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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. MoI to restrict issuing online media licences
Chhun Sunly
Khmer Times, 2 September 2022
2. Hun Sen: Be tolerant of ‘doomsday’ cult followers
Star, 2 September 2022
Indonesia
3. China’s ‘Think-Tank Diplomacy’ is Gaining Traction in Indonesia
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Diplomat, 2 September 2022
4. ‘I think Indonesia’s cybersecurity is run by 14-year olds’: hackers
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 2 September 2022
5. Supporter group names Jokowi preferred candidate for 2024
Fikri Harish (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 2 September 2022
6. The government should bite the bullet to prevent fiscal time bomb
Vincent Lingga
Jakarta Post, 2 September 2022
7. Survei: Diduetkan dengan Ganjar atau Anies, Airlangga Capres Teratas[Survey: Paired with Ganjar or Anies, Airlangga is the top presidential candidate].
Jawa Pos, 2 September 2022
8. Mencegah Kekerasan di Pesantren [Preventing violence in pesantrens]
Republika, 2 September 2022
9. Indonesia’s energy subsidy dilemma: how can the government better protect the poor?
Made Anthony Iswara, Junior Researcher, SMERU Research Institute; Luhur Bima, Senior Researcher, SMERU Research Institute
Conversation, 1 September 2022
10. Ingat reformasi TNI, ini alasan mengapa perwira aktif jangan sampai menduduki jabatan sipil [Remember TNI reform – this is the reason why active officers should not occupy civilian positions]
Syarif Ali, Dosen Manajemen Sumber Daya Manusia Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis UPN Veteran Jakarta, UPN Veteran Jakarta
Conversation, 1 September 2022
11. Indonesia’s criminal code a step backwards, not forwards
Eduard Lazarus
Interpreter, 1 September 2022
12. Jokowi visits Freeport, hails Southeast Asia’s first 5G mining technology
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 1 September 2022
13. Luhut Minta Potensi Bisnis UMKM Pesantren Digarap Serius [Luhut asks for the business potential of Islamic boarding schools to be taken seriously]
Jawa Pos, 1 September 2022
14. In revising its criminal code, Indonesia risks unraveling environmental laws
Hans Nicholas Jong
Mongabay, 1 September 2022
15. Swing Voters di Pemilu 2024 dan Elektabilitas Terkini Parpol-Parpol
Amri Amrullah, Antara
Republika, 1 September 2022
16. Indonesia’s major political parties mull over sidelining most popular candidates in next presidential polls
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 1 September 2022
17. Executive pressure mounts on House to advance domestic workers bill
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 31 August 2022
Malaysia
18. Umno siding with Najib, analyst says after Azalina’s AG comments
Teoh Yee Shen
Malaysia Now, 2 September 2022
19. How Najib, Rosmah will affect GE15 plans
P Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 2 September 2022
20. GE15 will be battle of Malay values, say observers
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 2 September 2022
21. Pakatan won’t benefit from Najib’s jailing, say analysts
Angie Tan
Malaysian Insight, 2 September 2022
22. Govt considers building port in Sanglang – Ismail Sabri
Bernama, 1 September 2022
23. Pulau Bunting’s integrated development project will boost Yan’s economic landscape – PM
Bernama, 1 September 2022
24. Ismail-Muhyiddin ‘agreement’ limited to formation of govt, says Annuar
Faisal Asyraf
Free Malaysia Today, 1 September 2022
25. Guan Eng concerned with Penang’s refusal to amend its anti-hopping law
Malaysiakini, 1 September 2022
26. Pas ready to negotiate with BN on 27 ‘critical’ parliamentary seats
Aizat Sharif
New Straits Times, 1 September 2022
Myanmar
27. Myanmar Plans $200 Million FX Intervention to Ease Fuel Price Crunch
Khine Lin Kyaw
Bloomberg, 1 September 2022
28. Myanmar Junta Chief Met Ex-President and Former Dictator: What Did They Discuss?
Irrawaddy, 1 September 2022
29. Could Myanmar’s opposition forces unseat the junta?
Josh Kurlantzick
Japan Times, 31 August 2022
Thailand
30. Laos-China rail a boon for Thais
Bangkok Post, 2 September 2022
31. Chart Pattana-Kla merger expected
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 1 September 2022
32. Prawit Wongsuwan’s path to power
Paul Chambers, Naresuan University
Diplomat, 1 September 2022
33. IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Thailand
IMF News, 1 September 2022
34. Will Thailand Repeat the Parliamentary Pattern from Indonesia?
Punchada Sirivunnabood
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 1 September 2022
35. THB630 million spent as new phase of government subsidies begins
Nation, 1 September 2022
36. Thailand: Adoption of law to address torture and enforced disappearance is a step forward, but significant shortcomings remain
Amnesty International, 31 August 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. When Tolkien’s Middle Earth trumps South-east Asia
Paul Tan
Straits Times, 2 September 2022
38. Remarks by Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung On the 77th National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Sep 2, 1945 – 2022)
Lao News Agency, 1 September 2022
39. NBSEAS: Nicole Curato talks to Baogang He about “Deliberative Democracy in Asia” [35-minute podcast]
New Mandala, 1 September 2022
Asia Pacific
40. Can South Korea maintain its middle power status in the Indo-Pacific century?
Seung Hugh Shin
Asia & the Pacific Policy Society, 1 September 2022
41. Digital trade rises as new growth engine of BRI cooperation
Chu Daye and Li Xuanmin
Global Times, 1 September 2022
42. Southeast Asian migrant workers in Taiwan sweat over China tensions
Randy Mulyanto
Nikkei Asia, 1 September 2022
Climate Change/Environment
43. Indonesia’s push to reach net zero emissions can help power a new phase in its economic development
[232-page PDF report: An Energy Sector Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions in Indonesia]
International Energy Agency, 2 September 2022
44. Cutting methane emissions: different strokes for different folks
Qiu Jiahui
Eco-Business, 1 September 2022
45. People want action on climate change as crisis grows: Pew survey
[Link to Climate Change Remains Top Global Threat Across 19-Country Survey]
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 1 September 2022
46. Belt and Road Initiative and Environmental Challenges
Opangmeren Jamir
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 31 August 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
47. From the editor: The spectre of digital authoritarianism for Southeast Asia
Gerard McDermott
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 1 September 2022
48. A Digital Coup Under Military Rule in Myanmar: New Online Avenues for Repression
Adam Simpson
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 1 September 2022
49. The National Internet Gateway and the Future of Digital Authoritarianism in Cambodia
Robin Ramcharan
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 1 September 2022
50. The Weaponization of Digital Authoritarianism in the Philippines during COVID19
Celito Arlegue
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 1 September 2022
51. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Evolution of Digital Authoritarianism in Indonesia
Damar Juniarto
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 1 September 2022
52. Maintaining One-party Rule in Singapore with the Tools of Digital Authoritarianism
James Gomez
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 1 September 2022
53. Data Governance, Asian Alternatives: How India and Korea Are Creating New Models and Policies
Evan A. Feigenbaum, Michael R. Nelson
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 31 August 2022
54. Thousands Are Holed Up in a Politician’s Farm, Waiting for the End of the World
Koh Ewe
Vice, 30 August 2022
55. Hackers linked to China have been targeting human rights groups for years
[Link to Recorded Future report]
Patrick Howell O’Neill
MIT Technology Review, 16 August 2022
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