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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
Indonesia
1. House seeks to provide ‘certainty’, won’t allow power vacuum over election ruling
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 15 March 2023
2. Youth not ‘an election commodity’, politicos say
[Link to CSIS Indonesia 14-page report “Pemilih Muda Dalam Pemilihan Umum 2024: Dinamis, Adaptif dan Responsif”]
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 15 March 2023
3. RI urges Oz to honor nonproliferation duties
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 15 March 2023
4. The long-term prospects of Indonesia’s logistics sector
Haris Eko Faruddin
Jakarta Post, 15 March 2023
5. Driving Change: The Story of Electric Vehicles in Indonesia
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker, 14 March 2023
6. West Java Governor Ridwan eyes reelection in 2024
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 14 March 2023
Malaysia
7. Ahmad Jazlan reappointed as Felcra chairman
Free Malaysia Today, 15 March 2023
8. Zahid: Umno sets three main criteria in selecting Kelantan polls candidates
Malay Mail Online, 15 March 2023
9. Govt postpones collecting 10pc tax on online overseas shopping below RM500
Ida Lim
Malay Mail Online, 15 March 2023
10. GE15 voting analysis – Part 3: Hidden, pivotal Indian swing
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 15 March 2023
11. Perikatan forced to slash campaign funding
Ravin Palanisamy & Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 15 March 2023
12. PAS to woo non-Muslims after impressive GE15 outing
Ravin Palanisamy & Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 15 March 2023
13. Kedah state assembly passes anti-party hopping law
Adie Zulkifli
New Straits Times, 15 March 2023
14. BN’s partnership with PH is the way forward, says Ahmad Zahid
T.N.Alagesh
New Straits Times, 15 March 2023
15. Umno chooses to team up with PH as partnership with PN would have been harmful
T.N.Alagesh
New Straits Times, 15 March 2023
16. NST Leader: Of skyscrapers and seascrapers
New Straits Times, 15 March 2023
17. Mahathir eyes new coalition to fight corruption in Malaysia
Kentaro Iwamoto
Nikkei Asia, 15 March 2023
18. Clearer rules for foreign concerts
Yuen Meikeng
Star, 15 March 2023
19. In claiming innocence, Muhyiddin set for ‘Bossku’ role as lightning rod for anti-govt dissent
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 15 March 2023
20. Cabaran Ketua Pemuda baharu pulih keyakinan rakyat terhadap UMNO [Challenge from new Youth leader restores the people’s confidence in UMNO]
M Ariff Asyrul Adnan adalah Pensyarah Sains Politik, Fakulti Sains Pentadbiran dan Pengajian Polisi, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kampus Raub dan Felo Penyelidik Pertubuhan Naratif Malaysia (NARATIF)
Berita Harian, 14 March 2023
21. Political financing laws should have been enacted before GE15 – Azalina
Haspaizi Zain
Malaysiakini, 14 March 2023
22. Political appointments in GLCs smack of the bad old days
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 14 March 2023
Myanmar
23. ICC Asked to Expand Investigations After Further Massacres in Myanmar
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 14 March 2023
24. Myanmar Regime’s Proxy Political Party Steps up Campaigning
Irrawaddy, 14 March 2023
25. ‘More Than Genocide, What We Are Facing Now Is Democide’: Myanmar NUG Human Rights Minister
Irrawaddy, 14 March 2023
26. Ways the UN could strengthen toothless Myanmar resolution
Mizzima, 14 March 2023
27. Activists wary of project that would return 1,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar
Radio Free Asia, 14 March 2023
Philippines
28. A ‘Balikatan’ first: PH-US drills to sink boat in WPS
Frances Mangosing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 March 2023
29. Philippines’ move towards US is unlikely to be the last twist in Manila’s foreign policy
Richard Heydarian
South China Morning Post, 15 March 2023
30. Philippine top court allows transfer of cases linked to governor’s killing
Benar News, 14 March 2023
Thailand
31. Srettha’s ‘vote-buying’ speech causes stir
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 15 March 2023
32. Pheu Thai outlines policy to tackle debt
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 15 March 2023
33. Cabinet lines up substitute ministers ahead of expected defections this week
Nation Thailand, 15 March 2023
34. Thai Premier Clears Multi-Billion Spending Plan as Vote Nears
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 14 March 2023
35. Japan remains Thailand’s top foreign investor, but exports still negative: Jurin
Nation Thailand, 14 March 2023
36. Election Timeline Explainer for March 15 Parliament Dissolution
Nation Thailand, 14 March 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Room to Grow in the Singapore-Vietnam Relationship
Bich T. Tran
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 14 March 2023
Asia Pacific
38. Indo-Pacific is focus of Washington’s diplomatic strategy, US official says
Robert Delaney
South China Morning Post, 15 March 2023
39. Growing divides in Asia and the wider world leave young people struggling to connect
Janet Pau
South China Morning Post, 15 March 2023
40. The EU’s Maritime Ambitions in the Indo-Pacific
Eva Pejsova
Diplomat, 14 March 2023
41. The Post-Pandemic State of Soft Power in Asia
Daniele Carminati
Diplomat, 14 March 2023
42. Return of the wolf warrior. China’s foreign ministry bares its teeth
Radio Free Asia, 14 March 2023
43. Aukus deal: Australia has ‘a lot to do’ in Southeast Asia to calm concerns over submarines, analysts say
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 14 March 2023
44. Tourist arrivals in Asia-Pacific expected to fully recover by 2026: Oxford Economics
Hoang Phong
VnExpress International, 14 March 2023
45. Despite the War in Ukraine, the U.S. Pivot to Asia Is Accelerating
Ali Wyne
World Politics Review, 14 March 2023
46. A Policy Agenda for Strategic Competition with China
Jude Blanchette
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 13 March 2023
East/South China Sea
47. Understanding the nine-dash phantom line
[ISEAS Library has the title “Debacle : the Aquino regime’s Scarborough fiasco and the South China Sea arbitration deception“]
Rigoberto Tig
Manila Times, 15 March 2023
Climate Change/Environment
48. Vietnam Has a Long Way to Go on Decarbonization
Vincenzo Caporale
Diplomat, 15 March 2023
49. Greening the World Bank
Roland Rajah
Interpreter, 15 March 2023
50. A jurisdiction over the high seas
Bec Strating
Interpreter, 15 March 2023
51. Sarawak to set up climate change centre, says state premier
Sulok Tawie
Malay Mail Online, 15 March 2023
52. Cambodia has reached 62 percent mark in usage of renewable energy, says Prime Minister Hun Sen
Khmer Times, 14 March 2023
53. More than 100 million tons of sand mined from Lower Mekong, experts say
Subel Rai Bhandari
Radio Free Asia, 14 March 2023
Others
Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
54. UK poised to remove import tariffs on Malaysian palm oil
Alan Beattie & Emiko Terazono
Financial Times, 14 March 2023
Geopolitics
55. 揭开大国政治的虚伪面纱 [Lifting the Veil of Hypocrisy in Great Power Politics]
吴俊刚
联合早报, 15 March 2023
Media, Technology & Society
56. Is This TikTok’s Huawei Moment?
Rishi Iyengar
Foreign Policy, 14 March 2023
57. There Are Tradeoffs in Governing the Metaverse
Zhanna L. Malekos Smith
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 13 March 2023
58. Myanmar: Social media companies urged to stand up to junta
UN News, 13 March 2023
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