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- No. 4: Lye Liang Fook, Senior Fellow
- No. 11: A’an Suryana, Visiting Fellow
- No. 33: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 38: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 40: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
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. Hun Sen asks U.S. not to include Cambodia in its geopolitical strategy
Khmer Times, 5 June 2024
2. US defense secretary meets Cambodian officials to push for stronger ties with Chinese ally
SOPHENG CHEANG
AP News, 4 June 2024
3. Funan Techo Canal Project underscores Cambodia’s struggle for strategic autonomy
Yunkang Liu, University of New South Wales
East Asia Forum, 4 June 2024
4. 美防长访柬埔寨，柬专家：我们可与美国接触，但中国永远是首位 [US Secretary of Defense visits Cambodia; Cambodian experts: We can engage with the United States, but China will always come first]
严珊珊
观察者, 4 June 2024
Indonesia
5. Realizing Equality for Youth and Women in the Parliament
[Link to 30-page PDF]
Arya Fernandes, Head, Department of Politics and Social Change Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 5 June 2024
6. Jokowi looks to steady IKN Authority ship, claims big investment coming
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 5 June 2024
7. Jobless Gen-Z and demographic disaster
Editorial board (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 5 June 2024
8. Analysis: Prabowo to adopt a flexible approach to the free school meals program
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 5 June 2024
9. Jokowi proposes ART as new alternative for urban mass transportation
Antara, 4 June 2024
10. NU mining permits slammed as pork barrel politics
Nina A. Loasana and Radhiyya Indra
Jakarta Post, 4 June 2024
11. 印尼允许宗教组织采矿引发担忧 [Indonesia allows religious groups to mine, sparking concerns]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 4 June 2024
Malaysia
12. No by-elections in Gua Musang or Jeli, here’s why
Wong Chin Huat
Malaysiakini, 5 June 2024
13. NST Leader: Juggling with giants
New Straits Times, 5 June 2024
14. 10 years on, US-Malaysia relations need to adjust to a changed world
Elina Noor
South China Morning Post, 5 June 2024
15. Perkasakan Perkara 153 kepada semua lapisan masyarakat [Stress Article 153 to all levels of society]
PROFESOR Madya Dr. Azri Bhari ialah Timbalan Dekan Hal Ehwal Pelajar, Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari (ACIS), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).
Utusan Malaysia, 5 June 2024
16. UN rights chief: Malaysia should reinstate UNHCR access to immigration detention centers
Minderjeet Kaur and Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Benar News, 4 June 2024
17. Malaysia to reform pension system to ensure ‘no one is left behind’: PM Anwar
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 4 June 2024
Myanmar
18. A fledgling Mon resistance spreads its wings
Frontier Myanmar, 4 June 2024
19. Myanmar Junta Arrests Thai Condo Buyers, Realtors as Currency Crashes
Irrawaddy, 4 June 2024
Philippines
20. China emerges as one of biggest bilateral lenders to Philippines
[Link to 119-page PDF report: “Beijing’s Big Bet on the Philippines”]
Kathrin Hille
Financial Times, 5 June 2024
21. Hail Mary pass in Manila
Manuel L. Quezon III
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 June 2024
22. Marcos-Zelensky love-in underlines Manila’s strategic shift
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 4 June 2024
23. Philippine rice tariff cut will benefit Vietnam, not farmers, experts say
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 4 June 2024
Thailand
24. Carbon levy slated for 2025
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 5 June 2024
25. Thailand’s weed legalisation dilemma
Nuttanan Wichitaksorn
Bangkok Post, 5 June 2024
26. Government seeks tighter grip on central bank after clash
Bloomberg News
Bangkok Post, 5 June 2024
27. Looking At Demographics, Thailand’s Minimum Wage Hike Makes Sense
David Hutt
Diplomat, 5 June 2024
28. Paetongtarn quells Pheu Thai rebellion over Wissanu’s appointment
Star, 5 June 2024
29. Govt outlines more economic stimulus measures
The Nation, 5 June 2024
30. ‘Thaksin won’t flee again,’ says PM
Mongkol Bangprapa & Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 4 June 2024
31. Cabinet okays VAT change to curb cheap imports
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 4 June 2024
32. Thailand lagging behind in skills and digital know-how: NESDC
The Nation, 4 June 2024
Vietnam
33. Could China gain from Vietnam’s political infighting and ‘hardline’ tilt?
Shi Jiangtao
South China Morning Post, 5 June 2024
34. Bold new 20,000-ha-economic zone in Hải Phòng applies for central approval
Viet Nam News, 5 June 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
35. As shipping supply chains are interrupted by wars, how is Southeast Asia faring?
John F. Bradford
Jakarta Post, 5 June 2024
36. Hundreds of Rohingya flee shelters in Indonesia’s Aceh region
Nurdin Hasan
Benar News, 4 June 2024
37. Malaysia to uphold values, push for Asean cohesion as incoming chair
Bernama, 4 June 2024
38. “我们乘坐雅万高铁, 深刻理解了东南亚对中合作的痛处” [“We took the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, and deeply understood the pain points of Southeast Asia’s cooperation with China”]
钟飞腾, 中国社会科学院亚太与全球战略研究院
新浪财经头条, 4 June 2024
Asia Pacific
39. Don’t expect an Indo-Pacific NATO anytime soon
Connor Fiddler is the Associate Deputy Director for the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
Asia Times, 5 June 2024
Shangri-La Dialogue
40. Singapore summit highlights quasi-war atmosphere looming over Asia
Hiroyuki Akita
Nikkei Asia, 5 June 2024
41. China Postures at Shangri-La
James Palmer
Foreign Policy, 4 June 2024
42. CO24072 | Volodymyr Zelensky at Shangri-La: Strategising Candid Multilateralism
Dr Alan Chong is a Senior Fellow in the Centre for Multilateralism Studies, at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 4 June 2024
East/South China Sea
43. Philippines denies its troops pointed guns at Chinese coast guard personnel
Jason Gutierrez
Benar News, 4 June 2024
44. PH Navy slams China’s naval drill off Escoda Shoal
Martin Sadongdong
Manila Bulletin, 4 June 2024
Climate Change/Environment
45. Can ASEAN lead on climate change without embracing ESG?
Venkatachalam Anbumozhi
Jakarta Post, 5 June 2024
46. Collaboration key to filling Indo-Pacific infrastructure funding gap
Joe Bae and Natarajan Chandrasekaran
Nikkei Asia, 4 June 2024
Media, Technology & Society
47. Malaysia sees 16-fold increase in restricted online content
Free Malaysia Today, 5 June 2024
48. Banning AI and deepfake, regulating social media
Lito Averia
Manila Times, 5 June 2024
49. ASEAN is laying the foundation to effectively govern AI use
Eunice Lim
Nikkei Asia, 5 June 2024
50. As China’s Internet Disappears, ‘We Lose Parts of Our Collective Memory’
Li Yuan
New York Times, 4 June 2024
Others
51. The Dangerous Myth of Deglobalization
Brad Setser
Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2024
52. The World Isn’t Deglobalizing. It’s Reglobalizing
Roland Benedikter
World Politics Review, 4 June 2024
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