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- No. 33: Aries Arugay, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 38: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 42: Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow
- No. 46: Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
- No. 52: 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
Brunei
1. US blacklists Brunei, Sudan on human trafficking
AFP
New Straits Times, 25 June 2024
Cambodia
2. A Seasoned Diplomat Arrives in Phnom Penh
Sribala Subramanian
Diplomat, 26 June 2024
3. LPG Supply Master Plan for Cambodia
[Link to 82-page PDF] Ministry of Mines and Energy, Government of Cambodia, ERIA
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), 25 June 2024
Indonesia
4. Analysis: Morgan Stanley downgrades RI stocks over Prabowo’s fiscal policies
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 26 June 2024
5. Is Indonesia still an attractive destination for investment?
Andre Simangunsong
Jakarta Post, 26 June 2024
6. Hitungan-hitungan Ridwan Kamil ke Jakarta, Siapa Paling Rugi dan Untung [Ridwan Kamil’s Calculations for Jakarta, Who Has the Most to Lose and Gain]
Republika, 26 June 2024
7. Downstreaming can help tap US$11.8 bln seaweed market potential: govt
Antara, 25 June 2024
8. Indonesia’s Jokowi says complex permit processes reason for losing out on Taylor Swift concerts to Singapore
CNA, 25 June 2024
9. Can Indonesia Actually Raise Its Debt to GDP Ratio to 50 Percent?
James Guild
Diplomat, 25 June 2024
10. Ilham Habibie Explains Move to Political Career
Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar
Jakarta Globe, 25 June 2024
11. Indonesia Has Highest Costs of Doing Business in ASEAN-5
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 25 June 2024
12. Prabowo’s 7 Pct Growth Ambition Will Be Hard to Achieve: Think-Tank
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 25 June 2024
13. PKS endorses Anies-Sohibul for Jakarta governor race
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 25 June 2024
14. Businesses disgruntled over planned seaweed export ban
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 25 June 2024
15. Jokowi Imposes Import, Anti-Dumping Duties on Textiles to Protect Domestic Industry
DANIEL A. FAJRI | VINDRY FLORENTIN | HAN REVANDA PUTRA
Tempo, 25 June 2024
Malaysia
16. Not all states are benefiting from FDI
Murray Hunter
Free Malaysia Today, 26 June 2024
17. UiTM remains closed to non-bumi, Dewan Rakyat told
Isabelle Leong, Ili Aqilah & Shakira Buang
Malaysiakini, 26 June 2024
18. Say and show it with heart
N. TRISHA
Star, 26 June 2024
19. US retains M’sia on currency manipulation watch list
Star, 26 June 2024
20. 土团欲补选，希盟冷处理 [Bersatu wants by-election, but PH takes cold approach]
郑名烈
星洲网, 26 June 2024
21. 中马命运共同体建设具有强大示范意义 [The construction of a community with a shared future between China and Malaysia has a strong significance]
许利平是中国社会科学院亚太与全球战略研究院研究员、东南亚研究中心主任
环球网, 26 June 2024
22. Education, business expansion push Chinese nationals to buy Malaysian properties
Minderjeet Kaur
Benar News, 25 June 2024
23. Govt has no plans for Sarawak special economic zone
Free Malaysia Today, 25 June 2024
Myanmar
24. US Diplomat Reportedly Met Myanmar Naval Officer in Vietnam
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 26 June 2024
25. Conflict in Myanmar Paves the Way for a New Way of Democracy
Tamas Wells, Soe Htet, and Michael Breen
Diplomat, 25 June 2024
26. Killing of Monks Raises Fear of a Holy Conflict in Myanmar
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 25 June 2024
27. Senior US Diplomat Reportedly Met Myanmar Junta Navy Officer in Hanoi
Irrawaddy, 25 June 2024
28. Junta military preparations point to brutal next phase in Myanmar conflict
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 25 June 2024
Philippines
29. Is Team Marcos Justified Its Economic Swagger?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 26 June 2024
30. 60% of Filipinos back proposed economic Charter change — survey
ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ
Manila Bulletin, 26 June 2024
31. A week after quitting Cabinet, Sara starts political chatter
Bobby E. Lagsa
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 June 2024
32. Will a Philippine senator’s exoneration spark a deeper probe into Duterte’s drug war?
Jeoffrey Maitem
South China Morning Post, 25 June 2024
33. 两大政治家族联盟破裂，菲律宾政治“内耗”升级？ [The alliance between the two major political families has broken down, is “internal strife” in Philippine politics escalating?
The Paper, 25 June 2024
Thailand
34. Selling out the public
Bangkok Post, 26 June 2024
35. Increasing foreign ownership limit for condos would boost economy
The Nation, 26 June 2024
36. Thailand to send farm workers to Israel for first time since Hamas attacks
Reuters
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 25 June 2024
37. Cabinet sets aside nearly 30 million baht for fertiliser subsidy
The Nation, 25 June 2024
Vietnam
38. Vietnam’s VinFast looks to tiny EV, priced at less than $10,000, to change its fortunes
Aniruddha Ghosal
AP News, 25 June 2024
39. Politburo names Nguyen Thi Tuyen interim leader of Hanoi Party Committee
VietNamNet, 25 June 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
40. Southeast Asian airlines spend big to cash in on return of travelers
Kosuke Inoue, Yuji Nitta and Yuki Fujita
Nikkei Asia, 26 June 2024
41. The Role of Family Support in the Well-Being of Older People: Evidence from Malaysia and Viet Nam
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Joseph E. Zveglich, Jr., Khadija Ali, and Hanna Xue
Asian Development Bank, 25 June 2024
42. BUILDING ASEAN SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE
[11-minute Podcast]
Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
BFM, 25 June 2024
43. Malaysia, Vietnam Upgraded Again in US Government’s Human Trafficking Report
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 25 June 2024
44. Gallup report: Malaysia among countries with lowest negative experiences
Malay Mail Online, 25 June 2024
45. YL Blog #70 – The Philippines’ Case for Naval Diplomacy in the Era of ASEAN Abandonment
Joshua Bernard B. Espeña
Pacific Forum, 25 June 2024
46. 新柔长堤一公里 国事家事一世纪 [One kilometer of Johor-Singapore Causeway, a century of national and family events]
联合早报, 25 June 2024
47. Southeast Asia quarterly economic review: Sustaining the momentum
Denis Bugrov, Debadrita Dhara and Kamaruzaman Kamarudin
McKinsey & Co., 24 June 2024
Asia Pacific
48. China’s undersea cable drive defies U.S. sanctions
CHENG TING-FANG, LAULY LI, TSUBASA SURUGA and SHUNSUKE TABETA
Nikkei Asia, 26 June 2024
49. Asian Women in Foreign Policy: Achieving Inclusive Diplomacy
Athiqah Nur Alami
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 25 June 2024
50. Japan: No Indo-Pacific Order Without International Order
Jagannath Panda, Julie Yu-Wen Chen, and Richard Ghiasy
Diplomat, 25 June 2024
51. Minilaterals’ have much work to do in the Indian Ocean region
Bharat Sharma
Nikkei Asia, 25 June 2024
52. Bracing for a Possible Trump 2.0: Implications for the Indo-Pacific
Tan See Seng
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 25 June 2024
53. Xi’s Bet on Manufacturing Capacity Can Still Pay Off for China
Mary Gallagher
World Politics Review, 25 June 2024
East/South China Sea
54. U.S. & Canadian Naval Forces “Flex Muscles” In South China Sea Amid Growing Threats To The Philippines
Ashish Dangwal
Eurasian Times, 25 June 2024
55. China deploys ‘monster’ ship near disputed shoal
Radio Free Asia, 25 June 2024
56. South China Sea: Hague ruling rejected by Beijing still casts long shadow over dispute
Shi Jiangtao
South China Morning Post, 25 June 2024
Climate Change/Environment
57. Relieve Debt to Protect the Environment
Elizabeth Losos, Alexander Pfaff, and Stuart Pimm
Foreign Policy, 25 June 2024
58. Who is investing in energy around the world, and who is financing it?
[Link to 219-page PDF report: World Energy Investment 2024]
Cecilia Tam, Paul Grimal, Jeanne-Marie Hays, and Haneul Kim
IEA, 25 June 2024
Others
Global Economy
59. Tax The Rich, Say A Majority Of Adults Across 17 G20 Countries Surveyed
Eurasia Review, 25 June 2024
60. A New Era of Financial Warfare Has Begun
Michael Hirsh
Foreign Policy, 25 June 2024
Global Governance
61. Commentary: The resurgence of the nation state and its implications for the world
Terence Ho
CNA, 25 June 2024
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