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- No. 1: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 4: Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow
- No. 35: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 42: Choi Shing Kwok, Director & CEO
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. ‘Golden opportunity’: Widodo’s China trip puts spotlight on trade
Aisyah Llewellyn
Al Jazeera, 25 July 2022
2. Jokowi adopts a statesman style
Johannes Nugroho
Interpreter, 25 July 2022
3. US, Indonesia set to hold largest joint military exercise in South Sumatra next month
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Malaysian Insight, 25 July 2022
4. Anak Muda Y20 Minta Turunkan Harga Akses Internet [Y20 Youth Requests Lower Internet Access Prices]
Republika, 25 July 2022
5. Indonesia’s Widodo to Meet Xi on Rare China Trip Before G20
Associated Press
VOA Cambodia, 25 July 2022
Malaysia
6. Win or lose, DAP’s Chin Tong envisions a new Malaysia beyond GE15
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 26 July 2022
7. Time to re-examine the Malay narrative, say stakeholders
Malaysian Insight, 26 July 2022
8. Pakatan could lose Negri Sembilan, say observers
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 26 July 2022
9. Proposal for new agreement to replace MA63 among focus at Parliament sitting on July 26
Bernama
Star, 26 July 2022
10. Mahathir received RM2.6 million political donation, says witness in Zahid’s corruption trial
Channel News Asia, 25 July 2022
11. Seeking diversity in Malay cultural fest
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 25 July 2022
12. Understanding the Corruption Perceptions Index (part 1)
[Link to part 2]
Dr Muhammad Mohan is president of Transparency International Malaysia.
Malaysian Insight, 25 July 2022
13. What the vacant DPM post says about Ismail Sabri
Muhammmad Saufi Sulaiman
Malaysian Insight, 25 July 2022
14. Indeks rasuah merosot : Apa tindakan kerajaan? [Drop in corruption index ranking: What is the government doing about it?]
Prof Dr Hanim Salleh merupakan Naib Presiden Pertubuhan Ikram Malaysia.
Malaysian Insight, 25 July 2022
15. Kenapa 72% pelajar tidak sambung belajar [Why 72% of students are not continuing their studies]
Shah Mohd Akmal Abdul Halim, pensyarah di Pusat Bahasa dan Pengajian Asasi (CELFOS) Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah (USAS).
Malaysian Insight, 25 July 2022
16. Ruthless colonisation Mat Kilau could not even imagine
Dr. Rais Hussin is President and CEO at EMIR Research
Sinchew 星洲网, 25 July 2022
17. The impact and development of Chinese education in Malaysia
Khoo Zheng Ying
Star, 25 July 2022
18. Reflections on health reform: the Health White Paper
Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Sinchew 星洲网, 24 July 2022
Myanmar
19. Myanmar executions: US presses China to rein in junta, saying it cannot be ‘business as usual’
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Guardian, 26 July 2022
20. Fashion brands from Zara to H&M urged to make ‘responsible exit’ from Myanmar
[Link to the report “Resistance, harassment and intimidation: Garment worker abuse under Myanmar’s military rule“]
Raquel Carvalho
South China Morning Post, 26 July 2022
21. International Accountability: Myanmar, The ICJ And The Genocide Question
Binoy Kampmark
Eurasia Review, 25 July 2022
22. Myanmar Regime’s US Dollar Restrictions Halting Border Trade
Irrawaddy, 25 July 2022
23. World Bank report warns ‘reforms reversed’ in Myanmar as citizens suffer
[Link to the report “Myanmar Economic Monitor July 2022: Reforms Reversed“]
Mizzima, 25 July 2022
Philippines
24. Mission Impossible: Marcos’ economic agenda
Richard Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 July 2022
25. Philippines will be ‘a good neighbour’ but won’t yield territory, Marcos says in first policy speech
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 25 July 2022
26. A Crypto Game Promised to Lift Filipinos Out of Poverty. Here’s What Happened Instead
Andrew R. Chow and Chad De Guzman
Time, 25 July 2022
27. Philippines’ Marcos vows farms and tax overhauls in ambitious address
Reuters
Today, 25 July 2022
28. Food security and the coconut industry
Romulo J. de la Rosa
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 July 2022
Thailand
29. Thai PM Survives Vote of Confidence, Setting Stage for 2023 Election
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 25 July 2022
Vietnam
30. Non-cash payments to change status of digital economy
VietNamNet, 25 July 2022
31. The cities/provinces that top Vietnam’s rankings
VietNamNet, 25 July 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
32. Upcoming AMM facing uphill tasks
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 26 July 2022
33. The G20 summit, ASEAN and Indonesia
Jusuf Wanandi
Jakarta Post, 26 July 2022
34. EU and Asean: Partners to manage great power rivalry?
Tan York Chor
Straits Times, 26 July 2022
35. Is The Tourism Sector Headed For A Storm?
Professor Datuk Seri Dr Victor Wee, Taylors University, Faculty of Social Sciences and Leisure Management, Secretary General of ASEAN Tourism Research Association (ATRA)
Business Today, 25 July 2022
36. Islamic State’s Expansion in Africa and its Implications for Southeast Asia
Jasminder Singh and Rueben Dass
Diplomat, 25 July 2022
37. Taliban talks to Malaysia, Indonesia, other far-off Muslim-majority nations, ‘to create engagement perception’, say analysts
Amy Chew
South China Morning Post, 25 July 2022
Asia Pacific
38. Russia is Gaining an Indo-Pacific Foothold Through Myanmar
Mohamed Zeeshan
Diplomat, 25 July 2022
39. Talking with Russia key to plight of global poor
Kishore Mahbubani, Asia Research Institute, NUS
East Asia Forum, 25 July 2022
Climate Change/Environment
40. Unlocking potential of clean energy technologies with better regulation
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 25 July 2022
41. Fighting Climate Change Through Trade: Despite Many Setbacks, Biden Can Still Make Progress
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Todd N. Tucker, and Isabel Estevez
Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2022
42. 海运航空难减排我国研究从“氢 ”起航 缺乏可再生来源须进口 [Difficult to reduce emissions from maritime and aviation sectors, Singapore looks to import hydrogen due to lack of renewable energy]
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 25 July 2022
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