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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: Prabowo to increase tax ratio, state budget deficit
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2024
2. Nusantara capital city land clearance scares native inhabitants, investors
Mhd Zakiul Fikri
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2024
3. First Lady Iriana’s private secretary declares bid for Bogor mayor
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2024
4. Strategi Perolehan Suara Lintas Generasi Prabowo-Gibran pada Pemilihan Umum 2024 [Prabowo-Gibran Cross-Generation Vote Gaining Strategy in the 2024 General Election]
Florentina Dwiastuti, Asisten Peneliti Departemen Politik dan Perubahan Sosial, CSIS
Anak Agung Istri Mas Ratnaningrum, Asisten Peneliti Safer Internet Lab (SAIL), CSIS
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 19 March 2024
5. Govt announces 14 new strategic projects
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 19 March 2024
6. Lawmakers fail with bid to avoid move to Kalimantan
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 19 March 2024
7. Indonesia’s problem of ‘proper’ masculinity
Abdullah Faqih
New Mandala, 19 March 2024
8. Will Jokowi seek to lead Indonesia’s oldest party to ‘secure his legacy’ post-presidency?
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 19 March 2024
9. Some 25 agencies ready to move to IKN: BKN
Antara, 19 March 2024
10. Seven state construction companies to be merged into three firms
Antara, 19 March 2024
11. Nusantara crucial for equitable economic growth in Indonesia: OIKN
Antara, 19 March 2024
12. Indonesia proposes injecting US$3.7 billion into state firms in 2024, 2025
Business Times, 19 March 2024
13. Jokowi’s elder son strong footing as Indonesia’s new V-P
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 19 March 2024
Malaysia
14. Why is the Padu sign-up so low and how do we fix it?
Geoffrey Williams
Free Malaysia Today, 20 March 2024
15. Impact assessment of the Progressive Wage Policy pilot project in Sept- Deputy Economy Minister
Nor Ain Mohamed Radhi and Qistina Sallehuddin
New Straits Times, 20 March 2024
16. Health Ministry clarifies stance on anti-smoking bill after ‘u-turn’ assertion
Qistina Sallehuddin, Nor Ain Mohamed Radhi
New Straits Times, 20 March 2024
17. King: Blunders related to religious issues unacceptable
Zakiah Koya And Yee Xiang Yun
Star, 20 March 2024
18. PKR to discuss turmoil in Sabah chapter
Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 20 March 2024
19. Malaysian minister says amended citizenship laws won’t render more children stateless
Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Benar News, 19 March 2024
20. Plantation firms wary of ‘forced labour’ concerns, says minister
Free Malaysia Today, 19 March 2024
21. IDEAS: Proposed constitutional amendments on citizenship risks worsening statelessness, burdening the economy and threatening national security
Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, 19 March 2024
22. Malaysians face retirement in poverty as lifelong low pay bites back in their autumn years
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 19 March 2024
Myanmar
23. Seven Myanmar Ethnic Armed Groups Revamp Peace Process Team
Irrawaddy, 19 March 2024
Philippines
24. Marcos: PH defending its territorial rights is not at the behest of US
Jean Mangaluz
Inquirer, 20 March 2024
25. US-Philippines alliance is ‘ironclad’- Blinken
BBC, 19 March 2024
26. Marcos on handling geopolitical issues: Keep politics and economy separate
Jean Mangaluz
Inquirer, 19 March 2024
27. Blinken visits Manila; may eye an AUKUS-like mechanism: expert
Zhao Yusha
Global Times, 19 March 2024
28. Sino-US rivalry: Why the Marcos-Duterte feud is more than just a clan war
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 18 March 2024
Thailand
29. Pheu Thai firms ties with CPP
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 20 March 2024
30. Digital wallet paper to be assessed by panel
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 20 March 2024
31. No escaping Thaksin
Bangkok Post, 20 March 2024
32. Thailand forges ahead with ‘digital wallet’ handout scheme, official says
Channel News Asia, 20 March 2024
Vietnam
33. Corruption purge and tycoon’s $12bn bank fraud trial shake Vietnam
A. Anantha Lakshmi
Financial Times, 20 March 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
34. From Grab to GoTo, Southeast Asia’s startups weather funding winter
Akito Tanaka and Tsubasa Suruga
Nikkei Asia, 20 March 2024
35. Is Asean truly a winner in globalisation 2.0?
[Link to event materials:
“The risk of de-risking: Dissecting ASEAN’s exposure within the intricate weave of global trade”;
De-risking strategy: A blessing or a curse for ASEAN-6’s FDI and export sophistication?; The rising tide of protectionism: Implications for ASEAN FDI;
Sustainable investments: New drive for growth amid geopolitical fragmentation;
Digital payment dynamics in ASEAN and the macroeconomic implications;
Job creation from e-commerce: Sectoral linkages and implications for ASEAN;
Investing in ASEAN’s digital economy: Risks and opportunities;
Informing the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) through the language of current agreements]
Business Times, 20 March 2024
36. Which Southeast Asian nations are best prepared for pandemics?
[Link to 64-page ADB Report “What Has Covid-19 Taught Us About Asia’s Health Emergency Preparedness And Response?“
Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez
Eco-Business, 19 March 2024
37. Southeast Asia Is Souring on Israel Over the War in Gaza
Joshua Kurlantzick
World Politics Review, 19 March 2024
38. EU palm oil ban: Malaysia, Indonesia seek trade justice
David Hutt
Deutsche Welle, 18 March 2024
39. What’s in a name? Gaza is closer to you than you think
Ravi Velloor
Straits Times, 14 March 2024
Asia Pacific
40. Asia ground zero in the revolution of electric vehicle markets
Yves Tiberghien, University of British Columbia ; Mei Terasawa, University of British Columbia
East Asia Forum, 19 March 2024
41. Global South is moving toward the center of Chinese foreign policy
Yu Jie
Nikkei Asia, 19 March 2024
42. Empowering Online Public Service in Asia: The Digital Frontier
[Link to PDF report]
Fukunari Kimura, Lurong Chen (editors)
ERIA, 19 March 2024
43. For Xi, Exporting China’s Problems Beats Tackling Them at Home
World Politics Eeview, 19 March 2024
44. The U.S.–China Rivalry in a New Medieval Age
RAND, 19 March 2024
45. PacNet #16 – India, China, and the Evolving Balance in Southeast Asia
Saurabh Singh
Pacific Forum, 16 March 2024
46. Investment Provisions In The CPTPP Boost Intra-bloc FDI Flows
Asia Competitiveness Institute, 13 March 2024
East/South China Sea
47. Taiwan warns of ‘enormous’ Chinese bases near its S.China Sea holding
Ben Blanchard
Reuters, 20 March 2024
48. In Indonesia, Beijing’s South China Sea presence seen as ‘threat’ to national interests, survey shows
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 20 March 2024
49. China has drawn its territorial line in the Gulf of Tonkin. Is the South China Sea next?
Laura Zhou
South China Morning Post, 19 March 2024
Climate Change/Environment
50. UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
[Link to the State of the Global Climate 2023 report]
Jamey Keaten and Seth Borenstein
APNews, 20 March 2024
51. Taking steps towards climate action
Kongpob Areerat
Bangkok Post, 20 March 2024
52. Solar Energy in Cambodia: Overcoming Energy System Challenges
Eric Koons
Energy Tracker Asia, 20 March 2024
53. Greater urgency for peatland protection in South-east Asia
Business Times, 20 March 2024
54. No oil and gas majors aligned with climate targets: report
Business Times, 20 March 2024
55. Culture of harassment persists for women in Southeast Asia’s conservation space
Hướng Thiện
Mongabay, 19 March 2024
56. U.S. to finance $500m in green exports to Vietnam
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 19 March 2024
57. Asian economies must go green to keep their competitive edge
Sonja Cheung
South China Morning Post, 19 March 2024
58. Thailand to ban maize from field- burning countries
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 19 March 2024
Media, Technology & Society
59. Tech giants removed 12M posts spreading disinformation on Indonesian election
Arie Firdaus and Tria Dianti
Benar News, 19 March 2024
60. Replicating the Mobile Revolution
Daniel F. Runde, Austin Hardman, and Paula Reynal
CSIS, 19 March 2024
Others
61. Why Have Developing Countries Soured on Multilateralism?
Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
Project- Syndicate, 19 March 2024
62. Bertelsmann Stiftung launches Transformation Index / How to halt democracy erosion
[Link to Global Transformation Index Report and Asia Oceania Report ]
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Yahoo, 19 March 2024
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