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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
Cambodia
1. Cambodia’s ‘lords’ form union under Hun Sen ahead of polls
Fiona Kelliher
Nikkei Asia, 25 April 2023
Indonesia
2. Lima Opsi Koalisi Pilpres 2024 Menurut Pengamat [Five options for coalitions for 2024 presidential elections, according to observers]
Republika, 25 April 2023
3. Hot and heavy politicking in pre-election Indonesia
John McBeth
Asia Times, 24 April 2023
4. Pencapresan Ganjar Pranowo Picu Konsolidasi Koalisi [Ganjar Pranowo’s Candidacy for President Triggers Consolidation of Coalitions]
Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Fauziah Mursid & Febrianto Adi Saputro, Antara
Republika, 24 April 2023
5. Bagaimana Indonesia Keluar dari Inflasi dan Krisis Pangan? [How will Indonesia get out of inflation and a food crisis]
Muhammad Firdaus, Profesor Ilmu Ekonomi, IPB University
Republika, 24 April 2023
Malaysia
6. Malaysia’s Anwar Feared to be Losing Power to UMNO
John Berthelsen
Asia Sentinel, 25 April 2023
7. Open house in 6 states linked to polls, say analysts
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 25 April 2023
8. ‘Green wave’ will thwart multiracial Penang govt, says analyst
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 25 April 2023
9. MCA loyalists hope for new leadership to fix ‘broken party’
Angie Tan
Malaysian Insight, 25 April 2023
10. Tidak mudah tawan pengundi di negeri ‘jantung’ Melayu [Not easy to attract voters in the Malay heartland states]
Faisal Tehrani
Malaysian Insight, 25 April 2023
11. Pakatan vows to raise living standards in Selangor
Ravin Palanisamy & Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 25 April 2023
12. Push to make anti-hop law a reality
Muguntan Vanar
Star, 25 April 2023
13. 三国鼎立与楚河汉界之别 [Earlier political strategies will no longer work]
戴子豪
星洲网, 25 April 2023
14. PAS will always win when muftis and professors of Islam are silent
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
MySinchew, 24 April 2023
15. 东马政治摆脱宗教绑架 [East Malaysian politics break free of religious hold]
李一峰
星洲网, 24 April 2023
Myanmar
16. Violence continues in Myanmar two years into military coup, Five-Point Consensus at deadlock
Leong Wai Kit & Fabian Koh
Channel News Asia, 24 April 2023
17. Junta squeeze on fuel supply powers growing black market
Frontier Myanmar, 24 April 2023
18. Former UN Sec-Gen Ban Ki-moon meets with junta leaders in Myanmar
Radio Free Asia, 24 April 2023
19. Junta’s second bombing of Sagaing village meant to destroy evidence, rebels say
Radio Free Asia, 24 April 2023
Philippines
20. NATO and PH: The first step toward a strategic partnership
Rafael Alunan 3rd
Manila Times, 25 April 2023
21. Marcos to discuss ‘evolution’ of PH-US military pacts with Biden
Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 April 2023
22. Vietnam and the Philippines: Varieties of tycoons
Richard Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 April 2023
23. Philippines’ Marcos Shifts Away From Duterte
Viswa Nathan
East Asia Forum, 24 April 2023
Thailand
24. PM pitches in Udon Thani
Bangkok Post, 25 April 2023
25. Time to end watch saga
Bangkok Post, 25 April 2023
26. Parties’ economic leaders for May 14 election
Nation Thailand, 25 April 2023
27. Thai Party Chasing Election Landslide Keeps Door Open for Tie-Up With Like-Minded Groups
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 24 April 2023
28. Thai Central Bank Chief Sees Some Risks From Political Promises
Suttinee Yuvejwattana
Bloomberg, 24 April 2023
29. Lèse-majesté Abolition Push Is Gaining Ground in Thailand
David Hutt
Diplomat, 24 April 2023
30. Thai expats begin voting tomorrow in general election
Nation Thailand, 24 April 2023
31. Chuwit accuses parties of rampant vote-buying ahead of May 14 election
Nation Thailand, 24 April 2023
32. Thailand’s Most Polarizing Family Rises Again Ahead of Election
Sui-Lee Wee & Muktita Suhartono
New York Times, 24 April 2023
Vietnam
33. Vietnam’s ‘bamboo’ foreign policy clout
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 25 April 2023
34. Savvy Vietnam in a New Cold War sweet spot
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 24 April 2023
35. Czech Republic looks to supply Vietnam more aircraft, radars
Francesco Guarascio
Reuters, 24 April 2023
36. Vietnam draws nearly US$8.88 billion of FDI over four-month period
Voice of Vietnam, 24 April 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Smoke and Heat: Breaking Records in Southeast Asia
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 24 April 2023
38. Thailand’s ‘durian’ train to China arrives in record time
Nation Thailand, 24 April 2023
39. 35th ASEAN-Australia Forum – Co-Chairs’ Summary
[9-page PDF document]
ASEAN Secretariat News, 22 April 2023
Asia Pacific
40. Australia plans major overhaul of defenses as China rises
[Link to the Defence Strategic Review 2023]
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 24 April 2023
41. Witness to history: 21st Century Maritime Silk Road a grand vision for the world’s well-being, says Indonesian veteran media personality
Lin Xiaoyi
Global Times, 23 April 2023
Climate Change/Environment
42. NST Leader: Coastal erosion
New Straits Times, 25 April 2023
43. Carbon-heavy assets cannot just be left to owners who do not care
Hiromichi Mizuno & Sarah Keohane Williamson
Nikkei Asia, 25 April 2023
44. NTS Bulletin April 2023: Climate Security and SDG 2 on Food Security
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 25 April 2023
45. APEC warms to the green economy
Giridharan Ramasubramanian, ANU
East Asia Forum, 24 April 2023
Others
G20
46. India pushes ‘Global South’ goals on to G-20 agenda
Kiran Sharma & Nana Shibata
Nikkei Asia, 25 April 2023
Global Economy
47. Why Are BRICS Nations Moving Toward A New Global Currency?
S. M. Saifee Islam
Eurasia Review, 25 April 2023
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