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- No. 5: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 6: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 15: Mohd Faizal Bin Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 31: Choi Shing Kwok, Director & CEO
- No. 38: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 51: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 56: Pauline Leong, former 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. Step up targeted solutions to tame runaway inflation, economists say
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
Phnom Penh Post, 28 July 2022
2. Cambodian National Assembly advances controversial amendment backed by Hun Sen
Radio Free Asia, 28 July 2022
Indonesia
3. Jokowi reaps $13b in investment deals from East Asian tour
Yvette Tanamal and Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 29 July 2022
4. Planned cyber law revisions won’t fix free speech issues, rights body says
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 29 July 2022
5. 印尼总统热门人选操弄身份政治 [Indonesia’s presidential favorite plays with identity politics]
廖建裕是新加坡尤索夫伊萨东南亚研究院资深访问研究员,南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院兼任教授
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 29 July 2022
6. 佐科与尹锡悦同意修定2019年投资协议 韩国将加大印尼新都数码基建投资 [South Korea to increase investment in digital infrastructure in Indonesia’s new capital]
萧郡瑜
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 29 July 2022
7. What did Indonesia’s Jokowi hope to achieve with his whirlwind China-Japan-South Korea tour?
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 29 July 2022
8. Indonesia, South Korea ink agreement on green investment
Antara, 28 July 2022
9. What was really said when Widodo met with Xi
John McBeth
Asia Times, 28 July 2022
10. Why Indonesia Has Embraced Huawei
Benjamin Herscovitch, Dirk van der Kley, and Gatra Priyandita
Foreign Policy, 28 July 2022
Laos
11. Laos among countries with highest inflation in SE Asia
[Link to the report “Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 Supplement: Recovery Faces Diverse Challenges“]
Vientiane Times
Nation, 29 July 2022
Malaysia
12. Parliamentary democracy restored with passage of Anti-Party-Hopping Bill
Philip TN Koh (Adjunct Professor)
Edge Markets, 29 July 2022
13. Analysts pour cold water on BN’s hope to win Penang
Predeep Nambiar
Free Malaysia Today, 29 July 2022
14. Sarawak will continue to recognise UEC
Robin Augustin
Free Malaysia Today, 29 July 2022
15. Anak raja [Of princes]
Faisal Tehrani
Free Malaysia Today, 29 July 2022
16. Pakatan races to cap PM’s term and two more reform items after Parliament passes anti-party hopping Bill
Ida Lim
Malay Mail Online, 29 July 2022
17. Why Johor remains a key battleground for GE15, according to DAP’s Chin Tong
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 29 July 2022
18. Gerakan vying for MCA, MIC seats in Penang
Khoo Gek San
Malaysian Insight, 29 July 2022
19. Activist urges Malays to rebrand themselves as a ‘superior race’
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 29 July 2022
20. Azalina hails anti-party hopping effort, Bersih wants improvements to bill
Malaysian Insight, 29 July 2022
21. Second week of Parliament forges new chapter towards better political future
Star, 29 July 2022
22. Indonesia withdraws restrictions on workers’ entry to Malaysia
Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar
Bernama, 28 July 2022
23. Improve quality of national schools, says Dr Mahathir
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 28 July 2022
24. 马来西亚国安法可能遭滥用 [SOSMA may be abused]
刘哲伟目前在国际伊斯兰大学政治学系任职助理教授。
Malaysian Insight, 28 July 2022
25. Malaysia’s Najib Razak hails Indonesia’s ‘proactive steps’ to deepen China ties
Bhavan Jaipragas
South China Morning Post, 28 July 2022
Myanmar
26. If political parties were absent again from their performance, they must be taken actions: UEC
Eleven Myanmar, 28 July 2022
27. Students and teachers persevere despite dangers and limited funds
https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/students-and-teachers-persevere-despite-dangers-and-limited-funds/
Frontier Myanmar, 28 July 2022
28. Increased Drug Trade in Golden Triangle: Security Implications
Akash Sahu
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 28 July 2022
29. Navigating life as a Hindu in Buddhist-majority Myanmar
Mizzima, 28 July 2022
30. China’s Support Is Emboldening Myanmar’s Military
Frida Ghitis
World Politics Review, 28 July 2022
Singapore
31. 延续美股隔夜涨势 海指微涨15.51点 [STI edges up 15.51 points, extending overnight gains in US stocks]
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 29 July 2022
Thailand
32. FPO: Thai fiscal status still healthy
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 29 July 2022
33. Double-edged sword of democratic hope
Bangkok Post, 29 July 2022
34. Poll ‘game’ won’t work
Bangkok Post, 29 July 2022
35. One-ballot bill rumours spark anger
Bangkok Post, 29 July 2022
36. Foreign ownership conundrum
Bangkok Post, 29 July 2022
37. Land expropriation for smart city in Chon Buri to start at year-end
Nation, 28 July 2022
38. New Books in Southeast Asian Studies: Supalak Ganjanakhundee on “A Soldier King” [33-minute podcast]
New Mandala, 28 July 2022
39. Thai Cabinet okays drug crackdown budget for neighbouring nations
Nation, 27 July 2022
Vietnam
40. Harvard study names Vietnam among fastest-growing economies by 2030
VietNamNet, 29 July 2022
41. Vietnam must not settle for “world factory” status
VietNamNet, 29 July 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
42. Improving the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific
I Gusti Bagus Dharma Agastia, President University
East Asia Forum, 28 July 2022
43. Asean’s potential in a precarious international cooperation regime
Seiya Sukegawa is Visiting Professor at Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand and Professor at Kokushikan University, Japan.
Sinchew 星洲网, 28 July 2022
44. Roadmap on ASEAN Higher Education Space 2025 launched
VietNamNet, 28 July 2022
Asia Pacific
45. Some Asia economies may need rapid rate hikes to cool inflation-IMF
Reuters
Channel News Asia, 29 July 2022
46. APEC Needs to Future-Proof the Region from Crises
APEC, 28 July 2022
47. What China’s condemnation of AUKUS says about Beijing
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 28 July 2022
48. China’s emerging Belt and Road debt crisis
The Editorial Board
Financial Times, 28 July 2022
49. What to Expect From a Bolder Xi Jinping: Get Ready for a More Ambitious Chinese Foreign Policy
Yun Sun
Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2022
50. Chinese leader Xi Jinping sets out five-year strategy ahead of bid for third term
Gu Ting
Radio Free Asia, 28 July 2022
East/South China Sea
51. U.S. carrier strike group returns to South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions
Greg Torode
Reuters, 28 July 2022
Climate Change/Environment
52. Carbon Pricing Isn’t Enough to Mitigate Climate Change
Noah Gordon
Foreign Policy, 28 July 2022
53. Climate crisis ‘insufficient’ to halt oil and gas exploration, says New Zealand government
Guardian, 28 July 2022
54. Environmental Tariffs Could Be a Game Changer
Daron Acemoglu
Project Syndicate, 25 July 2022
Others
55. It’s still early days for cyber
Lesley Seebeck
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 29 July 2022
56. Tech giants grapple with content moderation in South-east Asia
Dr Pauline Leong is Associate Professor, Department of Communication, School of Arts, Sunway University. She was previously a visiting fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. This is an edited version of an article first published in Fulcrum.
Straits Times, 29 July 2022
57. ‘Wear black’ campaign stirs up Thai social media
Nation, 28 July 2022
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