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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. Is redemption near for coastal city Sihanoukville?
Khmer Times, 16 January 2023
2. What’s Next for Cambodia’s Princeling?
Charles Dunst
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 13 January 2023
Indonesia
3. Indonesia palm oil export curbs, biodiesel plans to hit world vegoil supplies
Naveen Thukral & Bernadette Christina
Reuters, 16 January 2023
4. Estimating the Effect of a Fuel Price Increase on Poverty and Inequality: Evidence from a Fuel Subsidy Reduction in Indonesia
Author: Asri Yusrina, Asep Suryahadi, Ridho Al Izzati
SMERU Research Institute, 16 January 2023
5. Court ruling may sway 2024 election results
Yerica Lai
The Jakarta Post, 16 January 2023
6. Sandiaga reaffirms support for Prabowo after rumor of deepening ties with PPP
Fikri Harish
The Jakarta Post, 16 January 2023
7. Analysis: PDI-P finds life at the top a bigger struggle
Tenggara Strategics
The Jakarta Post, 16 January 2023
8. Addressing challenges in Indonesia’s pension funds
Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman and Mohammad Alvin Prabowosunu
The Jakarta Post, 16 January 2023
9. Panel Ahli: pemerintah akui pelanggaran HAM berat masa lalu, belum cukup tanpa tanggung jawab hukum [Panel of Experts: government’s admission of past gross human rights violations is not enough without legal responsibility]
Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation Indonesia
The Conversation, 15 January 2023
10. Jokowi’s regret over Indonesia’s past atrocities ‘meaningless’, rights victims say
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 14 January 2023
11. Indonesia’s emergency labour regulation changes spark worker anger a year out from election, but Jokowi’s government is unwavering
Nabiyla Risfa Izzati, Lecturer of Labour Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada
The Conversation, 14 January 2023
12. Kalkulasi Rumit Cari Cawapres Anies [Complex calculations in finding Anies’ vice presidential candidate]
Republika Online, 13 January 2023
Laos
13. To tame inflation, Laos orders closure of all money changing shops, import limits
Radio Free Asia, 13 January 2023
Malaysia
14. Judi, arak, dan pilihan raya negeri [Gambling, alcohol and state elections]
Mohsin Abdullah
Free Malaysia Today, 16 January 2023
15. Report: Speaker sets the wheels in motion for reformation in the Dewan Rakyat
Ashley Yeong
Malay Mail Online, 16 January 2023
16. Ditch culture of contentment, PM tells civil servants
Malaysiakini, 16 January 2023
17. No contest’ resolution allows Umno to regroup, analysts say
Hariz Mohd
Malaysiakini, 16 January 2023
18. PAS to play religious card in state polls, say analysts
Angie Tan
The Malaysian Insight, 16 January 2023
19. 新政府应效法印尼启动“转型正义”议程[New government should follow Indonesia’s lead in launching ‘transitional justice’ agenda]
甘德政
星洲网, 16 January 2023
20. Ewon Benedick takes over as Upko president
Free Malaysia Today, 15 January 2023
21. Sabah coup bid will turn away more KDM voters, says analyst
Lynelle Tham
Free Malaysia Today, 15 January 2023
22. As Umno learns to grapple with new political realities, its fest test is the upcoming state elections
Zainal Epi
Malay Mail Online, 15 January 2023
23. Three things we learnt from: The Umno General Assembly
Radzi Razak and Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
Malay Mail Online, 15 January 2023
24. Zahid’s brilliant moves may save Umno and…Malaysia
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi is Professor of Architecture at a local university
MySinchew, 15 January 2023
25. Can Malaysia’s e-commerce side hustles survive as ‘low-value goods’ tax hike bites?
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 15 January 2023
26. Sabah parties want anti-hopping law
Muguntan Vanar
Star, 15 January 2023
27. Rift deepens in Umno after no-contest decision
Joceline Tan
Star, 15 January 2023
28. Blocking top leadership contest a double-edged sword for Umno
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 15 January 2023
29. Pejuang quits GTA, to focus on strengthening party
Bernama, 14 January 2023
30. Does the ‘no-contest’ motion breach Umno’s constitution?
Clement Stanley
Free Malaysia Today, 14 January 2023
31. Umno assembly wrap-up: Zahid strengthens hold on party
Malaysiakini, 14 January 2023
32. Can shedding hardline image help Malaysia’s Umno recover from existential crisis?
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 14 January 2023
33. 巫统重振需要华社支持 [Chinese community’s support needed for Umno’s revival]
冯振豪
星洲网, 14 January 2023
34. Why an RCI on Thomas’ book?
P Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 13 January 2023
35. Malaysian, Japanese coast guards hold South China Sea security drill
Iman Muttaqin Yusof and Nisha David
Radio Free Asia, 13 January 2023
36. Zahid sways Umno rank and file acceptance of alliance with PH in unity government
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 13 January 2023
Myanmar
37. Targeting Myanmar’s factories of death
David Scott Mathieson
Asia Times, 16 January 2023
38. Global firms help Myanmar’s military make weapons, says report
Celia Hatton
BBC, 16 January 2023
39. Myanmar Shadow Government Raises $100 Million to Oppose Junta
Graeme Dobell
Bloomberg, 15 January 2023
40. No international-backed end in sight to the misery in Myanmar
Nicholas Farrelly, University of Tasmania
East Asia Forum, 15 January 2023
41. How the BURMA Act passed congress
Mike Haack
Frontier Myanmar, 13 January 2023
42. On Myanmar Junta’s Planned 2023 General Election
Irrawaddy, 13 January 2023
Philippines
43. Philippine farmers say China produce smugglers to blame as onion prices soar higher than steak
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 15 January 2023
Thailand
44. Prayut steps up as career politician
Bangkok Post, 16 January 2023
45. Move Forward rules out Palang Pracharath, UTN coalitions
Thana Boonlert
Bangkok Post, 15 January 2023
46. Law delay no risk to polls,’ says Wissanu
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 14 January 2023
47. Clock ticks for Prayut and his new party
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 14 January 2023
48. Gen Prawit speaks his mind behind formation of PPRP
Bangkok Post, 13 January 2023
49. Will Thailand’s new residency visa achieve results?
Paul Green, University of Melbourne
East Asia Forum, 13 January 2023
Vietnam
50. Trade possibilities restored as China softens restrictions
VietNamNet, 15 January 2023
51. Vietnam requests aid from Japan for mega railway, refinery projects
Nikkei Asia, 14 January 2023
52. China and Vietnam have a shared future, President Xi Jinping says in Lunar New Year note to fellow communist leader
Frank Tang
South China Morning Post, 14 January 2023
53. Vietnam’s ruling party makes leaders accountable for alleged corruption occurring under their watch
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 14 January 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
54. Stronger Malaysia-Indonesia ties is key to ASEAN’s growth and stability
Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz is the Minister of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia.
MySinchew, 14 January 2023
55. China is building up its military. Can Indonesia step up to maintain regional security?
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
South China Morning Post, 14 January 2023
56. Major land border crossing between Myanmar and Thailand reopens after 3 years
Radio Free Asia, 13 January 2023
57. The Russia-Ukraine War: Lessons for Southeast Asia
Richard A. Bitzinger
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 13 January 2023
58. Indonesia’s Nusantara project could help lay foundation for Asean’s economic potential
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 13 January 2023
59. Asean: Dialogue and Diplomacy
Marty Natalegawa
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 12 January 2023
Asia Pacific
60. Beyond the Quad: Booming Security Cooperation Efforts in the Indo-Pacific
Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Diplomat, 14 January 2023
61. The Future of Cyber Warfare in the Indo-Pacific
Bart Hogeveen
Observer Research Foundation, 13 January 2023
East/South China Sea
62. South China Sea: Philippine court ruling ‘will constrain’ future oil and gas quests with Beijing
Laura Zhou
South China Morning Post, 15 January 2023
Climate Change/Environment
63. Asia’s Progress Toward Greater Sustainable Finance Market Efficiency and Integrity
Asian Development Bank, 16 January 2023
64. Why the World Is Protesting America’s Climate Plan
Justin Worland
Time, 16 January 2023
65. The death of US–China climate cooperation
Yuhan Zhang, UC Berkeley
East Asia Forum, 14 January 2023
66. The 2023 Global Energy Agenda
By Landon Derentz, Christine Suh, Ameya Hadap, Paul Kielstra (Editors)
Atlantic Council, 13 January 2023
Others
Geopolitics
67. The Dawn of Stakeholder Geopolitics
Børge Brende
Foreign Affairs, 16 January 2023
Media, Technology & Society
68. ‘What is Happening to Us is Coming For You’
Sribala Subramanian
Diplomat, 16 January 2023
69. Navigating China-US competition: A Singapore Chinese-language paper’s experience
Lim Jim Koon
ThinkChina, 14 January 2023
70. The ‘Digital Town Square’ Problem
Douglas Yeung
Rand, 13 January 2023
US Foreign Policy
71. The folly of Biden’s ‘rules-based’ foreign policy
Dnyanesh Kamat
Asia Times, 16 January 2023
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