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- No. 35: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 43: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
- No. 47: William Choong, Senior Fellow
- No. 49: Hoang Thi Ha, Senior Fellow
- No. 50: Ma Bo, Visiting 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, US look to build resilience against extremism
Antara, 7 June 2023
2. Indonesia’s delayed China-funded rail project beset by fresh problems
Channel News Asia, 7 June 2023
3. Anies’ alliance showing cracks under pressure to name running mate
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 7 June 2023
4. RI has potential to be renewable energy exporter to ASEAN, report finds
Yohana Belinda
[Link to 141-page pdf report “Southeast Asia’s Green Economy 2023 Report“]
Jakarta Post, 7 June 2023
5. Revisiting Indonesia’s post-COVID fiscal policy
Shahifa Assajjadiyyah
Jakarta Post, 6 June 2023
6. Govt to inject $1.34B to debt-laden infrastructure SOEs, plans transfer of ownership
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 6 June 2023
7. The political prospects of Jokowi’s sons
Wasisto Raharjo Jati
New Mandala, 6 June 2023
Laos
8. Laos’ tourism-driven economic recovery hinges on China
KENYA AKAMA
Nikkei Asia, 7 June 2023
Malaysia
9. PH-BN worries race, religious rhetoric will affect chances at polls
Azril Annuar
Free Malaysia Today, 7 June 2023
10. The ‘elephant in the room’ at Umno general assembly
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 7 June 2023
11. Malaysia set to host ‘One Belt, One Road’ global leadership summit come October
Kenneth Tee
Malay Mail Online, 7 June 2023
12. Home Ministry says Putrajaya made RM1b in income last year from ‘My Second Home’ programme
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 7 June 2023
13. As Putrajaya tightens purse strings, here’s what T20 households won’t get to enjoy starting next year
Keertan Ayamany
Malay Mail Online, 7 June 2023
14. Hadi: Chinese, Indian youths being swayed by DAP’s ‘false narratives’
Malaysiakini, 7 June 2023
15. COMMENT | Affordable housing conundrum
R Nadeswaran
Malaysiakini, 7 June 2023
16. Poverty of the mind in Kedah
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 7 June 2023
17. Bersatu to focus on winning Negri Sembilan, Selangor
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 7 June 2023
18. Umno tidak abai prinsip bila bekerjasama dengan Pakatan, DAP, kata veteran parti [Umno does not neglect principles in working with Pakatan, DAP, say party veterans]
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 7 June 2023
19. Police investigating Kedah chief minister for claiming state’s ownership of Penang: Malaysia PM Anwar
Rhea Yasmine Alis Haizan
Channel News Asia, 6 June 2023
20. Malay Proclamation signatories will not clash during polls – Dr M
Hariz Mohd
Malaysiakini, 6 June 2023
21. Analysts: Umno should use general assembly to reverse narrative against DAP, PKR among grassroots
Mohamed Basyir
New Straits Times, 6 June 2023
22. Malaysia’s DAP in a Unique Position of Strength
Shahril Sufian Bin Hamdan
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 5 June 2023
Myanmar
23. CNA Correspondent – Myanmar: How the people are coping amidst the violence and chaos
[25-minute podcast]
Channel News Asia, 7 June 2023
24. To laugh or not to laugh on Yangon’s mean streets
JACOB PAYNE
Nikkei Asia, 7 June 2023
25. Dwindling junta defections pose challenge for Myanmar opposition
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 6 June 2023
26. Myanmar Needs Full Political Rights and Accountability, Not Food Handouts
Salai Za Uk and Chris Gunness
Irrawaddy, 5 June 2023
Philippines
27. Philippines Not A Pawn in Geopolitical Tensions: Defense Chief
Ditas B Lopez
Bloomberg, 7 June 2023
28. Philippines’ first sovereign fund slammed by critics: ‘our children will be buried in debt’
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 6 June 2023
Thailand
29. Prayut concedes his time as PM is over
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 7 June 2023
30. Pita admits share transfer
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 7 June 2023
31. US to support ‘effective, stable, democratic govt’ in Thailand
Reuters
[Link to Hudson Institute’s 1-hour recording of “Dialogues on American Foreign Policy and World Affairs: A Conversation with Kurt Campbell“]
Bangkok Post, 7 June 2023
32. Thailand’s moment of truth: Pita’s struggle for new regime continues
FRANCESCA REGALADO & DOMINIC FAULDER
Nikkei Asia, 7 June 2023
33. Thai PM frontrunner not worried about media share complaint
Nontarat Phaicharoen and Kunnawut Boonreak
Benar News, 6 June 2023
34. Migrant schools in Thailand overwhelmed by post-coup arrivals
Frontier Myanmar, 6 June 2023
Vietnam
35. Why Trade Winner Vietnam Is Taking Some Blows
Daniel Moss
Bloomberg, 7 June 2023
36. Australia-Vietnam ties deepen with closer trade links, ‘convergent’ views on South China Sea
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 7 June 2023
37. As blackouts sweep Vietnam, northern province vows ‘uninterrupted’ power for Apple suppliers and firms
Bloomberg
South China Morning Post, 6 June 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. Cambodia reaches out to ASEAN to support Russian proposal
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 7 June 2023
39. Thailand cuts power to Chinese-developed casinos at Myanmar border linked to cyberscams, drugs, human trafficking
Associated Press
Associated Press
South China Morning Post, 7 June 2023
40. Youth Political Participation in Thai, Indonesian, and Cambodian Elections
Gabriele Natalia Siahaan
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 6 June 2023
41. Cambodian PM falsely claims MFP would expel migrants
Bangkok Post, 6 June 2023
42. AUKUS, Southeast Asia, and the Indo-Pacific: Beyond Cyclical Perception Management?
Prashanth Parameswaran
Diplomat, 6 June 2023
43. Indonesia-Malaysia QR code payments get started under ASEAN system
Amy Chew
Nikkei Asia, 6 June 2023
Asia Pacific
44. The myth of the ‘Asian century’
Martin Wolf
Financial Times, 7 June 2023
45. Fears over the US-China rift are forcing regional powers to pick a side
Shi Jiangtao
South China Morning Post, 6 June 2023
46. Why China’s BRI is not a debt trap
Yu Hong
ThinkChina, 6 June 2023
Shangri-La Dialogue
47. China blitzes Shangri-La Dialogue, but did it win?
Tan Dawn Wei
Straits Times, 7 June 2023
48. What Will China’s New Security Initiatives Look Like?
Shannon Tiezzi
Diplomat, 6 June 2023
49. At Security Summit, China’s Defense Chief Is Asked About Beijing’s Words Versus Deeds
Si Yang
VOA, 6 June 2023
50. 美日又拉小圈子，搅动亚太安全局势 [The United States and Japan are shrinking their circle again, stirring up the security situation in the Asia-Pacific]
马博是南京大学国际关系学院副教授、新加坡尤索夫·伊萨东南亚研究院高级访问学者
环球网, 5 June 2023
East/South China Sea
51. Ocean sanctuaries to shape geopolitics in S China Sea
James Borton
Asia Times, 6 June 2023
52. South China Sea: Chinese boat scavenging scrap metal from WWII wrecks shows Malaysia’s vulnerability to maritime actions
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 3 June 2023
Climate Change/Environment
53. 6 bahaya mengintai di balik aturan pengisapan pasir laut Indonesia [6 dangers lurking behind Indonesia’s sea sand suction regulations]
Noir Primadona Purba, Lecturer and Marine Reseacher, Universitas Padjadjaran
Conversation, 7 June 2023
54. How Asia can reap the rewards of coal phase-out
Mary Schapiro and Ravi Menon
Straits Times, 7 June 2023
55. China’s climate diplomacy in a turbulent world
Liu Yuanling
China Dialogue, 6 June 2023
56. Accelerating the Just Energy Transition Through Enhanced and Integrated Critical Minerals Supply Chains
Dongmei Chen, Alloysius Joko Purwanto, Noura Mansouri, Rolando Fuentes, Yongzhong Wang
ORF, 6 June 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
57. Chinese Chatbots and the Rise of AI Risks
Rane Worldview, 6 June 2023
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