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- No. 31: The State of Southeast Asia 2024 Survey Report
- No. 32: The State of Southeast Asia 2024 Survey Report
- No. 42: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 43: Mirza Sadaqat Huda, Lead Researcher
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. Cambodian maid is arrested and deported by Malaysia for criticizing Cambodia leaders on social media
EILEEN NG and SOPHENG CHEANG
AP News, 3 October 2024
Indonesia
2. Exporting sand, thinking of reclamation and maritime boundaries
I Made Andi Arsana
Jakarta Post, 4 October 2024
3. Jokowi on farewell tour in final weeks of presidency
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 4 October 2024
4. Analysis: Doubts cast over nutritional quality of Prabowo’s free meals program
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 4 October 2024
5. Indonesia’s Transition to Prabowo with Ben Bland
[34-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling, Japhet Quitzon, and Lauren Mai
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 3 October 2024
6. House to Have 13 Commissions to Accommodate Cabinet Expansion under Prabowo
Yustinus Paat
Jakarta Globe, 3 October 2024
7. Ridwan Kamil Leads in New Poll But Pramono Anung in Steady Rise
Anisa Fauziah
Jakarta Globe, 3 October 2024
8. Public Satisfaction with Transportation High Under Jokowi’s Presidency, Survey Shows
[Link to “EVALUASI PUBLIK TERHADAP 10 TAHUN PEMERINTAHAN PRESIDEN JOKO WIDODO“]
Yustinus Paat
Jakarta Globe, 3 October 2024
9. Flypaper effects: The overlooked cost of free meals program
Nela Navida
Jakarta Post, 3 October 2024
10. Prabowo to boost household spending, Thomas Djiwandono says
Ruth Dea Juwita
Jakarta Post, 3 October 2024
11. Indonesia’s move to rehabilitate Suharto reopens wounds, draws condemnation
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 3 October 2024
Malaysia
12. Sabah, Sarawak’s one-third seat demand non-negotiable, say don, activist
Nicholas Chung
Free Malaysia Today, 4 October 2024
13. Experts’ view: Why the writing is on the wall for Malaysian malls taking second bite at the cherry
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 4 October 2024
14. Terengganu’s investment surge: East Coast Economic Region Development Council locks in RM3.1b, eyes RM4.2b target for 2024
Malay Mail Online, 4 October 2024
15. Keep NEP but change its focus
P Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 4 October 2024
16. Anwar’s Pakistan state visit secures RM2.65bil in trade deals – Tengku Zafrul
New Straits Times, 4 October 2024
17. More seniors applying for jobs to cope with rising cost of living
DIYANA PFORDTEN
Star, 4 October 2024
18. INTERACTIVE: In an ageing Malaysia, more women work beyond retirement
DIYANA PFORDTEN
Star, 4 October 2024
19. Masa sesuai laksana rasionalisasi subsidi, tangani defisit negara [Appropriate time to implement subsidy rationalisation, tackle national deficit]
Nur Nazlina Nadzari
Utusan Malaysia, 4 October 2024
20. Malaysian Prime Minister’s Visit To Bangladesh: High Hopes And Strategic Imperatives
Md Shoriful Alom
Eurasia Review, 3 October 2024
21. IDEAS Identifies 95 Political Appointments in the Current Administration, Fewer Compared to Previous Administrations
Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, 3 October 2024
22. Perak generates RM29m in royalties from rare earth mining
New Straits Times, 3 October 2024
Myanmar
23. Myanmar Junta’s Aim in Lashio: ‘If We Can’t Get It Back, We’ll Destroy It’
Nayt Thit
Irrawaddy, 3 October 2024
24. From Poppy Fields to Black Markets: Understanding the Drug Trade Across India and Myanmar
Sreeparna Banerjee
Observer Research Foundation, 3 October 2024
Philippines
25. Philippine casino developments surge amid online gambling crackdown
Yuki Fujita
Nikkei Asia, 4 October 2024
26. Philippines may face China-sized hurdle as it makes its case for UN security seat
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 3 October 2024
Thailand
27. Coalition eyes charter change talks
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 4 October 2024
28. Pheu Thai halts amnesty push as Constitution, Senate hurdles loom
The Nation, 3 October 2024
Vietnam
29. VN to be among leading countries in Meta AI, says Meta’s global affairs head
VietNamNet, 4 October 2024
30. Vietnam plans US$67 billion high-speed railway with no foreign capital
CNA, 3 October 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
31. America is losing South-East Asia to China
Economist, 3 October 2024
32. Why ASEAN should not be a US-China battleground
Natalie Sambhi
The Brookings Institution, 3 October 2024
33. Global Innovation Index 2024: ASEAN continuing to cement itself as a global Innovation Hub
[Link to the Global Innovation Index 2024]
ASEAN Secretariat News, 2 October 2024
Asia Pacific
34. South Korea’s Yoon shops for a bigger role in SE Asia
Simon Hutagalung
Asia Times, 4 October 2024
35. Middle powers and international law: A bulwark against Thucydides Trap
Chris Alden, Kenddrick Chan
ThinkChina, 3 October 2024
36. On U.S.-ASEAN Relations & Trade
Shay Wester and Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit
Asia Society Policy Institute, 2 October 2024
East/South China Sea
37. US presidential elections: Implications for Manila-Washington alliance, South China Sea
Bryant Macale
Benar News, 3 October 2024
38. EXPLAINED: What are the Paracel Islands and why are they disputed?
Luna Pham
Radio Free Asia, 3 October 2024
39. Is China downplaying ‘restrained’ clash with Vietnamese fishermen near Paracel Islands?
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 3 October 2024
40. Beijing tests regional resolve in South China Sea amid Middle East conflict
William Yang
VOA, 3 October 2024
Climate Change/Environment
41. Malaysia perlu teknologi simpanan tenaga capai sifar karbon 2050 [Malaysia needs energy storage technology to reach zero carbon by 2050]
Abdul Halim Yusoff
Berita Harian, 4 October 2024
42. Japan’s decarbonisation projects in Southeast Asia are prolonging fossil fuel use: study
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 4 October 2024
43. The people’s vision for regional decarbonisation in Southeast Asia
Mirza Sadaqat Huda
Eco-Business, 4 October 2024
44. Natural gas demand growth picks up in 2024 amid uncertainties over supply
[Link to 93-page PDF document: Global Gas Security Review 2024]
IEA, 3 October 2024
45. The View | Indonesia and Philippines must clean up their nickel mines
Mohammad Yunus
South China Morning Post, 3 October 2024
46. Indonesia’s EV Ambitions Must Surpass Economic Triumph
Rif’at Abdillah
Stratsea, 3 October 2024
47. Challenges and Viability of Carbon Pricing in Malaysia
Juita Mohamad
Stratsea, 3 October 2024
Media, Technology & Society
48. Indonesia bans e-commerce firm Temu over fears its small enterprises could be ‘destroyed’
CNA, 3 October 2024
49. AI memes: Election disinformation manifested through satire
Nicol Turner Lee and Isabella Panico Hernández
The Brookings Institution, 3 October 2024
Others
US Foreign Policy
50. Harris foreign policy spotlights international order, rules and norms
Ken Moriyasu
Nikkei Asia, 3 October 2024
51. The Next President and the Tradeoffs in U.S. Economic Policy: How to Grapple With “the New Washington Consensus”
Michael B. G. Froman
Foreign Affairs, 3 October 2024
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