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- No. 17: Lee Poh Onn, Senior Fellow
- No. 22: Ooi Kee Beng, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 49: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher
- No. 51: State of Southeast Asia Survey
- No. 56: 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 |Others
Indonesia
1. Indonesia’s LNG Facilities and Their Contribution to the Economy
SATYA HANGGA YUDHA WIDYA PUTRA
Jakarta Globe, 5 May 2022
2. European Union responds
Vincent Piket is European Union ambassador to Indonesia.
Jakarta Post, 5 May 2022
3. Jokowi’s hopes for Japan
Editorial board
Jakarta Post, 5 May 2022
4. Indonesia’s defence shopping spree
Fitri Bintang Timur and Jovita Komala, CSIS Indonesia
East Asia Forum, 4 May 2022
5. Indonesian law systematically stifles journalists
Herlambang P. Wiratraman
360info, 3 May 2022
6. Do Indonesian trade unions address the future of work?
Tauvik M. Soeherman and Indrasari Tjandraningsih
Jakarta Post, 30 April 2022
7. How Indonesia’s policy stumbles over palm oil have unfolded
Bernadette Christina
Reuters, 29 April 2022
Laos
8. More Lao nationals find employment in South Korea
Star, 5 May 2022
Malaysia
9. Exit Sarawak or forget about forming next govt, PN told
Robin Augustin
Free Malaysia Today, 5 May 2022
10. Without Umno, Ku Li’s bipartisan group no threat to PAS, say analysts
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 5 May 2022
11. 巫统主流派继续搅动马国政坛 [Mainstream Umno factions continue to stir up Malaysian politics]
胡逸山
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 5 May 2022
12. Bipolar PKR clueless about Malaysia First
Praba Ganesan
Malay Mail Online, 5 May 2022
13. Saifuddin: PKR polls needed to restore party leadership decimated by ‘Sheraton Move’
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 5 May 2022
14. PKR man: ECRL welcomed but can people afford tickets?
Malaysiakini, 5 May 2022
15. What happened to Seri Iskandar airport land?
Raevathi Supramaniam
Malaysian Insight, 5 May 2022
16. Rapid ageing crisis: Reforms needed
Nuradzimmah Daim
New Straits Times, 5 May 2022
17. Under Abang Jo, Sarawak is asserting its personality – gently
Ravi Velloor
Straits Times, 5 May 2022
18. My Say: Dubious benefits for Malaysia in ratifying the CPTPP
Jomo Sundaram
Edge Markets, 4 May 2022
19. Kelantan PAS ready for eventualities in GE15, says Ahmad Yakob
Malay Mail Online, 4 May 2022
20. Speaker: One Selangor Plan to be tabled in state assembly in July
Malay Mail Online, 3 May 2022
21. No Room for Economic Complacency regarding Ukraine-Russia War
Frederik Paulus
Penang Monthly, 1 May 2022
22. On Urbanity and Wealth, and the Future of the Countryside
Ooi Kee Beng
Penang Monthly, 1 May 2022
Myanmar
23. Finding a pathway out of genocide for the Rohingya
Cecilia Jacob, ANU
East Asia Forum, 4 May 2022
24. Northern Shan State conflict leaves lives and livelihoods in ruins
Frontier Myanmar, 4 May 2022
25. Russia’s War in Ukraine Poses Problems for Myanmar Military
Bertil Lintner
Irrawaddy, 4 May 2022
26. Why Won’t Myanmar’s Junta Let Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Meet Foreign Diplomats?
Naing Khit
Irrawaddy, 4 May 2022
27. NGO: Video shows Thai military destroying footbridge used by Myanmar refugees
Nontarat Phaicharoen and Subel Rai Bhandari
Radio Free Asia, 4 May 2022
Philippines
28. Philippine presidential race: Family legacy a double-edged sword for Bongbong Marcos
Pichayada Promchertchoo
Channel News Asia, 5 May 2022
29. Philippines could revive nuclear plant if Marcos wins presidency
Channel News Asia, 5 May 2022
30. The Marcos revival: how late Philippine dictator’s son went from exile to election favourite
Cliff Venzon
Financial Times, 5 May 2022
31. Forked road and the Catholic vote
Joel Ruiz Butuyan
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 May 2022
32. INC endorsements: Do they matter?
Cristina Eloisa Baclig
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 May 2022
33. Marcos comeback bid shuns norms, recasts history
Nestor Corrales
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 May 2022
34. PH banks still pumping funds to coal, other fossil fuels, says watchdog report
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 May 2022
35. The politics of Facebook in the Philippines
Isabelle Amurao
Asia Times, 4 May 2022
36. ‘Authoritarian nostalgia’: Philippines seem set to return Marcoses to power
Rebecca Ratcliffe and Lorna Bayani
Guardian, 4 May 2022
37. Duterte’s last-minute endorsement could seal the deal for Bongbong Marcos Jnr, but will the outgoing Philippine president give it?
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
South China Morning Post, 4 May 2022
38. Philippine election: Is Leni Robredo allied with ‘communist terrorists’? No, former military spokesman says
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 4 May 2022
Thailand
39. Thai interest rate policy needs changing
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 5 May 2022
40. Thanathorn would take axe to local posts
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 5 May 2022
41. Thailand’s Chinese submarine deal: why is it stuck in limbo, and will it go ahead?
South China Morning Post, 5 May 2022
42. Japan, Thai agree on defense transfers
Ryuichi Sato and Tomoko Tsuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
Nation, 4 May 2022
43. Pandemic took a heavy toll on Thailand’s education system
Nation, 4 May 2022
44. Kishida’s Golden Week visit sets an important Japan – Thailand agenda
MARK S. COGAN
Southeast Asia Globe, 3 May 2022
Vietnam
45. Vietnam unleashes the taxman on dissent
David Hutt
Asia Times, 4 May 2022
46. The women entrepreneurs of early modern Vietnam
Jenny Nguyen
New Mandala, 4 May 2022
47. Vietnam’s cable car craze is driving environmental decline
GOVI SNELL
Southeast Asia Globe, 2 May 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
48. Southeast Asian Nations Languish in Annual Press Freedom Ranking
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 4 May 2022
49. Ahead of US-ASEAN Summit in Washington, Cambodia Critics Want Tough Talk, Not ‘Photo Ops’
Sok Khemara
VOA Cambodia, 4 May 2022
50. Four ways Southeast Asian journalists are under digital attack
Gayathry Venkiteswaran is an Assistant Professor at the School of Media, Languages and Cultures at the University of Nottingham Malaysia.
360info, 3 May 2022
51. Implications of Ukraine War, US-China Competition, and Southeast Asia’s Role
[30-minute podcast]
German Marshall Fund of the United States, 3 May 2022
Asia Pacific
52. Economic diplomacy: Trade shifts challenge a new government
GREG EARL
Interpreter, 5 May 2022
53. The shock is coming: Economists warn of inflation in Asia
Mark Lempp
Jakarta Post, 5 May 2022
54. The West Should Stay Focused on Geoeconomic Rivalry With China
Peter S. Rashish
World Politics Review, 4 May 2022
East / South China Sea
55. What’s the way forward for Indonesia and China in the Natuna dispute?
Neo Chai Chin
Channel News Asia, 5 May 2022
56. Russian arms sales to S-E Asia take a hit from Ukraine war
Ian Storey
Straits Times, 5 May 2022
57. China amphibious assault ship held live-fire drills in South China Sea
Radio Free Asia, 4 May 2022
Climate Change/Environment
58. Transforming energy in the race against climate change
VietNamNet, 4 May 2022
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