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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. Can Cambodia’s Push for Justice Outlast the Khmer Rouge Tribunal?
Colin Meyn
VOA Cambodia, 11 March 2023
Indonesia
2. Jokowi wants local governments to ditch Visa, Mastercard
Jakarta Post, 17 March 2023
3. Indonesia to restore citizenship for political exiles
Arie Firdaus & Tria Dianti
Benar News, 16 March 2023
4. Indonesia Set to Become Third-Largest Lithium Battery Producer: Luhut
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 16 March 2023
5. Political parties struggle to engage young voters
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 16 March 2023
6. Pro-Jokowi parties aim for quick win in 2024 polls
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 16 March 2023
7. Papua New Guinea ratifies border agreement ahead of Indonesian president’s possible visit
Harlyne Joku
Benar News, 15 March 2023
Malaysia
8. Ex-PM Muhyiddin’s legal woes implicate corporate Malaysia
Leslie Lopez
Channel News Asia, 17 March 2023
9. Politik dalam masjid [Politics in the mosque]
Mohsin Abdullah
Free Malaysia Today, 17 March 2023
10. PM Anwar warns against those escalating race, religious rhetoric ahead of ‘Malay Proclamation’ rally in KL
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 17 March 2023
11. Mais chairman: Unlawful for Muslims to visit non-Muslim houses of worship to learn about other religions
Ida Lim
Malay Mail Online, 17 March 2023
12. Economists say 2pc tax cut for middle income group only translates to RM100 extra each month, second income source still needed
Rex Tan
Malay Mail Online, 17 March 2023
13. Questions on the role of govt as private sector roped in for projects
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 17 March 2023
14. Selangor bars Muslims from programmes in other places of worship
Malaysian Insight, 17 March 2023
15. Urban rail network a reality after almost a decade
Meng Yew Choong
Star, 17 March 2023
16. Economy Ministry: Govt does not intend to review projects implemented by previous administration
Malay Mail Online, 16 March 2023
17. Fahmi: Foreign artistes guideline passed pre-GE15, issues identified
Raveena Nagotra & Fion Yap
Malaysiakini, 16 March 2023
18. Johor ruler wants state Orang Asli reserves converted to ‘sultanate land’
Malaysiakini, 16 March 2023
19. Identity politics subverts democracy
K. Haridas
Malaysian Insight, 16 March 2023
20. 提控慕尤丁对国盟与土团的影响 [The impact of Muhyiddin’s prosecution on PN and Bersatu]
刘哲伟目前在国际伊斯兰大学政治学系任职助理教授。
Malaysian Insight, 16 March 2023
21. ‘You and your family must die’: Malaysian director hit by death threats as culture war escalates
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 16 March 2023
22. Govt seeks to create bigger middle-income group in Malaysia
Mohd Farhaan Shah
Star, 16 March 2023
23. Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin unlikely to lose ground staying on as party chief amid graft charges
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 16 March 2023
Myanmar
24. U.S. partners should engage with Myanmar opposition: Blinken adviser
Masahiro Okoshi
Nikkei Asia, 17 March 2023
25. Rebel youth risk life and limb in Myanmar’s cruel war
Thierry Falise
Asia Times, 16 March 2023
26. Beijing Looks to Get Economic Projects Up and Running in Myanmar
Lin Htet Myat
Irrawaddy, 16 March 2023
27. Myanmar junta’s changing relations with China
Okka Min Nyo
Mizzima, 16 March 2023
28. In ‘lucky’ lottery, men forced to join junta militia terrorizing villages in Myanmar
Radio Free Asia, 16 March 2023
29. UN Envoy Sees ‘No Prospect’ for Political Settlement in Myanmar
Margaret Besheer
VOA, 16 March 2023
Philippines
30. PBBM urges soldiers to be ‘peacemakers’ in new approach vs State enemies
Argyll Cyrus Geducos
Manila Bulletin, 17 March 2023
31. DND goes after private armed groups
Martin Sadongdong
Manila Bulletin, 17 March 2023
32. Philippines looks to AUKUS deal to preserve regional peace, stability
Jason Gutierrez
Benar News, 16 March 2023
33. PH formally asks ICC not to reopen drug war probe
Tina G. Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 March 2023
Singapore
34. Revised Tuas Checkpoint toll charges from Mar 31
Channel News Asia, 16 March 2023
35. Singapore to get 1GW of renewable energy from Cambodia in largest electricity import to date
Star, 16 March 2023
Thailand
36. PPRP expects to hold ground in city
Bangkok Post, 17 March 2023
37. Stakes and meanings of the 2023 poll
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 17 March 2023
38. Economic zones will boost south Thailand peace process, says think tank
Tsubasa Nair
Free Malaysia Today, 17 March 2023
39. 2023 election: number of voters in each generation
Nation Thailand, 17 March 2023
40. Reimagining India-Thailand partnerships
Soumya Bhowmick
Asia Times, 16 March 2023
41. Thai election agency finalises boundaries for all 400 constituencies
Nation Thailand, 16 March 2023
42. Next Thai govt should focus on improving rice strains, competitiveness, not subsidies, say exporters
Nation Thailand, 16 March 2023
43. Chinese investment into Thai private universities: The need to keep standards up
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum]
Sivarin Lertpusitm, then Visiting Fellow of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
ThinkChina, 16 March 2023
Vietnam
44. Vietnam’s coffee culture survives 10 years of Starbucks
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 17 March 2023
45. Dong Nai welcomes first freight train from China
Voice of Vietnam, 16 March 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
46. South China Sea: Indonesia seeks US$200 million supersonic cruise missile deal with India amid maritime tensions
Reuters
South China Morning Post, 16 March 2023
47. Analysis: New areas of Singapore-Indonesia cooperation will help cement ties beyond Jokowi’s term
Taufiq Zalizan
Today, 16 March 2023
Asia Pacific
48. Foreign policy of an anxious adolescent superpower
William H Overholt, Harvard Kennedy School
East Asia Forum, 17 March 2023
49. Indo-Pacific nations are sitting on a powder keg
Manila Times, 17 March 2023
50. Chinese State Media Abroad: More Effective than Expected
Ilaria Mazzocco
Big Data China, 16 March 2023
51. The United States, Britain, and Australia Announce the Path Forward for AUKUS
Charles Edel
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 16 March 2023
52. Beyond ‘Wolf Warriors’: China’s Multidimensional Diplomacy
Zhuoran Li
Diplomat, 16 March 2023
53. Military Chief Says US Will Defend Indo-Pacific Freedoms
Associated Press
Diplomat, 16 March 2023
54. India, Australia, and the Indo-Pacific Imperative
Sankalp Gurjar
Geopolitical Monitor, 16 March 2023
East/South China Sea
55. EU eyes more naval visits in disputed South China Sea
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 16 March 2023
Climate Change/Environment
56. Greenwashing Ads: Fossil Fuel Giants Dominate Social Media
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker, 16 March 2023
57. China’s renewed coal addiction threatens the globe’s climate ambition, report says
Subel Rai Bhandari
Radio Free Asia, 16 March 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
58. PH social media teems with bogus medical posts
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 March 2023
59. Mass media should verify news on general election: KPI
Woon Khai Jhek
Antara, 16 March 2023
Others
60. More knowledge workers going hybrid
Bangkok Post, 17 March 2023
US-China Trade War
61. How much did Trump-era tariffs on China cost Americans? New US findings confirm ‘self-inflicted harm’
Seong Hyeon Choi
South China Morning Post, 17 March 2023
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