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- No. 41: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 42: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 57: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
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. Peace Is on Cambodia’s Ballot, However Voters Define It
Ten Soksreinith, Thida Win & Kann Vicheika
VOA Cambodia, 20 March 2023
Indonesia
2. Could Indonesia legally stop transit by nuclear-powered AUKUS subs?
Dita Liliansa
Interpreter, 21 March 2023
3. Nationalism not economics behind Jokowi rhetoric: Analysts
Fikri Harish and Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 21 March 2023
4. Many doubt, but Jokowi still confident in his new capital city ambitions
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 21 March 2023
5. Three years on, the food estate fails to deliver: Study
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 21 March 2023
6. Indonesia, China Resume Maritime Cooperation
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
Asia Sentinel, 20 March 2023
7. Bijak Memilih movement aims to bring issue-based politics to youth
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2023
8. Lack of ESG compliance to cost Indonesia investment prospects: Analysts
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2023
9. When Brotherhood Matters: Jokowi and MBZ
Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat & Yeta Purnama
Stratsea, 20 March 2023
10. Alasan Menyusutnya Raihan Suara Partai Islam di Pemilu [Why votes for Islamic parties continue to shrink in elections]
Wahyu Suryana, Nawir Arsyad
Republika, 17 March 2023
11. Pemilih Muda Dalam Pemilihan Umum 2024: Dinamis, Adaptif dan Responsif[Young Voters in the 2024 General Election: Dynamic, Adaptive and Responsive]
[Link to a 14-page PDF report]Arya Fernandes, Edbert Gani Suryahudaya, Noory Okthariza
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 1 March 2023
12. Indonesia’s Collective Violence Trends in 2022: Less Common, More Lethal
[Link to a 17-page PDF report] Lina A. Alexandra, Alif Satria
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 1 February 2023
Laos
13. Laos imposes price controls to curb inflation, but merchants say they’re losing money
Radio Free Asia, 20 March 2023
Malaysia
14. Commentary: Anti-corruption sweep exposes a disturbing truth in Malaysia
Leslie Lopez
Channel News Asia, 21 March 2023
15. Put political parties under Election Commission, says Bersih
Sofia Zahari
Free Malaysia Today, 21 March 2023
16. Proactive diplomacy to drive growth in turbulent times
Faiz Abdullah
ISIS, 21 March 2023
17. COMMENT | Just how many migrant workers are there in Malaysia?
P. Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 21 March 2023
18. Now the real test: state elections
Adib Povera
New Straits Times, 21 March 2023
19. Malaysia trails Indonesia in attracting foreign direct investment
Amy Chew
Nikkei Asia, 21 March 2023
20. Mega firms asked to fund TVET, programmes for the poor: PM
Vibes, 21 March 2023
21. Trio Naib Presiden bantu Ahmad Zahid satukan UMNO [Trio of vice-presidents help Ahmad Zahid unite UMNO]
Prof Madya Dr Mohd Izani Mohd Zain
Berita Harian, 20 March 2023
22. Sarawak DAP to remain opposition at state level, says chairman
Free Malaysia Today, 20 March 2023
23. IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to Malaysia
IMF News, 20 March 2023
24. GE15 voting analysis – Part 5: Sarawak electoral swing
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 20 March 2023
25. Sidelined’ by Anwar-led govt, MCA and MIC invited to join PN
Nantha Kumar
Malaysiakini, 20 March 2023
26. Four ex-MPs return to Parliament as senators
Andrew Ong
Malaysiakini, 20 March 2023
27. Time for political funding law
Lim Chee Han
Malaysian Insight, 20 March 2023
28. The battle for Penang: PH will hold the citadel
Murray Hunter
MySinchew, 20 March 2023
29. Works Ministry: Multi-lane free flow toll payment system to be implemented by 2025
Gerard Gimino, Martin Carvalho and Tarrence Tan
Star, 20 March 2023
Myanmar
30. Powerful Shan Party Refuses to Re-Register Under Myanmar Junta’s New Law
Irrawaddy, 20 March 2023
31. Refugee exodus strains Myanmar-India relations
Nicholas Nugent
Mizzima, 20 March 2023
32. Mission Impossible for UN envoy seeking end to Myanmar slaughter
Mizzima Editorial
Mizzima, 20 March 2023
33. Security personnel defectors face hardship in Myanmar’s remote border regions
Radio Free Asia, 20 March 2023
Philippines
34. Amended Public Service Act’s rules finally issued
Niña Myka Pauline Arceo
Manilatimes, 21 March 2023
35. Needed electoral reforms
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 March 2023
36. Philippines, US defense chiefs condemn China’s ‘gray-zone activities’
Kaycee Valmonte
Philstar Global, 21 March 2023
Singapore
37. Singapore Absorbs Chinese Capital
Mercy A.Kuo
Diplomat, 20 March 2023
Thailand
38. Authorities prepare new PDP to push renewables
Bangkok Post, 21 March 2023
39. From the Streets to the Ballot Box: Ex-Student Protesters Prepare for Thailand’s Election
Robin Vochelet
Diplomat, 21 March 2023
40. Move Forward unveils 300 policies to ‘end dictatorship, give power back to people’
Nationa Thailand, 21 March 2023
41. Thailand: Paetongtarn Shinawatra leads polls as country heads towards election
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Guardian, 20 March 2023
42. Will this general election come down to policies or personalities?
Thai PBSWorld, 18 March 2023
Vietnam
43. Arming Vietnam: Widened International-security Relations in Support of Military-capability Development [with link to PDF Full Report Download]
International Institute for Strategic Studies, 20 March 2023
44. How can the economy have a soft landing?
VietNamNet, 20 March 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
45. Dialogue: A step in the right direction
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 21 March 2023
46. America’s dilemma: How to meet the China challenge without scaring S-E Asian countries
James Crabtree
Straits Times, 21 March 2023
47. ASEAN-6’s Nominal GDP to Top $4 Trillion by 2025: Study
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 20 March 2023
48. Asean must enhance food security
Pravin Periasamy
Malaysian Insight, 20 March 2023
49. Can the Maritime Community Emerge Stronger Despite the Bleak Outlook?
Jane Chan Git Yin
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 20 March 2023
50. US keen to sync with Asean on worsening crisis in Myanmar; top official warns of danger of failed state
Nirmal Ghosh
Straits Times, 20 March 2023
Asia Pacific
51. AUKUS and JAPHUS: Containing China?
Richard Heydarian
Inquirer, 21 March 2023
52. Giving a chance to the RCEP’s dispute settlement mechanism
Ulfah Aulia
Jakarta Post, 21 March 2023
53. Asia’s trade at a turning point
Sebastian Eckardt, Jun Ge, and Hassan Zaman
Brookings, 20 March 2023
54. Japan PM says India ‘indispensable’ in ensuring free Indo-Pacific
AFP
Channel News Asia, 20 March 2023
55. Peacefully intended China-Cambodia joint exercise unlike US-led confrontational drills in Asia-Pacific: experts
Liu Xuanzun
Global Times, 20 March 2023
56. Kishida’s India trip carries ambitious geopolitical dream too big for his boots
Global Times, 20 March 2023
57. China’s Xi, Russia’s Putin swap praise as they begin key Moscow summit
Radio Free Asia, 20 March 2023
Climate Change/Environment
58. Japan seeks an improved climate in relations with ASEAN
SAM BARON
Interpreter, 21 March 2023
59. Seremban to be low-carbon city by 2027, says mayor
Malay Mail Online, 20 March 2023
60. UN report spells out solutions to climate ‘time bomb’
Cheryl Tan and David Fogarty
Straits Times, 20 March 2023
61. China, climate change and the energy transition
[Link to a 16-page PDF report] Xu Yi-Chong
ASPI, 16 March 2023
Others
Global Economy
62. World Trade Amidst War, Inflation and Protectionism – The Case for Bretton Woods 2.0
Pradumna Bickram Rana
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 20 March 2023
Media, Technology & Society
63. China’s new power structure tightens grip on data, tech, finance
Cissy Zhou, Pak Yiu
Nikkei Asia, 21 March 2023
64. The freedom to speak on campus
Fatimah Zainal
Star, 21 March 2023
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