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- No. 17: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 31: Moe Thuzar, Fellow
- No. 42: Ian Storey, Senior 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. Brunei, Bangladesh to sign four MoUs
Lyna Mohamad
Borneo Bulletin, 12 October 2022
Indonesia
2. Indonesia’s response to terrorist threats has grown much stronger since Bali bombings
David Engel
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 12 October 2022
3. Analysis: New omnibus finance bill to allow politicians to govern BI .
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 12 October 2022
4. ‘Chinese investments at stake’ in Indonesia’s rejection of UN motion on alleged abuses in Xinjiang
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 12 October 2022
5. $1.3b Investment Opportunities Open Up as Indonesia Plan to Halt Asphalt Imports in 2024
Lenny Tristia Tambun
Jakarta Globe, 11 October 2022
6. Aniesʼ choice of 2024 coalition partners may hinge on VP pick
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 11 October 2022
7. The Yogyakartan Surrealism of Jokowi
Emirza Adi Syailendra
New Mandala, 11 October 2022
8. Taking the temperature of Indonesian democracy
Azeem Amedi
Policy Forum, 11 October 2022
Malaysia
9. BN agrees with manifesto theme of ‘Stability and Prosperity’
Bernama, 12 October 2022
10. Dr M’s game plan ‘to exploit split election and be PM again’
Free Malaysia Today, 12 October 2022
11. Awkward for PH if Penang holds simultaneous state polls, says analyst
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 12 October 2022
12. Pakatan insiders admit splitting state and national polls might work against it
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 12 October 2022
13. Muda, Undi18 see GE15 as acid test for youth vote
Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
Malay Mail Online, 12 October 2022
14. Peacemaker’ PAS bent on stopping return of PH?
Azzman Abdul Jamal & Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh
Malaysia Now, 12 October 2022
15. Budget 2023 depends on next govt, say experts
Raevathi Supramaniam & Kalidevi Mogan Kumarappa
Malaysian Insight, 12 October 2022
16. Titiwangsa set to see fierce competition for Malay votes
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 12 October 2022
17. Malaysia should focus on inflation and its economy – not elections: Mahathir, Anwar
Natalie Tham & Su-Lin Tan
CNBC, 11 October 2022
18. Separate state polls in Penang good for Harapan, DAP and rakyat
Wong Chin Huat
Malaysiakini, 11 October 2022
19. Parliament dissolution necessary as parties in govt not allied with PM, Ahmad Maslan says
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 11 October 2022
20. Selangor leads clutch of Malaysian states refusing to hold polls this year
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 11 October 2022
21. Door closing on Umno-PAS election pact with weeks left for polls in Malaysia
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 11 October 2022
22. Rafizi’s ‘candidate hunt’ set to trigger another rebellion in PKR amid concerns of data harvesting
Malaysia Now, 10 October 2022
Myanmar
23. Myanmar’s dilemma: The China Myanmar Economic Corridor and becoming a vassal state
Andre Wheeler
Mizzima, 11 October 2022
24. Arakan Army rebels capture Myanmar junta border outpost
Radio Free Asia, 10 October 2022
Singapore
25. Commentary: Terrorism threat may look different 20 years after Bali bombings, but stakes for Singapore have not changed
Kumar Ramakrishna
Channel News Asia, 12 October 2022
Thailand
26. Army chief vows no post-poll coup
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 12 October 2022
27. Srettha a potential Pheu Thai PM pick
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 12 October 2022
28. Sam Mitr to keep faith in Gen Prayut
Aekarach Sattaburuth & Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 12 October 2022
Vietnam
29. Vietnam wins seat on UN Human Rights Council despite record of rights abuses
Radio Free Asia, 11 October 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
30. All eyes on Indonesia’s Constitutional Court which could be on verge of making history
Salai Za Uk Ling, Antonia Mulvey & Chris Gunness
Jakarta Post, 12 October 2022
31. Asean and India at 30: The way forward
Tommy Koh, Hernaikh Singh & Moe Thuzar
Straits Times, 12 October 2022
32. Seeking Strategic Options for Myanmar: Reviewing Five-Point Consensus and Anticipating the Future of Democracy in Myanmar A Policy Paper Compendium
CSIS Indonesia
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 11 October 2022
33. Next Steps for Disaster Resilience in ASEAN
Alistair D. B. Cook, Christopher Chen
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 11 October 2022
Asia Pacific
34. The US-India partnership is too important to lose
Brahma Chellaney
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 12 October 2022
35. Putin to attend Apec summit
Wassana Nanuam & Poramet Tangsathaporn
Bangkok Post, 12 October 2022
36. 1 KEY FOR 1 LOCK: The Chinese Communist Party’s Strategy for Targeted Propaganda
Recorded Future, 28 September 2022
East/South China Sea
37. How to Make the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness Work
Jasmin Alsaied
Diplomat, 11 October 2022
38. More than 5,000 Chinese military staff live on islands in the South China Sea
Radio Free Asia, 11 October 2022
Climate Change/Environment
39. Electric Motorcycle Charging Infrastructure Road Map for Indonesia
Asian Development Bank, 11 October 2022
40. The COP of No Return
Sameh Shoukry
Eco-Business, 11 October 2022
41. World Bank to launch new trust fund for emission-reduction grants
David Lawder (Reuters)
Jakarta Post, 11 October 2022
Others
G7 Meeting
42. Here’s what Russia’s attacks may indicate about its weapons stockpile.
Mike Ives
New York Times, 11 October 2022
Islamic Finance
43. My Say: Shaping a stakeholder economy for the Islamic capital market
Sultan Nazrin & Muizzuddin Shah
Edge Markets, 11 October 2022
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