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- No. 5: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 6: Julia Lau, Senior Fellow, Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow, and Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 11: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 16: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 26: Cassey Lee, Senior Fellow
- No. 29: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 56: Mirza Huda, Lead Researcher
- No. 58: Jayant Menon, 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: Kingmaker contest between Jokowi and Megawati
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 30 October 2023
2. Why political party-hopping is rampant in Indonesia and can anything be done about it
Nivell Rayda
Channel News Asia, 29 October 2023
3. ‘Jokowi has left us’: PDI-P parts ways with First Family
Dio Suhenda and Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 29 October 2023
4. Pakar Prediksi Pemilu 2024 tak akan Sepanas 2014 dan 2019, Ini Alasannya [Experts predict 2024 elections will be less intense than in 2014 and 2019, here’s why]
Republika, 29 October 2023
5. Dubes Indonesia untuk China: Nilai Investasi China Naik Sejak 2019 [Indonesian Ambassador to China: China’s Investment Value Has Increased Since 2019]
Sasmito Madrim
VOA Indonesia, 29 October 2023
6. 佐科长子参选副总统引争议 政治王朝搅浑印尼总统选举 [Jokowi’s eldest son’s candidacy for vice president sparks controversy, political dynasty muddies Indonesia’s presidential election]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 29 October 2023
7. Candidates embrace ‘happy politics’ in search of peaceful election
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 28 October 2023
8. Mengamalkan Ekonomi Pancasila [Practicing Pancasila Economics]
Osmaleli (Dosen Departemen Ekonomi Sumberdaya dan Lingkungan FEM IPB University)
Republika, 28 October 2023
9. Indonesia election: where Joko Widodo’s would-be successors stand on US-China ties, defence and the economy
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 28 October 2023
10. Proposed bullet train linking Jakarta to Surabaya could boost tourism, economy in south Java
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 28 October 2023
11. Can Jokowi influence Indonesia’s presidential election?
Made Supriatma, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
[This article was also published on Eurasia Review]
East Asia Forum, 27 October 2023
12. Angka Elektabilitas PDIP Seusai Putusan MK dan Pengaruh Jokowi Menurut Survei [PDIP Electability Figures After the Constitutional Court Decision and Jokowi’s Influence According to Survey]
Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Febryan A
Republika, 27 October 2023
13. Indonesia to ease rules on minorities’ places of worship, but they fear that difficulties will remain
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 27 October 2023
14. 4 alasan mengapa Pilpres 2024 bisa jadi ancaman bagi demokrasi Indonesia [4 reasons why the 2024 presidential elections can be a threat to Indonesian democracy]
Dadang I K Mujiono, Faculty member of International Relations Department, Universitas Mulawarman
The Conversation, 27 October 2023
15. Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo Once Symbolized Democratic Hope—His Plan for a New Capital Represents a Darker Legacy
Koh Ewe
Time, 27 October 2023
16. TERUNGKAP Proses Pendekatan Koalisi Indonesia Maju terhadap Gibran Agar Bersedia Mendampingi Prabowo [REVEALED The process of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition’s approach to Gibran to be Prabowo’s running mate]
Abdi Tumanggor
Tribun Medan, 27 October 2023
Laos
17. Migration throws Laos’ communist government a lifeline
David Hutt
Radio Free Asia, 28 October 2023
Malaysia
18. Institusi diraja relevan untuk keseimbangan – TMJ [Royal institution relevant for balance – TMJ]
[Link to 95-minute video, “YDPA Ke-17, Institusi Diraja, Bangsa Johor-Malaysia, Situasi Politik, Johor-Singapura (in Malay, English subtitles available)”]
Suraya Ali
Berita Harian, 30 October 2023
19. Deepening power tussle in Penang a drag on Malaysia’s ruling DAP
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 30 October 2023
20. Malaysia’s pro-Palestine stand has no impact on investments, say analysts
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
The Malaysian Insight, 30 October 2023
21. PM hopes to win Malay vote by backing Hamas, say analysts
Desmond Davidson
The Malaysian Insight, 30 October 2023
22. 10 tahun beras tempatan tidak cukup tampung permintaan [10 years of local rice not enough to meet demand]
Omar Zin
Utusan Malaysia, 30 October 2023
23. 马来西亚的教育怎么了 [What happened to education in Malaysia?]
杨微屏
星洲网, 30 October 2023
24. ‘Worst policy ever’: Retirement time bomb after Malaysia’s pension drawdowns amid pandemic?
Derrick A Paulo & Zainudin Afandi
Channel News Asia, 29 October 2023
25. PAS capable of helping PN win Perak, Pahang, says analyst
Joel Shasitiran
Free Malaysia Today, 29 October 2023
26. Malaysians to pay more for staples as weak ringgit enters ‘uncharted territory’ amid global slowdown
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 29 October 2023
27. Burden on Umno’s second echelon
Joceline Tan
Star, 28 October 2023
28. Analysis: Johor Sultan’s outspoken nature, ties with Singapore and China set to figure in his rule as Malaysia’s king
Amir Yusof
Channel News Asia, 27 October 2023
Myanmar
29. In Myanmar, a Facebook post deemed inflammatory led to an ex-minister’s arrest
Grant Peck
ABC News, 30 October 2023
30. Fog of war: Myanmar’s armed conflict is not a stalemate
Anthony Davis
Asia Times, 29 October 2023
31. Junta Watch: Dictator Exposes Missing Link in Steel Dream; Thein Sein ‘Too Ill’ to Attend NCA Event; and More
Irrawaddy, 28 October 2023
32. Ethnic Rebel Groups Attack Military Targets in Myanmar
Associated Press
VOA, 28 October 2023
33. Myanmar Has Had Anti-Junta Uprisings Before. The Spring Revolution Is Different.
Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Diplomat, 27 October 2023
34. ‘Reclaiming our land’: The resistance marches on Mogok
Frontier Myanmar, 27 October 2023
35. Backgrounder: Myanmar’s Kyaukpyu Port
Zachary Fillingham
Geopolitical Monitor, 27 October 2023
Philippines
36. Editorial: Pivot away from Chinese loans
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 October 2023
Thailand
37. Paetongtarn must avoid past trends
Veera Prateepchaikul
Bangkok Post, 30 October 2023
38. PM Srettha proposes new railway bridge to Laos
Bangkok Post, 30 October 2023
39. Commentary: Thailand is at risk of becoming overly reliant on ‘big brother’ China
Prem Singh Gill
Channel News Asia, 30 October 2023
40. Thailand’s Overlooked ‘Misstep’ in the Israel-Gaza War
Tita Sanglee
Diplomat, 30 October 2023
41. Most satisfied with PM Srettha’s performance: poll
Bangkok Post, 29 October 2023
42. Move Forward MP accuses Isoc of information warfare to escape dissolution
The Nation, 29 October 2023
43. Is the halo starting to slip?
Bangkok Post, 28 October 2023
44. Pita blames concentration of power and wealth for decline of democracy
The Nation, 27 October 2023
45. Thaksin’s daughter Paetongtarn elected as Pheu Thai leader
The Nation, 27 October 2023
Vietnam
46. Vietnam can and will be a very important player in rare earth
VietNamNet, 29 October 2023
47. Vietnam’s Vinfast Committed to Selling EVs to US Despite Challenges
Associated Press
VOA, 29 October 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
48. What’s next for 5G in Southeast Asia?
Manoj Harjani and Gatra Priyandita
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 30 October 2023
49. Multilateral Matters – October 2023: ASEAN After COVID: The Road to Recovery [6-page PDF]
Nazia Hussain, Jose Miguelito Enriquez
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 30 October 2023
50. 2024 elections chance to ‘rejuvenate democracy’ in Southeast Asia
Radhiyya Indra (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 29 October 2023
51. UN Warns of Growing Money Laundering, Shadow Banking Risk from Mekong Casinos
Zsombor Peter
VOA, 29 October 2023
52. Lancang-Mekong River region to share near real-time data on water resources
[Link to the “Technical Report – Phase 1 of the Joint study on the Changing Patterns of Hydrological Conditions of the Lancang-Mekong River Basin and Adaptation Strategies“]
Khmer Times, 28 October 2023
53. ASEX-01N strengthens the intra-ASEAN military landscape
Collin Koh, NTU
East Asia Forum, 27 October 2023
54. Equity, transparency and clarity needed to propel ASEAN energy interconnectivity plan – SIEW 2023
Si Ying Thian
Gov Insider, 27 October 2023
55. ASEAN’s Myanmar stance won’t change with Laos in charge: official
Nana Shibata
Nikkei Asia, 27 October 2023
56. Mengapa negara Arab dan ASEAN lamban merespons konflik Israel-Hamas? [Why were Arab and ASEAN countries slow to respond to the Israel-Hamas conflict?]
Ayu Anastasya Rachman
The Conversation, 27 October 2023
Asia Pacific
57. White House expects Biden and Xi to meet next month
Alex Willemyns
Radio Free Asia, 27 October 2023
58. 加强区域经济合作 有助稳定中国在全球出口市场地位 [Strengthening regional economic cooperation will help stabilize China’s position in the global export market]
黄琇惠
联合早报, 27 October 2023
East/South China Sea
59. Why the rusting wreck of a second world war ship is so important to China
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Guardian, 30 October 2023
60. Commentary: South China Sea isn’t the place to play ‘game of chicken’
Koh Swee Lean Collin
Channel News Asia, 28 October 2023
61. South China Sea: US, Australia, Japan would join Philippines-China ‘fight’, says analyst
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 28 October 2023
62. Backgrounder: The People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM)
Zachary Fillingham
Geopolitical Monitor, 26 October 2023
Climate Change/Environment
63. Vietnam Must Improve Flood Resilience as Extreme Weather Hits Central Coast, Say Experts
VOA, 29 October 2023
64. South-east Asia’s EV investment race
Natasha Teja
FDI Intelligence, 27 October 2023
Media, Technology & Society
65. TikTok shops around for options in wake of Indonesia app ban
Mercedes Ruehl and Cristina Criddle
Financial Times, 27 October 2023
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