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No. 6: James Chai, Visiting Fellow
No. 28: Choi Shing Kwok, Director and Chief Executive Officer
No. 31: Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Fellow
No. 36: Sharon Seah and William Choong, Senior Fellows
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. Support for Anies 2024 bid grows in last months as governor
Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 19 May 2022
2. Indonesia will not export new, renewable energy: minister
Dr Patricia Ranald
Antara, 18 May 2022
3. Observers decry non-transparent interim leader selection
Dio Suhenda and Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 18 May 2022
4. Indonesia’s Golkar forms coalition to endorse chief as presidential candidate
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 18 May 2022
Malaysia
5. Sabah’s quiet leap to progress under Hajiji
Hakimie Amrie Hisamudin
Free Malaysia Today, 19 May 2022
6. Ismail Sabri should call for election after Feb 6, 2023
James Chai, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Malaysiakini, 19 May 2022
7. Malaysia’s finance minister eyes next lap of marathon
Ravi Velloor
Straits Times, 19 May 2022
8. Pindaan perlembagaan tak jamin UMNO tidak digugat dari dalam [Constitutional amendment does not guarantee UMNO will not be threatened from within]
Prof Dr Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 18 May 2022
9. No AP required to import food
Bernama, 18 May 2022
10. Dr M explains why ‘Look East’ and not West
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 18 May 2022
11. Malaysia Rail Link, China Communications Construction offering 5,000 job opportunities to locals via industry skills training programme
[Link to survey report “Fewer Malaysians believe country headed in the right direction or satisfied with its democracy”]
Malay Mail Online, 18 May 2022
12. Open food import market will boost Malaysia’s economic efficiency, say economists
Malay Mail Online, 18 May 2022
13. Beyond the call to end racial politics
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 18 May 2022
14. PM under pressure to hold elections this year, say analysts
Chan Kok Leong
Malaysian Insight, 18 May 2022
15. Realiti debat politik di Malaysia [The reality of political debate in Malaysia]
Fakhrurrazi Rashid
Malaysian Insight, 18 May 2022
16. Deconstructing the Anwar-Najib debate
Rais Hussin is CEO of Emir Research
Malaysian Insight, 17 May 2022
17. Agenda MN lebih besar berbanding survival parti politik [MN’s agenda is bigger than the survival of political parties]
Zatul Iffah Zolkiply
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 16 May 2022
Myanmar
18. Myanmar Ports key to China’s Strategy of Controlling Indian Ocean
Yan Naing
Irrawaddy, 18 May 2022
19. Myanmar’s Democratic Movement Is As Strong As The Junta Is Brutal
Dr Tun-Aung Shwe
Others, 18 May 2022
20. Myanmar resistance urges West to provide arms for fight against junta
Straits Times, 18 May 2022
21. New civilian death toll since coup ‘unprecedented’ in Myanmar’s history
Radio Free Asia, 17 May 2022
Philippines
22. Marcos-Duterte Alliance Shows Cracks After Historic Election Win
Andreo Calonzo and Philip Heijmans
Bloomberg, 19 May 2022
23. Left’ warns Marcos of stronger terror spawn
Christian Crow Maghanoy
Manila Times, 19 May 2022
24. Supermajority, family ties shape new Senate
Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Melvin Gascon & Tina G. Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 May 2022
25. Activists Seek Supreme Court Intervention to Head Off Marcos Presidency
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 18 May 2022
26. Philippines’ Marcos wants China ties to ‘shift to higher gear’ under his presidency
By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema
Reuters, 18 May 2022
27. Laungan demokrasi bagaikan tak laku lagi di Asia Tenggara’ [The call for democracy seems to be going unheeded in Southeast Asia]
Prof Dr Kamarulnizam Abdullah adalah Felo Utama di Institut Kajian Malaysia dan Antarabangsa (IKMAS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 16 May 2022
Singapore
28. Singapore’s energy transition promises both opportunities and challenges ahead
Choi Shing Kwok
Business Times, 16 May 2022
Thailand
29. Chadchart win may ‘aid unity’
Nattaya Chetchotiros
Bangkok Post, 19 May 2022
30. PPRP clique ‘backing Sakoltee’
Bangkok Post, 19 May 2022
31. Bangkok governor’s race seen as ‘barometer’ for next general election
Subel Rai Bhandari
BenarNews, 18 May 2022
Timor-Leste
32. Timor Leste at 20: Progress, Challenges and Prospects
Loro Horta
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 18 May 2022
Vietnam
33. Vietnam seeks climate finance from G7
VietNamNet, 18 May 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
34. ASEAN-US: On the same page, but not in the same boat on Indo-Pacific
Endy Bayuni
Jakarta Post, 19 May 2022
35. Southeast Asia’s reliance on China may upend US-EU plan for global tech standards
Robert Delaney
South China Morning Post, 19 May 2022
36. ASEAN-US summit: Long on talk, short on substance
Thai PBS World, 19 May 2022
37. No protection, more repression: freedom of expression in Southeast Asia
New Mandala, 18 May 2022
38. Malaysia shows Asean new options in tackling Myanmar crisis
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 18 May 2022
Asia Pacific
39. Commentary: Could inflation end the US-China trade war?
Charles Hankla
Channel News Asia, 19 May 2022
40. EU To Step Up Indo-Pacific Defence Presence
Eva Corlett Dominique Catton
ASEAN Post, 18 May 2022
41. Converging Humanitarian Risks in the Indo-Pacific
Alistair D. B. Cook, Christopher Chen
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 18 May 2022
42. Chinese President Xi Jinping urges new Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jnr to stick to independent foreign policy
Liu Zhen
South China Morning Post, 18 May 2022
43. How India can square the circle of Russia with the US and other Quad partners
Sumit Ganguly and S. Paul Kapur
South China Morning Post, 18 May 2022
44. Joe Biden’s IPEF economic pivot seen as ‘cold war strategy’, bringing China ‘sharp challenges’
Luna Sun
South China Morning Post, 18 May 2022
Climate Change/Environment
45. IEEFA: Viet Nam’s manufacturing future rests on a credible renewable energy game plan
VietNamNet, 18 May 2022
46. The Mekong rebounding from drought, MRC reports
Ry Sochan
Phnom Penh Post, 17 May 2022
Others
Global Economy
47. Spectre of 2023 global recession looms
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 19 May 2022
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