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- No. 41: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 42: Phan Xuan Dung, Research Officer
- No. 43: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 45: Ha Hoang Hop, Associate Senior Fellow
- No. 48: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher and William Choong, Senior Fellow
- No. 55: William Choong and Ian Storey, Senior Fellows
- No. 56: 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. Cambodia’s Opposition Hopes for a Silent Surge in Upcoming National Election
Ten Soksreinith, Kann Vicheika & Thida Win
VOA Cambodia, 15 April 2023
Indonesia
2. Analysis: Prabowo, the comeback kid of the 2024 elections
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 17 April 2023
3. Germany backs EU-Indonesia trade pact to curb China reliance
Associated Press, 16 April 2023
4. Ganjar Returns to Top after U-20 World Cup Outrage Vanishes: Survey
Antara
Jakarta Globe, 16 April 2023
5. PDI-P to decide alliance partners after presidential candidate announcement
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 16 April 2023
6. Game Theory: Penolakan Ganjar terhadap Timnas Israel menurunkan elektabilitasnya, tapi berhasil menggagalkan oposisi memainkan isu agama [Game Theory: Ganjar’s rejection of the Israel National Team reduced his electability, but succeeded in preventing the opposition from playing the religion card]
Triesanto Romulo Simanjuntak, Dosen, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana
Conversation, 14 April 2023
7. Alasan Mengapa Bergabungnya PDIP ke Koalisi Besar Menjadi Rasional Menurut Pengamat [Why PDIP Joining the Grand Coalition Is Rational, According to Observers]
Antara, Nawir Arsyad Akbar
Republika, 13 April 2023
8. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Labour Market and the Role of E-commerce Development in Developing Countries: Evidence from Indonesia
Masagus M. Ridwan, Asep Suryahadi, Jahen F. Rezki, Dinda Thalia Andariesta
SMERU, 1 April 2023
Laos
9. Southeast Asia’s ‘battery’ Laos embraces wind power to sustain energy exports
Kosuke Inoue & Tomoya Onishi
Nikkei Asia, 15 April 2023
Malaysia
10. In Malaysia, Conservative Forces and Police Crackdowns Are Putting LGBTQ Lives at Risk
Robin Vochelet
Diplomat, 17 April 2023
11. China’s Strategic Plan For Malaysia
Collins Chong Yew Keat
Eurasia Review, 17 April 2023
12. Analysts: Umno’s unwavering support for Najib reflects his significant contributions to both party and supporters
Soo Wern Jun, John Bunyan and Keertan Ayamany
Malay Mail Online, 17 April 2023
13. Around the world in 80 days: What’s behind Anwar’s overseas trips
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 17 April 2023
14. In Penang, Pakatan Harapan braces for inroads by Perikatan Nasional during upcoming state polls
Aqil Haziq Mahmud
Channel News Asia, 16 April 2023
15. Najib will not rejuvenate Umno – Kit Siang
Malaysiakini, 16 April 2023
16. All shook up by Umno bombshell
Joceline Tan
Star, 15 April 2023
17. Dilemma for PH voters if Najib is freed
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 14 April 2023
18. GE15 generational voting: Looking beyond ethnicity Part 2
[Link to Part 1]
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 14 April 2023
Myanmar
19. We wish we could go back’: Life in a war-torn Myanmar
Jonathan Head
BBC, 17 April 2023
20. NUG Warns ASEAN Not to Negotiate with Myanmar Junta
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 17 April 2023
21. Myanmar: International Outrage Without Action? – Analysis
Jan Servaes
Eurasia Review, 17 April 2023
22. Myanmar’s National Unity Government fights on the ground and in the international space
Mike Garner
Mizzima, 16 April 2023
23. Anger as Time Magazine features Myanmar junta leader as an ‘influential’ person of 2023
Mizzima, 16 April 2023
24. NGOs say UN move trashes Myanmar junta’s claim of legitimacy and legality
Mizzima, 16 April 2023
25. US Sees Door Open to China Talks, Cites Concerns Over Myanmar
Philip Heijmans
Bloomberg, 14 April 2023
26. Defections, Rather Than Sanctions, Are What Is Needed For Myanmar
David Hutt
Diplomat, 14 April 2023
27. 2 Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Grinding Stalemate
[3 part series]
Naw Theresa
Diplomat, 14 April 2023
Philippines
28. US to China: Edca with PH not about any ‘third country’
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 April 2023
29. US-Philippine drills a further sign Manila may be picking sides amid South China Sea, Taiwan tensions
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
South China Morning Post, 15 April 2023
30. Politics, power and private armed groups in the Philippines
Vincent Kyle Parada, Philippine Navy
East Asia Forum, 14 April 2023
Thailand
31. TST ‘open’ to sitting on opposition bench
Bangkok Post, 17 April 2023
32. Chadchart’s triumphs, challenges
Pratch Rujivanarom
Bangkok Post, 17 April 2023
33. Paetongtarn as PM would solve economic problems: poll
Bangkok Post, 16 April 2023
34. A taste of populism
Mongkol Bangprapa, Supoj Wancharoen & Penchan Charoesuthipan
Bangkok Post, 16 April 2023
35. Thaksin-Linked Party Maintains Lead in Poll Ahead of Thai Vote
Thomas Kutty Abraham
Bloomberg, 16 April 2023
36. Bhumjaithai Party could return as kingmaker in Thailand’s next government
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 16 April 2023
37. EC disqualifies nine list candidates
Bangkok Post, 15 April 2023
38. Survey says no landslide election win
Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 14 April 2023
39. Ageing Thailand will see ‘social-welfare costs rise to 1 trillion baht in 2033’
Nation Thailand, 14 April 2023
Vietnam
40. Unveiling the engines behind e-government in Vietnam
Pham Thi Thuy Duong, UC San Diego and Truong Thuy Quynh, UC Riverside
East Asia Forum, 15 April 2023
41. Is US-Vietnam pledge to boost ties after Antony Blinken’s Hanoi visit mere ‘diplomatic symbolism’?
Bac Pham and Bennett Murray
South China Morning Post, 15 April 2023
42. Vietnam ‘needs to change’ its reliance on Russian arms. Will the US step in to help upgrade its military?
Govi Snell
South China Morning Post, 15 April 2023
43. US Secretary of State, Vietnamese PM Talk of Deeper Ties Between Nations
VOA, 15 April 2023
44. 越美关系的几大动向值得关注 [Several major trends in Vietnam-US relations deserve attention]
司镇涛是越南问题学者
环球网, 15 April 2023
45. Blinken’s trip to Vietnam may result in possible upgrade for US-Vietnam ties
Quoc Phuong
Radio Free Asia, 14 April 2023
46. 对华贸易，越南经济突出增长点 [Trade with China, Vietnam’s economic growth point]
许利平是中国社会科学院亚太与全球战略研究院研究员
环球网, 14 April 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
47. Reviving KL-Singapore HSR via private investment is feasible, but plenty of hurdles to overcome: analysts
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 17 April 2023
48. Commentary: Why ASEAN appreciates Japan’s nuanced approach to regional order
[This commentary first appeared on Fulcrum, the blog of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute] https://fulcrum.sg/why-asean-appreciates-japans-nuanced-approach-to-regional-order/
Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher and William Choong, Senior Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak I
Channel News Asia, 16 April 2023
49. Can ASEAN be an Epicentrum of Growth?
Lili Yan Ing & Yessi Vadila
Jakarta Globe, 15 April 2023
50. ASEAN, China start negotiations on upgrading Bilateral FTA
Bernama, 14 April 2023
51. Masa depan ketenagakerjaan ASEAN: Keterampilan pekerja yang tak sesuai kemampuan ancam integrasi ekonomi kawasan [The future of ASEAN employment: workers’ mismatched skills threaten regional economic integration]
Alexander Michael Tjahjadi, Assistant researcher, Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Driyarkara
Conversation, 14 April 2023
52. Malaysia’s Role in South Thailand: What’s at Stake
Nawaljeet Singh Rayar & David Han Guo Xiong
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 14 April 2023
Asia Pacific
53. Australia’s Top Envoy Says No Power Should Control Indo-Pacific
Ben Westcott
Bloomberg, 17 April 2023
54. Is China’s move to resolve Australia barley row masking a ‘strategic’ bid to join the CPTPP?
Su-Lin Tan
South China Morning Post, 17 April 2023
55. The Aukus balancing act in South-east Asia
William Choong and Ian Storey, Senior Fellows, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Straits Times, 17 April 2023
56. As a Tiny Island Is Militarized, India Worries About China’s Growing Footprint
Feliz Solomon
Wall Street Journal, 15 April 2023
57. If at first you don’t succeed: Australia woos the Indo-Pacific on AUKUS
Blake Herzinger & Alice Nason
[Originally published on Fulcrum]
ThinkChina, 14 April 2023
East/South China Sea
58. Apa yang kita mahu di Laut China Selatan [What we want in the South China Sea]
Osman Safee
Malaysian Insight, 16 April 2023
Climate Change/Environment
59. Developing World Will Pay Heavy Price for Green Revolution
[Link to report “Raw materials critical for the green transition“]
John Berthelsen
Asia Sentinel, 14 April 2023
60. INTERVIEW-Indigenous Indonesians face new risks in ‘green’ climate drive
Laurie Goering
Reuters, 14 April 2023
61. China’s EV battery boom goes bust
Caixin Global
ThinkChina, 14 April 2023
62. The World Bank and IMF Want to Rethink Climate Finance
Justin Worland
Time, 13 April 2023
63. Thailand Times: Funding Climate Action in Thailand – Challenges and Opportunities Part 1 [14-minute video]
[Link to Part 2]
Asian Development Bank, 12 April 2023
Others
Belt & Road Initiative
64. Belt and Roadblocks: More of China’s borrowers fall into distress
Nikkei Asia, 16 April 2023
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