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- No. 22: Joanne Lin, Associate Senior Fellow
- No. 26: Chan Heng Chee, Chairman, Board of Trustees
- No. 32: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 33: Nguyen Thanh Giang, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 34: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 36: Ooi Kee Beng, 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. Cambodia announces fundraising effort for ‘border infrastructure’
Radio Free Asia, 26 August 2024
Indonesia
2. Idealism and the folly of youth in Indonesian politics and democracy
Tobias Basuki
Jakarta Post, 27 August 2024
3. Golkar’s loyalties
Editorial board (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 27 August 2024
4. Private sector won’t commit to Nusantara unless govt does: Business groups
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 27 August 2024
5. Revival of Indonesia’s advisory council is a threat to democratic integrity
Virdika Rizky Utama
Nikkei Asia, 27 August 2024
6. What’s Behind the Resumption of China-Indonesia Military Exercises?
Ian Seow Cheng Wei
Jakarta Post, 26 August 2024
7. EU embargo on Indonesian palm oil a blessing in disguise, Prabowo says
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 26 August 2024
8. Ideological (mega)projects: Xiong’an and Nusantara
Wang Lezhi
New Mandala, 26 August 2024
9. Indonesia, U.S. host joint drills with first cybersecurity agenda
Ismi Damayanti
Nikkei Asia, 26 August 2024
10. Jokowi’s Dynastic Ambitions Risk Plunging Indonesia Into Crisis
Rane Worldview, 26 August 2024
11. How Will the Prabowo Administration Shape Indonesia’s Foreign Policy as a Middle Power?
Calvin Khoe
East-West Centre, 20 August 2024
Malaysia
12. Muhyiddin claims trial to sedition charge
Free Malaysia Today, 27 August 2024
13. Just call us Sabah: DCM Kitingan says don’t call it a ‘state’, already recognised by Putrajaya as ‘region’
Malay Mail Online, 27 August 2024
14. Malaysia steps up pro-Palestinian stance, straining ties with U.S.
Fumika Sato
Nikkei Asia, 27 August 2024
15. Dakwaan beli undi antara isi petisyen PRK DUN Nenggiri – Bersatu Kelantan [Allegation of vote buying among the contents of the Nenggiri DUN – Bersatu Kelantan by-election petition]
Mustaqim Mohamed
Utusan Malaysia, 27 August 2024
16. NST Leader: Pay rise and price hikes
New Straits Times, 25 August 2024
Myanmar
17. Myanmar Junta Set to Lose Restive State to Ethnic Armed Group
Philip Heijmans
Bloomberg, 27 August 2024
18. Evolution of the Myanmar Revolution (Part 2): Why the ’88 Uprising Didn’t Evolve Into Revolution
Kyaw Zwa Moe
Irrawaddy, 27 August 2024
19. Editorial: Is the US waking up to China’s influence over Myanmar?
Mizzima, 26 August 2024
20. China to Hold Live-Fire Drills Near War-Torn Myanmar
David Pierson
New York Times, 26 August 2024
21. Myanmar junta commits to staggered 2025 election
Radio Free Asia, 26 August 2024
22. Why does China continue to support Myanmar’s junta despite its losses to resistance forces?
Lim Min Zhang
Straits Times, 26 August 2024
Philippines
23. Gradual exit of Pogos urged
Alden M. Monzon
Inquirer, 27 August 2024
24. Seoul Is Importing Domestic Workers From the Philippines
Haeyoon Kim
Diplomat, 26 August 2024
25. PH more focused on deterring armed attack over WPS situation
Betheena Unite
Manila Bulletin, 26 August 2024
Singapore
26. Remembering chats with Singapore’s leaders of yore, Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Keng Swee
Yew Lun Tian
Straits Times, 27 August 2024
Thailand
27. The omen of Paetongtarn’s leadership
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 27 August 2024
28. Thai women’s business success belies broader gender inequality
Kyoko Kusakabe, Asian Institute of Technology
East Asia Forum, 27 August 2024
29. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand’s New Prime Minister, Demonstrates the Excessive Power of the King and Royalist Elites
Joshua Kurlantzick and Pavin Chachavalongpun
Council on Foreign Relations, 26 August 2024
30. Pheu Thai dismisses concern over dissolution complaint
The Nation, 26 August 2024
31. Thaksin Shinawatra’s Poisoned Chalice
Mathis Lohatepanont
AsiaLink, 23 August 2024
Vietnam
32. Vietnam on right track to have IUU yellow card removed, says ISEAS expert
Linh Ha and Bich Huong
Vietnam Plus, 27 August 2024
33. Vietnam Ousts Deputy PM in ‘Blazing Furnace’ Anti-Graft Campaign
[Also republished on Bangkok Post and The Star]
Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Nguyen Xuan Quynh
Bloomberg, 26 August 2024
34. Explainer: How has Communist-run Vietnam’s graft campaign shaken up its politics?
Reuters, 26 August 2024
35. Nguyen Hoa Binh, Ho Duc Phoc, and Bui Thanh Son appointed as Deputy PMs
VietNamNet, 26 August 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. Picking On The Present: Asean has to raise its ambitions in a multipolar world
Ooi Kee Beng
Edge Markets, 27 August 2024
37. Politics Is Again Becoming a Family Business in Southeast Asia
Karishma Vaswani
Bloomberg, 26 August 2024
38. From Seed To Sustainability: Transforming Smallholder Farmers In Global Palm Oil Value Chain
Simon Hutagalung
Eurasia Review, 26 August 2024
39. SE Asia poised to be global EV industry hub, report says
[Link to the Electric Vehicle Outlook 2024: Executive Summary]
The Nation, 26 August 2024
Asia Pacific
40. Jake Sullivan’s China visit: Seeking stability amid verbal sparring
Yu Zeyuan
ThinkChina, 26 August 2024
41. Rise of Economic Nationalism in Emerging Economies and the Influence of Elections
Michio Ueda
East-West Centre, 23 August 2024
Climate Change/Environment
42. Indonesia’s EV ambitions highlight urgent battery recycling challenges
Michelle Anindya
Dialogue Earth, 26 August 2024
43. Government working on carbon tax regulations: Finance minister
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 26 August 2024
Media, Technology & Society
44. Global tech firms, social media giants reject Putrajaya’s licensing plan
Malaysia Now, 26 August 2024
Others
US Foreign Policy
45. Commentary: Questions abound about what a Harris win means for US foreign policy in Asia
Steven R Okun
CNA, 27 August 2024
46. Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers
Foreign Policy, 26 August 2024
47. On Foreign Policy, U.S. Parties Don’t Have the Power
Stephen M. Walt
Foreign Policy, 26 August 2024
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