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- No. 5: Julia Lau, Senior Fellow & Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 26: Cassey Lee, Senior Fellow
- No. 27: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 33: Choi Shing Kwok, Director & Chief Executive Officer
- No. 35: Paul Chambers, Visiting Fellow
- No. 52: William Choong, Senior Fellow & 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. Cambodia pulls out of border development deal with Vietnam, Laos
AFP
Straits Times, 21 September 2024
Indonesia
2. Analysis: Questioning the effectiveness of new presidential advisory council
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 23 September 2024
3. KPU announces candidates for regional elections
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 22 September 2024
4. Anies could still sway Jakarta race from sidelines, survey finds
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 21 September 2024
5. Prabowo has big plans for Indonesia on the world stage
Hariz Baharudin and Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 21 September 2024
6. Jokowi builds Indonesian infrastructure, but weakens democratic foundations
Arlina Arshad and Aqil Hamzah
Straits Times, 21 September 2024
7. Pemerintahan Prabowo berpotensi koalisi gemuk: apa jadinya negara tanpa oposisi? [Prabowo’s potentially bloated government: what happens to a country without an opposition?]
Wawan Kurniawan, Peneliti di Laboratorium Psikologi Politik Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Indonesia
The Conversation, 21 September 2024
8. Politikus dan pebisnis: perusahaan pun bertanggung jawab atas terbentuknya dinasti politik [Politicians and businesspeople: industry is also responsible for the formation of a political dynasty]
Rayenda Khresna Brahmana, Lecturer in School of Economics, Finance, and Accounting, Coventry University, Coventry University
The Conversation, 20 September 2024
9. Indonesia’s Prabowo May Struggle to Get Out From Under Jokowi’s Shadow
Joshua Kurlantzick
World Politics Review, 20 September 2024
10. Prabowo’s Core Value: Shaping Economic and Foreign Policy Beyond Binary Choices
Klaus Heinrich Raditio
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 19 September 2024
Malaysia
11. 伊党放眼沙巴或导致国盟分裂 [PAS’s sights on Sabah could split PN]
刘惟诚是马国时事评论员、拉曼大学政治与新闻系助理教授
联合早报, 23 September 2024
12. 马国回教化还有没有退路？[Is there a way out from Malaysia’s Islamization?]
萧寺明是新加坡国立大学学生
联合早报, 23 September 2024
13. 为何马哥打补选是一大看点 [Why the Mahkota by-election is worth watching]
高浩阳
联合早报, 23 September 2024
14. Visit To China, A Resounding Success – Sultan Ibrahim
Bernama, 22 September 2024
15. ‘Don’t know where to turn’: Singapore drivers face uncertainty, mull alternatives as Malaysia VEP deadline looms
Amir Yusof
CNA, 22 September 2024
16. Penang DAP results shows members accepted peace deal, says analyst
Free Malaysia Today, 22 September 2024
17. Steven Sim is new Penang DAP chairman
Star, 22 September 2024
18. Hajiji’s push for GRS-Pakatan Plus electoral pact litmus test for unity
Star, 22 September 2024
19. The fighting spirit
Philip Golingai
Star, 22 September 2024
20. Isu Kerajaan Perpaduan di Johor boleh jadi `duri dalam daging’ [The Unity Government in Johor could be a `thorn in the flesh’]
Luqman Haziq Abdullah
Utusan Malaysia, 22 September 2024
21. Sarawak will always fund Chinese schools as they’re important to nation-building with one in three students attending at primary level, says deputy premier
Malay Mail Online, 21 September 2024
22. Halal’ and Islamic principles: The slippery slope of Jakim’s certification
Malaysia Now, 21 September 2024
23. No more discussions with opposition on ‘rejected’ MOU – DPM
Malaysiakini, 21 September 2024
24. ‘Proposed Urban Redevelopment Act will make Malays lose political power’
Malaysiakini, 21 September 2024
25. COMMENT | Elite Malay class has failed bumiputera
Chandran Niar
Malaysiakini, 21 September 2024
26. Exclusive | Malaysia must tread fine line in EV push amid US-China rivalry, trade tensions: minister
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 21 September 2024
27. Asian Angle | Why did Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim give Russia a free pass over Ukraine?
[This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak’s commentary website fulcrum.sg]
Ian Storey
South China Morning Post, 21 September 2024
28. Worry over undercurrents in Mahkota polls
Joceline Tan
Star, 21 September 2024
29. Malaysia unveils zero tax for family offices in Forest City, in bid to revive Johor project
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 20 September 2024
Myanmar
30. No limits to the lawlessness of Myanmar’s predatory military regime
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 22 September 2024
31. Myanmar Junta Counteroffensives Failing Across Country: Analysts
Hein Htoo Zan
Irrawaddy, 20 September 2024
Philippines
32. Sara Duterte accuses Marcos allies of undermining 2028 election prospects
Jeoffrey Maitem and Jason Gutierrez
Benar News, 20 September 2024
Singapore
33. 电力一体化项迈入第二阶段 我国进口电力倍增为亚细安电网铺路 [As power integration project enters second phase, Singapore’s energy imports have doubled to pave the way for the ASEAN power grid]
魏瑜嶙
联合早报, 21 September 2024
Thailand
34. Flak mounts over Thai charter rewrite bid
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 22 September 2024
35. Asian Angle | Why Thailand chose to buy Swedish fighter jets instead of US F-16s
[This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak’s commentary website fulcrum.sg] Paul Chambers
South China Morning Post, 22 September 2024
36. Online public hearing shows overwhelming support for retirement lottery
The Nation, 22 September 2024
37. Cast out into the cold
Bangkok Post, 21 September 2024
38. 400-baht minimum wage unlikely by Oct 1
Bangkok Post, 21 September 2024
39. Thailand falls to 47th place in world talent rankings for 2024
[Link to “IMD World Talent Ranking 2024”]
The Nation, 21 September 2024
Vietnam
40. Vietnam launches national semiconductor strategy: Roadmap to 2050
VietNamNet, 22 September 2024
41. US visit by Vietnam’s To Lam to be showcase of great power balancing – if he meets Biden
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 20 September 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
42. Services and Investment Liberalisation in ASEAN
Yap Lai Peng, Intan Murnira Ramli
ERIA, 23 September 2024
43. The West’s commitment to Southeast Asia is mere lip service
Alexandre Dayant and Grace Stanhope
Nikkei Asia, 23 September 2024
44. Joint Media Statement of the 3rd RCEP Ministers’ Meeting
ASEAN Secretariat News, 22 September 2024
45. Joint Media Statement of the Twenty-Seventh AEM Plus Three Consultation
ASEAN Secretariat News, 22 September 2024
46. ASEAN Media Statement of the Twelfth EAS Economic Ministers’ Meeting
ASEAN Secretariat News, 21 September 2024
47. Joint Media Statement of the AEM-USTR Consultation
ASEAN Secretariat News, 20 September 2024
48. SME Policy Index ASEAN 2024 Enabling Sustainable Growth and Digitalisation
Editors: ERIA, ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME), OECD
ERIA, 20 September 2024
49. What Could a Harris Administration Mean for Southeast Asia?
Sam Baron
Diplomat, 19 September 2024
Asia Pacific
50. Power in Asia: Outliers and curiosities
[Link to “Asian Power Index 2024 Edition“] Susannah Patton, Jack Sato
Interpreter, 23 September 2024
51. India’s Renewed Focus On The Indo Pacific – Analysis
Collins Chong Yew Keat
Eurasia Review, 22 September 2024
52. ‘A better bet’: Asia backs Kamala Harris over more Trump turmoil in US presidential race
Biman Mukherji, Maria Siow, Kimberly Lim, and Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 21 September 2024
53. ‘Quad’ leaders move to create ‘free and secure’ Indo-Pacific at summit
Anita Powell
VOA, 21 September 2024
54. Africa in the spotlight: How Japan, China and Indonesia are building connections
Mitsugi Endo
ThinkChina, 20 September 2024
55. The private sector won’t save America’s Indo-Pacific policy
Economist, 19 September 2024
56. China’s “70% Grip” On Rare Earth Material Threatens Disruption Of Military Supplies, Undercuts Projects From U.S. To Japan
Ashish Dangwal
EurAsian Times, 18 September 2024
East/South China Sea
57. Maintaining presence in WPS: PCG sends new ship to Escoda Shoal, thumbs down leasing of foreign vessels
Martin Sadongdong
Manila Bulletin, 22 September 2024
58. South Korea Says ‘Visiting Forces Agreement’ With The Philippines Likely Amid Boiling Tensions In Indo-Pacific Region
Sakshi Tiwari
EurAsian Times, 21 September 2024
59. On the reescalating tension in the West Philippine Sea
Jaime J. Yambao
Manila Times, 21 September 2024
60. Countermeasures against China’s Maritime Militia Operations in the South China Sea
Gilang Kembara
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 20 September 2024
61. Malaysian king tells Xi Jinping nation will work with China to keep South China Sea peace
Liu Zhen and Cyril Ip
South China Morning Post, 20 September 2024
Climate Change/Environment
62. Indonesia far short of 2024 renewable energy target
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 22 September 2024
63. Comprehensive CCUS Research Report: Storage, Value Chain, Policy & Regulation and Financing
GCCSI, ERIA
ERIA, 20 September 2024
64. Jokowi’s 10-Year Tenure: 45 New Dams to Strengthen Indonesia’s Food Security
Andrea Arshirena Hosana
Jakarta Globe, 20 September 2024
65. Transisi energi mustahil berkeadilan tanpa mengawasi pertambangan mineral kritis [Just energy transition is impossible without monitoring the mining of critical materials]
Bioantika, PhD Candidate in Mineral Security and Sustainability, The University of Queensland
The Conversation, 20 September 2024
Media, Technology & Society
66. Singapore seeks to fight deepfakes in elections with new laws ahead of 2025 polls
Jean Iau
South China Morning Post, 20 September 2024
67. Countering Online Radicalisation in Southeast Asia Through the 5M Framework
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 19 September 2024
Others
US Foreign Policy
68. America’s Crisis of Deterrence: How to Adapt an Old Theory to New Realities
Carter Malkasian
Foreign Affairs, 20 September 2024
US-China Relation
69. The Long Game: Understanding US and China’s Theories of Victory
Ngo Di Lan
Diplomat, 21 September 2024
70. Why US-China bipolarity is good for Asia
Hervé Lemahieu
Interpreter, 20 September 2024
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