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Indonesia
1. Analysis: Puan makes last dash in 2024 presidential bid
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 7 September 2022
2. Fuel subsidies morally indefensible even after price hikes
Endy Bayuni
Jakarta Post, 7 September 2022
3. House ‘prepared’ to open up about data protection bill
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 7 September 2022
4. Will alliances move the lever to decarbonize Indonesia?
Samuel Morillon
Jakarta Post, 7 September 2022
5. Indonesian president likely to weather fuel price rise uproar, analysts say
Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia
Reuters, 7 September 2022
6. Why Indonesia Reduced Petrol Subsidies
James Guild
Diplomat, 6 September 2022
7. The risks surrounding Indonesia’s economic stability
Reny Eka Putri (Bank Mandiri)
Jakarta Post, 6 September 2022
Laos
8. Green Bond Market Survey for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Insights on the Perspectives of Institutional Investors and Underwriters
Asian Development Bank, 7 September 2022
Malaysia
9. PKR to start ‘mega ceramah’ in seats held by its ex-lawmakers who ‘betrayed’ party this Sunday
Radzi Razak
Malay Mail Online, 7 September 2022
10. Report: Bersih’s petition to block Najib’s royal pardon bid chalks up 121,000 signatures vs supporting side’s 31,000
Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
Malay Mail Online, 7 September 2022
11. Report: Once bitten, twice shy, says Nurul Izzah amid talk of GE15 tie-ups
Ashman Adam
Malay Mail Online, 7 September 2022
12. What’s the glue holding Malaysian society together? Study shows shared identity and diversity acceptance biggest influencers
Zurairi A.R.
Malay Mail Online, 7 September 2022
13. Law minister: No new conditions to contest in election, especially for reps with pending court cases
Malay Mail Online, 7 September 2022
14. Questions over ‘popular’ Khairy’s future after Rembau move
Azzman Abdul Jamal & Teoh Yee Shen
Malaysia Now, 7 September 2022
15. Difficult for PAS to court non-Muslim voters, say observers
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 7 September 2022
16. PAS’ extremist stance a ploy to win conservative votes, say analysts
Raevathi Supramaniam
Malaysian Insight, 7 September 2022
17. Muda wants to contest 15 parliamentary seats in GE15
New Straits Times, 7 September 2022
18. New coalition ready to run
Rahimy Rahim
Star, 7 September 2022
19. Analysts split on whether Sabah Opposition disunity a boon for GRS-Barisan
Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 7 September 2022
20. MPs on trial may stand for re-election, says Wan Junaidi
Malaysian Insight, 6 September 2022
Myanmar
21. Is Myanmar’s National Unity Government Ready to Govern?
Philipp Annawitt
Diplomat, 7 September 2022
22. Myanmar faces blacklisting risk by global financial crime watchdog
Thompson Chau and Dominic Oo
Nikkei Asia, 7 September 2022
23. Putin meets Myanmar junta chief, hails ‘positive’ ties
AFP
Star, 7 September 2022
24. Workers struggle to make ends meet in Myanmar
Frontier Myanmar, 6 September 2022
25. Myanmar Junta Again Hints at Switch to Proportional Representation Electoral System
Irrawaddy, 6 September 2022
26. Controversial China-Backed New City is Myanmar’s Human Trafficking Hub
Yan Naing is a pseudonym for a political analyst on Myanmar and China.
Irrawaddy, 6 September 2022
Philippines
27. Marcos should not leave Philippine food policy up to politics
Fermin D. Adriano
Nikkei Asia, 7 September 2022
28. Seven minutes
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 September 2022
29. Philippines’ South China Sea deal with Beijing hits another snag over profits
South China Morning Post, 6 September 2022
Thailand
30. Prayut’s PM tenure ‘ends 2025’
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 7 September 2022
31. Finance Ministry gets all clear to guarantee B85bn Egat loan
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 7 September 2022
32. Thai Opposition Seeks to Strip Senate of Powers to Pick Next PM
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 7 September 2022
33. From pro-Taipei to pro-Beijing: Are KMT Chinese in Thailand switching their allegiance?
[Originally published as “Between Taipei and Beijing: Education Options among the Yunnanese Chinese of Northern Thailand” on Fulcrum]
Aranya Siriphon
ThinkChina, 6 September 2022
Vietnam
34. Vietnam removes bottlenecks to attract major foreign investors
VietNamNet, 7 September 2022
35. Vietnam Bucks Asia’s Weakening Growth Trend
Era Dabla-Norris, Federico J. Díez and Giacomo Magistretti
IMF News, 6 September 2022
36. IMF country head warns Vietnam about the impact of a global recession
Radio Free Asia, 6 September 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Local Currency Collateral for Cross-Border Financial Transactions: Policy Recommendations from the Cross-Broder Settlement Infrastructure Forum
Asian Development Bank, 7 September 2022
38. Asean customs transit system a boon
Satvinder Singh
Bangkok Post, 7 September 2022
39. ‘Asean should suspend or sack Myanmar,’ say scholars
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 7 September 2022
40. Unprecedented Case Brought Against Myanmar Junta in Indonesia
Tempo, 7 September 2022
41. RSIS survey of ‘thought leaders’ finds Singapore has highest level of social cohesion among Asean member states
Reuters
Today, 6 September 2022
Asia Pacific
42. Facilitating Indo-Pacific Financial Security Through Digital Remittances
Martin Tai
CSIS, 6 September 2022
43. What Happened to the Belt and Road Initiative?
Andreea Brînză
Diplomat, 6 September 2022
44. How to Build a Better Order: Limiting Great Power Rivalry in an Anarchic World
Dani Rodrik and Stephen M. Walt
Foreign Affairs, 6 September 2022
45. The China Trap: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Perilous Logic of Zero-Sum Competition
Jessica Chen Weiss
Foreign Affairs, 6 September 2022
Climate Change/Environment
46. Getting it right for net zero by 2050
Audrey Tan
Straits Times, 6 September 2022
47. Businesses set urgent goals to cut carbon emissions
VietNamNet, 6 September 2022
Others
48. The Fractured Superpower: Federalism Is Remaking U.S. Democracy and Foreign Policy
Jenna Bednar and Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
Foreign Affairs, 6 September 2022
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