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- No. 29: Lye Liang Fook, Senior Fellow
- No. 30: Lye Liang Fook, Senior Fellow
- No. 32: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 46: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 55: State of Southeast Asia: 2022 Survey Report
- No. 60: Tham Siew Yean, Visiting Senior Fellow, and Neo Hui Yun Rebecca, Research Officer
- No. 63: Eugene Mark, Assistant Fellow
- No. 64: Jayant Menon, Visiting 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. A top Cambodian opposition politician is charged with inciting disorder for criticizing government
Sopheng Cheang & Grant Peck
Associated Press, 11 May 2024
Indonesia
2. Prabowo ‘grows impatient’ while courting PDI-P
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 12 May 2024
3. KPU allows elected lawmakers to run in regional head elections
Alifia Sekar
Jakarta Post, 12 May 2024
4. Anies dan Ahok Duet di Pilkada 2024? [Anies and Ahok duet in the 2024 regional elections?]
Erdy Nasrul
Republika, 12 May 2024
5. Could chocolate be Jokowi’s ‘sweetest’ legacy of all?
Rob Goodfellow
Jakarta Post, 11 May 2024
6. PDI-P mulls big names to roll out for Jakarta governor race
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 11 May 2024
7. Concerns for Indonesian democracy rise as Prabowo warns opponents against interference
Pizaro Gozali Idrus
Benar News, 10 May 2024
8. Prabowo’s nephew and niece touted as candidates for next Jakarta governor
CNA, 10 May 2024
9. Prabowo administration signals hard stance on illegal deforestation in Indonesia as it plots food estate expansion
Robin Hicks
Eco-Business, 10 May 2024
10. Govt admits land clearing remains hurdle in Nusantara project
Yohana Belinda
Jakarta Post, 10 May 2024
11. Nasib bonus demografi NTT belum jelas: mengapa dan bagaimana mengatasinya? [The fate of NTT’s demographic bonus is unclear: why and how to overcome it?]
Nawawi, Mugia Bayu Rahardja and Sonyaruri Satiti
The Conversation, 10 May 2024
Malaysia
12. Eventful week on Palestinian conflict in Malaysia points to West’s ‘second rehabilitation’ of Anwar?
Malaysia Now, 13 May 2024
13. Made too easy’: Buy now, pay later schemes ensnare consumers in Malaysia in web of purchases, debt
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
CNA, 12 May 2024
14. Johor-Singapore SEZ to include Iskandar Puteri, Pengerang, says MB
Free Malaysia Today, 12 May 2024
15. Winners and losers of the KKB by-election
Nicholas Chung
Free Malaysia Today, 12 May 2024
16. Analysts say KKB vote shows Perikatan’s ‘green wave’ has hit saturation point, leaders need to rethink appeal
Soo Wern Jun and Anis Zalani
Malay Mail Online, 12 May 2024
17. Perikatan needs new leaders, says Zaid after coalition’s KKB defeat
Malaysian Insight, 12 May 2024
18. KKB results show Perikatan can’t penetrate mixed seats
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 12 May 2024
19. ‘Scary’ polarisation is Malaysia’s greatest challenge, PM Anwar’s daughter Nurul Izzah warns
Joseph Sipalan and Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 12 May 2024
20. IN FOCUS: As Malaysia corruption dragnet widens, PM Anwar’s ‘political payback’ threatens to hurt business sentiment
Leslie Lopez & Aqil Haziq Mahmud
CNA, 11 May 2024
21. Surge in economic emigration raises concern
Samuel Chua
Free Malaysia Today, 11 May 2024
Myanmar
22. Deportation of Myanmar Nationals From Manipur Could Favor Myanmar’s Junta
Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Diplomat, 10 May 2024
23. Rules of engagement: Armed groups and the media
Hein Thar
Frontier Myanmar, 10 May 2024
Philippines
24. 16,200 Chinese granted student visas
Dona Z. Pazzibugan
Inquirer, 13 May 2024
25. The China threat is finally prompting the Philippines to step up military modernisation. Will it succeed?
Alan Robles and Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 12 May 2024
26. ‘We’re sitting ducks’: Residents in northern Philippines fear being caught in US-China rift
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 12 May 2024
27. Editorial: A desperate move by the destitute
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 May 2024
28. Philippines wants Chinese diplomats expelled amid South China Sea row
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 10 May 2024
Singapore
29. Pragmatism and poetry: What PM Lee brought to Singapore’s four most important bilateral relationships
Neo Chai Chin and Asyraf Kamil
CNA, 13 May 2024
30. Phone calls and photo posts: How PM Lee taps these ‘foreign policy’ tools to secure Singapore’s interests
Neo Chai Chin & Asyraf Kamil
CNA, 13 May 2024
31. From ‘crooked bridge’ to Johor-Singapore SEZ: Ties have warmed but more has to be done
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 13 May 2024
32. 不懈倡导多边合作益处 始终主张与亚细安共荣 [Relentlessly advocate the benefits of multilateral cooperation and always advocate co-prosperity with ASEAN]
蓝云舟, 魏瑜嶙
联合早报, 10 May 2024
Thailand
33. Pro-weed groups put heat on govt
Prasit Tangprasert
Bangkok Post, 13 May 2024
34. War of independence
Somruedi Banchongduang, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Kanana Katharangsiporn & Kuakul Mornkum
Bangkok Post, 13 May 2024
35. Casinos area limited for new project venues
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 13 May 2024
36. Who’s directing behind the scenes?
Veera Prateepchaikul
Bangkok Post, 13 May 2024
37. Thais support nationwide wage hike, but doubt it will happen as planned
Bangkok Post, 12 May 2024
38. Royal decree published to kick off election process for 200 senators
The Nation, 11 May 2024
39. A rice old business
Editorial
Bangkok Post, 10 May 2024
40. Thailand’s biometric data collection stirs debate for Myanmar nationals
Kiana Duncan
Benar News, 10 May 2024
41. Thailand’s Senate Election: The Definition of Insanity
Ian Hollinger
Diplomat, 10 May 2024
42. Public has no confidence in new Senate election system: survey
The Nation, 10 May 2024
Vietnam
43. How will Vietnam benefit from US recognition of market economy status?
VietNamNet, 12 May 2024
44. Vietnam’s arrest of reformist labor official could disturb bid for better trade terms with U.S.
Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 10 May 2024
45. Vietnam’s Defense Strategy: A Maritime-Oriented Continental Perspective
Nguyen The Phuong
Diplomat, 10 May 2024
46. Putin may visit Vietnam as Hanoi aims to secure power balance
VOA, 10 May 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
47. Asia-Pacific free trade pacts have been a big success for the U.S.
Bilahari Kausikan and Steven Okun
Nikkei Asia, 13 May 2024
48. China’s Confucius Institutes flourish in ASEAN after West’s freeze-out
Elaine Chan
Nikkei Asia, 12 May 2024
49. China’s complex presence in Southeast Asia
Enze Han, University of Hong Kong
East Asia Forum, 10 May 2024
50. Closed Dam In Vietnam Leading To Dry River Beds In Cambodia
Radio Free Asia, 10 May 2024
Asia Pacific
51. With right incentives, Asia’s energy transition needs could be met by private markets
Joan Ng
Business Times, 13 May 2024
52. How Europe is targeting Asia while tiptoeing around China tensions
Richard Heydarian
South China Morning Post, 13 May 2024
53. The Squad: Adding an ‘S’ for Security
Oorja Tapan
Diplomat, 11 May 2024
54. More subsea cables bypass China as Sino-U.S. tensions grow
Kentaro Takeda & Masaharu Ban
Nikkei Asia, 11 May 2024
55. Aukus expansion: Japan, South Korea want in on Pillar 2 – but trust is still a sticking point
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 11 May 2024
56. US expands trade dispute to China’s shipbuilding sector
ThinkChina, 10 May 2024
East/South China Sea
57. Another sign of WPS ‘reclamation’ spotted, with usual suspect
Inquirer, 12 May 2024
58. China warns PH against expelling its diplomats over leaked recording
Javier Joe Ismael
Manila Times, 11 May 2024
59. Malaysia’s appetite for oil and gas puts it on collision course with China
Rebecca Tan
Washington Post, 11 May 2024
Climate Change/Environment
60. A Study Of Emerging Electric Vehicle (EV) Supply Chain In Malaysia
[This article was published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as ISEAS Perspective 2024/33]
Eurasia Review, 13 May 2024
61. Tripling Renewable Energy Capacity Is Possible, But 2023 Didn’t Help
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 12 May 2024
62. Four Asean countries among the world’s top emitters at high risk of climate disaster
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 10 May 2024
63. Amid Indonesia’s quest for development, don’t neglect Indigenous land rights
[This article was first published in Fulcrum, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blogsite]
Eugene Mark
Eco-Business, 10 May 2024
64. China scouts Hungary to power EV battery production and sell to wider, warier EU
Ralph Jennings
South China Morning Post, 10 May 2024
Media, Technology & Society
65. Tech giants start to treat South-east Asia like next big thing
Olivia Poh and Suvashree Ghosh
Bloomberg, 11 May 2024
Others
Geopolitics
66. Infrastructure Is Remaking Geopolitics
Mary Bridges
Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2024
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