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This issue includes an article with commentaries from Khairy Jamaluddin, Visiting Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. You can click on the link to go to the article directly.
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. Editorial: Hun Manet, the hope of Cambodia
Khmer Times, 10 March 2023
Indonesia
2. Explainer: Prima, the party behind the controversial ‘election restart’ ruling
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 10 March 2023
3. Money laundering, graft rampant at Finance Ministry
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 10 March 2023
4. Pengamat: Menduetkan Prabowo-Ganjar Pilihan Realistis Rebut Kemenangan [Observers: pairing up Prabowo-Ganjar a realistic choice for win]
Republika, 10 March 2023
5. KPK to Reform Wealth Report or LHKPN Mechanism
Mirza Bagaskara
Tempo, 10 March 2023
6. Setting Indonesia’s Navy on a Course Beyond 2024
Gilang Kembara
Diplomat, 9 March 2023
7. Jokowi asks Erick, Sandiaga to promote themselves, ex-PPP chief says
Jakarta Post, 9 March 2023
8. Indonesia’s Jokowi approves new list of tax holidays for Nusantara
Ismi Damayanti & Erwida Maulia
Nikkei Asia, 9 March 2023
Malaysia
9. Removal of Bersatu reps will backfire, warns academic
Sean Augustin
Free Malaysia Today, 10 March 2023
10. PH reps not dropping suit over Sabah’s revenue share
Free Malaysia Today, 10 March 2023
11. Muhyiddin charged with four counts of corruption for allegedly soliciting bribes totalling more than RM230m
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 10 March 2023
12. Analysts: Free of his father’s shadow, Mukhriz finally paving his own political path
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 10 March 2023
13. Bersih: 347 election offences committed by political parties during GE15
John Bunyan
Malay Mail Online, 10 March 2023
14. Unwise to use EPF contributions as collateral for bank loans, Sarawak union leader tells prime minister
Sulok Tawie
Malay Mail Online, 10 March 2023
15. Hadi delivers Friday sermon in mosque despite ban from state Islamic body
Malaysiakini, 10 March 2023
16. Takiyuddin: ‘Abah wave’ will trump reformasi movement
Shakira Buang
Malaysiakini, 10 March 2023
17. Who’s who in Muhyiddin’s trial
Malaysiakini, 10 March 2023
18. Johari to lead task force to resolve 1MDB issues
New Straits Times, 10 March 2023
19. Malaysian govt’s rescue of Umno in flap over party polls may lead to chaos for Anwar’s key ally
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 10 March 2023
20. Muhyiddin’s graft charges raise political temperature
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 10 March 2023
21. Malaysia’s parliament approves 2023 budget at policy stage
Amir Yusof
Channel News Asia, 9 March 2023
22. Amid exodus to Gagasan Rakyat Sabah, Bung Moktar says Umno will rise again in the state
Julia Chan
Malay Mail Online, 9 March 2023
23. Jana Wibawa projects not cancelled but renegotiated, Anwar says amid spate of corruption charges
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 9 March 2023
Myanmar
24. Monks and militias in Myanmar
Amara Thiha and Marte Nilsen, PRIO
East Asia Forum, 10 March 2023
25. War-Torn Myanmar Plans to Hold Elections. Will They Matter?
Joshua Kurlantzick
Council on Foreign Relations, 9 March 2023
26. As the Conflict Worsens, Myanmar’s Junta Arms the Populace
Lian Bawi Thang
Diplomat, 9 March 2023
27. Shan Nationalities Democratic Party registers as Shan and Nationalities Democratic Party in UEC
Eleven Myanmar, 9 March 2023
28. Fearing US Influence, China Steps Up Engagement With Myanmar Junta, EAOs
Thet Htar Maung
Irrawaddy, 9 March 2023
Philippines
29. Will EDCA stop Chinese ‘intrusions’ into PH waters?
Rigoberto Tiglao
Manila Times, 10 March 2023
30. Philippines greenlights more than 100 infrastructure projects
Reuters, 9 March 2023
Thailand
31. Trucks, haze and action
Bangkok Post, 10 March 2023
32. Govt continues to woo wealthy, capable foreigners
Bangkok Post, 10 March 2023
33. Pheu Thai leader confident of landslide victory, making senators’ vote in PM election ‘inconsequential’
Nation Thailand, 9 March 2023
Timor-Leste
34. Timor-Leste’s Aspiration for ASEAN Membership
Roberto Soares
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 9 March 2023
Vietnam
35. Vietnam’s white book declares government guarantees religious freedom
Radio Free Asia, 9 March 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. Southeast Asia’s 2023 Economic Outlook with Juita Mohamad
[34-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling and Karen Lee
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 9 March 2023
37. U.S. Coast Guard Is Helping Southeast Asians Protect Their Seas
John Bradford
Foreign Policy, 9 March 2023
Asia Pacific
38. US-China Downward Spiral Raises Fresh Fears of Eventual Conflict
Peter Martin
Bloomberg, 10 March 2023
39. Micronesia’s President Writes Bombshell Letter on China’s ‘Political Warfare’
Cleo Paskal
Diplomat, 10 March 2023
40. Business a harmonizing force in a polarized Asia
Warren Fernandez
Jakarta Post, 10 March 2023
41. China says US-PH military alliance endangers regional peace, stability
Joseph Pedrajas
Manila Bulletin, 10 March 2023
42. Chinese President Xi Jinping seals unprecedented third term
CK Tan
Nikkei Asia, 10 March 2023
43. Issues & Insights Vol. 23, SR3 – Strategic Competition and Security Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
[80-page PDF document]
Pacific Forum, 10 March 2023
44. Taiwan Warming to Hosting US Ammo Storage Facilities
Jens Kastner
Asia Sentinel, 9 March 2023
45. Biden Budget Expected to Stiff the Indo-Pacific
Jack Detsch
Foreign Policy, 9 March 2023
46. China is not knocking at Australia’s door for war; US will use Australia as a proxy: experts
Global Times, 9 March 2023
47. China, Myanmar, North Korea listed as ‘worst of worst’ in freedom report
[Link to the Freedom in the World 2023 report]
Matt Reed
Radio Free Asia, 9 March 2023
48. How Donald Trump damaged America’s interests in Asia
Economist, 7 March 2023
East/South China Sea
49. US looks forward to a binding COC, says senior diplomat on Jakarta visit
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 10 March 2023
50. South China Sea: risk of China flashpoints ‘high’ as rival energy projects expand, report says
Laura Zhou
South China Morning Post, 9 March 2023
Climate Change/Environment
51. Can Singapore’s carbon hub survive the upset over offsets?
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 10 March 2023
52. Indonesia aims to use gas in foreign-funded energy transition; critics cry foul
Hans Nicholas Jong
Mongabay, 9 March 2023
Others
Global Economy
53. U.S. must aim high with IPEF to maintain influence
Barbara Weisel
Nikkei Asia, 10 March 2023
Media, Technology & Society
54. Switching off by switching on [Link to Telenor Asia’s “Digital Lives Decoded ” report]
[Link to PDF Report Part 1]
[Link to PDF Report Part 2]
[Link to PDF Report Part 3]
Bangkok Post, 10 March 2023
55. TikTok launches Project Clover to allay China security fears
Chris Vallance
BBC, 9 March 2023
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