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- No. 10: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 12: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 32: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting 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 | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Cambodia
1. Election result shows Hun Manet has earned premiership, says PM
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 4 August 2023
2. Incoming Cambodian PM Hun Manet Burdened With Human Trafficking Challenge
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 3 August 2023
3. Investment Facilitation and Promotion in Cambodia: Impact of Provincial-level Characteristics on Multinational Activities
Shandre Mugan Thangavelu, Leng Soklong, Vutha Hing, Ratha Kong
ERIA, 3 August 2023
Indonesia
4. Support economic acceleration through special economic zones: minister
Antara, 4 August 2023
5. Archipelago angst: How Indonesia and the US differ on air routes over sea lanes
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
Interpreter, 4 August 2023
6. Outcry as Al-Zaytun leader detained
Radhiyya Indra
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2023
7. Anies campʼs spat over running mate drags on
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2023
8. Donʼt rush LRT project, says Jokowi
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2023
9. Indonesia’s election and defending Islam ‘rahmatan lil ‘alamin’
Ali Masykur Musa
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2023
10. Mixue Sweet Diplomacy: Es Krim sebagai Soft Power Tiongkok? [Mixue Sweet Diplomacy: Ice Cream as China’s Soft Power?]
Diandra Paramitha
Good News from Indonesia, 3 August 2023
11. Top Golkar politicians back Airlangga’s leadership
Jakarta Post, 3 August 2023
12. The Chinese Indonesian vote in the 2024 presidential election
Leo Suryadinata
ThinkChina, 3 August 2023
Malaysia
13. Govt can implement Madani Economy’s initiatives based on budget allocation
Bernama, 4 August 2023
14. Reconsider taxing businesses hiring foreign labour, govt told
Kevin Komora
Free Malaysia Today, 4 August 2023
15. Tengku Zafrul: Malaysia on right track to draw more high-impact investments
Malay Mail Online, 4 August 2023
16. The controversial Indian Muslim leader feted by Anwar
Malaysia Now, 4 August 2023
17. COMMENT | Sanusi still hogs ‘For You Page’ in TikTok
Amir Hamzah Damanhuri
Malaysiakini, 4 August 2023
18. BN to give way to Amanah in Simpang Jeram, Pulai by-elections – Ahmad Zahid
Bernama, 3 August 2023
19. Malaysia ranked top in SE Asia for resilience amid Covid-19 challenges, World Bank survey finds
Malay Mail Online, 3 August 2023
20. After PJD Link debacle, evictions over ECRL megaproject haunt Amirudin in Gombak
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 3 August 2023
21. Ekonomi Madani: Misi memperkasa rakyat [Ekonomi Madani: a mission to support the people]
Fakhrurrazi Rashid
Malaysian Insight, 3 August 2023
Myanmar
22. Student Activism and Myanmar’s Revolution
Soe Htet and Dr Tamas Wells
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 4 August 2023
23. Myanmar’s clemency move seen as ‘step in right direction’
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 4 August 2023
24. Myanmar poet turned rebel leader seeks new territory; worries about ‘ephemeral revolutionaries’
Shoon Naing and Poppy Mcpherson
Reuters, 4 August 2023
25. SAC reshuffles its members, allowing U Maung Ko and Dr Aung Kyaw Min to retire from duty
Eleven Myanmar, 3 August 2023
26. Book review: An essential anatomy of what went wrong in Myanmar
[“Return of the Junta: Why Myanmar’s military must go back to the barracks” is available at ISEAS Library.]
Laetitia van den Assum
Nikkei Asia, 3 August 2023
27. The Myanmar Regime’s Hollow Gestures
Editorial
Irrawaddy, 2 August 2023
Philippines
28. Philippines defense chief orders upgrades at military bases speeded up
Benar News, 3 August 2023
Thailand
29. Thai charter court deserves scrutiny
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 4 August 2023
30. Efforts to cobble together Thai government face further delay
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 4 August 2023
31. BMA calls on districts to investigate foreign-owned businesses
The Nation, 4 August 2023
32. Move Forward Leaves Coalition Aiming to Form Thailand’s Next Government
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 3 August 2023
33. Opinion: The only way forward
Thai Enquirer, 3 August 2023
34. Twists and turns of Thai politicking
Amorn Wanichwiwatana, DPhil (Oxon), is a former member of the Constitution Drafting Commission and a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University.
The Nation, 3 August 2023
Vietnam
35. Vietnam’s GDP nearly doubles after decade of international integration
VietNamNet, 4 August 2023
36. How Vietnam’s Infrastructure Incapacity Undermines Its Geoeconomic Ambitions
To Minh Son
Diplomat, 3 August 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Malaysia, Brunei look forward to opening of STATO in Bandar Seri Begawan
Bernama, 4 August 2023
38. RI Myanmar leadership key as ASEAN will flags: Analysts
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2023
39. TikTok takes on Shopee, Tokopedia in ASEAN e-commerce race
Tsubasa Suruga, Nana Shibata and Norman Goh
Nikkei Asia, 4 August 2023
40. 东南亚政治的两面镜子 [Two mirrors of Southeast Asian politics]
陈留俊是中国扬州时事评论员
联合早报, 4 August 2023
41. ASEAN shouldn’t give up on idea of South China Sea naval drill
Scot Marciel
Nikkei Asia, 3 August 2023
Asia Pacific
42. NATO in the Indo-Pacific and the French Position: Post Vilnius Summit
Associate Professor Alexey Muraviev
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 4 August 2023
43. The AUKUS Wager: More Than a Security Pact, the Deal Aims to Transform the Indo-Pacific Order
Charles Edel
Foreign Affairs, 4 August 2023
44. South Korea Is Sidestepping the Hub: How Seoul is using arms sales to build ties beyond Washington
Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Foreign Policy, 3 August 2023
45. De-dollarisation: shifting power between the US and BRICS
Michael Roach
Interpreter, 3 August 2023
Climate Change/Environment
46. My Say: The world’s green agenda could make or break Malaysia’s economy
Brice Richard and James Lambert
Edge Markets, 4 August 2023
47. World battles to loosen China’s grip on vital rare earths for clean energy transition
Reuters
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 3 August 2023
Media, Technology & Society
48. Social media and the polarization of political discourse
Fetty Azizah
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2023
49. Chatbots, AI news readers: Asia embraces automation despite job loss fears
Rina Chandran and Mariejo Ramos
Star, 4 August 2023
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