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- No. 37: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 48: 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
Cambodia
1. China’s BRI beneficial with a side of risk?
[Link to the report, “Risks along the Belt and Road: Chinese investment and infrastructure development in Cambodia“]
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
Phnom Penh Post, 30 June 2022
Indonesia
2. Indonesia, UAE ink agreement on defense industry development
Antara, 1 July 2022
3. The government now has a much-needed regulation on the recruitment of migrant fishers from Indonesia. What next?
Wayne Palmer, Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Bielefeld University; Benni Yusriza Hasbiyalloh, Paramadina University
Conversation, 1 July 2022
4. Counter-polarisation and political expediency
Greg Fealy, Sally White & Burhanuddin Muhtadi
New Mandala, 1 July 2022
5. Presidential Election Maneuvering Begins in Indonesia
AS Correspondent
Asia Sentinel, 30 June 2022
6. As Cyber Threats Grow, Indonesia’s Data Protection Efforts Are Falling Short
Estey Chen
Diplomat, 30 June 2022
7. DPR Passes Law on New Autonomous Regions of Papua
Dewi Nurita
Tempo, 30 June 2022
Malaysia
8. Multiple factors in play as Malaysia PM Ismail Sabri mulls general election timing: Analysts
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 1 July 2022
9. Joachim beats Joniston by 5 votes in race for PBS No 2 post
Willie Jude
Free Malaysia Today, 1 July 2022
10. Umno leaders turning Pulau Batu Puteh case into polls fodder, says Ramasamy
Malaysian Insight, 1 July 2022
11. Syed Saddiq’s ‘political’ trial won’t hurt Muda, say party leaders
Aminah Farid
Malaysian Insight, 1 July 2022
12. Raising bankruptcy threshold won’t solve youth insolvency, say experts
Angie Tan
Malaysian Insight, 1 July 2022
13. As Umno awaits RoS ruling, party polls deadline looms
Arfa Yunus
New Straits Times, 1 July 2022
14. Politics is a Game: Keeping Tab on Malaysian MPs
Alexander Fernandez
Penang Monthly, 1 July 2022
15. Spoilt votes lead to dramatic turn for PBS polls
Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 1 July 2022
16. Ongkili moves to unite members after divisive PBS party polls
Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 1 July 2022
17. Joachim not thinking of becoming PBS president just yet
Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 1 July 2022
18. Tak timbul isu 2 kem dalam UMNO – Noh Omar [There is no issue of 2 camps in UMNO – Noh Omar]
Siti Aminah Mohd Yusof
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 30 June 2022
19. Government committed to controlling cost of living
Bernama, 30 June 2022
20. Middleman among issues discussed at first inflation task force meeting
Bernama, 30 June 2022
21. 巫统撤换达祖丁旨在杀鸡儆猴 [Umno’s removal of Tajuddin is an oblique warning]
刘哲伟目前在国际伊斯兰大学政治学系任职助理教授。在此之前，也曾在其他高等学府执教。
Malaysian Insight, 30 June 2022
22. Licences of palm oil millers will be revoked if they refuse to resume operations, says Wee Jeck Seng
Aliza Shah
Star, 30 June 2022
23. Anwar: I didn’t become PM because I didn’t want to interfere with court cases
Sarban Singh
Star, 30 June 2022
24. GE15 anytime now?
Kuik Cheng Kang
Sinchew 星洲网, 29 June 2022
Myanmar
25. The struggle to bring justice to Myanmar
Frontier Myanmar, 30 June 2022
26. Myanmar People Fear for Suu Kyi’s Life After Move to Prison; World Largely Silent
Khin Nadi
Irrawaddy, 30 June 2022
27. Thailand’s Special Envoy Risks Becoming a Tool of Myanmar Junta
Bertil Lintner
Irrawaddy, 30 June 2022
Philippines
28. No rush on ROTC
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 July 2022
29. New Philippine president Marcos Jr extols father’s legacy as he charts his own path
Raul Dancel
Straits Times, 30 June 2022
Singapore
30. Not business as usual’: Geopolitical shocks mean S’pore must be prepared for troubled times ahead, says Ng Eng Hen
Daryl Choo
Today, 30 June 2022
Thailand
31. The politics of the Chadchart juggernaut
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 1 July 2022
32. Censure win ‘short-lived’
Editorial
Bangkok Post, 1 July 2022
Vietnam
33. For sustained success, Vietnam should learn from the mistakes of others
Mr. Jens Ruebbert, Managing Director and Regional Head of Asia Pacific and Dr. Moritz Kraemer, Chief Economist, Head of Research of the Landesbank Baden Wuerttemberg Bank (LBBW)
VietNamNet, 30 June 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
34. Crowdfunding a lifeline for SMEs
Bangkok Post, 1 July 2022
35. Vietnam warily weighs a China base in Cambodia
David Hutt
Asia Times, 30 June 2022
36. ASEAN Special Envoy Begins Second Official Mission to Myanmar
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 30 June 2022
37. In Southeast Asia, buying Russian weapons has become ‘a risky bet’
Myriam Boulianne
Le Monde, 30 June 2022
Asia Pacific
38. Commentary: What the rise of China homegrown brands means for Southeast Asia
Casatrina Lee
Channel News Asia, 1 July 2022
39. RCEP shows that open regionalism still calls the shots
James Laurenceson, UTS
East Asia Forum, 30 June 2022
40. As Security Threats Mount, Japan and South Korea Begin (Carefully) Mending Fences
Robbie Gramer
Foreign Policy, 30 June 2022
41. Us And Nato Escalate Tensions With Asia-Pacific War Games
Ann Wright
Foreign Policy In Focus, 29 June 2022
Climate Change/Environment
42. Island nation’s landmark legal challenge on climate change
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 1 July 2022
43. G7 pins hopes on ‘climate club’ as the saviour of 1.5C target
James Norris
China Dialogue, 30 June 2022
44. Hydropower Is a Bad Bargain
Brahma Chellaney
Project Syndicate, 29 June 2022
45. Global CO2 removal fund picks six start-ups for its first offset deal
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 29 June 2022
46. Are Exxon’s Asian Carbon Capture Intentions Genuine?
Eric Koons
Energy Tracker Asia, 28 June 2022
Others
Global Image of Countries
47. Negative Views of China Tied to Critical Views of Its Policies on Human Rights
Laura Silver, Christine Huang & Laura Clancy
Pew Research Center, 29 June 2022
Group of 20 (G-20)
48. Indonesia’s Jokowi Visits Ukraine and Russia, Warning Food Crisis Looms
Jon Emont
Wall Street Journal, 30 June 2022
Media, Technology & Society
49. Malaysian News Media in numbers
Negin Vaghefi
Penang Monthly, 1 July 2022
50. A Pivotal Role Awaits Data Journalism in Southeast Asia
Yan Naung Oak
Penang Monthly, 1 July 2022
51. Rising above the Constraining Environment for Data Journalism
Khairil Yusof
Penang Monthly, 1 July 2022
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