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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
Indonesia
1. Opportunities in a fossil-fuel based sector indispensable to the energy transition in Indonesia
Tim Fourteau, Winifred Lu, Samarth Sreenidhi
Business Times, 12 September 2022
2. PKB rallies behind chairman as PDI-P’s Puan set to visit this week
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 12 September 2022
3. Jokowi’s government coalition remains solid after PPP leadership crisis
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 12 September 2022
4. Analysis: Supporters keep hope alive for Jokowi to stay beyond 2024
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 12 September 2022
5. Can Indonesia’s electric car, battery sector have a smooth ride beyond China?
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 12 September 2022
6. Indonesia readying legal foundation for blue economy implementation
Antara, 11 September 2022
7. A balancing power: Indonesia needs to focus first on ensuring G20 run smoothly amid great power rivalry
Mireille Marcia Karman, Assistant Professor, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan
Conversation, 11 September 2022
8. Luhut Makes Push for Gasoline Car Restrictions
Heru Andriyanto
Jakarta Globe, 11 September 2022
9. Prabowo’s mission to have key defense and extradition pacts ratified Indonesia’s Defense
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 11 September 2022
10. Can Chinese students learning Indonesian help bridge cultural gap, boost bilateral ties?
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
South China Morning Post, 11 September 2022
Malaysia
11. PKR declares war in seats held by ‘traitors’
Faisal Asyraf
Free Malaysia Today, 12 September 2022
12. Selangor Sultan backs Agong’s reminder against abusing royal pardon
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 12 September 2022
13. Young politicians lead fight against disinformation
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 12 September 2022
14. Getting used to political instability
Johan Jaaffar
Star, 12 September 2022
15. Muda not a proxy for Dr M, says a party leader
Free Malaysia Today, 11 September 2022
16. PH unlikely to give up seats for Muda, says Anwar
Free Malaysia Today, 11 September 2022
17. Split over Muda may be PH’s undoing, says analyst
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 11 September 2022
18. GE15: Selangor Harapan still negotiating four seats won by Bersatu
Malaysiakini, 11 September 2022
19. PKR uneasy over Muda partnership after Larkin defeat
Elill Easwaran
Malaysian Insight, 11 September 2022
20. ‘BN seats belong to all in BN, not any one party’
Arfa Yunus
New Straits Times, 11 September 2022
21. Muda’s Syed Saddiq to PKR’s Rafizi Ramli: the figures who could shake up Malaysian politics
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 11 September 2022
22. Who’s willing to use his power?
Philip Golingai
Star, 11 September 2022
23. GPS will retake urban seats amid DAP-PSB clash, say analysts
Nicholas Chung
Free Malaysia Today, 10 September 2022
24. Extra parliamentary seats in Sabah and Sarawak may restore political stability in Malaysia
Murray Hunter
Sinchew 星洲网, 10 September 2022
25. Umno star Khairy still without a seat in GE15
Joceline Tan
Star, 10 September 2022
26. Penipuan tanpa sedar, perbandaran baharu asalnya kawasan luar bandar milik orang Melayu [New townships originally rural areas owned by the Malays]
Dr Mohd Noor Yazid adalah Bekas Pensyarah Program Hubungan Antarabangsa, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 9 September 2022
Myanmar
27. Myanmar Junta Cracking Down on Trade Unions and Violating Workers Rights
Hein Htoo Zan
Irrawaddy, 9 September 2022
28. Armed ethnic groups reject junta proposal to join Myanmar military
Radio Free Asia, 9 September 2022
Philippines
29. President Marcos wants Philippines to be active player in Asean
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 9 September 2022
Thailand
30. Prawit’s performance ‘underwhelms’
Bangkok Post, 12 September 2022
31. Sudarat is top choice for next PM in Isan
Chakrapan Natanri
Bangkok Post, 11 September 2022
Vietnam
32. The Problems With Vietnam’s ‘Bamboo Diplomacy’
Nguyen Quoc Tan Trung
Diplomat, 12 September 2022
33. Vietnam encourages diaspora to embrace language and culture in ‘soft power’ push
Sen Nguyen
South China Morning Post, 10 September 2022
34. Vietnam moves to strongly integrate into int’l labour market
VietNamNet, 10 September 2022
35. Why Vietnam Should Not Go Nuclear
Khang Vu
Diplomat, 9 September 2022
36. US business groups warn Vietnam data rules may threaten investment
Reuters, 9 September 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Rising cost of living drives up minimum wages across Asean
Annabeth Leow
Business Times, 12 September 2022
38. 中国防疫锁国影响泰菲学生留华 部分奖学金申请者目光转向日韩 [China’s lockdown affects Thai and Filipino students studying in China, some scholarship applicants turn to Japan and South Korea]
廖慧婷
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 12 September 2022
39. Asean paves its way on the energy and gender nexus
[Link to a 39-page ASEAN RE-Gender Roadmap]
Theresia Sumarno and Amira Bilqis
Eco-Business, 9 September 2022
40. ‘A leader of the world’: south-east Asian countries open to Putin pivot
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Guardian, 9 September 2022
41. 东盟发出“死守自由贸易”的强烈信息 [ASEAN sends strong message to “hold on to free trade”]
助川成也
Sinchew 星洲网, 9 September 2022
Asia Pacific
42. Australia’s Indo-Pacific hope: equilibrium
Graeme Dobell
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 12 September 2022
43. China threatened by unbreakable bond with Russia
Nikkei Asia, 12 September 2022
44. China, Singapore and South Korea are top three investors in Johor
Yee Xiang Yun
Star, 12 September 2022
45. United Kingdom’s tilt to Asia no panacea for ailing British trade
L Alan Winters, University of Sussex
East Asia Forum, 11 September 2022
46. The Quad is at risk of losing its strategic focus
Brahma Chellaney is professor emeritus of strategic studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi and a former adviser to India’s National Security Council.
Nikkei Asia, 11 September 2022
47. Indo-Pacific vision that promises peace and prosperity
Kei Koga, NTU
East Asia Forum, 10 September 2022
48. Indo-Pacific framework objectives take shape, but India not all in
Jack Stone Truitt
Nikkei Asia, 10 September 2022
49. Asia-Pacific nations, US vow to build more resilient supply chains
Nirmal Ghosh
Straits Times, 10 September 2022
East/South China Sea
50. FOCUS: Japan’s nationalization of Senkakus stirs caution on China’s threats
Tomoyuki Tachikawa
Kyodo News, 11 September 2022
51. Japan responds to rising China-Taiwan tensions by militarizing its remote islands
Radio Free Asia, 8 September 2022
Climate Change/Environment
52. 煤电是夕阳行业吗? [Is coal power a sunset industry?]
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 12 September 2022
53. ‘Ikan kembung’: How the climate crisis is feeding Malaysia’s fish shortage
Ashley Yeong
Malay Mail Online, 12 September 2022
54. Recycling firm battles Jakarta’s plastic waste emergency
AFP
Jakarta Post, 11 September 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
55. ‘Collective religious narcissism’: how young Indonesian Muslims flex their faith on social media
Muhammad Naufal Waliyuddin, Researcher of Youth and Religious Studies. Doctoral candidate in Islamic studies, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga
Conversation, 10 September 2022
56. Four Years After #MeToo in China: Shrinking Digital Space for Change
Sara Liao and Rose Luqiu
Diplomat, 9 September 2022
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