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- No. 12: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 41: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
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Cambodia
1. PM calls for immediate constitutional amendment to bar those who do not vote from standing for election
Khmer Times, 13 June 2023
Indonesia
2. Anies won’t overhaul Jokowi’s policies, says PKS
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 12 June 2023
3. Whistle-blower: Indonesia may have used Israeli malware to spy on political opponents
Pizaro Gozali Idrus
Benar News, 12 June 2023
4. Pacts inked show interest in Nusantara, more investments likely only after Indonesia polls: Experts
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 13 June 2023
5. Indonesia court to rule on voting system change as election nears
Ananda Teresia and Stanley Widianto
Reuters, 12 June 2023
6. Pragmatic diplomacy
Editorial Board
Jakarta Post, 13 June 2023
Malaysia
7. Which way will the 2.9mil new voters go?
K. Parkaran
Free Malaysia Today, 13 June 2023
8. Govt to launch Madani economic narrative in August, says Rafizi
Free Malaysia Today, 12 June 2023
9. GE15 voting pattern irrelevant in state polls, says researcher
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 13 June 2023
10. Perikatan focused winning Negri Sembilan
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 13 June 2023
11. Our long-neglected crucial question of food security
MySinchew, 12 June 2023
12. The Chinese dilemma
Rita Sim is co-founder of the Centre for Strategic Engagement and Cense Media.
Star, 11 June 2023
13. Elections loom in 6 states but will Undi 18 turn out to vote?
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 13 June 2023
14. BN wants PH to share urban seats in Negeri Sembilan
Mohamad Fadli
Free Malaysia Today, 13 June 2023
15. Exposed: Shackles of rampant modern-day slave trading
Arulldas Sinnappan & S Vinothaa
Malaysiakini, 13 June 2023
16. Defend Selangor for sake of state, national development – PM Anwar
Bernama, 12 June 2023
Myanmar
17. Myanmar military council bans UN, other aid organisations’ access to Rakhine State
Myanmar NOW, 12 June 2023
18. What can the Spring Revolution civil society do to be heard by India’s policymakers?
Mizzima, 11 June 2023
19. Myanmar’s junta met jailed NLD chief Suu Kyi twice to discuss peace
Radio Free Asia, 12 June 2023
Philippines
20. A case of selective justice?
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 June 2023
21. True independence: Beyond China and the West
Richard Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 June 2023
22. On the rule of law (2)
Rufa Cagoco-Guiam
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 June 2023
23. More Filipino millennials, Gen Zs get side jobs: Survey
Philippine Daily/Asia News Network
Star, 13 June 2023
Thailand
24. PM pushes ambitious Land Bridge project in South to create trade hub in SE Asia
Nation Thailand, 12 June 2023
25. Senate seeks middle ground on S112
Bangkok Post, 13 June 2023
26. Pita inches closer to PM post
Bangkok Post, 13 June 2023
27. Thailand’s Election Body Opens Investigation Into Move Forward Leader
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 13 June 2023
28. Hint of ‘self-determination’ in Thai south rankles
Asmadee Bueheng
Asia Times, 13 June 2023
Vietnam
29. Economic outlook – gloomy or not?
VietNamNet, 13 June 2023
30. Development of the Blue Economy in Viet Nam
Vo Tri Thanh
ERIA, 12 June 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
31. Asean no-nuke treaty in perilous times
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 13 June 2023
32. ASEAN labor market integration: United we stand tall
Dharendra Wardhana
Jakarta Post, 13 June 2023
33. FM rejoices at Vietnam-Thailand enhanced strategic partnership
Voice of Vietnam, 12 June 2023
34. UAE builds ‘corridor of opportunity’ with Asean trade deals as it tries to lure China investments
Tom Hussain
South China Morning Post, 13 June 2023
35. Southeast Asia’s partners must coordinate maritime security support
Scott Edwards
Nikkei Asia, 13 June 2023
36. China’s influence in South-East Asia has grown. America’s has waned
Economist, 12 June 2023
37. America is jeopardising Asean centrality
Azhar Azam
New Straits Times, 12 June 2023
38. Does the shift in influence in Southeast Asia betoken something more global?
COLIN MACKERRAS, AO, FAHA is Professor Emeritus at Griffith University, Queensland.
Pearls and Irritations: John Menadue’s Public Policy Journal, 13 June 2023
39. FDI to fuel a China-Asean shared future
Giorgio Gamba and Mark Wang
Bangkok Post, 13 June 2023
40. Cashless smart vending machines take China and Thailand by storm
Kosuke Inoue and Tomoko Wakasugi
Nikkei Asia, 13 June 2023
Asia Pacific
41. 中国加一战略加速 印度乘风而起 [China’s Plus One Strategy Accelerates, India Rides the Wave]
范晓琪
联合早报, 11 June 2023
42. Making the Asian Monetary Fund a Reality
M. Niaz Asadullah and Syed Abul Basher
Project Syndicate, 12 June 2023
43. How Asia Keeps the Peace
Kishore Mahbubani
Project Syndicate, 12 June 2023
44. Amid US de-risking talk, as the world relies more on China’s exports, China is learning to rely more on itself
Yukon Huang
South China Morning Post, 13 June 2023
45. The world needs to build new global architecture together
Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Singapore
ThinkChina, 12 June 2023
East/South China Sea
46. China Creates a Coast Guard Like No Other, Seeking Supremacy in Asian Seas
Damien Cave
New York Times, 12 June 2023
47. Coastguard drills with Philippines, Japan the latest sign of US-driven security cooperation
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
South China Morning Post, 12 June 2023
Climate Change/Environment
48. Vietnam Has Approved the PDP8: What Comes Next?
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 12 June 2023
49. Unlocking Indonesia’s potential through a blue economy
Zuzy Anna
Eco-Business, 13 June 2023
50. Explainer: What is a green taxonomy and can Asean create one?
Gabriel Lee
Eco-Business, 13 June 2023
Media, Technology & Society
51. How online disinformation threatens climate change action
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Eco-Business, 9 June 2023
52. Ministry to honor Baduy people’s demand for internet blackout
Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 12 June 2023
53. Secretary-General’s Press Briefing on Policy Brief on Information Integrity on Digital Platforms
[Link to 29-page policy brief “Information Integrity on Digital Platforms“]
United Nations, 12 June 2023
54. Zambry suggests digital resilience initiative to prevent, counter violent extremism in digital realm
Rosmalis Anuar
Bernama, 13 June 2023
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