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- No. 29: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 37: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 44: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher
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: Bata closes its Indonesian factory, raises concerns of deindustrialization
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 15 May 2024
2. House set to pass Constitutional Court Law revision
Alifia Sekar
Jakarta Post, 15 May 2024
3. Conflict Escalation in the South China Sea: Measuring the Direction of Indonesia’s Maritime Policy
WAWAN RAHMADI
Modern Diplomacy, 15 May 2024
4. Indonesia’s Prabowo wants a ‘president’s club’. But can Joko Widodo, Megawati, Yudhoyono see eye to eye?
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 15 May 2024
5. Indonesia targets completion of 41 national strategic projects in 2024
Antara, 14 May 2024
6. Proposed Indonesian broadcasting law could stifle press freedom more: Experts
Ami Afriatni and Arie Firdaus
Benar News, 14 May 2024
7. Govt mulls over plan for dedicated housing ministry
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 14 May 2024
8. PDIP Ungkap Pentingnya Mekanisme Checks and Balances, Isyarat Oposisi? [PDIP Reveals the Importance of Checks and Balances Mechanism, Signaling Opposition?]
Andri Saubani
Republika, 14 May 2024
Malaysia
9. Malaysia’s restructured national pension fund allows for early withdrawals; experts say ‘delicate’ balance needed
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
CNA, 15 May 2024
10. EVs: issues faced by govt and next steps
Yamin Vong
Free Malaysia Today, 15 May 2024
11. Should Malaysia offer dual citizenship to plug brain drain?
MalaysiaNow, 15 May 2024
12. Malaysia overtakes Thailand as ASEAN’s second-biggest auto market
ATSUSHI TOMIYAMA and NORMAN GOH
Nikkei Asia, 15 May 2024
13. Experts: Perikatan still dominates social media
Martin Carvalho & Rahimy Rahim
Star, 15 May 2024
14. No evidence of ship-to-ship transfer of Iranian oil off Malaysia: Anwar
Business Times, 14 May 2024
15. PM Anwar again says ‘no’ to second casino, asserts Malaysia focusing on AI and energy transition
Malay Mail Online, 14 May 2024
16. Are EPF Account Fleksibel withdrawals limited to RM250 per day? Here’s what you need to know
Alexander Wong
Malay Mail Online, 14 May 2024
17. Kian Ming warns against misinterpreting KKB results in favour of Pakatan
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 14 May 2024
18. Malaysia’s PM Anwar meets with Hamas leaders in Qatar amid US scrutiny of financial ties
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 14 May 2024
19. Not impossible for single party to win Sabah polls, says Shafie
Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 14 May 2024
Myanmar
20. Myanmar residents lobby Japan to act over conscription law
Bangkok Post, 15 May 2024
21. Patrick Winn on the Narco-Economy of Myanmar’s Wa State
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 14 May 2024
22. Myanmar policy at a crossroads
Morgan Michaels
International Institute for Strategic Studies, 14 May 2024
23. Japanese Envoy Meets Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Organizations
Brian Wei
Irrawaddy, 14 May 2024
24. Myanmar Ethnic Armed Groups’ Advances Against Junta: State – by – State Breakdown
Aye Chan Hsu
Irrawaddy, 14 May 2024
25. Myanmar junta plans October national census
AFP
Straits Times, 14 May 2024
26. War in Western Myanmar: Avoiding a Rakhine – Rohingya Conflict
Crisis Group, 10 May 2024
Philippines
27. Boosting senior high employability
Inquirer, 15 May 2024
28. PH tells UN body: Marcos strategy ‘greatly improved’ drug war
ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS
Manila Bulletin, 15 May 2024
29. Philippines seeking Canada’s help to avoid ‘great power rivalry’ between China, U.S.
Dylan Robertson
CTV News, 14 May 2024
Thailand
30. EC clarifies Senate poll regulations
MONGKOL BANGPRAPA
Bangkok Post, 15 May 2024
31. Cabinet okays 10 – year EEC visa for foreigners
WICHIT CHANTANUSORNSIRI
Bangkok Post, 15 May 2024
32. Thailand’s Move Forward leader says amnesty for political prisoners a priority
FRANCESCA REGALADO
Nikkei Asia, 15 May 2024
33. Showdown coming over B400 minimum wage
Bangkok Post, 14 May 2024
34. Senate candidates allowed limited media access, EC says
The Nation, 14 May 2024
35. Thaksin only wants peace at Thai – Myanmar border: Paetongtarn
The Nation, 14 May 2024
36. NPLs cross 1.09 trillion baht as household debts hit 16.3 trillion
The Nation, 14 May 2024
Vietnam
37. What’s Behind Vietnam’s Political Upheaval?
[22-mins video interview with Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute]
Diplomat, 14 May 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. Experts: Greater Malaysia – Singapore ties a win for Asean as a whole
Bernama, 15 May 2024
39. ASEAN Should Watch the China – US Cyber Competition More Closely
Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman
Diplomat, 14 May 2024
40. Japan megabanks, government are biggest funders of Southeast Asia’s gas expansion
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 14 May 2024
Asia Pacific
41. China’s NATO Anxiety
Matti Puranen
Diplomat, 15 May 2024
42. From QUAD to Squad: Informal Alliances in the Indo-Pacific
Akshat Dwivedi
Geopolitical Monitor, 14 May 2024
43. Perception matters: How Chinese funding impacts Beijing’s image in India
MARK HALLERBERG, SAHIL DEO, OM MARATHE, JAYATI SHARMA
Observer Research Foundation, 14 May 2024
44. India’s strategic conundrum of diminished influence and rising ambitions: State of Southeast Asia 2024
Joanne Lin
ThinkChina, 14 May 2024
East/South China Sea
45. China invasion of WPS: Root of all evil is access to oil, gas
Kurt Dela Peña
Inquirer, 15 May 2024
46. A code of conduct won’t solve the South China Sea crisis
Rahman Yaacob
Interpreter, 15 May 2024
47. Atin Ito’ Coalition successfully installs markers in West Philippine Sea
MARTIN SADONGDONG
Manila Bulletin, 15 May 2024
48. South China Sea: Philippine admiral’s scandal sparks concerns about Chinese military exchanges, security threats
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 15 May 2024
Climate Change/Environment
49. ASEAN Energy Transition: The Role of LNG
Viktor Tachev
Energy TrackerAsia, 14 May 2024
50. RI to build floating solar plant in reservoir of Jatigede Dam
Ruth Dea Juwita
Jakarta Post, 14 May 2024
51. Japan cannot make CO2 disappear just by exporting it
Putra Adhiguna
Nikkei Asia, 14 May 2024
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