after Perak trip this afternoon?
Debra Chong
Malay Mail Online, 2 December 2022
13. Can the Pakatan-BN govt woo Perikatan voters? Difficult but not impossible, say analysts
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 2 December 2022
14. MCA, Gerakan on verge of ending up on political scrap heap, say analysts
Angie Tan
Malaysian Insight, 2 December 2022
15. Pejuang to soldier on despite election wipe-out
Noel Achariam
Malaysian Insight, 2 December 2022
16. RM1.73bil budget comes with six main thrusts
Mohd Farhaan Shah
Star, 2 December 2022
17. Anwar perlu kemudi dunia Islam, negara Selatan imbangi kuasa besar [Anwar needs to navigate the Islamic world and countries of the South to balance big powers]
Ismail Hashim Yahaya, Pensyarah Perhubungan Antarabangsa di Universiti Selangor
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 1 December 2022
18. Gelombang penyatuan orang Melayu bagi kelebihan pada calon PN’ [‘Wave of Malay unity is advantage to PN candidate’]
Noorazura Abdul Rahman
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 1 December 2022
19. PH signals readiness to work with BN during Selangor, Negeri Sembilan state polls in Malaysia
Channel News Asia, 1 December 2022
20. Declining Malay support shows BN has lost its ‘fangs’, says PAS
Free Malaysia Today, 1 December 2022
21. Anwar’s victory not the only Malaysian shockwave
Amy Chew
Interpreter, 1 December 2022
22. Anwar’s Malay dilemma
Mujahidin Zulkiffli
Malaysia Now, 1 December 2022
23. Analysts: Many ways BN-Harapan pact could play out in state polls
Geraldine Tong
Malaysiakini, 1 December 2022
24. Can Anwar fix country’s endemic corruption?
FLK
Malaysian Insight, 1 December 2022
25. Malaysia perlukan pembaharuan fundamental dasar buruh [Malaysia needs a fundamental reform of labour policy]
Callistus Antony D’Angelus merupakan Penasihat Buruh Antarabangsa Persatuan Khidmat Nasihat Pencarum Perlindungan Sosial Malaysia (SPCAAM).
Malaysian Insight, 1 December 2022
26. More Umno leaders show support for Zahid
Kalbana Perimbanayagam
New Straits Times, 1 December 2022
27. Beyond GE15: Political Education and Malaysia’s Democratic Future
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Penang Monthly, 1 December 2022
28. Editorial: Physical Needs Set the Standard and Pace for Intercultural Relations
Ooi Kee Beng
Penang Monthly, 1 December 2022
29. The Food and Beverage Industry in Numbers
Negin Vaghefi
Penang Monthly, 1 December 2022
30. A second chance for Umno to be accepted by all Malaysians
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
Sinchew 星洲网, 1 December 2022
Myanmar
31. SAC Chairman meets with Russian Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces
Eleven Myanmar, 1 December 2022
Philippines
32. Philippines needs to find ways to exploit South China Sea resources, says Bongbong Marcos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 December 2022
33. Marcos: Mutual Defense Treaty with US ‘continuously’ evolving
Aie Balagtas See
Radio Free Asia, 1 December 2022
Thailand
34. CP chair offers upbeat outlook
Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 2 December 2022
35. Tourism making gradual recovery
Narumon Kasemsuk
Bangkok Post, 2 December 2022
36. Thai Parliament sees 23rd meeting collapse as opposition MPs stage boycott
Nation, 1 December 2022
37. Thaksin’s youngest daughter to take centre stage when Pheu Thai launches election campaign next week
Nation, 1 December 2022
Timor-Leste
38. Experts urge economic diversification as vital for Timor – Leste’s survival
Beatrice Siviero
Southeast Asia Globe, 2 December 2022
Vietnam
39. Vietnam to reduce environmental impact of textile-garment industry by 2030
VietNamNet, 1 December 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
40. Caught in the middle? Not necessarily Non-alignment could help Southeast Asian regional integration
Xue Gong
Asia Research Institute, 2 December 2022
41. Setbacks For Moscow, Progress For Kyiv: Russia-Ukraine War And Its Impact On ASEAN, G20 And APEC Summits – Analysis
[Originally published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as Perspective 2022 no. 117]
Ian Storey is Senior Fellow and co-editor of Contemporary Southeast Asia at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Eurasia Review, 2 December 2022
Asia Pacific
42. Sunak Will Have Trouble Improving U.K.-China Ties, Even if He Wanted To
Peter Harris
World Politics Review, 1 December 2022
Climate Change/Environment
43. Green Bond Market Survey for Indonesia: Insights on the Perspectives of Institutional Investors and Underwriters
Asian Development Bank, 2 December 2022
44. How is Vietnam’s Mekong Delta adapting to a changing climate?
Benoît Bosquet & Carolyn Turk
World Bank Blogs, 1 December 2022
Image credit: “View of tuk-tuks in Bangkok’s Chinatown“, by Florian Wehde on Unsplash.
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