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- No. 9: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
- No. 14: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 51: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow and Le Hong Hiep, 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 | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Indonesia
1. Analysis: Now Jokowi has a party he can call his own
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 2 October 2023
2. Indonesia’s oligarchic politics is a dead-end for its reformists
Ary Hermawan
Jakarta Post, 2 October 2023
3. VP targets sharia economic literacy index to reach 50 percent
Antara, 1 October 2023
4. Megawati calls for resolute fight amid attempt to derail Ganjar’s presidential bid
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 1 October 2023
5. Bung Hatta, Politik, dan Intelegensia [Bung Hatta, politics, and the intelligentsia]
ISRAR ISKANDAR; Dosen Departemen Ilmu Sejarah FIB Universitas Andalas Padang
Republika, 1 October 2023
6. Indonesia steps up nuclear diplomacy after securing IAEA board seat
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 30 September 2023
7. PDI-P touts food security as election priority
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 30 September 2023
8. Indonesia’s China-backed high-speed railway: a ‘burden to carry’ for years to come?
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 30 September 2023
Laos
9. Laos: Belt and Road poster child – or problem child?
[Also published in Jakarta Post]
RFA Lao and Taejun Kang
Radio Free Asia, 29 September 2023
Malaysia
10. ‘Happy to do the bare minimum’: Fears rising that Johor’s brain drain has worsened its work culture
Amir Yusof
Channel News Asia, 2 October 2023
11. After by-elections wins, analysts tip Amanah for more posts in rumoured Cabinet reshuffle
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 2 October 2023
12. DAP should not appropriate religion for political gain
S Thayaparan
Malaysiakini, 2 October 2023
13. Felda: BN’s teetering ‘fixed deposits’
Hariz Mohd
Malaysiakini, 2 October 2023
14. KOMENTAR: Kehadiran Dr Mahathir belum cukup untuk memperluaskan pengaruh PAS [Commentary: Dr Mahathir’s presence is not sufficient to expand the influence of PAS]
DR NORSHAHRIL SAAT
Berita Mediacorp, 1 October 2023
15. Weaker ringgit draws more Johoreans to work in Singapore, leaving manpower shortages in state’s key sectors
Amir Yusof
Channel News Asia, 1 October 2023
16. Sarawak to offer free higher education by 2026, says Abang Jo
Free Malaysia Today, 1 October 2023
17. COMMENT | Defusing the civil service time bomb
Lim Teck Ghee
Malaysiakini, 1 October 2023
18. How Malaysia and China can deepen ties amid South China Sea disputes and US-China rivalry
Brian Y. S. Wong & Syed Nizamuddin Bin Sayed Khassim
South China Morning Post, 1 October 2023
19. The Green Wave as a Right-Wing Turn in Malay-Muslim Majoritarianism
Nicholas Chan & Hew Wai Weng
Stratsea, 1 October 2023
20. Dilema PM merombak kabinet [PM’s dilemma with reshuffling the cabinet]
Mohd Azizi Jaeh
The Malaysian Insight, 1 October 2023
21. My Say: It’s time for Sabah to leapfrog
Masidi Manjun and Phoong Jin Zhe
Edge Markets, 30 September 2023
22. Kenapa Sanusi menjadi hero anak muda Melayu? [Why has Sanusi become the hero for Malay youths?]
Ruhan Shahrir
The Malaysian Insight, 30 September 2023
23. Bersatu berpecah antara kem Muhyiddin, Hamzah? [Bersatu split between Muhyiddin, Hamzah’s camps?]
MOHD. FADHLI MOHD. SULAIMAN
Utusan Malaysia, 30 September 2023
24. Pas sahkan lima jawatan tertinggi tidak dipertandingkan [PAS confirms top five positions will not be contested]
MUHAMMAD YATIMIN ABDULLAH
Utusan Malaysia, 30 September 2023
25. Does first-past-the-post still work for Malaysian politics?
Chin Huat Wong, Sunway University
East Asia Forum, 29 September 2023
26. Maintain autonomy of Sabah PH, says Upko with eye on polls
Free Malaysia Today, 29 September 2023
Myanmar
27. China to limit Myanmar border crossings to counter telecom fraudsters
KELLY WANG, ZHANG FANGZHOU and QIN JIANHANG, Caixin
Nikkei Asia, 1 October 2023
28. Where the revolution is working in Myanmar
David Scott Mathieson
Asia Times, 30 September 2023
29. The Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis in Myanmar
Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Diplomat, 30 September 2023
30. If the non-NCA signatories want peace, they need to attend the NCA’s eight-year anniversary ceremony: SAC Chair
Eleven Myanmar, 30 September 2023
31. SAC denies the rumours of demonetizing of fifty kyat and one hundred kyat notes
Eleven Myanmar, 30 September 2023
32. Zoned out: China-Myanmar Economic Corridor still going nowhere
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 30 September 2023
33. ‘Better than those barbarians’: Resistance police force takes shape
Frontier Myanmar, 29 September 2023
34. Myanmar junta angry at China over crime blockbuster ‘tarnishing’
AFP
MySinchew, 29 September 2023
35. Myanmar Resistance Leader Claims Majority Control Over Territory
Time, 29 September 2023
Philippines
36. Free to express anti-China sentiments
Jose Ma. Montelibano
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 September 2023
Thailand
37. Maintaining good neighbourly ties
ANUCHA CHAROENPO
Bangkok Post, 2 October 2023
38. Thailand’s Move Forward Party back on the opposition bench, but wiser, more experienced
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 2 October 2023
39. Feeder link for high-speed rail gets all-clear
Bangkok Post, 1 October 2023
40. Wage hike warning
PENCHAN CHAROENSUTHIPAN
Bangkok Post, 1 October 2023
41. The Absence of any Move Forward in Thailand
William J. Jones & Douglas L. Rhein
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 1 October 2023
42. Thailand’s New Calculus: US-China-India Triad
Prem Singh Gill
The Nation, 1 October 2023
43. Deputy House Speaker Padipat expelled by MFP
AEKARACH SATTABURUTH
Bangkok Post, 30 September 2023
44. Thailand top destination in SE Asia in the EV and battery space’
Nongluck Ajanapanya
The Nation, 30 September 2023
45. Bhumjaithai backs gambling project
Bangkok Post, 29 September 2023
46. What about the constitution?
Bangkok Post, 29 September 2023
Timor-Leste
47. China strategic rival to U.S., not threat: East Timor’s Ramos-Horta
Koya Jibiki
Nikkei Asia, 30 September 2023
Vietnam
48. Vietnam detains energy thinktank chief in latest arrest of environmental expert
AFP
Guardian, 1 October 2023
49. Amid US-China rivalry, ‘big winner’ Vietnam walks a diplomatic tightrope to avoid getting ‘caught in the crossfire’
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 30 September 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
50. The surprising link between piracy and Covid-19
JADE LINDLEY DHIYAUL AULIA HUDA
Interpreter, 2 October 2023
51. From Vietnam to Indonesia and Singapore, delivery riders struggle as ‘supply and demand not matching’
Lam Nguyen, Kimberly Lim and Aidan Jones
South China Morning Post, 2 October 2023
52. Here’s what ASEAN nations pitched at the UNGA
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 1 October 2023
53. Mekong Delta’s sand resources likely to be depleted by 2035
VietNamNet, 1 October 2023
54. Thai-Cambodian ties entering ‘a new era’
Khmer Times, 30 September 2023
55. The Waterfall’s Shadow in the Mekong Region
Benjamin Jensen , Daniel F. Runde , and Thomas Bryja
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 29 September 2023
56. Building and Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in ASEAN: A Preliminary Scoping Study
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 29 September 2023
57. Great expectations: Australia’s elusive Southeast Asia vision
[Link to “Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040“]
STEPHEN GRENVILLE
Interpreter, 29 September 2023
Asia Pacific
58. Why Multilateralism Still Matters
Leslie Vinjamuri
Foreign Affairs, 2 October 2023
59. China’s BRI injects vigorous impetus into building community with shared future: Cambodian expert
XinhuaNet, 30 September 2023
60. China deepens purging of the military to prepare for battle
Han Yong Hong
ThinkChina, 29 September 2023
East/South China Sea
61. South China Sea: US-China confrontation looms large
Mark J. Valencia
South China Morning Post, 29 September 2023
62. Why the Philippines May Take China to Court—Again—Over the South China Sea
Chad de Guzman
Time, 29 September 2023
Climate Change/Environment
63. Perdagangan Karbon Dimulai, Apakah Bisa Indonesia Bebas Polusi? [Carbon Trading Begins, Can Indonesia Be Pollution Free?]
Nora Azizah
Republika, 2 October 2023
64. PH casts grand ambition for offshore wind capacity export to Singapore, other ASEAN countries
MYRNA M. VELASCO
Manila Bulletin, 30 September 2023
Media, Technology & Society
65. Indonesia’s TikTok Shop ban to hit sellers, sparks regulatory debate on social commerce
Business Times, 2 October 2023
66. VPN growth highlights global crackdown on internet freedom
NIKI MIZUGUCHI
Nikkei Asia, 1 October 2023
67. US accuses China of launching global information war
Financial Times, 28 September 2023
Others
World Economy
68. Unilateral policies threaten the global trade order
Bernard Hoekman, European University Institute, Petros C Mavroidis, Columbia University, and Douglas Nelson, Tulane University
East Asia Forum, 1 October 2023
69. Working around the Article XXI loophole
Mark Tokola, Korea Economic Institute of America
East Asia Forum, 1 October 2023
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