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- No. 7: Mohd Faizal bin Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 28: The State of Southeast Asia Survey 2023
- No. 46: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 48: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow, and Moe Thuzar, Fellow
- No. 50: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 51: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 54: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 57: Chan Heng Chee, Chairman, Board of Trustees
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. Was Hun Sen’s Closure of Voice of Democracy Premeditated?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 20 February 2023
Indonesia
2. Analysis: Indonesia today more corrupt than when Jokowi took charge
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 20 February 2023
3. Pemilu 2024: Pentingnya peran organisasi perempuan untuk mempersiapkan kandidat caleg potensial [2024 elections: the importance of women’s organisations in preparing potential legislative candidates]
Kurniawati Hastuti Dewi, Peneliti Senior Pusat Riset Politik, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN)
Conversation, 19 February 2023
4. Cold War Archives: Return to the Jakarta-Tokyo-Canberra Trilateral
Andrew Levidis, ANU
East Asia Forum, 19 February 2023
5. B35 to Spur 2 Million-Ton Increase in Domestic Palm Oil Demand
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 19 February 2023
6. The Importance of Trade For MSEs in The Indonesian F&B Sector
Hasran, Krisna Gupta
Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS), 1 February 2023
Malaysia
7. Susah sangatkah jadi pembangkang yang bagus? [Is it really hard to be a good opposition?]
Faisal Tehrani
Free Malaysia Today, 20 February 2023
8. Hard to find Azmin in Bukit Antarabangsa, say voters
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 20 February 2023
9. A march into mediaeval controversy
Commentary by Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 20 February 2023
10. Malaysia’s semiconductors lustre & importance of retaining it
New Straits Times, 20 February 2023
11. Penang to table motion to vacate 4 seats on March 6: Penang CM
Audrey Dermawan
New Straits Times, 20 February 2023
12. Zafrul will be called in, says MACC
Star, 20 February 2023
13. From food to fashion and finance, Malaysia’s halal industry seeks bigger slice of the pie
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 20 February 2023
14. IPF reiterates call to be BN member
Bernama, 19 February 2023
15. Analysts: GTA, Pejuang remain politically irrelevant, joining Muafakat might be Dr Mahathir’s last hope
Thasha Jayamanogaran
Malay Mail Online, 19 February 2023
16. What life for Muda without PH-BN?
Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh
Malaysia Now, 19 February 2023
17. PAS ‘warriors’: Tuan Ibrahim likens it to Chinese opera, cops probe march
Malaysiakini, 19 February 2023
18. Shahrizat’s bid for top spot irks Wanita Umno leaders
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 19 February 2023
19. 60,000 set to lose jobs this year, MEF says
Malaysian Insight, 19 February 2023
20. Loke: DAP wants to defend its 11 state seats in Negri Sembilan
Sarban Singh
Star, 19 February 2023
21. Johor to reap $21b in investments amid US-China trade tensions
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 19 February 2023
22. 国盟影子内阁“有姿势无实际”？[PN shadow cabinet “all style and no substance”?]
张立德
星洲网, 19 February 2023
23. Malaysian cabinet agrees to amend citizenship law seen as discriminatory towards women
Ili Shazwani and Noah Lee
Benar News, 18 February 2023
24. PH should let BN contest Batang Kali seat in state polls, say analysts
Chia Wan Rou
Free Malaysia Today, 18 February 2023
25. Iskandar Malaysia shows new signs of economic revival post pandemic
Ben Tan
Malay Mail Online, 18 February 2023
26. Racial-religious discrimination in the age of half truths
Sanen Marshall is an exco of the Malaysian Academics Movement.
Malaysian Insight, 17 February 2023
27. Honeymoon is over for Malaysia’s PM Anwar, barely three months on
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 17 February 2023
Myanmar
28. Myanmar’s overlooked but not-yet-forgotten war
David Hutt
Asia Times, 18 February 2023
29. Despite sanctions Myanmar-India trade increased in 2021-22 financial year
Mizzima, 18 February 2023
30. Myanmar Regime Chief Vows to Boost Ties With Russia
Irrawaddy, 17 February 2023
31. Myanmar junta targets Kayin state on Thai border, a rebel hotbed in a key location
Radio Free Asia, 17 February 2023
Philippines
32. Militarization Could Erode Economic Futures Of Philippines And ASEAN
Dan Steinbock
Eurasia Review, 20 February 2023
33. DFA chief: China harassment a ‘daily situation’ for PH
Frances Mangosing & Tina G. Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 February 2023
34. Injustice persists amid security shake-up in the Philippines
Kevin Nielsen M Agojo, City University of Hong Kong
East Asia Forum, 18 February 2023
Thailand
35. First-time voters eager for their say
Apichin Chitviriyakul
Bangkok Post, 20 February 2023
36. PPRP wants to ‘turn bribes into taxes’
Bangkok Post, 20 February 2023
37. Rivals vie for Chon Buri
Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 20 February 2023
38. Democrats introduce Bangkok constituency candidates
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 19 February 2023
39. MFP ‘outshines’ Pheu Thai in debate
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 19 February 2023
40. Election rules need legal clarity
Bangkok Post, 19 February 2023
41. Once powerful Democrats pray for life in Bangkok
The Nation Thailand, 19 February 2023
42. Exclusive: Daughter of Thaksin banking on nostalgia to win Thailand election
Juarawee Kittisilpa
Reuters, 19 February 2023
43. Reading a relationship
Bangkok Post, 18 February 2023
44. Jurin expects PM to dissolve the House by March 13
The Nation Thailand, 17 February 2023
Vietnam
45. Vietnam inflation may have reached its peak: analysts
Vien Thong
VnExpress International, 19 February 2023
46. 4 Men Sentenced to Jail for Smuggling 200 Fake Experts Into Vietnam
Koh Ewe
Vice, 17 February 2023
47. Vietnam should not be pressured by China’s refusal to send tourists: experts
Xanh Le
VnExpress International, 17 February 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
48. Commentary: Clock is ticking on Myanmar as Indonesia takes over as ASEAN Chair
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog Fulcrum.]
Sharon Seah & Moe Thuzar
Channel News Asia, 20 February 2023
49. Balancing ASEAN’s Internal and External Economic Integration
Fajar Hidayat
Diplomat, 20 February 2023
50. The politics of India’s BrahMos missile sale to South-east Asia
This is an edited version of an article published in Fulcrum, the commentary and analysis website of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
Dr Ian Storey is a senior fellow with the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
Straits Times, 20 February 2023
51. Asean needs to maintain a ‘dynamic neutrality’ between US & China: George Yeo
Tan Min-Wei
Mothership, 19 February 2023
52. Can Jokowi build a legacy out of Myanmar crisis?
Toru Takahashi
Nikkei Asia, 19 February 2023
53. Vietnam, Cambodia sign defense cooperation document for 2023
Voice of Vietnam, 19 February 2023
54. In war of narratives, where does Southeast Asia stand in Ukraine-Russia conflict?
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 18 February 2023
55. Train brings goods from China to Thailand and back to China for first time
Radio Free Asia, 17 February 2023
Asia Pacific
56. US handling of Chinese balloon row deflates Asian allies’ confidence
Mohamed Zeeshan
South China Morning Post, 20 February 2023
57. Ukraine war: Its impact on Asia a year on
Chan Heng Chee is Ambassador-at-Large and Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Straits Times, 20 February 2023
58. Asia’s leaders must stand up to dangerous US power politics
Anthony Rowley
South China Morning Post, 19 February 2023
59. Asia’s coming demographic divergence
Andrew L Oros, Washington College
East Asia Forum, 18 February 2023
East/South China Sea
60. Marcos Aims to Cool Tensions With China Over Laser Incident
Siegfrid Alegado
Bloomberg, 18 February 2023
61. Vietnam’s fishing fleet unaware of newly agreed Indonesian economic zone
Benar News, 17 February 2023
Climate Change/Environment
62. Concerns, impatience over mining the world’s seabeds
Amélie Bottollier-Depois (Agence France-Presse)
Jakarta Post, 20 February 2023
63. Indonesia facing a huge loss in its fishery and coal trade
[Link to 109-page Perkumpulan Prakarsa Report]
Rizky Deco Praha
Jakarta Post, 20 February 2023
64. ASEAN Integrated River Management Project launched in Manila
ASEAN Secretariat News, 17 February 2023
65. Analyzing the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Brief by Emily Benson , Joseph Majkut , William Alan Reinsch , and Federico Steinberg
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 17 February 2023
66. China’s hunt for strategic new energy minerals
Lu Yutong, Luo Guoping, Shi Yimin and Denise Jia
ThinkChina, 17 February 2023
67. The U.S. Wants to Build a Clean-Energy Economy. But First It Needs China’s Help
Justin Worland
Time, 17 February 2023
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