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- No. 3: Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow
- No. 4: Hui Yew-Foong, Visiting Senior Fellow, Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow, and Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Visiting Fellow
- No. 5: Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow
- No. 7: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 15: The State of Southeast Asia Survey 2023
- No. 24: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 26: James Chai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 28: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 31: Moe Thuzar, Fellow
- No. 39: The State of Southeast Asia Survey 2023
- No. 41: The State of Southeast Asia Survey 2023
- No. 44: The State of Southeast Asia Survey 2023
- No. 45: Choi Shing Kwok, Head, ASEAN Studies Centre, and Director & CEO, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 46: The State of Southeast Asia Survey 2023
- No. 47: The State of Southeast Asia Survey 2023
- No. 49: The State of Southeast Asia Survey 2023
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. Cambodia’s Hun Sen Receives Support Pledges on China Visit
Associated Press
Diplomat, 10 February 2023
Indonesia
2. Analysis: PDI-P presidential candidate selection process a mere formality
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 13 February 2023
3. Kartu Prakerja Game Changer Orang Dewasa Belajar [Pre-Employment Cards game changer for adult learning]
Ayyi Hidayah
CNBC Indonesia, 12 February 2023
4. Ada Apa dengan Cina? [What’s up with China?]
[Link to “The Indonesia National Survey Project 2022: Engaging with Developments in the Political, Economic and Social Spheres”]
Muhammad Nizar
Radar Jabar, 12 February 2023
5. Pandemi Berikan Dampak Besar Terhadap Perempuan Pemilik Usaha Mikro [Pandemic had major impact on women micro-business owners]
Dian Fath Risalah
Republika Online, 12 February 2023
6. Why Indonesia is wary of China’s new development, security initiatives
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
South China Morning Post, 12 February 2023
7. Pendukung Siap-Siap Kecewa! Identitas Oposisi Anies Nggak Muncul: Dia Bakal Lanjutkan Proyek IKN Ugal-Ugalan Jokowi [Supporters Prepare to Be Disappointed! Anies’ Opposition Identity Doesn’t Appear: He Will Continue Jokowi’s Reckless IKN Project]
Achmad Rizki Muazam
Populis, 10 February 2023
Laos
8. Challenging times ahead for Laos’s new prime minister
Toshiro Nishizawa, University of Tokyo
East Asia Forum, 11 February 2023
Malaysia
9. Frankly Speaking: A signal of an austerity budget in the offing
Edge Markets, 13 February 2023
10. All eyes on Budget 2023 as PM Anwar faces first economic acid test in Parliament
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 13 February 2023
11. Unsatisfactory budget may hurt unity govt, experts say
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 13 February 2023
12. Major coalition keen to work with Pejuang, says info chief
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 13 February 2023
13. 2/3 majority again after 15 years
Tarrence Tan, Martin Carvalho and Rahimy Rahim
Star, 13 February 2023
14. Terengganu MB rules out early state polls
Free Malaysia Today, 12 February 2023
15. Regional survey show joblessness, recession, top list of concerns for Malaysians post pandemic
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2023 Survey Report]
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 12 February 2023
16. Johor berpotensi terima pelaburan lebih RM10 bilion, kata MB [Johor could potentially receive investments of more than RM10 billion, says CM]
Malaysian Insight, 12 February 2023
17. Anwar’s daughter quits as economic adviser over nepotism accusations, joins Finance Minister’s panel
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 12 February 2023
18. Malaysia’s ‘sin industries’ plan for rising Islamic conservatism ahead of state polls
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 12 February 2023
19. Buying time for PN by delaying state elections
Reshna Reem Ganesan
Free Malaysia Today, 11 February 2023
20. No problem with Malay dominance in civil service, says PM
Malaysian Insight, 11 February 2023
21. Rejecting GTA is rejecting me, Dr Mahathir tells Pejuang
Malaysian Insight, 11 February 2023
22. Najib’s son to contest in Langkawi?
Joceline Tan
Star, 11 February 2023
23. High approval for Malaysia’s PM Anwar, but his government lags behind: Survey
[Link to the report, “Perceptions Towards Economy, Leadership & Current Issues Post GE15 Survey”]
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 11 February 2023
24. 林任君：鲤跃龙门的安华跳得出浑浊江湖吗？[Lim Jim Koon: Can Anwar fight his way out of the messy situation?]
林任君
联合早报, 11 February 2023
25. Malaysia’s Anwar Rumored Moving Against Opposition Chief
Murray Hunter
Asia Sentinel, 10 February 2023
26. Anwar Puts Economy In Focus Amid Fraught Politics
Nile Bowie
Asia Times, 10 February 2023
27. Malaysia’s economy sees best growth in 22 years
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 10 February 2023
Myanmar
28. Commentary: Drones are changing the state of play for Myanmar resistance forces
Kyi Sin
Channel News Asia, 13 February 2023
29. Myanmar’s Troubled Sittwe International Seaport Awaits Opening
Nava Thakuria
Asia Sentinel, 11 February 2023
30. Ministry of Home Affairs issues an order on amending possession of arms
Eleven Myanmar, 11 February 2023
31. How Myanmar was forgotten by the world [11-minute video]
Mothership.sg, 10 February 2023
Philippines
32. Philippines’ Marcos Says Open to Military Access Pact With Japan
Ditas B Lopez
Bloomberg, 13 February 2023
33. Philippines, US to hold larger joint army exercises amid regional tensions
Camille Elemia
Benar News, 10 February 2023
Thailand
34. Substance sorely lacking
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Phusadee Arunmas & Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 13 February 2023
35. Poll: Prayut top PM pick in Nakhon Si Thammarat
Bangkok Post, 12 February 2023
36. Polls put Thaksin’s daughter ahead of ex-junta leaders in Thai election build-up
Nontarat Phaicharoen and Kunnawut Boonreak
Benar News, 10 February 2023
Vietnam
37. Vietnam’s Anti-Graft Campaign Is Not a Factional Purge
Michael Tatarski
World Politics Review, 13 February 2023
38. Vietnam and India Are Now Acting to Contain Aggressive China
Ved Shinde
Fair Observer, 9 February 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
39. China seen as most influential power in Southeast Asia: ASEAN Studies Centre
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2023 Survey Report]
Chew Hui Min
Channel News Asia, 13 February 2023
40. Dangerous divides bedevil Southeast Asia’s majority-Muslim democracies
Editorial Board, ANU
East Asia Forum, 13 February 2023
41. Confidence in ASEAN’s leadership in free trade up at 23.5% in 2023
Prakash Jha
Khmer Times, 13 February 2023
42. Vietnamese PM visit a testament to strong diplomatic relations
Borneo Bulletin, 12 February 2023
43. Malaysia follows Indonesia on the road from authoritarian hegemony
Dan Slater, University of Michigan
East Asia Forum, 12 February 2023
44. Economy tops Southeast Asians’ concerns, ISEAS Survey finds
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 12 February 2023
45. Survey finds seven in 10 Malaysians will pick China over US despite worry about its influence within Asean
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 12 February 2023
46. 如果大家都不演，谁来共舞这时代 [If no one takes action, who will bring us through these times]
陈迎竹
联合早报, 12 February 2023
47. As US military ‘encircles’ China, does Asean ‘quietly welcome’ it?
Dewey Sim
South China Morning Post, 11 February 2023
48. Anwar says Asean should ‘carve’ Myanmar out for now
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 11 February 2023
49. Survey: EU’s influence surging in Southeast Asia
David Hutt
DW, 10 February 2023
Asia Pacific
50. The US Indo-Pacific Strategy’s Weakest Link
Guy C. Charlton and Xiang Gao
Diplomat, 10 February 2023
51. Biden’s Foreign Policy Is a Mess: The White House Has Failed to Match Means and Ends
Kori Schake
Foreign Affairs, 10 February 2023
52. China’s defense minister snubs US counterpart over balloon shooting
Radio Free Asia, 10 February 2023
53. The balloon is down: Whither US-China relations now?
Zhu Zhiqun
ThinkChina, 10 February 2023
Climate Change/Environment
54. Few Thais aware of real reasons for global warming: survey
Nation Thailand, 12 February 2023
55. The (not so) impossible task of archiving Indonesia’s mega biodiversity
Budi Setiadi Daryono
Jakarta Post, 11 February 2023
56. Vietnam needs a green bond legal framework
Hanh Minh Duong
East Asia Forum, 10 February 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
57. Small businesses in Indonesia see turnover soar after being digitalised
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 12 February 2023
58. The Next Cyber Phase of the Russia-Ukraine War Will Echo in Asia
Muhammad Faizal bin Abdul Rahman
Diplomat, 11 February 2023
59. Data fortress: Digital protectionism embraced by many in Asia
Nikkei Asia, 11 February 2023
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