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- No. 25: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 39: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
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. Rising to the task: CPP Future PM candidate Gen Hun Manet prepares for bigger role
Tith Kongnov
Khmer Times, 26 May 2023
2. VIDEO: The CP and KUGNP are now officially out of the upcoming General Election
Nuon Soksarim
Khmer Times, 25 May 2023
Indonesia
3. Addressing Jemaah Islamiyah’s Infrastructure in Sulawesi
Alif Satria
Diplomat, 26 May 2023
4. Parties look to NU figures to buttress 2024 tickets
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 26 May 2023
5. Plan B for new capital for Indonesia: Horizontal decentralization
David Jay Green
Jakarta Post, 26 May 2023
6. Budi Arie: Simulasi Prabowo-Ganjar Sulit, Buka Peluang Airlangga [Budi Arie: Prabowo-Ganjar Simulation is Difficult, Opens Opportunities for Airlangga]
Erik Purnama Putra
Republika, 26 May 2023
7. ASEAN chairmanship can help expand Indonesia’s export market: expert
Antara, 25 May 2023
8. How Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo Rejuvenated Dependency Theory
Fajar Hidayat
Diplomat, 25 May 2023
9. Jokowi-Zelensky reunion revives RI’s peacemaking ambitions
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 25 May 2023
10. Ini 10 Pasangan Capres-Cawapres Versi Musra [This is the Musra version of 10 Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidate Pairs]
Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Andri Saubani
Republika, 25 May 2023
Laos
11. Home grown: Building a stronger food system in Laos
Genevieve Donnellon-May
Interpreter, 26 May 2023
Malaysia
12. Dropping appeal in ‘Allah’ case may give govt pull in Sabah and Sarawak, says lawyer
Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh
Malaysia Now, 26 May 2023
13. Umno grassroots feel compelled to support DAP, says party veteran
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 26 May 2023
14. Anti-hopping law with a difference
Muguntan Vanar, Stephanie Lee & Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 26 May 2023
15. Policy reforms to pick up second half of the year, says Rafizi
Malaysian Insight, 25 May 2023
16. Ex-Umno members joining opposition unlikely to topple Anwar’s government: Analysts
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 25 May 2023
Myanmar
17. More Myanmar households sell assets to solve income decline problems after military takeover: UNDP report
[Link to 62-page report “MYANMAR AT A CROSSROADS: Past trends of human well-being
and a future outlook”]
Mizzima, 25 May 2023
18. Myanmar’s Real Struggle
Min Min Thar
Mizzima, 25 May 2023
Philippines
19. US to launch multiple construction projects at Philippine military bases
Benar News, 25 May 2023
Thailand
20. Post-poll lull has a lot to answer for
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 26 May 2023
21. Move Forward says it needs speaker’s post to avoid legislative inertia
Nation Thailand, 26 May 2023
22. The Uncertain Result of Thailand’s Unambiguous Election: Why the Monarchy and the Military May Stifle the Will of the Voters
Tamara Loos
Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2023
23. Pheu Thai, United Thai Nation pore over election results to prepare for future
Nation Thailand, 25 May 2023
24. Senator says Move Forward faces dissolution over ‘law violation’
Nation Thailand, 25 May 2023
25. Thai Progressive Party is still short of the majority it needs to form a government
[4-minute audio clip]
Michael Sullivan
New Hampshire Public Radio, 25 May 2023
26. Thailand’s Move Forward Party says negotiations for coalition government are on track
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 25 May 2023
Vietnam
27. Lawmakers question electricity imports amid renewable surplus
Anh Minh
VnExpress International, 25 May 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
28. ASEAN, ADB launch study report on development progress in ASEAN
ASEAN Secretariat News, 25 May 2023
29. ASEAN and Canada Must Seek Common Ground to Finalize Free Trade Agreement
Suryo Nugroho
Diplomat, 25 May 2023
Asia Pacific
30. With firm allies like Japan and Australia, the US can afford to take its eye off the Indo-Pacific when it needs to
Riaz Khokhar
South China Morning Post, 26 May 2023
31. ‘Friendshoring’ of supply chains will be costly for everyone: Asian leaders at Nikkei forum
Lim Min Zhang
Nikkei Asia, 25 May 2023
32. Thai deputy PM: Asia should do itself a favor, unite against war
Nikkei Asia, 25 May 2023
33. US and China have ‘irreconcilable differences’ but there’s hope they can coexist: Singapore’s Lawrence Wong
Bhavan Jaipragas
South China Morning Post, 25 May 2023
34. Russia and China Are Losing the Global Battle for Public Opinion
Frida Ghitis
World Politics Review, 25 May 2023
East/South China Sea
35. America and the Philippines Update Defense Guidelines
Felix K. Chang
Foreign Policy Research Institute, 24 May 2023
Climate Change/Environment
36. How alternative fuels could power ASEAN’s green energy transition
Trung Ghi & Somnath Kansabanik
Jakarta Post, 26 May 2023
37. Report: Asia’s 10 major river systems at risk because of climate change
[Link to 130-page PDF report “No River, No Power: Can Asia’s rivers power growth in a changing climate?“]
Subel Rai Bhandari
Benar News, 25 May 2023
38. CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets
SciDev Net
Eco-Business, 25 May 2023
39. Economic ‘de-risking’ carries risks of its own: Lawrence Wong
Sulaiman Daud
Mothership, 25 May 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
40. Govt to issue rules on rights of publishers soon: Mahfud
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 26 May 2023
41. At SLD 2023, ASEAN Defense Officials Must Tackle Tech Issues
Muhammad Faizal bin Abdul Rahman
Diplomat, 25 May 2023
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