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- No. 19: Lee Hwok Aun, Senior Fellow
- No. 44: Hoang Thi Ha, Senior Fellow
- No. 45: Joanne Lin, Melinda Martinus and Kristina Fong, Lead Researchers
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. Increasing Cooperation to Strengthen US-Cambodia Relations
Dr. Seun Sam
Khmer Times, 11 March 2024
2. Cambodia is still a long way away from a civil nuclear program
Dyna Phon
East Asia Forum, 9 March 2024
Indonesia
3. Hasil Final Pilpres 2024, Prabowo Kalahkan Anies di DKI Jakarta [2024 Presidential Election Final Results, Prabowo Defeats Anies in DKI Jakarta]
Republika, 11 March 2024
4. Rekapitulasi Suara di Bali Rampung, PDIP Masih Sangat Dominan [Vote Recapitulation in Bali Completed, PDIP Still Very Dominant]
Banjar Chaeruddin
Sinar Harapan, 10 March 2024
5. Is Prabowo’s growth target for Indonesia realistic? ‘Delusional’ plan could be costly for economy, analysts say
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 10 March 2024
6. Court ruling sparks fresh debate over House threshold
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 9 March 2024
7. Will Prabowo’s Win Increase the Military’s Influence In Indonesian Politics?
Nia Deliana and Moch Faisal Karim
Diplomat, 8 March 2024
8. Indonesia’s proposal to scrap governor election for Jakarta draws flak
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 8 March 2024
9. Unfinished Homework in the East
Daniel Kalangie
Stratsea, 8 March 2024
Laos
10. Chinese mining companies must process minerals in Laos before export
Radio Free Asia, 7 March 2024
Malaysia
11. Reducing migrant workers will empower Bumi businesses, says Rafizi
Mikha Chan
Free Malaysia Today, 11 March 2024
12. Not feasible to bar ethnic and religion-based parties, says expert
Martin Vengadesan
Malaysia Kini, 11 March 2024
13. Malaysian ringgit’s fall puts central bank, government on alert
Norman Goh And Tsubasa Suruga
Nikkei Asia, 11 March 2024
14. Orang Melayu penyumbang terbesar ekonomi? [Malays the biggest contributor to the economy?]
Ahmad Fadhlullah Adnan
Utusan Malaysia, 11 March 2024
15. 新元首未必是“定海神针” [The new Agong may not be a “magic wand to calm the seas”]
陈春安
联合早报, 11 March 2024
16. IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Malaysia
IMF News, 10 March 2024
17. After vending machine proposal, group urges Jakim to intervene over Muslim cabin crew’s handling of alcohol in flight
Anis Zalani
Malay Mail Online, 10 March 2024
18. PN’s 20 resolutions
Iylia Marsya Iskandar, Amalia Azmi
New Straits Times, 10 March 2024
19. Bumi agenda: Still in search of its North Star
Sheridan Mahavera
Star, 10 March 2024
20. 伊党靠“单行道”拿不下执政权 [PAS cannot win power by relying on a “one-way street”]
冯振豪
星洲网, 10 March 2024
21. The deepening divide
Joceline Tan
Star, 9 March 2024
22. Malaysia’s opposition leader Muhyiddin dares Anwar to vacate seats of Bersatu defectors
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 9 March 2024
23. Gender Equality in Malaysia
Yeong Pey Jung
Penang Monthly, 1 March 2024
Myanmar
24. Smugglers’ paradise: Illicit seafood trade soars in Tanintharyi
Mg Htin
Frontier Myanmar, 9 March 2024
25. NUG Critiques Thai Aid Corridor, Proposes Two-Track Process to Expand Myanmar Aid
Irrawaddy, 8 March 2024
Philippines
26. Relations amid geopolitical, economic perils
Dindo Manhit
Inquirer.net, 11 March 2024
27. PH needs to bolster maritime, air capabilities, analysts say
Philippine News Agency and Red Mendoza
Manila Times, 11 March 2024
28. Editorial: Securing PH’s energy future
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 March 2024
29. A first: US presidential trade and investment mission in PH
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 March 2024
30. EDCA: Weaponizing our country against China
Ricardo Saludo
Manila Times, 10 March 2024
31. 7 in 10 Filipinos willing to defend nation from foreign enemy — survey
Gaea Katreena Cabico
Philstar Global, 10 March 2024
32. Philippines to build US-funded port on island facing Taiwan
Kyodo
South China Morning Post, 9 March 2024
33. Philippines strikes security deals as tensions rise with China at sea
Regine Cabato
Washington Post, 9 March 2024
34. Political tug-of-war on Charter change not really about Charter change
Joseph Nathan Cruz
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 March 2024
35. Over 80% of Filipinos who voted for President Bongbong Marcos express no regrets about their choice
WRN Research, 8 March 2024
36. The Philippine economy in 2024: Stronger for longer?
Jon Canto, Frauke Renz, and Vicah Villanueva
McKinsey & Co., 7 March 2024
Thailand
37. Move Forward Party leader downplays dissolution effort
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 11 March 2024
38. Groomed for success: Paetongtarn Shinawatra Leader of Pheu Thai Party
Bangkok Post, 11 March 2024
39. Navigating the New Maritime Landscape, Thailand’s Landbridge Proposal and the Evolution from Kra Canal Dream
Vichana Sar
Khmer Times, 11 March 2024
40. Thai government once again in conflict with central bank
Toru Takahashi
Nikkei Asia, 11 March 2024
41. Can new Senate escape old stigma?
Mongkol Bangprapa And Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 10 March 2024
42. A perfect mess’: Thailand’s proposed cannabis crackdown steeped in political games and business owner anger
Jack Board
Channel News Asia, 10 March 2024
43. Thaksin accused of using Chiang Mai trip to boost political power
The Nation, 8 March 2024
Vietnam
44. The US need not appease the Communist Party to engage with Vietnam
David Hutt
Radio Free Asia, 9 March 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
45. Forging Economic Synergy: Australia’s Path to ASEAN Prosperity
Joanne Lin, Melinda Martinus, Kristina Fong Siew Leng
Asia Link, 11 March 2024
46. ASEAN States Need to do More on Women’s Empowerment
Seavmeng Samoeurth
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 8 March 2024
47. In Southeast Asia, protecting the environment is its own hazard
Subel Rai Bhandari
Radio Free Asia, 7 March 2024
Asia Pacific
48. South Asia sides with China after Taiwan’s elections
Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury, Nanyang Technological University
East Asia Forum, 9 March 2024
49. What Has COVID-19 Taught Us About Asia’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response?
Asian Development Bank, 8 March 2024
50. The value of APEC at a time of growing international turmoil
Rebecca Sta Maria, APEC Secretariat
East Asia Forum, 8 March 2024
East/South China Sea
51. US Key to Philippines’ Plan to Tap Oil, Gas in South China Sea
Andreo Calonzo and Manolo Serapio Jr
Bloomberg, 11 March 2024
52. Vietnam adds voice, calls for restraint in sea row
Frances Mangosing
Inquirer.net, 11 March 2024
53. PH ignored China’s proposals on sea row
Franco Jose C. Baroña
Manila Times, 11 March 2024
54. Philippines’ new playbook is a threat to South China Sea peace
Zhihua Zheng
South China Morning Post, 10 March 2024
55. The Philippines’ ties with Australia are ‘stronger than ever’. Is it a sign it has West’s backing in South China Sea?
Maria Siow and Su-Lin Tan
South China Morning Post, 9 March 2024
Climate Change/Environment
56. Will clean energy demands douse rekindled OCA hopes?
Manoj Mathew
Khmer Times, 11 March 2024
57. PM Anwar: Sarawak to become major renewable energy hub in SE Asia
Malay Mail Online, 11 March 2024
58. Capitalising on Sabah’s biomass potential
Jason Thomas
Free Malaysia Today, 10 March 2024
59. Why carbon utilization key to Indonesia’s decarbonization
Abhi Bhuchar, Eddison Lee, and Jerome Tan
Jakarta Post, 10 March 2024
Media, Technology & Society
60. Proliferating ‘news’ sites spew AI-generated fake stories
Channel News Asia, 11 March 2024
Others
Global Politics
61. International relations: Changing the narrative
Ngô Di Lân
Interpreter, 11 March 2024
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