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- No. 12: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow and Co-coordinator
- No. 48: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 51: Nuurrianti Jalli, Visiting Fellow
- No. 52: Jayant Menon, Visiting Senior Fellow and Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 55: 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 Manet fishing for increased FDI
Mom Mit, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation ; Prom Thary, RUDN University
East Asia Forum, 28 June 2024
2. Manet: Chinese giant BYD set to open automobile factory in Kingdom
Ry Sochan
Phnom Penh Post, 28 June 2024
Indonesia
3. Gov’t Tries to Dispel Concerns Over New Capital’s Small Population Size
Thomas Rizal
Jakarta Globe, 1 July 2024
4. Analysis: Will Jokowi hold sway over regional elections even after stepping down?
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 1 July 2024
5. Kaesang Leads in Central Java Gubernatorial Survey
Hendro D Situmorang
Jakarta Post, 30 June 2024
6. Indonesia bets on Japan tie-up to boost its nascent hydrogen industry
Nana Shibata
Nikkei Asia, 30 June 2024
7. Pengakuan Hasto Ungkap Suara Akar Rumput PDIP: Anies Didukung Maju di Pilgub Jakarta [Hasto’s Reveals PDIP Grassroots Voice: Anies Has Support to Run in Jakarta Gubernatorial Election]
Republika, 30 June 2024
8. ‘Like Kennedys and Bushes’: Indonesia president-elect Prabowo’s family business empire draws parallels, concerns
Kiki Siregar
CNA, 29 June 2024
9. Can Indonesia rely less on rice? Culture and agriculture would have to change
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 29 June 2024
10. Indonesia to levy 100-200% duties on clothing, ceramics, minister says
Reuters
Nikkei Asia, 29 June 2024
11. Jokowi seeking investors for food estates
Yohana Belinda
Jakarta Post, 28 June 2024
12. Indonesia eyes regional wealth management hub status but ‘trust’ needed to attract investors
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 28 June 2024
13. Indonesia accused of subverting Pacific push for UN rights mission to Papua
Stefan Armbruster, Victor Mambor and BenarNews staff
Benar News, 27 June 2024
Laos
14. China-financed Laos railway expands Beijing’s reach in Southeast Asia
VOA, 29 June 2024
Malaysia
15. Sabah struggles to break free from economic ‘doom loop’
Jason Santos
The Malaysian Insight, 1 July 2024
16. Tetap bertegas pertahan kuota bumiputera – PM [Still determined to keep the bumiputera quota – PM]
Maisarah Sheikh Rahim
Utusan Malaysia, 1 July 2024
17. BN will be with PH going into GE16
Bernama, 30 June 2024
18. Rafizi aims for 65pc voter turnout in Sungai Bakap polls, higher than previous by-elections
Malay Mail Online, 30 June 2024
19. Controversial Malaysia airport privatisation deal stirs debate on economic fallout of Israel boycotts
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 30 June 2024
20. Don’t politicise govt efforts to help Indians, says deputy minister
Ravin Palanisamy
The Malaysian Insight, 30 June 2024
21. Survey shows Perikatan losing Malay support in Sungai Bakap, says Rafizi
The Malaysian Insight, 30 June 2024
22. BRICS: Bertindak sebelum hilang pasaran sebenar [BRICS: Act before the real market disappears]
Mohd Fadhli Mohd Sulaiman
Utusan Malaysia, 30 June 2024
23. 政治上的黑天鹅与灰犀牛 [Black swans and grey rhinos in politics]
郑名烈
星洲网, 30 June 2024
24. Kontrak politik baharu Malaysia ubah gelagat, emosi pengundi [Malaysia’s new political contract changes the behavior and emotions of voters]
Prof Datuk Dr Sivamurugan Pandian adalah Profesor Pusat Pengajian Sains Kemasyarakatan Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Berita Harian, 29 June 2024
25. Sabah Umno won’t work with any party seeking its downfall, says Bung
Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 29 June 2024
26. Debate swirls on merits of RON92 comeback amid concern over impending petrol hike
Malaysia Now, 29 June 2024
27. Sinking feeling about our politicians
Joceline Tan
Star, 29 June 2024
28. Foreign retirees losing interest in Malaysia’s MM2H residency scheme after revamp of rules
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 29 June 2024
29. Interview: Malaysia eyes inspiration from China as it seeks economic transformation: official
Xinhua News, 29 June 2024
30. PM Anwar makes play for PAS support to woo Malaysia’s Malay majority
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 28 June 2024
31. Malaysia’s ‘safety from the state’ score drops, survey reveals
[Link to the HRMI Rights Tracker]
Noel Achariam
The Malaysian Insight, 28 June 2024
Myanmar
32. NUG says Myanmar PDFs joined resurgence of Operation 1027
Mizzima, 30 June 2024
33. Myanmar’s Junta Is Also Losing on the Supermarket Shelves
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 28 June 2024
34. Indian Blockade Isolates Myanmar’s Rakhine, Pressures Arakan Army to Leave Chin State
Irrawaddy, 28 June 2024
35. Is The Buddhist Clergy’s Boycott of Myanmar’s Regime Gaining Momentum?
Maung Kavi
Irrawaddy, 28 June 2024
Philippines
36. Ex-Philippines president Duterte’s senate election bid poses threat to former ally Marcos
Karen Lema and Mikhail Flores
Reuters, 1 July 2024
37. Why Poland Has Become a Gateway to Europe for Filipinos
Raquel Carvalho
Diplomat, 29 June 2024
38. Years Later, Philippines Reckons With Duterte’s Brutal Drug War
Sui-Lee Wee and Camille Elemia
New York Times, 29 June 2024
39. Philippine troops kill 10 communist rebels in a clash, in the latest blow to decades-long insurgency
AP News, 28 June 2024
40. Philippines and U.S. to hold 2+2 talks in ‘late July,’ sources say
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 28 June 2024
Thailand
41. Pita slams EC’s ‘double standards’
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 1 July 2024
42. Thai PM Srettha’s Popularity Slides as Opposition Keeps Climbing
Suttinee Yuvejwattana
Bloomberg, 30 June 2024
43. Pita and Move Forward see further rise in popularity: Nida Poll
The Nation, 30 June 2024
44. Three factors driving political uncertainty
The Nation, 30 June 2024
45. Thailand’s soft power initiatives could sink or surf the ‘T-Wave’
Nguyen Thanh Long, Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities
East Asia Forum, 29 June 2024
46. Senatorial elections reshape political landscape
The Nation, 29 June 2024
47. Taiwan announces Thailand investment deal, marking first pact under Lai
Thompson Chau
Nikkei Asia, 28 June 2024
48. What The World’s ‘most Complicated Election’ Means For Thailand’s Democracy
Koh Ewe
Time, 28 June 2024
Vietnam
49. Vietnam reduces VAT to boost economy and lower costs
VietNamNet, 30 June 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
50. Gold-buying frenzy grips Vietnam and Thailand as economic fears mount
Su-Lin Tan
South China Morning Post, 1 July 2024
51. After its anti-China Covid jab fake news campaign, the US has to regain Asean’s trust
[This commentary was first published on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary website, Fulcrum]
Nuurrianti Jalli
South China Morning Post, 29 June 2024
52. As Brics lures Malaysia and Thailand while world order ‘crumbles all around’, is Asean OK?
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 29 June 2024
53. Talent crunch: Taiwan’s semiconductor sector looks to South-east Asia for workers
Yip Wai Yee
Straits Times, 29 June 2024
54. Southeast Asia’s Real Choices Lie Beyond the ‘Swing State’ Paradigm
Prashanth Parameswaran
Diplomat, 28 June 2024
Asia Pacific
55. Biden’s train wreck of a debate a sideshow for people outside West
Alex Lo
South China Morning Post, 30 June 2024
56. China has a major soft power problem in Asia
Business Times, 28 June 2024
East/South China Sea
57. Commentary: The world came dangerously close to full-scale conflict in the South China Sea
Koh Swee Lean Collin
CNA, 1 July 2024
58. China-Philippines ties on ‘brink of total breakdown’: unpacking the collapse
Alan Robles and Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 29 June 2024
59. Philippines’ dithering over South China Sea clash fuelled by US doubts
Richard Heydarian
South China Morning Post, 29 June 2024
60. Philippines Must ‘Do More’ on South China Sea, Marcos Says
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 28 June 2024
Climate Change/Environment
61. Malaysian development bank’s funding of Vietnam coal plant casts shadow over climate pledges
Robin Hicks
Eco-Business, 30 June 2024
62. Philippines courts investors for ‘China-free’ nickel supply chain
A. Anantha Lakshmi
Financial Times, 30 June 2024
63. How Singapore’s clean energy drive can support commitment to a greener Asean Power Grid
[This commentary was first published on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary website, Fulcrum]
Courtney Weatherby
South China Morning Post, 30 June 2024
Media, Technology & Society
64. Asean needs digital literacy boost
Livia Feliciani Nazara
Bangkok Post, 1 July 2024
65. Indonesia’s home-grown tech start-ups struggle to compete on funding and innovation
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 30 June 2024
66. Amid South China Sea tensions, Philippine military warns public against disinformation efforts
Camille Elemia
Benar News, 28 June 2024
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