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- No. 10 : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 16 : Norshahril Saat, Visiting Fellow
- No. 21 : Cassey Lee, Senior Fellow
- No. 24 : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 29 : Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 42 : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 46 : Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 51 : Wang Zheng, Associate Fellow
- No. 56 : Mohd Faisal Musa, Visiting Fellow, and Wang Zheng, Associate 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
Brunei
1. IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Brunei Darussalam
IMF News, 16 September 2022
Cambodia
2. Will Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen Resign Next Year?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 16 September 2022
Indonesia
3. Trade for Economic Recovery: Import Policies to Support Indonesia’s F&B Sector
Felippa Amanta, Krisna Gupta
Center for Indonesian Policy Studies, September 2022
4. Opposition-leader AHY bares claws, pitches regime change as party backs his 2024 run
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 19 September 2022
5. The ghost of identity politics and Anies’ presidential ambitions
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 19 September 2022
6. SBY Alleges Plot to Rig 2024 Presidential Election
Yustinus Paat & Heru Andriyanto
Jakarta Globe, 18 September 2022
7. Indonesia works to weaken radical Islam through education
Koya Jibiki
Nikkei Asia, 18 September 2022
8. Can Jokowi make capital relocation his legacy?
Toru Takahashi
Nikkei Asia, 17 September 2022
9. Jokowi to decide presidential hopeful he’ll endorse, has no plans to run for V-P in 2024: Sources
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 17 September 2022
10. Krisis Indo-Pasifik, Korsel dan Indonesia Bisa Pelopori Kerja Sama Negara Menengah [Indo-Pacific Crisis, South Korea and Indonesia Can Pioneer Middle Country Cooperation]
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2022 Survey Report]
Tempo, 17 September 2022
Malaysia
11. Behind the 35% share of Dewan seats for Sabah, Sarawak
Nicholas Chung
Free Malaysia Today, 19 September 2022
12. Sources: Maszlee, eight others to be appointed to Johor PKR’s leadership committee
Ben Tan
Malay Mail Online, 19 September 2022
13. Impossible for Malay parties to unite post-GE15, say political observers
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 19 September 2022
14. Bencana politik Ismail Sabri dan BN [The political disaster of Ismail Sabri and BN]
Fakhrurrazi Rashid
Malaysian Insight, 19 September 2022
15. Ahmad Zahid beri isyarat PM kekal jika BN menang PRU-15 [Ahmad Zahid signals PM will stay if BN wins GE-15]
Ahmad Zahid beri isyarat PM kekal jika BN menang PRU-15
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 18 September 2022
16. Hope, apathy, unhappiness: How will Malaysia’s youth vote at the coming polls?
[Link to 50-minute video: Malaysia Lowers Voting Age To 18: Will Youth Reshape Race-Based Politics?]
Neo Chai Chin and Zainudin Afandi
Channel News Asia, 18 September 2022
17. Budget 2023 won’t marginalise Chinese efforts to empower Chinese community
Free Malaysia Today, 18 September 2022
18. Nurul Izzah wants to defend Permatang Pauh seat in GE15
Free Malaysia Today, 18 September 2022
19. Pakatan should form a centre-left coalition
Ronald Benjamin
Free Malaysia Today, 18 September 2022
20. Amanah amends constitution on party-hopping
Anne Muhammad
Free Malaysia Today, 18 September 2022
21. From Louis Vuitton to prison: the meteoric fall of Malaysia’s Najib Razak
La Prensa Latina, 18 September 2022
22. Will Malaysia’s Umno wash out its chances of victory if it holds a snap election?
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 18 September 2022
23. PM: We’re very close to the polls
Fatimah Zainal And Fazleena Aziz
Star, 18 September 2022
24. 学者：伊党吉兰丹影响力仍坚固 下届大选有望拿下更多国席 [Scholars: PAS influence still strong in Kelantan, expected to win more seats in the next general election]
萧郡瑜
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 17 September 2022
25. The two faces of the Islamic Reform movement
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi is Professor of Architecture at a local university
Sinchew 星洲网, 17 September 2022
26. 纳吉入狱是巫统重组的契机 [Najib’s imprisonment is an opportunity for UMNO to restructure]
郭秋香
Sinchew 星洲网, 17 September 2022
27. Hints that Parliament to dissolve in October
Joceline Tan
Star, 17 September 2022
Myanmar
28. Myanmar’s National Unity Government strengthens control
[Link to the briefing paper “Effective control in Myanmar”]
Mizzima, 18 September 2022
29. Myanmar’s arms trade, defence drills and energy deals with Russia show steady pace of ties
[This article was originally published as “Myanmar and Russia: Vladivostok Meeting Signals a Tighter Embrace”, on ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary site fulcrum.sg.]
South China Morning Post, 18 September 2022
Thailand
30. Sudarat’s ‘third way’ in politics
Nattaya Chetchotiros
Bangkok Post, 19 September 2022
31. Fallout from an ‘economic war’
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Phusadee Arunmas & Somruedi Banchongduang
Bangkok Post, 19 September 2022
32. Election ban on relief handouts ‘will deepen economic hardship for Thais’
Nation, 18 September 2022
33. Referendum on charter still on table
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 17 September 2022
Vietnam
34. Australia Needs a Smarter Strategy for Investing in Vietnam
Huong Le Thu
Diplomat, 15 September 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
35. How is Southeast Asia’s Balancing Strategy on Ukraine Faring?
Xirui Li
Diplomat, 19 September 2022
36. ASEAN Media Statement on the Tenth EAS Economic Ministers’ Meeting
ASEAN Secretariat News, 18 September 2022
37. Joint Statement on Cooperation for Post-COVID Economic Recovery of the Twenty-First AEM-MOFCOM Consultation
ASEAN Secretariat News, 18 September 2022
38. Joint Media Statement of the AEM-USTR Consultation
ASEAN Secretariat News, 18 September 2022
39. Joint Media Statement of the Twenty-Fifth AEM Plus Three Consultation
ASEAN Secretariat News, 18 September 2022
40. New talks to end Overlapping Claims Area petroleum riches by Thailand and Cambodia
Khmer Times, 18 September 2022
41. Cambodia highly values CLMV Action Plan in 2023 – 2024
Khmer Times, 18 September 2022
42. Toward a win-win strategy with Asean
[Link toThe State of Southeast Asia: 2022 Survey Report]
Lee Hyuk is former ambassador to Vietnam
Korea Joong Ang Daily, 18 September 2022
43. Business guidebook on ASEAN-Hong Kong, China free trade agreement launched
[Link to the 72-page PDF “A Business Guidebook to Increasing Trade Competitiveness Using the ASEAN-Hong Kong, China Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA)”]
ASEAN Secretariat News, 17 September 2022
44. Joint Ministerial Statement of the 40th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting
ASEAN Secretariat News, 17 September 2022
45. Cambodia supports initiative on Version 3.0 of ASEAN-China FTA
Khmer Times, 17 September 2022
46. As Russia’s military reputation nosedives, so do its Asian arms sales
MSN News, 17 September 2022
47. Joint Media Statement of the Eleventh AEM-Russia Consultation
ASEAN Secretariat News, 16 September 2022
48. Cambodia pitches energy actions for ASEAN against fragile recovery
Khmer Times, 16 September 2022
Asia Pacific
49. Characterizing Regionalism in Asia: A Modern Global Supply Chain Perspective
Asian Development Bank, 19 September 2022
50. Ministers agree on establishment of RCEP secretariat
Chea Vayuth
Khmer Times, 19 September 2022
51. 中国加大全球外宣攻势 提升话语权 [China steps up its global outreach campaign to boost its voice]
萧郡瑜
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 19 September 2022
52. Asia’s food crisis: Ukraine war triggers chain reaction of shortages
Dominic Faulder
Nikkei Asia, 18 September 2022
53. Are ‘Water Wars’ Coming to Asia?
Genevieve Donnellon-May
Diplomat, 17 September 2022
54. Enhancing cyber capabilities through AUKUS
Jocelinn Kang
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 16 September 2022
55. The Comprehensive Asia Development Plan (CADP) 3.0: Towards an Integrated, Innovative, Inclusive, and Sustainable Economy
ERIA
ERIA, 16 September 2022
56. ST Deep Dive: Chinese whispers, race in Malaysia
Straits Times, 16 September 2022
57. Xi Might Finally Be Losing Patience With Putin
Judah Grunstein
World Politics Review, 16 September 2022
East/South China Sea
58. Hopes that joint scientific effort to stop overfishing in South China Sea could chart course to peace
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 18 September 2022
59. Chinese scientists develop long-distance underwater communication in South China Sea
Stephen Chen
South China Morning Post, 17 September 2022
Climate Change/Environment
60. Carbon credit plan meets flak
Pratch Rujivanarom
Bangkok Post, 19 September 2022
61. Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief
[Link to the report,“United in Science 2022”]
Khmer Times, 19 September 2022
62. Countries, including Cambodia, growing 70% of world’s food face ‘extreme’ heat risk by 2045
Khmer Times, 18 September 2022
63. Balancing geopolitics and energy security with decarbonisation
Jun Arima, University of Tokyo
East Asia Forum, 16 September 2022
64. What to expect from Asian countries at COP27
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), 16 September 2022
65. One year after ruling, Jakarta sees little progress on air pollution
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 16 September 2022
66. European bill passes to ban imports of deforestation-linked commodities
André Schröder
Mongabay, 15 September 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
67. Digital finance makes international cooperation even more important
Jenny Gordon
Interpreter, 16 September 2022
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