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- No. 25: Joseph Chinyong Liow, Member of the Board of Trustees
- No. 31: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 32: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 40: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 41: Sharon Seah, 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
Cambodia
1. Hun Manet Backs Down On Tax, but He Cannot Deny a Hike Is Coming
David Hutt
Diplomat, 13 October 2023
Indonesia
2. Govt plans to develop Jakarta as part of megalopolis
Antara, 13 October 2023
3. Can Kaesang bring the PSI into the big leagues?
Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 13 October 2023
4. Dukungan Kiai dan Ulama NU, Berdampak Signifikan Bagi Prabowo [Support from NU Kiai and Ulama have a significant impact on Prabowo]
Republika, 13 October 2023
5. Burhanuddin Muhtadi: Gibran Bisa Jadi Beban atau Aset Bagi Prabowo [Burhanuddin Muhtadi: Gibran Could Be a Burden or an Asset for Prabowo]
Republika, 13 October 2023
6. Indonesia’s stepped-up anti-graft drive appears targeted at opposition camp: Observers
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 13 October 2023
7. Deep dive into the government’s scheme to handle food crisis
Antara, 12 October 2023
8. Mideast escalation could hurt Indonesia’s economy
Ruth Dea Juwita
Jakarta Post, 12 October 2023
9. Survei SPIN: Empat Faktor Mengapa Prabowo Ungguli Ganjar dan Anies [SPIN Survey: Four Factors Why Prabowo Beats Ganjar and Anies]
Banjar Chaeruddin
Sinar Harapan, 12 October 2023
Malaysia
10. FAMA targets to distribute 2,000 tonnes of local white rice every month
Bernama, 13 October 2023
11. Analysis: Malaysia’s spat with Goldman Sachs over 1MDB settlement deal could get ugly soon
Leslie Lopez
Channel News Asia, 13 October 2023
12. Will we see launch of capital gains tax in Budget 2024, and what happened to luxury goods and online sales taxes?
R. Loheswar & Zurairi A.R.
Malay Mail Online, 13 October 2023
13. Budget 2024: Skyrocketing cost of living main concern among Sarawakians
Malay Mail Online, 13 October 2023
14. Resetting Malaysia in biggest spending bill?
Zuraimi Abdullah
New Straits Times, 13 October 2023
15. Israel-Hamas war: thousands rally in Malaysia in support of Palestine as conflict mounts
Hadi Azmi & Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 13 October 2023
16. ‘Long road ahead for EV charging stations in condos’
Star, 13 October 2023
17. MCA sedia kerjasama dengan DAP demi rakyat, negara [MCA ready to cooperate with DAP for the sake of the people and country]
Khairul Mohd. Ali
Utusan Malaysia, 13 October 2023
18. Anwar tersenarai ahli politik Islam paling berpengaruh di dunia [Anwar included in list of most influential Muslim politicians in the world]
[Link to “The Muslim 500: the world’s 500 most influential Muslims 2024]
Fahmy A Rosli
Berita Harian, 12 October 2023
19. Malaysia expected to roll out targeted subsidies to better help lower-income group in 2024 budget
Melissa Goh and Jalelah Abu Baker
Channel News Asia, 12 October 2023
20. 国阵的柏朗埃补选表现可圈可点 [BN’s performance in the Pelangai by-election is remarkable]
刘哲伟目前在国际伊斯兰大学政治学系任职助理教授。
The Malaysian Insight, 12 October 2023
Myanmar
21. Myanmar steps up corruption crackdown amid economic pressure
Nikkei Asia, 13 October 2023
22. Junta pushes to close IDP camps to make way for China’s Belt and Road
Gavin Butler
Myanmar NOW, 11 October 2023
Philippines
23. Australia must act fast on joint patrols with the Philippines
Jennifer Parker
Interpreter, 13 October 2023
24. More Than Meets the Eye: Philippine Upgrades at EDCA Sites
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 12 October 2023
Singapore
25. How will Singapore cope as the vice of US-China rivalry tightens?
Joseph Chinyong Liow
Straits Times, 13 October 2023
Thailand
26. Strange bedfellows form Thailand’s new government
Daungyewa Utarasint
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 13 October 2023
27. Tolerating populism for democracy
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 13 October 2023
28. Thailand’s New PM Treads a Populist Path Through Controversy and Tragedy
Prem Singh Gill
Diplomat, 13 October 2023
29. Thailand PM pushes $15bn handout despite economists’ warning
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Nikkei Asia, 13 October 2023
30. 1.62 million farmers eligible to change documents into land title deeds
The Nation, 12 October 2023
Vietnam
31. Vietnam Cites Child Safety in Calls for Greater Social Media Censorship Used to Stifle Dissent
Koh Ewe
Time, 12 October 2023
32. US Looms Large Over Possible Vietnam-China Summit
Thuc Pham
VOA, 12 October 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
33. Japan takes regional approach to diplomacy with ASEAN, Central Asia
Ryo Nemoto
Nikkei Asia, 13 October 2023
34. Chinese travelers’ slow return hits Southeast Asian economies
Kosuke Inoue and Yuji Nitta
Nikkei Asia, 13 October 2023
35. Megawati, Mahathir and Anwar, a symbol of Indonesia-Malaysia kinship
Antara, 12 October 2023
Asia Pacific
36. China’s BRI isn’t going away, it’s getting smaller and greener
Christoph Nedopil
Nikkei Asia, 13 October 2023
37. U.S. to attend Beijing defense forum in latest sign of improving ties
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 12 October 2023
East/South China Sea
38. Time to demythologize China’s 10-dash line
[The title “The South China Sea : The Struggle for Power in Asia” is available in ISEAS Library]
Tomas H. C. Vargas
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 October 2023
39. Collective action crucial to protecting South China Sea, says China’s charge d’affaires in M’sia
Khoo Gek San
Star, 12 October 2023
Climate Change/Environment
40. Climate knowledge growing in Asean, but other pressures drain sense of urgency, expert says
[Link to the archives of “Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey Reports“]
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 13 October 2023
41. S’poreans feel less threatened about climate change amid govt efforts to tackle issue: Survey
[Link to 52-page report “Southeast Asia Climate Outlook 2023 Survey Report“]
Lynda Hong
Straits Times, 13 October 2023
42. The Belt and Road ahead: BRI energy projects for the next decade
Tom Baxter
China Dialogue, 12 October 2023
43. Indonesia opens carbon trading market to both skepticism and hope
Hans Nicholas Jong
Mongabay, 12 October 2023
Media, Technology & Society
44. 印尼电商禁令会形成多米诺效应吗 [Will Indonesia’s e-commerce ban create a domino effect?]
许利平是中国社科院亚太与全球战略研究院研究员、东南亚研究中心主任
环球网, 13 October 2023
45. Malaysia: TikTok not abiding by laws or curbing fake news
Minderjeet Kaur and Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Benar News, 12 October 2023
46. Social Media Platforms Were Not Ready for Hamas Misinformation
Caitlin Chin-Rothmann
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 12 October 2023
47. Concerns in Cambodia over Indonesia’s e-commerce rules
Manoj Mathew
Khmer Times, 12 October 2023
Others
BRICS
48. BRICS Summit 2023: Major Outcomes and Relevance
Pramod Kumar
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 12 October 2023
Global Economy
49. Free Trade in a Fragmenting World
Dr Craig Emerson
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 13 October 2023
International Relations
50. The Age of Great-Power Distraction
Michael Kimmage & Hanna Notte
Foreign Affairs, 12 October 2023
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