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- No. 11: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 38: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 41: Siwage Dharma Negara, 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. Enter Cambodia’s Hun Manet
Jack Sato
Interpreter, 22 March 2023
2. A new RCA deputy commander
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 22 March 2023
3. Hun Sen says Cambodia doesn’t need EU trade preference to succeed
Radio Free Asia, 21 March 2023
Indonesia
4. Indonesia’s digital banking sector needs coordinated support and data integration
Suryaputra Wijaksana, Bank Central Asia and Juan Tarigan Tetangena, Jakarta
East Asia Forum, 22 March 2023
5. Not Just Mining: Indonesia to Build Downstream Marine Industry
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 22 March 2023
6. Indonesia passes jobs decree into law, easing investment uncertainty
Business Times, 21 March 2023
7. Ganjar Retains Comfortable Lead in Latest Survey for Presidential Race
BeritaSatu
Jakarta Globe, 21 March 2023
8. House passes Perppu on job creation despite public opposition
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 21 March 2023
9. Domestic worker protection bill approved as House initiative
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 21 March 2023
10. BI to launch domestic credit card system
Vincent Fabian Thomas
Jakarta Post, 21 March 2023
11. The rise of performance politics in Indonesia?
Jefferson Ng
New Mandala, 21 March 2023
12. Indo Barometer: Jokowi Jadi Variabel Penentu Pemenang Pilpres 2024, tak Seperti SBY Dulu [Indo Barometer: Jokowi is deciding variable for who wins 2024 Presidential Election, unlike SBY before]
Republika, 21 March 2023
Malaysia
13. Khairy: ‘Bossku’ Najib still influential in Umno behind prison bars
Malaysiakini, 22 March 2023
14. Malay groups bank on Dr Mahathir for influence, support
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 22 March 2023
15. Warisan, Umno pact viable for Sabah polls but needs Pakatan’s blessing, says analyst
Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 22 March 2023
16. 10 bipartisan panels to act as check and balance
Star, 22 March 2023
17. Mahathir reaches for his Malay rights playbook again
James Chin
Straits Times, 22 March 2023
18. Muda bound by MoU even if not present at govt secretariat meet: Saifuddin
Danial Dzulkifly
The Vibes, 22 March 2023
19. Zahid announces formation of PM-led ‘Madani Council’ which will support Islamic groups, scholars
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 21 March 2023
20. Perikatan to use PAS logo for Kelantan, Terengganu elections
Justin Ong
Malay Mail Online, 21 March 2023
21. Ada apa dengan tin Milo? [What’s with Milo tins?]
Johan Mat
Malaysian Insight, 21 March 2023
22. Malaysia’s opposition bloc rejects Mahathir’s former party Pejuang’s membership application
Eileen Ng
Straits Times, 21 March 2023
Myanmar
23. Myanmar Regime Reinforcements Sent to Resistance Strongholds After China Talks
Thet Htar Maung
Irrawaddy, 21 March 2023
Philippines
24. Top PH, US officials set meet in Washington
Frances Mangosing, Jacob Lazaro
Inquirer.net, 22 March 2023
25. PH gov’t has list of identified EDCA sites — PBBM
Raymund Antonio
Manila Bulletin, 22 March 2023
26. Marcos, Duterte get high ratings in FQ survey
William B. Depasupil
Manila Times, 22 March 2023
27. Tremendous pressure on Marcos for expanded EDCA, why?
Rigoberto Tiglao
Manila Times, 22 March 2023
28. Holding out on Cha-cha
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 22 March 2023
29. Philippines ineffective at implementing anti-corruption laws, US report finds
Philstar global, 22 March 2023
30. Red-tagging, journalist attacks continue in Philippines – US report
Pia Lee-Brago
Philstar global, 22 March 2023
31. US, Philippines Break Ground on $25 Runway Rehabilitation Project
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 21 March 2023
32. Is Philippine President Marcos Jr swinging too far back to the US?
Justin Baquisal
ThinkChina, 21 March 2023
Thailand
33. Abhisit rules himself out of election
Nattaya Chetchotiros
Bangkok Post, 22 March 2023
34. Thailand’s Long and Bumpy Road to Nuclear Energy Adoption
Tita Sanglee
Diplomat, 22 March 2023
35. Some new faces but old divisions to haunt Thailand’s May election
Panu Wongcha-um, Panarat Thepgumpanat
New Straits Times, 22 March 2023
36. Thailand to Hold General Elections on May 14 as Prayuth Bids to Extend His Near Decade-Long Rule
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 21 March 2023
37. Prayuth’s last run: 5 things to know about Thailand’s May 14 vote
Francesca Regalado & Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Nikkei Asia, 21 March 2023
Vietnam
38. No, the US hasn’t ‘lost’ Vietnam
David Hutt
Asia Times, 21 March 2023
39. Vietnamese Activists Say Hanoi Adopting China’s Model on Religious Policy
An Hai
VOA, 21 March 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
40. ASEAN’s institutional vulnerabilities are driving minilateralism
Stephen Nagy
ASPI, 22 March 2023
41. Pace, political will, pricing seen as crucial for ‘win-win’ Indonesia-Singapore clean energy tie-up
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 21 March 2023
42. ASEAN’s Myanmar paralysis underlines its illiberal skew
Charles Dunst
Nikkei Asia, 21 March 2023
43. Islamic extremists infiltrate ASEAN, eyeing Indonesia’s 2024 polls
Amy Chew
Nikkei Asia, 21 March 2023
44. ASEAN Maritime Outlook: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
[link to the Concept Paper on the Development of AMO]
Jane Chan Git Yin, Gilang Kembara
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 21 March 2023
45. Southeast Asian Food Security One Year Into the Ukraine War
Paul Teng, Genevieve Donnellon-May
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 21 March 2023
Asia Pacific
46. China in Russia, Japan in Ukraine: Asian Powers Enter International Diplomacy
William Figueroa
Diplomat, 22 March 2023
47. Chinese vice foreign minister to visit Manila for talks
Jacob Lazaro
Inquirer.net, 22 March 2023
48. The U.S. Has a Troublesome Asian Ally Against China
Nick Aspinwall
Foreign Policy, 21 March 2023
49. How China Views The Recent India-China Bilateral Talks On LAC
Antara Ghosal Singh
Observer Research Foundation, 21 March 2023
50. President Xi in Moscow: From wolf warrior to peacemaker?
Alessandro Arduino
ThinkChina, 21 March 2023
51. Singapore and Hong Kong vie to be the Caymans of Asia
Mercedes Ruehl, Leo Lewis, Kaye Wiggins and Chan Ho-him
Financial Times, 20 March 2023
Climate Change/Environment
52. We need to talk about the carbon budget
Beatrice Weder di Mauro
Business Times, 21 March 2023
53. Water warning: economic stability threatened by vanishing rainfall
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Eco-Business, 21 March 2023
54. China’s Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into ‘ghost towns’
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Eco-Business, 21 March 2023
55. What’s next for Malaysia’s voluntary carbon market?
Pieter E. Stek
Malaysian Insight, 21 March 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
56. Commentary: Amid fears of youth radicalisation via gaming, are we blaming technology for a human problem?
Jonathan Sim
Channel News Asia, 22 March 2023
57. Content moderation: TikTok working with govt but won’t take orders
Malaysiakini, 22 March 2023
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