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- No. 19: James Chai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 27: Norshahril Saat, 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. Cambodia Readies Third Mass Trial of Opposition Officials
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 24 August 2022
2. VOA Interview: Investors Want to See Improved US-Cambodia Relations
Say Mony
VOA Cambodia, 24 August 2022
Indonesia
3. Who sent thousands of tweets targeting Islamic extremism in Indonesia?
David Engel, Albert Zhang and Jake Wallis
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 25 August 2022
4. How political, economic interests fail our universities
Amika Wardana
Jakarta Post, 25 August 2022
5. Indonesia has never leaned toward one geopolitical bloc: Lemhannas
Antara, 24 August 2022
6. Indonesia Considers Objection to Bali Bomber’s Early Release
Niniek Karmini
Diplomat, 24 August 2022
7. Govt weighs $13b subsidy hike to keep fuel cheap
Vincent Fabian Thomas
Jakarta Post, 24 August 2022
8. Exposed: Data breaches on the rise in Indonesia
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 24 August 2022
9. Indonesia’s Merah Putih fund set for $300m first close in Q1 of 2023
Gita Rossiana, Tabita Diela
Nikkei Asia, 24 August 2022
10. Labors to Go on Massive Strike over Hike in Fuel Prices
Moh. Khory Alfarizi
Tempo, 24 August 2022
Laos
11. Claims of default in Laos are bankrupt
Toshiro Nishizawa
East Asia Forum, 25 August 2022
Malaysia
12. Bring home Malaysian talent to stem skills shortage, govt told
Samuel Chua and G Thigambarishini
Free Malaysia Today, 25 August 2022
13. Non-Muslims the root of corruption? Is this ‘Keluarga’ Malaysia?
Shankar R. Santhiram
Free Malaysia Today, 25 August 2022
14. Umno still in the old frame
Ronald Benjamin is secretary for the Association for Welfare Community and Dialogue.
Malaysian Insight, 25 August 2022
15. 胜利的天秤正往依斯迈倾斜？[Are the scales of victory tilted towards Ismail?]
黄子豪
Sinchew 星洲网, 25 August 2022
16. Perdamaian’ pemimpin UMNO penentu nasib parti hadapi PRU-15 [‘Peace’ between UMNO leaders will determine the fate of the party in GE-15]
Dr Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub adalah Pensyarah Kanan, Jabatan Pengajian Pentadbiran dan Politik, Universiti Malaya (UM)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 24 August 2022
17. PH agrees in principle to use one logo for GE15
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 24 August 2022
18. Why is Puad only now saying Umno no longer needs a poster boy?
Clement Stanley
Free Malaysia Today, 24 August 2022
19. Benarkah Undi18 akan mempengaruhi keputusan PRU-15 [Is it true that Vote18 will affect the results of GE-15]
Ziauddin Sharuddin
Harakah Daily, 24 August 2022
20. Melihat kecanggungan naratif GTA [Seeing the awkwardness of GTA’s narrative]
Fakhrurrazi Rashid
Malaysian Insight, 24 August 2022
21. As pressure builds up, PM takes election call in stride
Sinchew 星洲网, 24 August 2022
22. Is Hadi making a religious, academic or a political statement on non-Muslims as the main cause of corruption?
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
Sinchew 星洲网, 24 August 2022
1MDB/SRC International case
23. Even From Jail, Najib Will Remain a Kingmaker in Malaysia
Niluksi Koswanage, Philip Heijmans, and Ravil Shirodkar
Bloomberg, 25 August 2022
24. Commentary: Few real options left for imprisoned Najib Razak
James Chin
Channel News Asia, 25 August 2022
25. 纳吉判刑挽回社会改革热情 [Najib sentencing revives enthusiasm for social reform]
潘永强
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 25 August 2022
26. 纳吉还能翻身？[Can Najib turn around?]
利亮时
Sinchew 星洲网, 25 August 2022
27. Explainer: Najib is in jail — what does this mean for Umno, opposition coalition?
Loraine Lee and Taufiq Zalizan
Today, 25 August 2022
28. Division deputy chief is acting chief for Pekan UMNO
Bernama, 24 August 2022
29. 纳吉接下来会怎样？[What happens next for Najib?]
林吉祥
Malaysian Insight, 24 August 2022
30. The verdict that will move the needle
Dr Rais Hussin
Star, 24 August 2022
Myanmar
31. Bank shake-up seen as bid by junta to control Myanmar’s financial sector: experts
Radio Free Asia, 24 August 2022
Philippines
32. Editorial: DA needs full-time leadership
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 August 2022
33. How Will Marcos Shape the US-Philippines Alliance within Manila’s Evolving Security Outlook?
Prashanth Parameswaran
Diplomat, 24 August 2022
34. Watch a forum: Bongbong at the Helm [1.5-hour video]
New Mandala, 24 August 2022
Thailand
35. Thai economic contraction beckons
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 25 August 2022
36. Business shrugs off PM’s suspension
Bangkok Post, 25 August 2022
37. Suspended Prayut down but not yet out in Thailand
Shawn W. Crispin
Asia Times, 24 August 2022
38. ‘No adverse impact’ on foreign perception from Prawit becoming caretaker PM
Nation, 24 August 2022
39. Legal expert expects court move on PM to ease political tensions
Nation, 24 August 2022
40. As Thai court suspends Prayuth, ex-army ally takes over as ‘acting PM’
Jitsiree Thongnoi
South China Morning Post, 24 August 2022
41. Thailand Had Notoriously Harsh Drug Laws. Now Weed Is Legal—and That’s Making Things Complicated
Charlie Campbell
Time, 24 August 2022
Asia Pacific
42. Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022
Asian Development Bank, 25 August 2022
43. How Deep Are China-Russia Military Ties?
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 24 August 2022
East/South China Sea
44. What role will the UK play in the South China Sea under its new maritime strategy?
Ding Duo
National Institute for South China Sea Studies, 24 August 2022
Climate Change/Environment
45. Coal far from ‘dead’: prices to remain high, IPO still lucrative
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 24 August 2022
46. China’s Growing Water Crisis: A Chinese Drought Would Be a Global Catastrophe
Gabriel Collins and Gopal Reddy
Foreign Affairs, 23 August 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
47. Mapping the Public Voice for Development—Natural Language Processing of Social Media Text Data: A Special Supplement of Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022
Asian Development Bank, 25 August 2022
48. Asia Pacific cybercrime threatens to crimp AI
Albert Jehoshua Rapha, Diponegoro University
East Asia Forum, 24 August 2022
US Foreign Policy
49. The Crisis in Progressive Foreign Policy: How the Left Can Adapt to an Age of Great-Power Rivalry
Stephen Wertheim
Foreign Affairs, 24 August 2022
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