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No. 13: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
No. 50: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
No. 56: William Choong and Sharon Seah, Senior Fellows
No. 58: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow and Aaron Rabena, Visiting 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
Cambodia
1. Cambodia’s Microloan Sector Under Scrutiny
Phorn Bopha
ASEAN Post, 29 May 2022
Indonesia
2. Erratic policies exacerbate uncertainties in palm oil industry
Edi Suhardi is a sustainable palm oil analyst.
Jakarta Post, 30 May 2022
3. Govt faces mounting criticism for tapping senior TNI official as interim regent
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 30 May 2022
4. Indonesia invites foreign investors to invest in energy sector
Antara, 29 May 2022
5. Widodo gives a nod to his preferred successor
John McBeth
Asia Times, 29 May 2022
6. Maraknya generasi sandwich: refleksi perlunya reformasi sistem pensiun di Indonesia [The rise of the sandwich generation: a reflection of the need for reform of the pension system in Indonesia]
Darmawan Prasetya, Social Policy Officer, The Prakarsa
Conversation, 29 May 2022
7. Nasionalisme Pancasila [The nationalism of Pancasila]
PROF HAEDAR NASHIR
Republika, 28 May 2022
8. Rise of social media preachers
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 28 May 2022
9. RI kirim nota diplomatik terkait penolakan Abdul Somad, bukti kuatnya pengaruh Islam terhadap kebijakan luar negeri [RI sent diplomatic note regarding Abdul Somad’s rejection, proof of the strong influence of Islam on foreign policy]
Wendy Andhika Prajuli, Lecturer in International Relations, Binus University
Conversation, 27 May 2022
10. Emerging markets in trouble, but Indonesia not so much: Moody’s Analytics
Mark Lempp
Jakarta Post, 27 May 2022
11. Indonesia’s pluralism icon Ahmad Syafii Maarif dies at 86
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 27 May 2022
12. Strategi Pengembangan Unit Usaha Pondok Pesantren [Strategy for the development of business units in pesantren]
Republika, 27 May 2022
13. Indonesia plan to add eastern provinces not viable, says Papua governor
Stanley Widianto
Reuters, 27 May 2022
14. Preacher and Protests: Islam’s Conservative Shift in Indonesia
Barry Desker
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 27 May 2022
Malaysia
15. Alternative Views: Chicken export ban is only a band-aid
M Shanmugam
Edge Markets, 30 May 2022
16. Nik Nazmi: Anwar-Rafizi best ‘ticket’ for PKR to take on GE15
Malaysiakini, 30 May 2022
17. Possibly, a last chance for Anwar to be PM
Francis Paul Siah
Malaysiakini, 30 May 2022
18. Think economics, geopolitics before signing up with Starlink
Ameen Kamal
New Straits Times, 30 May 2022
19. Be clear on Bahasa Malaysia usage, government urged
Star, 30 May 2022
20. PKR election: More voters but low turnout in percentage terms, says Fahmi Fadzil
Malay Mail Online, 29 May 2022
21. What’s next for Malaysia’s plantation industry?
Malay Mail Online, 29 May 2022
22. Youth participation in politics, post-Undi18
Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin
Malaysian Insight, 29 May 2022
23. PM Ismail Sabri assures govt will not interfere with media freedom
Adib Povera
New Straits Times, 29 May 2022
24. A jump too far?
On Thursday, Ampang MP Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin trailblazed a new political path when she quit Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) to join Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM). In 26 months, the Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister has been with PKR, Bersatu, and a fledging party, once her application to join it is accepted.
Philip Golingai
Star, 29 May 2022
25. Malaysia, Japan agree to more comprehensive ties, continue with Look East Policy
Bernama, 28 May 2022
26. One step forward and two steps back
Whoever said Malaysians who want change for the better are dejected or defeated is wrong. The truth is far from it. Of course, those who want a better and more responsible government might have felt defeated when Pakatan Harapan (PH) was ousted through the nefarious Sheraton Move in February 2020.
P Ramasamy
Free Malaysia Today, 28 May 2022
27. Past mistakes made Sabah depend on ‘outsiders’, says Kitingan
Willie Jude
Free Malaysia Today, 28 May 2022
28. Putrajaya, Tokyo ink deal to send skilled Malaysians to work in Japan
Free Malaysia Today, 28 May 2022
29. GRS outlines 4 pillars
Izwan Abdullah
New Straits Times, 28 May 2022
30. Tengku Zafrul identified as ‘poster boy’
Joceline Tan
Star, 28 May 2022
31. Bahasa Melayu bantu perkukuh persahabatan China-Malaysia [Bahasa Melayu helps strengthen China-Malaysia friendship]
Prof Dr Su Yingying dan Dr Han Xiao
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 26 May 2022
Myanmar
32. SAC’s peace negotiation team signs agreements with KNU/KNLA (PC) after 3 days of talks
Eleven Myanmar, 29 May 2022
33. Can Myanmar be the next Sri Lanka?
Mizzima, 29 May 2022
34. Russia and China block UN statement on Myanmar crisis
EDITH M. LEDERER
AP News, 28 May 2022
35. Myanmar Central Bank Orders Government Agencies to Stop Using Foreign Currencies
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 27 May 2022
Philippines
36. ‘Delikado’: Saving Palawan from the Chainsaws
[A 25-minute interview]
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 30 May 2022
37. Philippines President-elect Marcos Jnr chooses stability in naming new cabinet to revive economy and restore family name
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 29 May 2022
38. Health reform, pay hike: Wish list for Bongbong Marcos grows
Julie M. Aurelio, Kathleen de Villa & Nestor Corrales
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 May 2022
39. COVID-19 Lockdown Policy and Heterogeneous Responses of Urban Mobility: Evidence from the Philippines
Yi Jiang , Jade R. Laranjo, and Milan Thomas
Asian Development Bank, 27 May 2022
40. In the Philippines, Civil Society Grows Amid Democratic Backsliding
Ronald Castillo
Diplomat, 27 May 2022
41. Protect the truth’: A Marcos return in Philippines triggers fear for history
Karen Lema
Reuters, 27 May 2022
Thailand
42. Creating the ideal city
Bangkok Post, 30 May 2022
43. Don’t turn off the tap just yet
Bangkok Post, 30 May 2022
44. PM set to back B3tn budget
Bangkok Post, 30 May 2022
45. Majority unsurprised by Chadchart’s win, predict impact on govt: Poll
Nation, 29 May 2022
Timor-Leste
46. José Ramos-Horta accuses Alexander Downer of ‘distorting’ issues around 2004 Timor-Leste bugging
Christopher Knaus
Guardian, 27 May 2022
Vietnam
47. Economic co-operation seen as main pillar of comprehensive ties with Laos
Voice of Vietnam, 30 May 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
48. Robust and risky Asean
Bangkok Post, 30 May 2022
49. Sokhonn stresses Asean FPC ahead of next Myanmar visit
Khmer Times, 30 May 2022
50. 分析：“核心”地位不受影响 柬老缅不加入IPEF不会撕裂亚细安 [Analysis: “core” status will not be affected; Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar will not divide ASEAN if they do not join the IPEF]
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 30 May 2022
51. NST Leader: UNSC fails, again
New Straits Times, 30 May 2022
52. Asean economies shine as Covid-19 forces China to step back
Jeffrey Hutton
Straits Times, 30 May 2022
53. Davos shows Southeast Asia must increasingly look out for its own interests
Karim Raslan
South China Morning Post, 29 May 2022
54. US-ASEAN’s inclusive prosperity overlooks the region’s homophobia
Rio Tuasikal, Dina Listiorini
Jakarta Post, 28 May 2022
55. Asean should deal with food security concerns
Jose M.L. Montesclaros, Mely Caballero-Anthony
Straits Times, 28 May 2022
56. Will Washington Invest in Its Neighborhood?
Catherine Osborn
Foreign Policy, 27 May 2022
57. Leaders of least-developed Cambodia, Laos play down concerns of a China debt trap
Radio Free Asia, 27 May 2022
58. From Singapore to Malaysia and Philippines, Asean’s interest in Biden’s IPEF a signal to China it wants better ‘balance of power’ in region
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 27 May 2022
Asia Pacific
59. 认清“新冷战”陷阱，亚太才有未来 [Asia-Pacific will only have a future if it recognises the trap of a “new cold war”]
董春岭是中国现代国际关系研究院美国所副研究员
Huanqiu 环球网, 30 May 2022
60. Biden’s new trade-pact offer is almost a laughingstock
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 30 May 2022
61. China is not worried about the IPEF – but it should be
Danson Cheong
Straits Times, 30 May 2022
62. ASEAN committed to Asia’s bright future
Khmer Times, 28 May 2022
East/South China Sea
63. What is driving China’s ‘assertiveness’ in the South China Sea?
Mark J. Valencia
South China Morning Post, 30 May 2022
Climate Change/Environment
64. How voluntary carbon markets can help Indonesia meet its climate goals
Martin Santoso, Vivek Lath, and Vishal Agarwal
Jakarta Post, 30 May 2022
65. Rush for ‘forest carbon credits’ will not address climate change
Meenakshi Raman is Sahabat Alam Malaysia president.
Malaysian Insight, 27 May 2022
Others
Media, Technology and Society
66. Battle hots up between US and Chinese firms for slice of Asean’s data centre market
Danson Cheong and Charissa Yong
Straits Times, 30 May 2022
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