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- No. 9: Max Lane, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 44: Siwage Dharma Negara and Rebecca Neo, Senior Fellow and Research Officer
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. Cambodia’s total public debt reaches $11.24B
Xinhua News Agency
Manila Times, 19 March 2024
2. Cambodia urged to target ‘key figures’ as Chinese scam gangs defy crackdowns in ‘sin city’
Danielle Keeton-Olsen
South China Morning Post, 18 March 2024
Indonesia
3. Prabowo must take charge of coalition, ‘cordial’ ties with Jokowix
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 19 March 2024
4. Lawmaker advises govt to immediately proclaim Nusantara as capital
Antara, 18 March 2024
5. Indonesians protest former general Prabowo’s unofficial win in presidential election, allege widespread fraud
Saifulbahri Ismail, Calvin Yang
CNA, 18 March 2024
6. Airlangga stands ground in Golkar power struggle
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 18 March 2024
7. ELSAM, Imparsial zero in on draft regulation allowing military in civil posts
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 18 March 2024
8. Mempertanyakan di Mana Kekhususan Jakarta di RUU DKJ [Questioning the special status of Jakarta in the DKJ Bill]
Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Eva Rianti
Republika, 18 March 2024
9. Political taboo of questioning PKI’s role in Indonesia’s history: Documentary Eksil deals a blow
[Originally published here on Fulcrum]
Max Lane
ThinkChina, 18 March 2024
Malaysia
10. Tanduo Incident: Lahad Datu Economy Bounces Back Into Growth
Bernama, 19 March 2024
11. Adopt ‘Malaysia First’ attitude to strengthen ringgit, says country’s finance ministry
Channel News Asia, 19 March 2024
12. The State of the Nation: The ‘shariah surprise’ and gap in expectations despite EPF’s record dividend payout
Cindy Yeap
Edge Malaysia, 19 March 2024
13. Sabah PKR internal discord: Calls for resignation met with party unity appeal
Olivia Miwil
New Straits Times, 19 March 2024
14. NST Leader: Ideas for Felda
New Straits Times, 19 March 2024
15. Still a sore point among MPs
Rahimy Rahim, Allison Lai And Junaid Ibrahim
Star, 19 March 2024
16. ‘Tayar jangan sampai tunggu meletup’ [‘Don’t wait for the tires to explode’]
Zulkifli Jalil Dan Omar Zin
Utusan Malaysia, 19 March 2024
17. PM Anwar: Malaysia’s household debt at RM1.53t as of last year
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail, 19 March 2024
18. After ‘green light’ from Agong over austerity, how should Putrajaya juggle fiscal deficit and public welfare?
Zaf Seraj and R. Loheswar
Malay Mail, 19 March 2024
19. Domestic investment, wage growth: Malaysia ramps up efforts to revitalise economy after narrowly missing growth targets
Melissa Goh, Fabiah Koh
Channel News Asia, 18 March 2024
20. Malaysia’s Forest City Went From Boomtown to Ghost Town
Joseph Rachman
Foreign Policy Research Institute, 18 March 2024
21. Govt violated WHO tobacco control agreement, says KJ
[Link to 1.5 hour YouTube video “Kelantangan PMX Pertahan Palestin di Jerman, Pendedahan T.Menteri Kesihatan : Pengaruh ‘Big Tobacco’”]
Shahrul Shahabudin and Amirul Aiman
Free Malaysia Today, 18 March 2024
22. Rafizi concerned over low Padu take-up among Klang Valley folk, non-Malays
Shahrul Shahabudin
Free Malaysia Today, 18 March 2024
23. Govt launches survey on challenges faced by Indian community
Malaysiakini, 18 March 2024
24. McDonald’s Malaysia, pro-Palestinian group BDS seek mediation over boycott Israel campaign
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 18 March 2024
Myanmar
25. Myanmar crisis: security and humanity
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 19 March 2024
26. UN rapporteur for Myanmar: Thailand taking hard look at situation
Ye Kaung Myint Maung
Benar News, 18 March 2024
27. Seven NCA signatories gather in Chiang Mai for three-day plenary meeting
Eleven Myanmar, 18 March 2024
28. ‘A bitter loss’: Military claws back Kawlin
Frontier Myanmar, 18 March 2024
29. ‘Spring Revolution May Be Last Chance for Myanmar Democracy’
Irrawaddy, 18 March 2024
30. INTERVIEW: Myanmar’s junta is weakening, but world needs to cut off weapons, funds
Ye Kaung Myint Maung
Radio Free Asia, 18 March 2024
Philippines
31. Blinken to Stress Security Ties in Philippines, Official Says
Iain Marlow
Bloomberg, 19 March 2024
32. PH still a cocaine transshipment point
Manila Times, 18 March 2024
33. Filipino mail-order brides trafficked to China: alarm in Philippines over links to Chinese organised crime
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 18 March 2024
34. South China Sea: could Japan be drawn to help defend Philippines in 3-way summit with US?
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 18 March 2024
Singapore
35. Singapore minister Vivian Balakrishnan’s visit to Palestinian territories a ‘visible gesture’ by city state
Kimberly Lim
South China Morning Post, 19 March 2024
Thailand
36. Thaksin talk ‘off limits’ in general debate
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 19 March 2024
37. Fish farmers up in arms at proposed FTA with EFTA members
The Nation, 19 March 2024
38. Thailand’s Thaksin projects power as loyalists cosy up
Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat
Reuters, 18 March 2024
39. Thailand, Laos try to ‘make junta presentable’ amid ASEAN Myanmar inertia
Thompson Chau
Al Jazeera, 14 March 2024
Vietnam
40. Vietnam reports on casino businesses’ financial losses
Nation, 18 March 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
41. It’s a Family Affair as Paetongtarn Shinawatra Visits Cambodia
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 19 March 2024
42. Asia must keep pushing for free trade after U.S. election: experts
Akira Kitado
Nikkei Asia, 18 March 2024
43. CPP, Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai set to enhance links
Samban Chandara
Phnom Penh Post, 18 March 2024
44. Singapore and Indonesia talk of co-hosting big concerts, other events. Are they ready for it?
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 18 March 2024
45. Build a Community with a Shared Future for Lancang-Mekong Countries and Work Together Towards Modernisation
Han Zhiqiang, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Thailand
The Nation, 18 March 2024
Asia Pacific
46. My Say: US election casts cloud over Asia’s economies
Manu Bhaskaran
Edge Markets, 19 March 2024
47. The ‘Lost Decade’ of the US Pivot to Asia – Insights from Richard Fontaine.
Mercy A. Kuo
Diplomat, 18 March 2024
48. The Extent (and Limits) of China’s Economic Influence
Audrye Wong
Diplomat, 18 March 2024
49. China’s Two Meetings and What They Mean for the United States
June Teufel Dreyer, a Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, is Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.
Foreign Policy Research Institute, 18 March 2024
50. Marcos, Biden, Kishida to hold trilateral meet
Frances Mangosing
Inquirer, 18 March 2024
51. China Faces New Sea Dispute With Another Neighbor
Micah McCartney
Newsweek, 18 March 2024
52. Deep-sea mining talks to resume as interest swells from China to U.S.
Sayumi Take
Nikkei Asia, 18 March 2024
East/South China Sea
53. A Cauldron of Instability? Stakeholders in South China Sea are Increasing Geopolitical Tensions
Benjamin Blandin and Professor Stephen Nagy
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 18 March 2024
54. Guardrails For the South China Sea
Sribala Subramanian
Diplomat, 18 March 2024
55. GT investigates: US State Department’s support for Manila full of contradictions, serves to further militarize South China Sea
Hu Yuwei and Huang Lanlan
Global Times, 18 March 2024
Climate Change/Environment
56. Pressure builds for charge on global shipping sector’s CO2 emissions
Reuters
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 18 March 2024
57. Two Sessions: What it means for China’s climate policy in 2024
Lin Zi, Cui Qiwen, China Dialogue
Ecobusiness, 18 March 2024
58. UN probes controversial forest carbon agreement in Malaysian Borneo
John Cannon
Mongabay, 18 March 2024
Media, Technology & Society
59. Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Weaponizing the Law Against Online Speech in Southeast Asia
Manushya Foundation, 18 March 2024
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