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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. US urges transparency at Ream Naval Base project
Khmer Times, 22 August 2022
Indonesia
2. Third time lucky? Prabowo to contest presidential race again
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 22 August 2022
3. Indonesia to be largest digital economy in SE Asia by 2030: Minister
Antara, 21 August 2022
4. Indonesia looks to sorghum as wheat substitute as noodle lovers worry about price increase
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 21 August 2022
5. What can we expect from Indonesia’s G20?
Maria Monica Wihardja
East Asia Forum, 19 August 2022
Laos
6. Controversial China-built train network becomes hottest ticket in Laos
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 22 August 2022
Malaysia
7. 依斯迈任相一周年 过半受访马国民众不满意表现 分析：国阵下届大选未必十拿九稳 [Ismail Sabri’s one-year anniversary: More than half of the Malaysian people surveyed are dissatisfied with performance; Analysis: Barisan Nasional may not win the next general election]
萧郡瑜
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 22 August 2022
8. Don’t squander any more opportunities in the automotive industry
Yamin Vong
Malay Mail Online, 22 August 2022
9. Analysts dismiss Warisan’s chances of winning 15 peninsula seats
Khoo Gek San
Malaysian Insight, 22 August 2022
10. Snap polls not favourable for Malaysians and economy
Star, 22 August 2022
11. Ismail Sabri: Parliament and judiciary to be strengthened
Star, 22 August 2022
12. Ismail sees no need for a DPM
Hafiizh Mokhtar
Free Malaysia Today, 21 August 2022
13. Hung parliament a possibility after GE15, says Ismail
Free Malaysia Today, 21 August 2022
14. How Ismail calmed the political seas to spark the economy
Hafiizh Mokhtar
Free Malaysia Today, 21 August 2022
15. Power of surprise? One year for PM Ismail Sabri
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 21 August 2022
16. All abuzz over GE15
Philip Golingai
Star, 21 August 2022
17. Muda extends reach to Sabah, seeks to unite Opposition
Durie Rainier Fong
Star, 21 August 2022
18. GE15: Various factors need careful consideration before dissolving parliament – PM
Star, 21 August 2022
19. Malaysia PM Ismail’s one year in power: Reforms aimed at keeping power
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 21 August 2022
20. Malaysia PM Ismail’s one year in power: On stronger footing, but not a sure bet at polls
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 21 August 2022
21. Strategi, pembaharuan Ismail Sabri atasi ramalan pemerhati politik [Ismail Sabri’s strategy, reforms exceed predictions of political observers]
Dr Syed Agil Alsagoff, Ketua Pusat Kecemerlangan Komunikasi, Media dan Industri Kreatif, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 20 August 2022
22. Hajiji expects Sabah’s FDI to exceed RM7 bln this year
Bernama, 20 August 2022
23. PAS prepared to go solo in GE15, says Tuan Ibrahim
Free Malaysia Today, 20 August 2022
24. Parti Bangsa Malaysia eyes seven federal seats, seven state seats for GE15
Radzi Razak
Malay Mail Online, 20 August 2022
25. Identity politics to the fore as election fever hits
Jamari Mohtar
Malaysian Insight, 20 August 2022
26. ‘Responsive but responsible’: KL walks tightrope for election budget as deficit soars
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 20 August 2022
27. Bajet 2023 penting teruskan momentum pemulihan ekonomi [2023 budget important to continue momentum of economic recovery]
Prof Madya Dr Irwan Shah Zainal Abidin
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 19 August 2022
Myanmar
28. Junta says open to negotiations with Suu Kyi
Agence France-Presse
Jakarta Post, 22 August 2022
29. SAC chair denies military burning civilian homes
Eleven Myanmar, 21 August 2022
30. Myanmar’s Executions Have Turned the Country’s Struggle Into a Zero-Sum Game
Minn Tent Bo
Diplomat, 19 August 2022
31. Desperate junta recruitment drive leaves delta villagers fearful – and in debt
Frontier Myanmar, 19 August 2022
32. 缅军接下来会对民盟采取何种行动？ [What will the Myanmar army do next to the NLD?]
刘星月
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 19 August 2022
33. Myanmar junta steps up attacks in what may be prelude to an election
Radio Free Asia, 19 August 2022
Philippines
34. Editorial: PPP is the way to go
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 22 August 2022
35. Bongbong’s Sugar Problem
Philip Bowring
Asia Sentinel, 21 August 2022
36. On Sunday, the Philippines Celebrates the Life of a Democratic Hero. That Could Be Awkward for Its New President
Chad de Guzman
Time, 19 August 2022
Thailand
37. Opinion split, but just 10% sure to support govt in party list vote: poll
Bangkok Post, 21 August 2022
38. Thai Junta Leader Prayuth About to Fall? Public weary of pompous strongman
John Berthelsen
Asia Sentinel, 20 August 2022
39. How Thai Activists Troll the Monarchy
Jasmine Chia
Foreign Policy, 20 August 2022
Vietnam
40. Everyone getting rich except farmers
VietNamNet, 21 August 2022
41. Vietnam records trade surplus of 1.39 billion USD as of August 15
VietNamNet, 21 August 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
42. Policy, Guns and Money: Iran, the defence strategic review and India in Southeast Asia [37-minute podcast]
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 22 August 2022
43. Asean+3 strengthen industrial chain cooperation to explore development opportunities
Khmer Times, 22 August 2022
44. Editorial: South-east Asia can gain amid chips war
Straits Times, 22 August 2022
45. Managing US-China Competition: The View from Singapore [44-minute podcast]
Atlantic Council, 17 August 2022
Asia Pacific
46. Developing Asia spoiled for infrastructure choice
Kevin Chen, NUS
East Asia Forum, 20 August 2022
47. Russia’s New Naval Doctrine: A ‘Pivot to Asia’?
Daniel Rakov
Diplomat, 19 August 2022
48. China denies Belt and Road Initiative ‘debt trap lie’ as infrastructure spending tops US$1 trillion
Ralph Jennings
South China Morning Post, 19 August 2022
49. Tourism Is Surging in the U.S. and Europe. But in Asia, Many Destinations Are Struggling to Come Back to Life
Amy Gunia
Time, 19 August 2022
50. There’s more to China’s new Global Development Initiative than meets the eye
Joseph Lemoine and Yomna Gaafar
Atlantic Council, 18 August 2022
Climate Change/Environment
51. Malaysia’s artisanal fishermen suffer net losses as climate change hits livelihoods
Ushar Daniele
South China Morning Post, 20 August 2022
52. Indonesian radicals warm to climate change
Rizky Alif Alvian
East Asia Forum, 19 August 2022
53. America Rejoins the Climate Fight: New Legislation Will Reshape Policy—and U.S. Diplomacy
Richard G. Newell
Foreign Affairs, 19 August 2022
54. Urban Resilience: A 21ˢᵗ Century Challenge
S. Nanthini
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 19 August 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
55. Myanmar junta announces restrictions on Facebook advertising
Mizzima, 20 August 2022
56. Indonesia’s ‘Super Apps’: will they be another waste of state budget?
Ika Karlina Idris and Dyah Pitaloka
Conversation, 19 August 2022
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