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- No. 2: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 7: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 22: Tham Siew Yean, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 33: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 35: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 37: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow; Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow; Afra Alatas, Research Officer
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. Indonesia plans EV purchase subsidies in 2023 to spur sales
Business Times, 10 October 2022
2. Indonesia plans to list unit of flagship oil group Pertamina this year
Joe Leahy and Mercedes Ruehl
Financial Times, 9 October 2022
3. PDI-P Still in Dark about 2024 Presidential Election
LENNY TRISTIA TAMBUN, YUSTINUS PAAT
Jakarta Globe, 9 October 2022
4. Indonesia’s protectionism debate needs more than domestic input
Deasy Pane, Bappenas and Arianto Patunru, ANU
East Asia Forum, 8 October 2022
5. Indonesia’s presidential election is not until 2024, but the battle for power is under way. Who’s in the race?
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 8 October 2022
6. Jokowi Appoints Aide Heru Hartono as Acting Jakarta Governor
LENNY TRISTIA TAMBUN
Jakarta Globe, 7 October 2022
7. Ganjar Pranowo: Indonesia’s potential presidential candidate stuck between a rock and a hard place
Leo Suryadinata
Think China, 7 October 2022
Malaysia
8. Umno leaders to look into criticism of social media strategy
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Tsubasa Nair
Free Malaysia Today, 10 October 2022
9. COMMENT | Religious instability post GE15
S Thayaparan
Malaysiakini, 10 October 2022
10. PM Ismail dissolves Malaysian Parliament, paving way for snap elections
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 10 October 2022
11. Budget sweeteners no guarantee of BN win in polls, say observers
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 10 October 2022
12. New coalition to emerge post-GE15?
Adib Povera, Hana Naz Harun
New Straits Times, 10 October 2022
13. Malaysia, Japan agree to upgrade relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Bernama, 9 October 2022
14. DAP to field more Malay candidates, says Loke
Free Malaysia Today, 9 October 2022
15. Budget 2023: 7,615 development projects will be implemented nationwide next year, says Mustapa
Malay Mail Online, 9 October 2022
16. 2 years into the job, Sanusi’s popularity with Kedahans set to return him as MB
Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh
Malaysia Now, 9 October 2022
17. Budget 2023 is responsive, but what about responsible reforms?
Benedict Weerasena is research director and Abel Benjamin Lim is head of development economics at Bait Al Amanah.
Malaysian Insight, 9 October 2022
18. Perikatan only asked for parliament dissolution to be postponed, says Ismail Sabri
Malaysian Insight, 9 October 2022
19. Rumour has it
Talk about when the 15th General Election will take place is getting wilder and more speculative than ever.
Philip Golingai
Star, 9 October 2022
20. Youth rejected by Malaysia’s public universities ‘a critical voter base’ in next general election
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 9 October 2022
21. Malaysia’s Great Disappointment – Nation’s Biggest-Ever Budget
Murray Hunter
Asia Sentinel, 8 October 2022
22. Commentary: Electric vehicles face uphill climb from niche to mass market in Malaysia
[This commentary first appeared on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Tham Siew Yean
Channel News Asia, 8 October 2022
Myanmar
23. Preparations are being made continuously to hold the general election after the emergency period provisions are completed: UEC chair
Eleven Myanmar, 7 October 2022
24. Junta weaponises digital banking transition to starve resistance funding
Frontier Myanmar, 7 October 2022
Philippines
25. ‘We are just starting’: Duterte aims to strengthen mandate of the OVP
Raymund Antonio
Manila Bulletin, 9 October 2022
26. Marking Philippine President Marcos Jr’s First 100 Days
Michael Beltran
Diplomat, 8 October 2022
Thailand
27. It’s time for Pheu Thai to take over, says Paetongtarn as she urges Prayut to step aside
Nation, 10 October 2022
28. Thaksin’s daugther overwhelms other PM candidates for northeastern voters
Bangkok Post, 9 October 2022
29. Why Strict but Inconsistent Gun Laws Did Not Keep Thailand Safe
Damien Cave, Muktita Suhartono and Mike Ives
New York Times, 9 October 2022
30. Losing ground quite literally
Bangkok Post, 8 October 2022
Vietnam
31. What Can Vietnam Learn from South Korea’s Style of ‘Mixed Governance’?
Trien Vinh Le
Diplomat, 7 October 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
32. Navigating Socialism, Security, and China in Laos-Vietnam Relations
To Minh Son
Diplomat, 10 October 2022
33. ASEAN states lead in regional maritime security cooperation, but more needs to be done, say experts
Ranamita Chakraborty
GovInsider, 10 October 2022
34. With Asean on the rise, European businesses cannot risk playing catch-up
Chris Humphrey
Business Times, 9 October 2022
35. Southeast Asian borrowers could ‘feel pressure’ over belt and road debts to China amid IMF scrutiny
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 9 October 2022
36. Future of world order will not be defined by just the US and China alone: DPM Wong
Angela Tan
Business Times, 7 October 2022
37. ST Deep Dive: Indonesian brass in ‘Cold War’, US Coast Guard in Asia
Straits Times, 7 October 2022
38. Quarterly Update of the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook (AREO)
ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), 6 October 2022
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