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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
Cambodia
1. The modernisation of Ream Naval Base with support from Beijing will ‘move forward’ and it is ‘not necessary to listen to others’
Khmer Times, 19 August 2022
2. Hun Sen, Marcos, and the Anatomy of an American Smile
Charles Dunst
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 18 August 2022
Indonesia
3. TNI seeks to strengthen maritime information exchange with EU
Antara, 19 August 2022
4. Carving up Indonesia’s Papua province
John Mcbeth
Asia Times, 19 August 2022
5. Indonesia May Impose Nickel Export Tax This Year, President Widodo Says
Eko Listiyorini
Bloomberg, 19 August 2022
6. Jokowi wants to add job creation in Indonesia central bank’s mandate
Business Times, 19 August 2022
7. Quo vadis, FIR above Riau and Natuna islands?
Yaries Mahardika Putro and Ridha Aditya Nugraha
Jakarta Post, 19 August 2022
8. Indonesia’s elites respond to Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Leo Suryadinata
ThinkChina, 19 August 2022
9. Five Provinces Gets Gov’t Attention for Rising Inflation
Lenny Tristia Tambun
Jakarta Globe, 18 August 2022
10. Indonesian exports face renewed foreign restrictions
Wike Herlinda
Jakarta Post, 18 August 2022
11. Inflation may exceed 4% next year, BI warns, upping pressure on govt
Vincent Fabian Thomas
Jakarta Post, 18 August 2022
12. Economist Lament Jokowi’s Infrastructure-driven Speech; Not Solution for Inflation
Francisca Christy Rosana
Tempo, 18 August 2022
13. Mapping inequality in Dutch colonial-era Indonesia
Pim de Zwart
The Conversation, 18 August 2022
Laos
14. Lao Tourism Ministry questions small number of European visitors
Star, 19 August 2022
Malaysia
15. Tun Abdul Razak’s vision should be researched, documented – research fellow
Bernama, 19 August 2022
16. Najib’s SRC International appeal: A quick timeline
Free Malaysia Today, 19 August 2022
17. #KerajaanGagal shifts from street protests to nationwide campaign
Free Malaysia Today, 19 August 2022
18. PAS, Umno at odds on ‘Muafakat Nasional seats’ proposal
Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 18 August 2022
19. My rights to life, liberty, and fair hearing
Najib Abdul Razak
Malaysiakini, 18 August 2022
20. Pas optimistic about wresting Pahang from BN’
T.N. Alagesh
New Straits Times, 18 August 2022
21. Malaysia draws RM7.2bil in digital investments in first half of 2022
Bernama, 17 August 2022
Myanmar
22. SAC tries to correct the shortcomings of the government and the central bank to make policy relaxations: its spokesperson
Eleven Myanmar, 18 August 2022
23. Tatmadaw regards KIA as a rebel: SAC
Eleven Myanmar, 18 August 2022
24. Young People Clamour to Leave Myanmar in Giant Brain Drain
Irrawaddy, 18 August 2022
Philippines
25. Books as enemy of the state?
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 August 2022
26. Checking in on the Marcos Administration with Chester Cabalza [30-minute podcast]
Gregory B. Poling
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 18 August 2022
27. PH consumers most confident in ASEAN of tech-driven growth
[Link to the “Digital Frontiers 4.0” report]
Manila Bulletin, 18 August 2022
Thailand
28. The politics of the term-limit wrangle
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 19 August 2022
29. Group wants opinions on Gen Prayut’s tenure
Bangkok Post, 19 August 2022
30. BRN reveals motive for recent blasts
Bangkok Post, 19 August 2022
31. Thailand Says Peace Talks with Muslim Insurgents Still on Track After Major Rebel Assault
Zsombor Peter
VOA, 18 August 2022
Timor-Leste
32. Timor-Leste warns it will work with China if Australia insists on pumping Timor Sea gas to Darwin
Christopher Knaus
Guardian, 18 August 2022
Vietnam
33. More British investors look at Vietnam to cash in on free trade agreements
VietNamNet, 19 August 2022
34. PetroVietnam proposes US$19 billion oil refinery complex and national oil reserve
VietNamNet, 18 August 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
35. Asean wants to build regional health resilience. Will it happen?
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 19 August 2022
36. How Lese Majeste Laws Are Eroding Free Speech in Southeast Asia
Samantha Holmes
Diplomat, 18 August 2022
37. GT Voice: Japan’s ‘economic’ outreach in SE Asia calls for vigilance
Global Times, 18 August 2022
38. Between carrot and stick approach for Asean against Myanmar
Nik Luqman Wan Zainoddin
New Straits Times, 18 August 2022
39. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister tells Southeast Asia to reconsider buying Russian arms on ‘moral grounds’ and ‘poor quality’
Amy Chew
South China Morning Post, 18 August 2022
40. China leads live commerce boom, will ASEAN be next?
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 9 August 2022
Asia Pacific
41. Xi and Putin to Attend G-20 Summit in Indonesia, Jokowi Says
Bloomberg, 19 August 2022
42. Is China Changing How It Sees the World? [37-minute podcast]
Foreign Affairs, 19 August 2022
Climate Change/Environment
43. As investments pour in, South-east Asia beefs up credentials as regional EV powerhouse
Peter Janssen
Business Times, 19 August 2022
44. Indonesia’s COVID-19 recovery plan relies on dirty energy, making it harder to hit environmental targets
Denny Gunawan and Elisa Wahyuni
The Conversation, 19 August 2022
45. Can Indonesia’s Muslim leaders help combat climate change?
Michael Taylor
Reuters, 18 August 2022
Others
Global Economy
46. Global operational risk review—economic risks are rising
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), 18 August 2022
Media, Technology & Society
47. The social media spectacle of China’s Taiwan military exercises
Manya Koetse
Interpreter, 19 August 2022
48. Content Code 2022 Reflects The Changing Times
Star, 19 August 2022
49. Updating the digital economy rulebook
Faizal Bin Yahya, NUS
East Asia Forum, 18 August 2022
50. Ministries and experts cooperate to create a new social media platform to replace Facebook: SAC
Eleven Myanmar, 18 August 2022
51. Rivalry in the Information Sphere: Russian Conceptions of Information Confrontation
Michelle Grisé, Alyssa Demus, Yuliya Shokh, Marta Kepe, Jonathan W. Welburn, Khrystyna Holynska
RAND Corporation, 18 August 2022
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