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This issue includes a review of a book by Max Lane, Visiting Senior Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Institute. You can click on the link to go to the article directly.
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. Insight into Cambodia’s Foreign Policy in the New Era
Khmer Times, 20 January 2023
Indonesia
2. How an Australian freed an unfinished nation’s history
[A book review of Indonesia out of Exile: How Pramoedya’s Buru Quartet Killed a Dictatorship, by Max Lane (Penguin, 2023)]
Duncan Graham
Interpreter, 20 January 2023
3. As the scramble starts, Anies Baswedan charts a course to be Indonesia’s next president
Ravi Velloor
Straits Times, 20 January 2023
4. Despite reforms, red tape still ‘main problem’ for regional development
Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman
The Jakarta Post, 20 January 2023
5. 2024 may be contest for ʻall the President’s men’
Yerica Lai
The Jakarta Post, 20 January 2023
6. Megawati’s megalomania blurs Indonesia election picture
John McBeth
Asia Times, 19 January 2023
7. Despite reforms, red tape still ‘main problem’ for regional projects
Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman
Jakarta Post, 19 January 2023
8. Sejak Orde Baru, majalah anak pengaruhi tumbuh kembang sosial anak – termasuk pandangan mereka akan negara dan gender [Since the New Order, children’s magazines have influenced children’s social development – including their views on the state and gender]
Radius Setiyawan, Mahasiswa Doktoral Ilmu Sosial FISIP, Universitas Airlangga
The Conversation, 19 January 2023
Malaysia
9. Asian Development Bank and Malaysia: Fact Sheet
Asian Development Bank, 20 January 2023
10. Malaysia’s new dawn?
M Niaz Asadullah and Andrew Kam Jia Yi
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 20 January 2023
11. Anwar announces RM1 billion to upgrade Sarawak, Sabah border Iinfrastructure
Bernama, 20 January 2023
12. EPF Withdrawals Not A Viable Solution To Cash Flow Issues – Experts
Nurqalby Mohd Reda
Bernama, 20 January 2023
13. Explained: Dispute over Umno’s no-contest motion
Danial Azhar
Free Malaysia Today, 20 January 2023
14. Civil servants’ bonus to be tax-free
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 20 January 2023
15. Majlis ulama Umno: Siapa untung siapa tak?
Mohsin Abdullah
Free Malaysia Today, 20 January 2023
16. Iman Research: PAS’ ‘green wave’ long time coming, came from lack of Pakatan presence and winning over first-time voters
[Link to 17-page PDF report: Election Sentiments Analysis Of Malaysia’s 15th General Elections]
Shahrin Aizat N
Malay Mail Online, 20 January 2023
17. A labour agenda for Malaysia
Ng Yap Hwa
New Mandala, 20 January 2023
18. Madani – a humane concept
Mazwin Nik Anis, Rahimy Rahim, Fatimah Zainal And Vanesa Devi
Star, 20 January 2023
19. Perikatan looking to youth to take Negri Sembilan
Mohd Farhan Darwis
The Malaysian Insight, 20 January 2023
20. Felcra to channel resources to boosting country’s food security, says Zahid
Radzi Razak
Malay Mail Online, 19 January 2023
21. PM Anwar vows to do utmost to resolve MA63 issues
Sulok Tawie
Malay Mail Online, 19 January 2023
22. Malaysia’s EU palm-oil export ban: an empty threat it can’t afford or a way to ‘fight discrimination’?
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 19 January 2023
23. Anwar: Madani Nation to bring Malaysia forward with accountability, transparency
Mazwin Nik Anis And Rahimy Rahim
Star, 19 January 2023
Myanmar
24. The revolutionary whirlwind widens in Myanmar
Renaud Egreteau, City University of Hong Kong
East Asia Forum, 20 January 2023
25. UNHCR Reports Sharp Spike in Dangerous Rohingya Boat Voyages
[Link to Protection at Sea in South East Asia – 2022 in Review]
Sebastian Strangio”
Diplomat, 19 January 2023
26. Cyber security is being emphasized in the central-level voter list management system: UEC chair
Eleven Myanmar, 19 January 2023
Philippines
27. Armed struggle duty of all Muslims’
Al Jacinto
Manila Times, 20 January 2023
28. U.S. and Philippines eye first 2-plus-2 meeting in 7 years by spring
Ryo Nakamura
Nikkei Asia, 20 January 2023
29. Video disproves BBM: China still barring Filipino fishers
Jarius Bondoc
Philstar Global, 20 January 2023
30. Can the Philippines Find a Safe Space Amid U.S.-China Rivalry
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
China-US Focus, 19 January 2023
31. Ferdinand Marcos Jr says Taiwan tensions ‘very, very worrisome’ for Philippines
Gideon Rachman
Financial Times, 19 January 2023
32. Philippines gets ready for Muslim Mindanao autonomy by 2025
Yuichi Shiga
Nikkei Asia, 19 January 2023
Thailand
33. Electoral body urged to probe UTN event
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 20 January 2023
34. Thanakorn resigns as PPRP MP
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 19 January 2023
35. Bhumjaithai Party tops political donations amid Thai election countdown
Vietnam
36. Anti-American Propaganda in Vietnam
Christelle Nguyen
Diplomat, 19 January 2023
37. Vietnam’s President Is Forced Out. What Now?
Rane Worldview, 18 January 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. Stronger relationships between Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey can promote world peace
Phar Kim Beng
The Jakarta Post, 20 January 2023
39. Indonesia’s ASEAN Chairmanship: Promoting ASEAN Relevance in 2023?
Laura Southgate
Diplomat, 19 January 2023
40. Myanmar’s junta chief meets Thai counterpart at beach resort to discuss military ties
Radio Free Asia, 19 January 2023
41. China-Philippines cooperation puts relations with Asean on a friendly footing in 2023
Wang Huiyao
South China Morning Post, 19 January 2023
Asia Pacific
42. An enduring formula for Australian foreign policy
Melissa Conley Tyler
Interpreter, 20 January 2023
43. Assessment of South Korea’s New Indo-Pacific Strategy
Ellen Kim
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 19 January 2023
44. Future world: A rising Asia and a polarised global economy
Chen Kuohsiang
ThinkChina, 19 January 2023
East/South China Sea
45. China’s navy stages combat exercise in South China Sea
Radio Free Asia, 19 January 2023
Climate Change/Environment
46. The new American playbook: Climate resilience
Tariq Khalil and Edward Gustely
The Jakarta Post, 20 January 2023
47. Thailand’s tuk-tuks go green amid rising demand for electric models
Rebecca Root
Guardian, 19 January 2023
48. Sea level rise may threaten Indonesia’s status as an archipelagic country
Dita Liliansa, Ocean Law & Policy Research Associate, National University of Singapore
The Conversation, 19 January 2023
49. Society’s Biggest Risks, Ranked by the World’s Leading Experts
Aryn Baker
Time, 19 January 2023
50. China Focus: China issues white paper on green development
[Link to full text of China’s Green Development in the New Era]
Xinhua News, 19 January 2023
Others
Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment (PGII)
51. The market for global infrastructure initiatives
Euston Quah and Nursultan Iuldashov
Business Times, 19 January 2023
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