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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. State budget records Rp73.6 trillion surplus in first half
Antara, 28 July 2022
2. Membincang Capres di Alma Ata [Discussing presidential candidates at Alma Ata]
Azyumardi Azra
Republika, 28 July 2022
3. Xi Jinping and Joko Widodo show what world needs at times of uncertainty
SCMP Editorial
South China Morning Post, 28 July 2022
4. Who Will Lead Indonesia’s PDI-P Into the 2024 Election?
Jefferson Ng
Diplomat, 27 July 2022
5. Indonesia’s Papua Region at Risk of Mass Violence, Report Claims
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 27 July 2022
6. Japan to Join Indonesia-Hosted Military Exercises for the First Time
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 27 July 2022
7. Workers call on Jakarta governor to challenge court ruling on minimum wage
The Jakarta Post, 27 July 2022
Laos
8. Will Laos be sanctioned for embracing Russia?
David Hutt
Asia Times, 27 July 2022
Malaysia
9. GE15 to be held soon, say analysts after MoU with PH not extended
Hakimie Amrie Hisamudin
Free Malaysia Today, 28 July 2022
10. Malaysia doing better than Indonesia, says ex-EAC director
Free Malaysia Today, 28 July 2022
11. 苏禄索偿案引发主权淡化隐忧 [Sulu claim sparks concerns over downplaying of sovereignty]
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Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 28 July 2022
12. Johor Umno sources point towards former MB Hasni contesting in one of three potential federal seats
Ben Tan
Malay Mail Online, 28 July 2022
13. Anti-hopping bill should clearly exclude switching coalition
Wong Chin Huat
Malaysiakini, 28 July 2022
14. Despite its weaknesses, PAS will retain Terengganu by a whisker, say analysts
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 28 July 2022
15. Putrajaya’s refugee registration system not raised with us, says UNHCR
Elill Easwaran
Malaysian Insight, 28 July 2022
16. From a Melayu Civil Service to a Malaysian Perkhidmatan Rakyat
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
Sinchew 星洲网, 28 July 2022
17. Govt, opposition agree new MoU not needed
Bernama, 27 July 2022
18. In debate, MPs push for anti-hopping law to have more bite
Radzi Razak and Ashman Adam
Malay Mail Online, 27 July 2022
19. Malaysia maintains RCEP ties despite China-led constraints
Malaysian Insight, 27 July 2022
20. Malaysia’s PM Ismail says more reforms in store, signalling polls won’t be called soon
Ram Anand, Malaysia Correspondent
Straits Times, 27 July 2022
21. Malaysia May Join New Zealand in a ‘Generational Endgame’ for Tobacco
Time, 27 July 2022
Myanmar
22. Medicine Shortages in Myanmar as Junta Controls US Dollar
Irrawaddy, 27 July 2022
23. NUG Plans More Weapons and Funds for Revolution Against Myanmar Junta
Irrawaddy, 26 July 2022
Philippines
24. Wealth tax dilemma
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 July 2022
25. Fearing US sanctions, Philippines scraps US$227 million deal to buy 16 Russian helicopters
Associated Press
South China Morning Post, 28 July 2022
Thailand
26. Tourist surge to propel economy in 2nd half
Somruedi Banchongduang
Bangkok Post, 28 July 2022
Vietnam
27. Vietnam attracts US$15.41 billion in FDI over seven-month period
VietNamNet, 28 July 2022
28. Viet Nam’s Ecosystem for Technology Startups
Asian Development Bank, 27 July 2022
29. Action plan on electric vehicles signed
VietNamNet, 27 July 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
30. How Southeast Asia can foster an inclusive economic recovery
Yuan Ruichen is a research assistant at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Peking University
South China Morning Post, 28 July 2022
31. ASEAN Chairman’s Statement on the Execution of Four Opposition Activists in Myanmar
ASEAN Secretariat News, 27 July 2022
32. Asean must recognise hard truths about Myanmar
Thomas Daniel is a senior fellow at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
New Straits Times, 27 July 2022
33. Calls amplify for ASEAN to punish Myanmar for dissidents’ executions
Ahmad Syamsudin and Dandy Koswaraputra
Radio Free Asia, 27 July 2022
34. DOC promotes peace, trust, cooperation between ASEAN, China: Former FM
VietNamNet, 27 July 2022
Asia Pacific
35. Building Asymmetric Advantage In Indo-Pacific Part Of Pentagon’s Approach To Chinese Aggression
C. Todd Lopez
Eurasia Review, 28 July 2022
36. Aid for Trade in Asia and the Pacific: Leveraging Trade and Digital Agreements for Sustainable Development
Asian Development Bank, 27 July 2022
37. China’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy Is Fading
Ray Weichieh Wang
Diplomat, 27 July 2022
38. Twelfth Annual South China Sea Conference: Lunch Keynote
Ely Ratner
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 26 July 2022
Climate Change/Environment
39. Climate change is pushing more countries closer to war: report
Robin Hicks
Eco-Business, 27 July 2022
Others
Global Supply Chains
40. The Great Rewiring: How Global Supply Chains Are Reacting to Today’s Geopolitics
Sujai Shivakumar is director and senior fellow of the Renewing American Innovation Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Charles W. Wessner is a senior adviser (non-resident) with the CSIS Renewing American Innovation Project. Gregory Arcuri is a research assistant with the CSIS Renewing American Innovation Project.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 25 July 2022
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