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- No. 38: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 45: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 53: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
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. More than 50,000 Cambodian workers laid off amid downturn in garment sector
Radio Free Asia, 17 March 2023
Indonesia
2. Indonesia’s nickel superhighway
Ronald Eberhard Tundang
Interpreter, 20 March 2023
3. Analysis: Sri Mulyani battles to defend integrity and ministry
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2023
4. Poll delay debate back from dead despite Jokowi’s assurances
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2023
5. Anti-Israel sentiments a show of political conservatism
Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2023
6. Employers, workers clash over new rule allowing pay cut
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2023
7. Businesses cast doubt on govt’s thrifting ban efforts
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2023
8. Support for Gerindra in Upward Trend: Survey
Agnes Valentina Christa
Jakarta Globe, 19 March 2023
9. Mahfud warns delaying election could create legal mire
Jakarta Post, 19 March 2023
10. Will Indonesian tycoon-turned-minister Sandiaga Uno run for nation’s top job?
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 19 March 2023
Laos
11. Laos records first trade surplus of US$48mil for 2023
Star, 20 March 2023
Malaysia
12. Election results show Umno willing to change, says analyst
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 20 March 2023
13. New Umno leadership faces state elections test, say analysts
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 20 March 2023
14. Penang polls may see dark horse PRM shake ruling Pakatan
Ian McIntyre
Others, 20 March 2023
15. ‘Time to chart a new future’
TARRENCE TAN
Star, 20 March 2023
16. Stable unity govt creates attractive investment climate, says Malaysia PM Anwar
Straits Times, 20 March 2023
17. Muhyiddin perlu ‘rehat’ serah kepada tokoh lain terajui PN [Muhyiddin needs to ‘rest’ and hand over leadership of PN to others]
Dr Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub
Berita Harian, 19 March 2023
18. Tengku Zafrul, Isham, Lokman among 25 elected to Umno Supreme Council
Free Malaysia Today, 19 March 2023
19. Three things we learnt from: PKR’s 2023 Special National Congress
Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
Malay Mail Online, 19 March 2023
20. Muhyiddin graft charges bring political funding issues to light
Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin
Malaysian Insight, 19 March 2023
21. Anwar’s govt an ‘oppressive’ dictatorship, silences critics: Dr Mahathir
Danial Dzulkifly
Others, 19 March 2023
22. Zahid stronger than ever after Umno polls
Joceline Tan
Star, 19 March 2023
23. 在野党日应成为体制一部分 [Opposition Days should be part of the system]
蓝中华博士(华研智库委员，本栏由华研智库供稿）
星洲网, 19 March 2023
24. Reformasi tata kelola pentadbiran dibayangi persepsi dendam politik [Administrative governance reform is overshadowed by perceptions of political grudges]
Datuk Dr Jayum Jawan adalah Profesor Sains Politik Universiti Putra Malaysia merangkap Felo Akademi Sains Malaysia
Berita Harian, 18 March 2023
25. Allow visit to places of worship where there is no Propagation of Religion. — Jagir Singh
Malay Mail Online, 18 March 2023
26. Malaysia PM Anwar casts unity net wider to smother lingering uncertainty
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 18 March 2023
27. Refer to MAINPP before organising visits to houses of worship
Bernama, 17 March 2023
Myanmar
28. Should Myanmar Be Declared a Failed State?
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 20 March 2023
29. Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) decides not to register
Eleven Myanmar, 19 March 2023
30. Pessimistic about future, young Burmese rush to get passports to go abroad
Radio Free Asia, 18 March 2023
31. UN envoy: Wide resistance to Myanmar military’s repression
Edith M. Lederer
AP News, 17 March 2023
Philippines
32. Is PH sleepwalking into economic and geopolitical minefield?
Dan Steinbock
Manila Times, 20 March 2023
33. Philippine Murder Wave Claims Public Officials
Viswa Nathan
Asia Sentinel, 18 March 2023
34. The tiny Philippine island on the frontline of the US-China battle for supremacy
Carmela Fonbuena
Guardian, 17 March 2023
Thailand
35. Coming up for air
Molpasorn Shoowong, Lamonphet Apisitniran & Siriporn Sachamuneewongse
Bangkok Post, 20 March 2023
36. Pheu Thai ups stakes in race
Aekarach Sattaburuth & Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 20 March 2023
37. China tops Thailand’s FDI chart but ‘more investment going to Vietnam’
Nation Thailand, 20 March 2023
38. Thailand’s pro-military party fashions itself as a peacemaker ahead of general election
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 20 March 2023
39. Paetongtarn far ahead of rivals for PM: poll
Bangkok Post, 19 March 2023
40. Thaksin’s Daughter Widens Lead for Thai Premiership in Poll
Anuchit Nguyen
Bloomberg, 19 March 2023
41. Stopping the bleeding
Bangkok Post, 18 March 2023
42. Thailand heads for elections as Prayuth issues decree to dissolve parliament
South China Morning Post, 17 March 2023
Vietnam
43. Vietnam’s New President: Key Takeaways for Domestic Politics and Foreign Relations
Hai Hong Nguyen
Diplomat, 17 March 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
44. BOOK REVIEW: The Straits Philosophical Society and Colonial Elites in Malaya
Azly Rahman
[This title is available at ISEAS Library]
Asia Sentinel, 19 March 2023
45. India, the ray of hope for a region mired by superpower rivalry?
Don McLain Gill
Jakarta Post, 19 March 2023
46. Russia war waves buffeting far-away Indonesia
John McBeth
Asia Times, 18 March 2023
47. Asean wants no part in US-China rivalry or an unjust war over Taiwan
Peter T. C. Chang
South China Morning Post, 18 March 2023
48. ASEAN, China reaffirm commitment to advance comprehensive strategic partnership
ASEAN Secretariat News, 17 March 2023
49. Indonesia, Vietnam Agree to Advance ASEAN as Center of Growth
Tempo, 16 March 2023
Asia Pacific
50. US-China Rivalry and Implications for Humanitarian Action
Lina Gong
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 20 March 2023
51. China-Russia relations an anchor of global stability
Timofei Bordachev
Global Times, 19 March 2023
52. China’s Xi to Meet Putin as Beijing Seeks Bolder Global Role
Karl Ritter
Diplomat, 18 March 2023
53. Xi Jinping’s Foreign Policy in Light of the 20th Party Congress
Tiong Wei Jie
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 17 March 2023
East/South China Sea
54. After South China Sea setback, Beijing seeks to arm itself with international law – like the West
Mark J. Valencia
South China Morning Post, 20 March 2023
Climate Change/Environment
55. UN: Environmental threat looms as bottled water consumption grows exponentially
Subel Rai Bhandari
[Link to the 44-page report “Global Bottled Water Industry: A Review of Impacts and Trends“
Benar News, 17 March 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
57. Safe digital elections
Editorial board
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2023
58. Singapore says TikTok use on government devices only on ‘need-to basis’
Kimberly Lim
South China Morning Post, 17 March 2023
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