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- No. 3: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 30: James Chai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 55: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 57: Julia Lau, Editor, Fulcrum
- No. 65: Daljit Singh, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 66: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 71: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
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. US Urged to Clarify Approach to Cambodia’s Drift Toward China
Men Kimseng
VOA Cambodia, 29 July 2022
Indonesia
2. Analysis: Big gas reserve found in the Aceh sea amid departing global oil firms
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 1 August 2022
3. 普拉博沃推迟决定是否参加总统选举 学者：或对胜算存有疑虑 [Prabowo delays decision on whether to participate in the presidential election. Analysts say he may have doubts about his chances]
萧郡瑜
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 30 July 2022
4. Jokowi ends NE Asia tour aimed at bolstering support for G20 summit’s success
Dandy Koswaraputra and Alvin Prasetyo
Radio Free Asia, 30 July 2022
5. Gaya hidup syar’i dan tren halal: kesadaran untuk ibadah atau hanya simbolis semata? [Shari’a lifestyle and halal trends: awareness for worship or just symbolic?]
Rina Darojatun, Dosen Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten
Conversation, 28 July 2022
Malaysia
6. Professional BN candidates key to retaking Selangor – Ahmad Zahid
Bernama, 1 August 2022
7. Undecided voters will be key to GE15
Free Malaysia Today, 1 August 2022
8. Quotas at malls alone won’t help, says Malay business group
Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 1 August 2022
9. Sulu shocks: Context and solutions
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 1 August 2022
10. Umno-led Barisan Nasional sets its sights on recapturing Selangor in next GE
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 1 August 2022
11. PRU-15 peluang Ismail Sabri lakar landskap politik norma baharu [GE-15 opportunity for Ismail Sabri to sketch the political landscape of a new norm]
Datuk Dr Jayum Jawan
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 31 July 2022
12. Conduct study on voter sentiments ahead of GE15, BN component parties urged – Ismail Sabri
Bernama, 31 July 2022
13. Budget 2023: Plantation Industries Ministry to apply for allocation for environmental conservation
Malay Mail Online, 31 July 2022
14. What it takes to reset the Malay political narrative
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 31 July 2022
15. Would anti-party hopping law have prevented the Sheraton Move?
Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin
Malaysian Insight, 31 July 2022
16. Malay politics marred by selfish leaders, says activist
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 31 July 2022
17. PM’s ties with Umno chief vital for party to win GE15, says Khaled
Free Malaysia Today, 30 July 2022
18. Only 40% of Malay youths ready to vote in GE15, according to survey
Free Malaysia Today, 30 July 2022
19. Muhyiddin hints at retiring from politics after GE15
Free Malaysia Today, 30 July 2022
20. Sarawak’s dormant anti-hopping law gets kiss of life
Free Malaysia Today, 30 July 2022
21. New opportunity for business expansion
Reg Ching
Free Malaysia Today, 30 July 2022
22. Analysts: PM’s reform efforts, ROS’ approval for Umno, make GE unlikely this year
Malaysiakini, 30 July 2022
23. Was Muhyiddin a closet reformer?
Lim Kit Siang
Malaysiakini, 30 July 2022
24. Who can take on Penang’s ‘James Bond’?
Joceline Tan
Star, 30 July 2022
25. Countdown to GE: When will Malaysia vote?
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 30 July 2022
26. What’s the state of Malaysia’s opposition parties as election looms?
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 30 July 2022
27. Muslim youth, the reluctant kingmakers in Malaysia’s general election
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 30 July 2022
28. Sulu Heirs’ Seizure of Petronas Assets Another Headache for Malaysia
Imran Said
Diplomat, 29 July 2022
29. Bagaimana ubah politik orang Melayu [How to change the politics of the Malay people]
Marzuki Yahya timbalan presiden Pejuang.
Malaysian Insight, 29 July 2022
30. 最贫穷的丹州人為何如此幸福？[Why are the poorest Danzhou people so happy?]
蔡镇燊
Sinchew 星洲网, 29 July 2022
Myanmar
31. Myanmar Extends State of Emergency For Six Months Until February
Khine Lin Kyaw
Bloomberg, 1 August 2022
32. Funding Myanmar’s Spring Revolution
Zachary Abuza
Diplomat, 1 August 2022
33. Ooredoo sale risk to digital rights in Myanmar
Mizzima, 31 July 2022
34. Myanmar’s cities of carnage and rage
David Scott Mathieson
Asia Times, 30 July 2022
35. Political situations have arisen due to improper use of political outlets: SAC’s chairman
Eleven Myanmar, 30 July 2022
36. If a government is formed when the election is over, the foundations will be laid from now on to prevent the appointment of foreign advisers: SAC
Eleven Myanmar, 29 July 2022
37. Myanmar Is the Country of Great Deaths
Naing Khit
Irrawaddy, 29 July 2022
38. Myanmar’s Civilian Acting President Demands International Arms Assistance
Irrawaddy, 29 July 2022
Philippines
39. Marcos says PH has no intention to rejoin ICC; PH probe on drug war cited
Betheena Unite
Manila Bulletin, 1 August 2022
40. Philippines to assert arbitration victory at ASEAN meeting in Cambodia
Khmer Times, 31 July 2022
41. Can Philippines overcome crisis of investor confidence amid inflation, corruption, debt woes?
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 30 July 2022
42. The First 30 Days of the Marcos Presidency
Mong Palatino
Diplomat, 29 July 2022
Thailand
43. Vote buying does not ensure success
Veera Prateepchaikul
Bangkok Post, 1 August 2022
44. Fighting Thailand’s energy price wars
Bangkok Post, 1 August 2022
45. Empowering SMEs
Apiradee Treerutkuarkul
Bangkok Post, 1 August 2022
46. Editorial: Govt turns deaf ear
Bangkok Post, 1 August 2022
47. Few threats on horizon
The post-censure debate period may pose less of a hassle for the government, with the growing prospect of a return to power of the current coalition parties after the next election, say political scientists. The no-confidence debate from July 19-22 caused little damage to the government as all 11 cabinet ministers including Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha survived the onslaught. It was the fourth and last such debate of this government, and perhaps the most highly anticipated given its potential to sink the coalition bloc.
Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 31 July 2022
48. In Thailand, having a regular job could still leave you US$218,000 in debt
Jitsiree Thongnoi
South China Morning Post, 31 July 2022
49. It’s not so certain now
Bangkok Post, 30 July 2022
50. Thailand’s Opposition Parties to Ask Court Whether PM’s Time Is Up
Zsombor Peter
VOA, 30 July 2022
51. Key Takeaways From Thailand’s Latest Vote of Confidence Battle
Tita Sanglee
Diplomat, 29 July 2022
Vietnam
52. Vietnam enjoys two-fold growth in agricultural trade surplus
Voice of Vietnam, 31 July 2022
53. Vietnam to rise to third largest exporter of clothing in world
VietNamNet, 30 July 2022
54. Vietnam enjoys robust export growth to several major markets
Voice of Vietnam, 30 July 2022
55. Why Vietnam Doesn’t Squeeze Its Super-Rich Tycoons
MENAFN, 29 July 2022
56. Academic under house arrest after writing about improving Vietnam’s Communist Party
Radio Free Asia, 29 July 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
57. Commentary: ASEAN shouldn’t delay Timor-Leste’s membership bid further
[This commentary first appeared as “No Room at the Inn? ASEAN Should Not Delay Timor-Leste’s Membership” on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Julia Lau is Editor, Fulcrum and non-resident scholar with the George Washington University’s Sigur Center for Asian Studies (2018-2022).
Channel News Asia, 1 August 2022
58. Blinken Bound for Southeast Asia and Africa Amid China Tensions
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 1 August 2022
59. Inflation and instant noodles: How Indonesia and Thailand are trying to keep the humble carb affordable
Saifulbahri Ismail & Saksith Saiyasombut
Channel News Asia, 30 July 2022
60. Stopping the autocratic spread in Southeast Asia
Salvador Santino F Regilme Jr, Leiden University.
East Asia Forum, 30 July 2022
61. Malaysia’s top diplomat broaches junking ASEAN consensus on Myanmar
Shailaja Neelakantan
Radio Free Asia, 30 July 2022
Asia Pacific
62. Russia’s Singapore envoy says image in Asia remains ‘snow-white’, Moscow has ‘no regrets’ after Ukraine invasion
Dewey Sim
South China Morning Post, 1 August 2022
63. Why the US ‘friend-shoring’ plan to contain China will run into trouble
David Dodwell
South China Morning Post, 1 August 2022
64. Another global crash on the horizon as the world’s economic engines sputter
Anthony Rowley
South China Morning Post, 31 July 2022
65. US-China relations: Asean needs to pay attention to great power rivalry in the Pacific
[This commentary first appeared as “The U.S.-China Strategic Competition in the Pacific: Something ASEAN Needs to Watch” on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Daljit Singh
South China Morning Post, 31 July 2022
66. Why did Xi wait so long to say he was vaccinated?
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2022 Survey Report]
David Hutt
Asia Times, 30 July 2022
67. ‘Logic of brute force’ is rising in Indo-Pacific, says Japan amid China concerns
Guardian, 30 July 2022
68. What Do Chinese People Really Think About Some of China’s Important Partners?
Kristina Kironska, Yiju Chen, and Richard Q. Turcsanyi
Diplomat, 28 July 2022
Climate Change/Environment
69. ‘Hungry river’ phenomenon to blame for severe erosion of Mekong River banks in Laos
Radio Free Asia, 31 July 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
70. Ruang Digital Yang Berlandaskan Pancasila, Apa dan Bagaimana? [A digital space based on Pancasila – what and how?]
Umi Faddillah M Kom, Dosen Fakultas Teknik dan Informatika Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika
Republika, 31 July 2022
71. Tech giants grapple with content moderation in South-east Asia
[This commentary first appeared as “Content Moderation of Social Media in Southeast Asia: Contestations and Control” on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
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.
Straits Times, 29 July 2022
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