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- No. 2: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
- No. 43: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
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 Is Keeping Kem Sokha Hostage. Will The West Respond to His Threats?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 30 May 2023
2. Kingdom must scrutinise FDI projects before giving go-ahead
Sreekanth Ravindran
Khmer Times, 30 May 2023
3. Candlelight Leaders Keep Looking for Election Registration
Phoung Vantha
Cambodianess, 29 May 2023
4. The next Cambodian government will be outsized
David Hutt
Nikkei Asia, 29 May 2023
5. Should Cambodia Embrace China’s BRI?
Kanha Ongchamroeun
Stratsea, 26 May 2023
Indonesia
6. (Not) a party official
Jakarta Post, 30 May 2023
7. Owning a house remains challenging for Indonesia’s millennials
MySinchew, 30 May 2023
8. Indonesia’s Bukalapak sees itself as ‘financial inclusion champion’
NANA SHIBATA
Nikkei Asia, 30 May 2023
9. PDIP Ajak Golkar, PAN, PKB Kerja Sama Politik Pemilu 2024 [PDIP Invites Golkar, PAN, PKB to Collaborate in 2024 Election Politics]
Febryan A, Agus raharjo
Republika, 30 May 2023
10. President Jokowi and ministers discuss Golden Visa policy
Antara, 29 May 2023
11. Return of sea sand exports sparks controversy in Indonesia
Deni Ghifari and Fadli
Jakarta Post, 29 May 2023
Malaysia
12. M’sia to fight discriminatory trade practices against its agricommodity sector – Fadillah
Bernama, 30 May 2023
13. Bersatu granted bid to challenge freezing of accounts, Muhyiddin’s travel ban
Ho Kit Yen
Free Malaysia Today, 30 May 2023
14. Businesses brace for tough times in 3rd quarter
Tsubasa Nair
Free Malaysia Today, 30 May 2023
15. Loke unveils 3 transport projects in Kedah, says not linked to polls
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 30 May 2023
16. MIC eyeing Perai, Seri Delima seats in Penang, says source
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 30 May 2023
17. 30 seats, 1 chance: Will Gerakan rise again in the state polls?
Steven Su
Malay Mail Online, 30 May 2023
18. As Home Ministry doubles down, Swatch says Malaysia also seized watches without any ‘LGBT’ wording
Ida Lim
Malay Mail Online, 30 May 2023
19. As race and religion loom large, bruising contests seen shaping up in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 30 May 2023
20. Khairy versus Tok Mat, a clash of titans in Negeri Sembilan?
Azzman Abdul Jamal
Malaysia Now, 30 May 2023
21. Kuantan High Court to hear Orang Asli challenge over Islam status
Hidir Reduan Abdul Rashid
Malaysiakini, 30 May 2023
22. Muslim group asks for unaccredited preachers to be allowed to speak in mosques, surau
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 30 May 2023
23. Weak opposition enabling PAS rule in Terengganu, say pundits
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 30 May 2023
24. MEF: Give small firms more time to implement RM1,500 minimum wage
RAHIMY RAHIM
Star, 30 May 2023
25. PAS, Bersatu eyeing same seats
Wani Mutiah
Star, 30 May 2023
26. Be transparent, declassify procurement LCS report, watchdog tells govt
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 29 May 2023
27. Monetary policy pre-emptive, not premature
Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus
Malaysiakini, 28 May 2023
Myanmar
28. Myanmar’s intelligence war: the battle of wits and wiles against the junta
Andrew Selth
Interpreter, 30 May 2023
29. Pumping Up Myanmar’s Junta With Guns, Trade, and Tourism
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 29 May 2023
30. What a New Thai Government Could Mean for Myanmar
Bertil Lintner
Irrawaddy, 29 May 2023
Philippines
31. Cracks Appear in the Philippines’ Unity Government
Mong Palatino
Diplomat, 30 May 2023
Thailand
32. Imagining Thai diplomacy under MFP
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 30 May 2023
33. Progress through decentralisation
PEERASIT KAMNUANSILPA
Bangkok Post, 30 May 2023
34. Stage set for speaker showdown
Bangkok Post, 30 May 2023
35. Pita Limjaroenrat: Thai election upstart who vows to be different
Jonathan Head
BBC, 30 May 2023
36. How Thailand’s Move Forward Party Painted Bangkok Orange
David Matijasevich
Diplomat, 30 May 2023
37. Move Forward and Pheu Thai pledge to tackle rising households debt
Nation Thailand, 29 May 2023
Vietnam
38. Vietnam to build center for search and rescue in Spratly Islands
VietNamNet, 29 May 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
39. China’s massive new canal aims for closer ASEAN connectivity
Ck Tan
Nikkei Asia, 30 May 2023
40. Are South-east Asian states balancing against China?
Evan A. Laksmana
Straits Times, 30 May 2023
Asia Pacific
41. 中美胜负决战在印太 [Indo-Pacific battle between China and the United States]
黄元
联合早报, 30 May 2023
42. Russia struggling to keep its SE Asia arms markets
GABRIEL HONRADA
Asia Times, 29 May 2023
East/South China Sea
43. South China Sea: Asean and Beijing’s ‘unbridgeable’ conflict could undermine code of conduct for years
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 29 May 2023
Climate Change/Environment
44. Government imposes zero percent tax on electric vehicles
Antara, 30 May 2023
45. EU deforestation-free label runs counter to SDGs
Rizal Affandi Lukman
Jakarta Post, 30 May 2023
46. Survey: Malaysian Gen-Zs and millennials have higher climate anxiety than global counterparts
[Link to 38 page report “2023 Gen Z and Millennial Survey”]
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 29 May 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
47. The risk of Indonesia’s low literacy in the era of AI misinformation
Hiu Dilangit Sasongkojati
Jakarta Post, 30 May 2023
48. Race, religion narratives topped list of social media posts during GE15
Malaysiakini, 30 May 2023
49. Peta Pertarungan Prabowo, Ganjar, dan Anies di Medsos [Battle Map of Prabowo, Ganjar and Anies on Social Media]
Andri Saubani
Republika, 30 May 2023
50. Telegram explains why it refuses to cooperate with Malaysia’s Communications and Digital Ministry
Alexander Wong
Malay Mail Online, 29 May 2023
51. TikTok sweeps wave of change over Thailand’s election campaigns
Stephanie Adair
Nation Thailand, 29 May 2023
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