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- No. 21: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 24: Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Fellow
- No. 25: Ha Hoang Hop, Associate 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
Indonesia
1. Indonesia presidential race: Golkar might throw its weight behind Prabowo Subianto
Nivell Rayda
Channel News Asia, 11 May 2023
2. As former governor, Anies more popular with Jakarta voters
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 11 May 2023
3. Menang sekali, kalah berulang kali: jejak Partai Demokrat dan cara cegah “kutukan” one season wonder dalam Pemilu 2024 [Win once, lose many times: tracking the Democratic Party and how to prevent the one season wonder “curse” in the 2024 election]
Triesanto Romulo Simanjuntak, Dosen, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana
Republika, 11 May 2023
Malaysia
4. Kedah Pejuang signs Dr M’s ‘Malay Proclamation’
Free Malaysia Today, 12 May 2023
5. Dr M quits GTA, focuses on ‘Malay Proclamation’
Malaysiakini, 12 May 2023
6. Parti Kuasa Rakyat mulls next move after ROS rejection
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 12 May 2023
7. Controversial Penang reclamation project downsized from 3 islands to 1
Rhea Yasmine Alis Haizan
Channel News Asia, 11 May 2023
8. Bersih: Unjustified political appointments at GLCs, statutory bodies stray very close to corruption
Muhammad Yusry
Malay Mail Online, 11 May 2023
9. Umno’s Zahid: PAS will eventually leave its partner in Perikatan, just like it did in Muafakat
Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
Malay Mail Online, 11 May 2023
10. Umno masih relevan, kata Zahid [Umno still relevant, says Zahid]
Malaysian Insight, 11 May 2023
Myanmar
11. Myanmar junta’s appeasers have no leg to stand on
PHILIPP ANNAWITT
Asia Times, 11 May 2023
12. Into the lion’s den: The failed attack on Shwe Kokko
Frontier Myanmar, 11 May 2023
13. UN Envoy Calls for Unity Among Regional Players to Solve Myanmar Crisis
Irrawaddy, 11 May 2023
Philippines
14. The Philippines as cyber scam hub
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 May 2023
15. Unexamined
By every measure, last year’s presidential election should be a watershed for Filipino politics. Yet it remains almost completely unexamined – especially by political scientists whose job it is to examine major turning points in our historical emergence.
Alex Magno
Philstar Global, 11 May 2023
16. Vulnerable
In the remote possibility that China tightens the screw because of President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.’s suddenly becoming pro-American, the Philippines is remarkably vulnerable.
Philstar Global, 11 May 2023
Thailand
17. Potential tricks and results in Thai poll
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 12 May 2023
18. Prayut ‘to go home’ if his UTN party fails to win
Bangkok Post, 12 May 2023
19. Thailand election: The party they can’t stop winning
Jonathan Head
BBC, 12 May 2023
20. 大选折射泰国政治新变化 [General Election Reflects New Changes in Thai Politics]
朱振明是中国【昆明】南亚东南亚研究院研究员
环球网, 12 May 2023
21. Ex-junta leader Prayuth on the hot seat in Thailand’s general election
Harry Pearl
Benar News, 11 May 2023
22. Will Bhumjaithai party play political kingmaker after Thailand’s May 14 election?
May Wong & Fabian Koh
Channel News Asia, 11 May 2023
23. Why Thailand’s Political Paralysis Is Set to Continue
Christian Kurzydlowski
Diplomat, 11 May 2023
24. Pita Limjaroenrat, popular leader of Thailand’s Move Forward Party, may be disqualified from election
Mothership, 11 May 2023
Vietnam
25. Vo Van Thuong Begins Vietnam Presidency With Foreign Trips
Govi Snell
VOA News, 11 May 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
26. Time for a more unified and decisive ASEAN
RICHARD JAVAD HEYDARIAN
Asia Times, 12 May 2023
27. Landscape Study on Southeast Asia’s Aviation Industry: COVID-19 Impact and Post-Pandemic Strategy
Asian Development Bank, 12 May 2023
28. Chairman’s Statement of the 42nd ASEAN Summit
ASEAN Secretariat News, 11 May 2023
29. Ties That Bind: BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT Are Vital Building Blocks for ASEAN
Asian Development Bank, 11 May 2023
30. ASEAN cannot go back to ‘business as usual’ with Myanmar: PM Lee
Grace Yeoh
Channel News Asia, 11 May 2023
31. Don’t Sleep on Chinese Tech Investment in Southeast Asia
Ngor Luong and Channing Lee
Diplomat, 11 May 2023
32. Indonesia’s President Admits ASEAN Has Made No Progress on Myanmar Crisis
Edna Tarigan and Jim Gomez
Diplomat, 11 May 2023
33. Towards a united Southeast Asia
Elfren S. Cruz
Philstar Global, 11 May 2023
34. Thailand election 2023: will vote outcome sway Bangkok and Asean stance on Myanmar engagement?
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 11 May 2023
35. S’pore helping Timor-Leste prepare for full Asean membership: PM Lee
Hariz Baharudin, Indonesia Correspondent
Straits Times, 11 May 2023
36. What does it look like for Australia and Southeast Asia to develop a joint agenda for maritime security
Thomas Daniel
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, 10 May 2023
37. Air pollution and the world of work in Southeast Asia: findings from regional case studies
Jessica Slater, Diane Archer, Connie O’Neill, Jenny Yi-Chen Han, Fedra Vanhuyse
Stockholm Environment Institute, 31 March 2023
Asia Pacific
38. Linking Together Asia’s Digital Future
Grace Yuehan Wang
Diplomat, 11 May 2023
39. THE U.S. STILL SPENDS MORE ON ITS MILITARY THAN OVER 144 NATIONS COMBINED
Ashik Siddique
Foreign Policy In Focus, 11 May 2023
East/South China Sea
40. Cluster of Chinese vessels spotted near Russian rig off Vietnam-ship monitors
Reuters
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 11 May 2023
Climate Change/Environment
41. Malaysia lifts renewable energy export ban, move welcomed in Singapore
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 10 May 2023
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