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- No. 6 : Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 29: Mohd Faizal Bin Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 37: The State of Southeast Asia Survey 2023
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’s dynasty plan under hot military fire
David Hutt
Asia Times, 7 March 2023
2. Cambodia makes its own way in Kem Sokha case
Sim Vireak
Asia Times, 7 March 2023
3. Cambodia’s jailing of Kem Sokha will ensure Hun Sen’s son gets ‘smooth transfer’ of power
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 7 March 2023
Indonesia
4. Isu lingkungan dan perkembangan teknologi ancam ambisi kendaraan listrik berbasis nikel Indonesia. Apa yang harus dilakukan pemerintah? [Environmental issues and technological developments threaten Indonesia’s nickel-based electric vehicle ambitions. What should the government do?]
Krisna Gupta, Associate reasearcher at CIPS and a lecturer at International Trade faculty, Politeknik APP Jakarta
Conversation, 8 March 2023
5. Prabowo gears up for inevitable showdown with Anies
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 8 March 2023
6. 学者：无权审判选举事务 地方法院裁决不会影响印尼选举进程 [Analyst: No right to judge election affairs, local court ruling will not affect Indonesian election process]
廖慧婷
联合早报, 8 March 2023
7. Diskriminasi usia dalam lowongan pekerjaan: bagaimana ‘ageism’ merugikan pekerja, terutama pekerja kontrak dan perempuan [Age discrimination in job vacancies: how ‘ageism’ hurts workers, especially contract workers and women]
Nabiyla Risfa Izzati, Lecturer of Labour Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Conversation, 7 March 2023
8. Over 8 Million Indonesians Including Many Well-Educated Remain Unemployed
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 7 March 2023
9. Politicians to be banned from campaigning in mosques: Mosque council
Jakarta Post, 7 March 2023
10. Indonesia and North Korea: warm memories of the Cold War
Gatra Priyandita
New Mandala, 7 March 2023
11. Regulatory Reforms to Increase Women Micro-Entrepreneurs Participation in E-Commerce [36-page pdf report]
Siti Alifah Dina, Thomas Dewaranu
CIPS, 1 February 2023
Malaysia
12. EU anti-deforestation rule will hit Malaysia’s palm oil exports: minister
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 8 March 2023
13. Huawei fights for role as Malaysia reviews 5G tender
Mercedes Ruehl
Financial Times, 8 March 2023
14. We’re open to reviving HSR, but not funded by govt, says Loke
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 8 March 2023
15. 6-year suspension to prevent me contesting in Umno polls, says Hisham
Free Malaysia Today, 8 March 2023
16. Roadmap for growth to include ESG and structural reforms
Thamini Vijeyasingam
Free Malaysia Today, 8 March 2023
17. Penang govt name four ‘adopted’ assemblymen for vacant state seats
Bernama
Malay Mail, 8 March 2023
18. Khairy: Umno’s no-contest for top two must have breached law if home minister had to step in
Ida Lim
Malaymail, 8 March 2023
19. Johor sultan now Melaka Gateway’s second largest shareholder
Low Choon Chyuan
Malaysiakini, 8 March 2023
20. Umno’s no-contest bid – a desperate move or power abuse?
Mahathir Mohd Rais is Federal Territories PN information chief.
Malaysian Insight, 8 March 2023
21. 5.5% national brain drain rate higher than global average, says minister
Malaysian Insight, 8 March 2023
22. Speakers need credentials from Johor Islamic Religious Council to hold talks, says Ruler
Yee Xiang Yun
Star, 8 March 2023
23. ‘Islamic bodies should be apolitical’
Bernama
Star, 8 March 2023
24. Malaysia attracts RM264.6bil approved investments in 2022, 2nd largest ever recorded: Tengku Zafrul
Star, 8 March 2023
25. PM Anwar: Govt committing to RM10m seed fund for Malaysian-generated carbon credit to kickstart market
Bernama, 8 March 2023
26. Politik negara masih kurang suara wanita jadi pendesak [The country’s politics still lack women’s voices]
Mohamad Ika Danial Abdullah adalah Pegawai Penyelidik Sosial di Pusat Kajian Politik dan Diplomasi Ekonomi, Institut Diplomasi dan Hubungan Luar Negeri (IDFR)
Berita Harian, 7 March 2023
27. Malaysia must make significant contributions as rule maker, shaper at international arena
Rosmalis Anuar
Bernama, 7 March 2023
28. Govt to revive long-stalled Ombudsman Bill
Malaysiakini, 7 March 2023
29. Imam terbang [Flying ‘Imam’]
Faisal Tehrani (Mohd Faizal Bin Musa)
Malaysian Insight, 7 March 2023
30. No link between vernacular schools and non-Malay PM, say educationists
Alfian Z.M. Tahir, Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 7 March 2023
31. EC: No by-election for Penang assembly
Bernama
New Straits Times, 7 March 2023
32. Malaysia buys South Korea fighter jets as ASEAN arms market grows
Norman Goh
Nikkei Asia Review, 7 March 2023
33. Malaysia’s Changed Electoral Landscape
Meredith L. Weiss
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 7 March 2023
Myanmar
34. Myanmar Regime Paves Way for Election With Census Next Year
Irrawaddy, 7 March 2023
35. ‘A Decisive Year in Terms of Trajectories’ in Myanmar
Igor Blazevic
Irrawaddy, 7 March 2023
36. Myanmar’s school system in shambles since coup as high school exam-takers plunge 80%
Radio Free Asia, 7 March 2023
Philippines
37. Marcos vs Marcos in sibling spat over US-China policy
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 7 March 2023
Thailand
38. Suit seeks Pheu Thai’s dissolution
Bangkok Post, 8 March 2023
39. Dissolution hinges on boundary rejig
Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 8 March 2023
40. Zero-dollar retail? Chinese plan for biggest centre in Thailand sparks fears
Nation Thailand, 7 March 2023
Vietnam
41. Vietnam’s Political Shake-up [included 1hr video of discussion]
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 8 March 2023
42. Chinese investment and diversion of investment from China: Opportunities abound for Vietnam
Guanie Lim
Think China, 8 March 2023
43. Why Vietnam’s State-Owned Electric Utility EVN is in Financial Trouble
James Guild
Diplomat, 7 March 2023
44. Truong Thi Mai picked as permanent member of Party Secretariat
VietNamNet, 7 March 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
45. ASEAN, US intensify Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
ASEAN Secretariat News, 7 March 2023
Asia Pacific
46. China Circles the Wagons Against the US
Toh Han Shih
Asia Sentinel, 8 March 2023
47. Stanford-based project to keep exposing China’s activities in WPS
Frances Mangosing
Inquirer.net, 8 March 2023
48. Taking Stock of U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy
[35-minute Podcast]
Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 7 March 2023
49. China FM says conflict unavoidable if US pursues ‘wrong path’ in relations
Joshua Lipes
Radio Free Asia, 7 March 2023
50. China in an Age of Great Power Competition
Hoo Tiang Boon
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 7 March 2023
East/South China Sea
51. First Stalled, Now at Full Sail: China’s Rush Toward a South China Sea Code of Conduct
Minh Phuong Vu
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 8 March 2023
Climate Change/Environment
52. Southeast Asia needs sustainable finance, even if imperfect climate
Christopher Botsford
Nikkei Asia Review, 8 March 2023
53. Conservation law takes a step forward in Indonesia
Noviar Andayani
Eco-Business, 6 March 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
54. The Link Between Gaming and Violent Extremism
Rueben Dass
Diplomat, 8 March 2023
55. China’s New Legislation on Deepfakes: Should the Rest of Asia Follow Suit?
Asha Hemrajani
Diplomat, 8 March 2023
56. Will Asian Diplomacy Stump ChatGPT?
Pete Hunt
Diplomat, 7 March 2023
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