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- No. 14: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 42: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 48: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 52: William Choong, 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. Politics Need More Youth to Revive Public Debate: Analysts
Sam Sopich
Cambodianess, 15 August 2022
Indonesia
2. Kedaulatan Energi [Energy sovereignty]
Totok Siswantara, Anggota Dewan Pakar Ikatan Alumni Program Habibie (IABIE)
Republika, 16 August 2022
3. Kemerdekaan Ekonomi Indonesia 2022-2023 [Indonesia’s Economic Independence 2022-2023]
Adiwarman A Karim
Republika, 15 August 2022
Malaysia
4. Malaysia’s interest in the India-China rivalry
Collins Chong
Free Malaysia Today, 16 August 2022
5. Focus on poverty and Sabah’s economy, analysts tell Warisan
Robin Augustin
Free Malaysia Today, 16 August 2022
6. PBM says ready to discuss with BN on membership application
Malaysiakini, 16 August 2022
7. DAP’s detrimental ambivalence on GE15
P Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 16 August 2022
8. LCS scandal won’t affect BN as much as 1MDB, say analysts
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 16 August 2022
9. Dasar berkecuali bantu Malaysia ‘serap’ persaingan AS, China [Policy of neutrality helps Malaysia ‘absorb’ competition from the US and China]
Collins Chong Yew Keat adalah Penolong Pendaftar, Universiti Malaya (UM)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 15 August 2022
10. Budget 2023 will continue to emphasise on Keluarga Malaysia – PM Ismail Sabri
Bernama, 15 August 2022
11. PBS factor in Warisan’s decision on election seats
Willie Jude
Free Malaysia Today, 15 August 2022
12. Shafie Apdal wins unopposed as Warisan president
Malay Mail Online, 15 August 2022
13. Kedah Umno rejects cooperation with Pas in GE15
M. Hifzuddin Ikhsan
New Straits Times, 15 August 2022
14. KOMENTAR: Selepas pucuk kepimpinan PKR diperbaharui, ideologi parti perlu ditegakkan [Commentary: After the PKR leadership is renewed, the party’s ideology needs to be upheld]
[Originally published as “Leadership in Place, PKR Needs to Focus on Ideology” on Fulcrum]
Norshahril Saat
Berita Mediacorp, 14 August 2022
15. 祖国行动在国家政治中的挑战 [GTA’s challenge in national politics]
阿兹祖丁教授 (Prof. Dr. Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sanii)
Sinchew 星洲网, 14 August 2022
16. New labour policies not enough to fight Malaysia’s forced labour problem
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 12 August 2022
Myanmar
17. Saifuddin condemns Myanmar junta for Suu Kyi’s latest prison sentence
Free Malaysia Today, 16 August 2022
18. SAC spokesman dismisses fuel shortage rumours, assures 1.3m gallons in stock and arrival of 12 oil tankers within days
Eleven Myanmar, 15 August 2022
19. Myanmar Civilian Govt Demands Answers After International NGOs Appear to Recognize Junta
Irrawaddy, 15 August 2022
20. Myanmar junta preps for 2023 poll with pilot voter registration in battle-scarred Chin State
Mizzima, 15 August 2022
21. Gen Z picks up a rifle to take down the Myanmar junta
Mizzima, 15 August 2022
22. Myanmar Widens Arrests and Slaps Aung San Suu Kyi With More Prison Time
Richard C. Paddock
New York Times, 15 August 2022
23. Skyrocketing rice prices another hardship for Myanmar citizens
Radio Free Asia, 15 August 2022
24. Student Advocates in Myanmar Defy the Military through an Innovative Education Platform
Su Myat Noe and Olivia Zeiner-Morrish
Asia Matters, 13 August 2022
25. Oil wells burn as junta targets PDF funding sources
Frontier Myanmar, 12 August 2022
Philippines
26. Editorial: Brazen order
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 August 2022
27. An alliance restored: Marcos Jr.’s US policy
Richard Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 August 2022
28. Philippine Senator Tackles Long-Standing Sabah Claim
Mong Palatino
Diplomat, 15 August 2022
29. Philippines in talks to buy US helicopters after dropping Russia deal
Jakarta Post, 15 August 2022
Singapore
30. Trade more, trade smarter – Lessons from Malaysia’s chicken ban for Singapore
Kevin Chen and Jesslene Lee
Business Times, 16 August 2022
Thailand
31. Final meet on poll bill collapses
Mongkol Bangprapa & Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 16 August 2022
32. Tensions thwart growth in 2022
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 16 August 2022
33. Retain city’s flood plains
Bangkok Post, 16 August 2022
34. Party seeks ruling on PM
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 16 August 2022
35. IEAT plans to develop Udon Thani dry port
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Bangkok Post, 16 August 2022
36. State okays target for EEC
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 16 August 2022
Vietnam
37. Vietnam, UK step up cooperation in digital and green transformation
Voice of Vietnam, 16 August 2022
38. Vietnam’s High-Speed Railway is Back on the Agenda
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 15 August 2022
39. The most important ‘economic corridors’ for next 10-30 years
VietNamNet, 15 August 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
40. Sultan Nazrin: Establish ASEAN Islamic finance institution for greater global expansion
Bernama, 16 August 2022
41. Vietnam eyes China’s expanding presence in Cambodia
Loro Horta, Dili
East Asia Forum, 16 August 2022
42. 菲取消购买俄直升机后 其他东南亚国家也可能跟随 [Other Southeast Asian countries may follow the Philippines in cancelling procurement of Russian helicopters]
萧郡瑜
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 16 August 2022
43. Civil society in the Mekong: What can we learn from environmental struggles?
The Rupture Project
New Mandala, 16 August 2022
44. The Story of RCEP: History, Negotiations, Structure, and Future Directions
Aladdin D. Rillo, Anna Maria Rosario D. Robeniol, Salvador Buban
ERIA, 15 August 2022
45. Authoritarian regimes need a neighbourly nudge toward democracy: Yomiuri Shimbun contributor
Norimasa Tahara in the Yomiuri Shimbun
Straits Times, 15 August 2022
Asia Pacific
46. Singapore’s Next Premier Wong Warns US, China May ‘Sleepwalk Into Conflict’
Philip Heijmans and Niluksi Koswanage
Bloomberg, 16 August 2022
47. Why Beijing’s war games risk pushing Asean neighbours into the arms of the US
Robert Delaney
South China Morning Post, 16 August 2022
48. Can South Korea chart a path between the US and China in the Indo-Pacific?
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2022 Survey Report]
Andrew Yeo
Brookings Institution, 15 August 2022
49. Comparison of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and Other Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
Innwon Park
ERIA, 15 August 2022
50. The Post COVID-19 and RCEP: Pandemic Recovery in East Asia
Shandre M Thangavelu, Shujiro Urata, Dionisius A. Narjoko
ERIA, 15 August 2022
51. How Beijing’s belligerence over Taiwan is connected to a Belt and Road Initiative in distress
Mohamed Zeeshan
South China Morning Post, 15 August 2022
52. When a lack of US-China dialogue on Taiwan might lead to war
[Originally published as “When Lack of Jaw Jaw Might Lead to War War” on Fulcrum]
William Choong
ThinkChina, 15 August 2022
Climate Change/Environment
53. The media is masking climate crisis for ‘privileged’ readers with climate anxiety, warns journalist
Robin Hicks
Eco-Business, 15 August 2022
54. Sabah to have carbon exchange laws within a year
Free Malaysia Today, 15 August 2022
55. Cambodian government cancels development of Phnom Tamao forest amid outcry
Gerald Flynn, Vutha Srey
Mongabay, 15 August 2022
56. What Comes After the Coming Climate Anarchy?
Parag Khanna
Time, 15 August 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
57. Digital News Report 2022
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, 30 June 2022
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