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- No. 8: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 39: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 40: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 41: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 45: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow, and Melinda Martinus, Lead Researcher
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
Cambodia
1. Hun Sen Adds Some Bite to Upcoming ASEAN Summits
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 7 November 2022
2. Cambodia’s publicity shy king forced into center of political fracas
Radio Free Asia, 6 November 2022
Indonesia
3. Indonesia making big plans for bad times in 2023
John Mcbeth
Asia Times, 7 November 2022
4. Analysis: Jokowi insists on extending Jakarta-Bandung HSR to Surabaya
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 7 November 2022
5. Textile industry faces layoff storm amid ailing exports
Vincent Fabian Thomas
Jakarta Post, 7 November 2022
6. The Recent Decline of Interfaith Dialogue in Indonesia: Causes and Challenges
Wasisto Raharjo Jati
Stratsea, 7 November 2022
7. Jokowi’s nod to ministers’ election bid might spell second-term curse
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 6 November 2022
8. Incorrigible cops getting Widodo down in Indonesia
John McBeth
Asia Times, 4 November 2022
9. Sandiaga Open to Possibility of Becoming Prabowo’s Running Mate Again
Jakarta Globe, 4 November 2022
10. Collective housing offers a ray of light for Jakarta slum problems
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 4 November 2022
Malaysia
11. COMMENT | Ignoring half the sky: Women displacement and GE15
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 7 November 2022
12. Infrastructure, education, income Gov’t’s key plans for Orang Asli – Ismail Sabri
Bernama, 6 November 2022
13. Can Malaysia effectively ban tobacco?
Ajay Mahal and Sumit Kane
East Asia Forum, 5 November 2022
14. Which is the most corrupt govt agency?
Mariam Mokhtar
Malaysiakini, 5 November 2022
15. Sarawak seeks a sovereign wealth fund
Mark Van Loon
East Asia Forum, 4 November 2022
16. Now Everyone Prospers – the NEP Malaysia needs
Chandran Nair
Free Malaysia Today, 4 November 2022
Myanmar
17. Common enemy: a hollow slogan for solidarity in Myanmar
Myo Min
New Mandala, 7 November 2022
18. Russian arms and influence in Myanmar
Narayanan Ganesan, Hiroshima City University
East Asia Forum, 5 November 2022
19. Myanmar’s NUG going for broke before its time
Anthony Davis
Asia Times, 4 November 2022
20. International Firms Aiding Myanmar Air Force’s Attacks on Civilians: Report
[Link to 152-page PDF report “Myanmar: Deadly Cargo: Exposing the supply chain that fuels war crimes in Myanmar“]
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 4 November 2022
21. The military is the main obstacle to Myanmar’s energy security
Guillaume de Langre
Frontier Myanmar, 4 November 2022
Philippines
22. A Journalist’s Murder Rattles Manila
Asia Sentinel, 6 November 2022
23. Philippines inflation near 14-year high; more rate hikes seen
Enrico Dela Cruz & Neil Jerome Morales
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 November 2022
Thailand
24. Bhumjaithai touts policy ‘successes’
Bangkok Post, 7 November 2022
25. New Year vote-grab?
Bangkok Post, 7 November 2022
26. Thaksin’s daughter tops polls in North
Bangkok Post, 7 November 2022
27. Coalition dance begins
AEKARACH SATTABURUTH
Bangkok Post, 6 November 2022
28. Gig workers left to go it alone
Bangkok Post, 6 November 2022
29. SATP touts pro-farmer policies
Bangkok Post, 6 November 2022
30. Thailand’s rice exports boom, Iraq emerges as largest customer
Nation, 6 November 2022
31. Don’t rule out Pheu Thai-PPRP coalition
CHAIRITH YONPIAM
Bangkok Post, 5 November 2022
32. Land a very sensitive issue
Bangkok Post, 5 November 2022
33. Pheu Thai landslide doubt
Bangkok Post, 5 November 2022
34. Old Wine in New Bottles: Political Parties and the Upcoming Election in Thailand
Punchada Sirivunnabood
Diplomat, 4 November 2022
Vietnam
35. PM’s Cambodia visit to reinforce solidarity to boost prosperity of each country
Voice of Vietnam, 7 November 2022
36. Party Chief’s visit to China opens new cooperation opportunities
VietNamNet, 6 November 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. To Understand Southeast Asia Today, Look to its Early Modern History
Imran Said
Diplomat, 7 November 2022
38. ASEAN has to take itself more seriously before asking the world to
Huong Le Thu
Nikkei Asia, 7 November 2022
39. Myanmar to top Asean summit agenda as G20 and Apec draw big powers to region
Dewey Sim
South China Morning Post, 7 November 2022
40. Crumbling cornerstone? Australia’s education ties with Southeast Asia
Susannah Patton
Lowy Institute, 6 November 2022
41. Southeast Asia is a case study in Russia’s declining prospects as an arms exporter.
Mike Ives
New York Times, 6 November 2022
42. Turning headwinds into opportunities in economic regionalism for Asean
Barry Desker
Straits Times, 5 November 2022
43. Do Foreign Policy Issues Matter In General Elections?
[11-minute interview with Thomas Daniel, Senior Fellow, ISIS Malaysia]
BFM 89.9, 4 November 2022
44. The Sunak Government and UK Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia
Laura Southgate
Diplomat, 4 November 2022
Asia Pacific
45. China more popular among SE Asia publics than elites
David Hutt
Asia Times, 7 November 2022
46. What’s coming in Xi’s second decade in power
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, 7 November 2022
47. Reconstructing China’s role in regional security
Qingguo Jia, Stanford University
East Asia Forum, 6 November 2022
48. What the 20th Party Congress Report Tells Us About China’s AI Ambitions
Jie Gao
Diplomat, 5 November 2022
49. Geopolitical tensions complicate economic goals of Apec
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 5 November 2022
50. Xi Jinping: Prince or Party Man?
Michael Clarke
Diplomat, 4 November 2022
51. Europe’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Moving Beyond US-China Rivalry and Refocusing on Asia
[Link to 20-page PDF report Europe’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Moving Beyond US-China Rivalry and Refocusing on Asia by Matt Ferchen]
Leiden Asia Centre, 3 November 2022
East/South China Sea
52. From rule taker to rule shaper: The importance of UNCLOS to China
[This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as a Fulcrum commentary.]
Jade Guan
ThinkChina, 4 November 2022
Climate Change/Environment
53. Green business to reduce 26 million tons of CO2 by 2060: Pertamina
Antara, 7 November 2022
54. China’s investment in renewable energy in the Indo-Pacific brings risks—and opportunities
Robert Glasser
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 7 November 2022
55. The doom of climate change
Marit Stinus-Cabugon
Manila Times, 7 November 2022
56. COP27 kicks off with deal to discuss climate compensation
Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett
Reuters, 7 November 2022
57. Explainer: COP27: What is ‘Loss and Damage’ compensation, and who should pay?
Kate Abnett
Reuters, 7 November 2022
58. Report: Half of ancestral domains under environmental threat
Mariejo S. Ramos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 November 2022
59. Indonesia JV reaches milestone of first 4 million km zero-emission motorcycle trips
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 6 November 2022
60. COP27 begins a ‘new era to do things differently’, UN climate change chief declares as pivotal conference gets underway
UN News, 6 November 2022
61. Navigating a complex energy transition path for Indonesia’s power sector
Kames Natakusumah
Jakarta Post, 5 November 2022
62. COP27: How Indonesia can use G20, Asean platforms to take lead in tackling climate change
Ma’ruf Amin is the vice-president of the Republic of Indonesia
South China Morning Post, 5 November 2022
63. Themes to Watch For at COP27
Tani Salma, Joseph Majkut
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 4 November 2022
64. The New Way to Fight Climate Change: Small-Scale Cooperation Can Succeed Where Global Diplomacy Has Failed
Arunabha Ghosh, Artur Runge-Metzger, David G. Victor, and Ji Zou
Foreign Affairs, 4 November 2022
65. Ekonomi hijau dalam visi indonesia 2045 [Indonesia green economy vision 2045]
Lab45, CSIS Indonesia
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 1 November 2022
Others
G20
66. R20 summit concludes with calls to modernize faith
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 5 November 2022
Global Economy
67. The new era of decoupling, deglobalisation and economic war
Graeme Dobell
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 7 November 2022
68. The global trend of a global minimum tax
Melani Dewi Astuti
Jakarta Post, 7 November 2022
International Politics
69. Press Briefing: Previewing COP27 and U.S.-ASEAN, East Asia, and G20 Leaders’ Summits
[Link to 18-page PDF transcript: “Previewing COP27 and U.S.-ASEAN, East Asia, and G20
Leaders’ Summits”]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 3 November 2022
Media, Technology & Society
70. Musk’s Twitter takeover comes as the CCP steps up its targeting of smart Asian women
Danielle Cave and Albert Zhang
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 6 November 2022
71. Singapore’s new cyberdefence force: a reflection of modern warfare in the digital age
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 6 November 2022
72. Elon Musk’s free speech Twitter mission enters orbit of Asia’s cyber laws, from India to Singapore
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 5 November 2022
73. Vietnam to require 24-hour take-down for “false” social media content
Reuters, 4 November 2022
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