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- No. 8: Max Lane, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 11: Serina Rahman, Associate Fellow
- No. 40: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 41: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 47: Ian Storey, 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 says it would welcome US Navy at port expanded with China’s help
Reuters, 2 October 2024
2. IMF Staff Completes 2024 Article IV Mission to Cambodia
IMF News, 30 September 2024
Indonesia
3. Analysis: How important is Anies factor in Jakarta gubernatorial race?
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 2 October 2024
4. Puan reelected as House of Representatives speaker
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 2 October 2024
5. House Begins New Term without PPP for First Time in 47 Years
Heru Andriyanto
Jakarta Globe, 1 October 2024
6. Indonesian Islamic leader urges continuous boycott against companies over Israel-Gaza war
South China Morning Post, 1 October 2024
7. Lawmakers end five-year term marked by rushed deliberations
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 30 September 2024
8. 印尼国会为三前总统洗罪 或为普拉博沃获所有政党支持铺路 [Indonesian parliament clears three former presidents of charges, paving the way for Prabowo to gain support from all political parties]
吴汉钧
联合早报, 30 September 2024
Laos
9. Japan and Laos look to lock in a strategic partnership
Kei Koga, Nanyang Technological University
East Asia Forum, 1 October 2024
Malaysia
10. 5 faktor BN pertahan Mahkota, kempen PN serba tak menjadi [5 factors BN retained Mahkota; the PN campaign is not going well]
Dr Abdul Hadi Samsi
Berita Harian, 2 October 2024
11. ‘JB an option for Singaporeans escaping high costs’
Zazali Musa
Star, 2 October 2024
12. 希盟成功将选票转移国阵 刘镇东揭补选投票率真相 [PH successfully transferred votes to BN, Liew Chin Tong reveals the truth about by-election turnout]
The Malaysian Insight, 2 October 2024
13. Unity govt in Johor? Umno won’t let that happen, says Shahril
[link to Podcast “PRK Mahkota, Subsidi Pendidikan, Daftar Masuk-Keluar Hotel, Pembunuhan Hassan Nasrallah“]
Lynelle Tham
Free Malaysia Today, 1 October 2024
14. Low wages, gig economy behind poor EPF savings, says chairman
Free Malaysia Today, 1 October 2024
15. So what was in the draft MoU Opposition MPs had to say yes to in order to get equal funding? And why Perikatan MPs said no
Ida Lim
Malay Mail Online, 1 October 2024
16. Socso jacks up salary ceiling for contributions by 20pc to RM6,000
Malay Mail Online, 1 October 2024
17. Under 30 and drowning in debt: 53,000 young adults in Malaysia owe RM1.9b as credit culture soars
Malay Mail Online, 1 October 2024
18. Seven vie for Bersatu veep spots as Muhyiddin, Hamzah set to secure top posts, source reveals
Malay Mail Online, 1 October 2024
19. Malaysia PM Anwar’s coalition faces internal cracks after landslide by-election win
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 1 October 2024
20. PRK Mahkota: Penyokong DAP tidak selesa dengan UMNO? [Mahkota bby-election: DAP supporters not comfortable with UMNO?]
Muhammad Afifi Abdul Razak
Utusan Malaysia, 1 October 2024
21. Inclusive trade: navigating regulations through the lens of SMEs
Evelyn S Devadason
Free Malaysia Today, 30 September 2024
Myanmar
22. Myanmar’s military government launches a census seen as a way to gather information about opponents
Grant Peck
AP News, 2 October 2024
23. Editorial: UN Chief Guterres, Do You Have the Courage to Save Lives in Myanmar?
Irrawaddy, 1 October 2024
24. Buddhist division and polarisation in Myanmar’s revolutionary situation
Phyo Wai & Iselin Frydenlund
New Mandala, 1 October 2024
Philippines
25. Philippines drops a Typhon missile gauntlet on China
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 1 October 2024
26. Is An End to Asia’s Longest Running Communist Insurgency Finally in Sight?
Christian Wells
Diplomat, 1 October 2024
27. Philippines Opens Candidate Registration Period for Mid-term Elections
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 1 October 2024
28. Will Israel be a major player in the Philippines’ US$36 billion military upgrade?
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 1 October 2024
Singapore
29. Singapore’s lure for rich Chinese breeds family office tensions
Dylan Loh
Nikkei Asia, 1 October 2024
Thailand
30. Seawall plan raises ire
Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 2 October 2024
31. Military plans to withdraw from South by 2027
Bangkok Post, 2 October 2024
32. Cash transfers reach 14m Thais
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 2 October 2024
33. Thai ‘red shirts’ turn ‘orange’ for change as Thaksin’s moves divide supporters
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 2 October 2024
34. The Political Economy of Cinema in Thailand
James Guild
Diplomat, 1 October 2024
Vietnam
35. Historical Interpretations and Vietnam’s Diplomatic Balancing
Khang Vu
Diplomat, 1 October 2024
36. Thai court orders extradition of Vietnam activist who rights groups say will be at risk if returned
JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and DAVID RISING
AP News, 30 September 2024
37. IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Vietnam
IMF News, 27 September 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. CARI Asean: Asean in a crumbling global order: Strategic regional action necessary
Munir Majid
Edge Markets, 1 October 2024
39. Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam get caught in US solar tariff cross hairs
South China Morning Post, 1 October 2024
40. Asean needs a plan to navigate choppy US-China relations
Yeo Lay Hwee
[Link to “The state of Southeast Asia 2024 Survey Report”]
South China Morning Post, 1 October 2024
Asia Pacific
41. Ishiba’s Asian NATO: a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
Ryosuke Hanada
[Link to “The state of Southeast Asia 2024 Survey Report”]
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 2 October 2024
42. Balancing Powers: NATO’s Presence Office In Japan And Impact On ASEAN Diplomacy
Simon Hutagalung
Eurasia Review, 1 October 2024
43. Power in Asia: Pivots, paper tigers and regional poles
Stacie E. Goddard
Interpreter, 1 October 2024
44. What happens if China loses normal U.S. trade relations?
Pak Yiu
Nikkei Asia, 1 October 2024
45. Disinformation Risk Threatening Global Economy
Dan Steinbock
Eurasia Review, 30 September 2024
East/South China Sea
46. Malaysia Defies China With Offshore Drilling, US Think Tank Says
Philip Heijmans
Bloomberg, 2 October 2024
47. Who is winning the fight for the South China Sea’s resources?
Alyssa Chen
South China Morning Post, 1 October 2024
48. A Well-Oiled Machine: Chinese Patrols at Luconia Shoals
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 1 October 2024
Climate Change/Environment
49. The rising power of solar energy in Malaysia
Carolyn K
Free Malaysia Today, 2 October 2024
50. Emissions Trading Systems in Asia – Current Status, Key Issues, and Solutions
Asia Society Policy Institute, 1 October 2024
51. Financing Indonesia’s energy transition can happen beyond sluggish JETP deals – here’s how
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 1 October 2024
Media, Technology & Society
52. Singapore ups digital strategy to tackle deep fakes, security threats
Tsubasa Suruga
Nikkei Asia, 1 October 2024
53. Targets, Objectives, and Emerging Tactics of Political Deepfakes
Recorded Future, 24 September 2024
Others
US Foreign Policy
54. America’s Strategy of Renewal: Rebuilding Leadership for a New World
Anthony J. Blinken
Foreign Affairs, 1 October 2024
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