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Indonesia
1. Pakar: PPP Tidak Bisa Andalkan Efek Sandiaga Uno untuk Amankan Ambang Batas Perlemen [Expert: PPP Cannot Rely on the Sandiaga Uno Effect to Secure the Parliamentary Threshold]
Banjar Chaeruddin
Sinar Harapan, 15 June 2023
2. Indonesia welcomes Netherlands recognizing its independence was in 1945, not 1949
Arie Firdaus and Tria Dianti
Benar News, 15 June 2023
3. Politicization of wages and civil servants’ neutrality
Azwar Aswin
Jakarta Post, 16 June 2023
4. Perlukah Indonesia jadi anggota BRICS? Ini peluang dan tantangan yang patut dipertimbangkan sebelum bergabung [Should Indonesia join BRICS? These are opportunities and challenges that should be considered before joining]
Virdika Rizky Utama, Researcher at PARA Syndicate., University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
Conversation, 15 June 2023
5. Indonesia Constitutional Court dismisses petition to change voting system
Ananda Teresia and Kate Lamb
Reuters, 15 June 2023
6. Indonesia’s Ukraine Peace Plan Makes Sense—for Indonesia
Samuel Ramani
World Politics Review, 15 June 2023
7. PKS and the 2024 General Elections: West Java, Presidential Coattail Effect and Grassroots Strategy
Adhi Priamarizki
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 15 June 2023
Malaysia
8. PAS main sentimen berbahaya samakan Palestin dengan Pulau Pinang [PAS playing with dangerous sentiment of equating Palestine with Penang]
Berita Harian, 16 June 2023
9. The Perlis gaming ban has a dismal national implication
Chan Aun Kuang
MySinchew, 15 June 2023
10. Working with ‘strong’ BN unlike 2018 Bersatu partnership, says Khalid
Joel Shasitiran
Free Malaysia Today, 15 June 2023
11. Lower general assembly turnout suggests Umno divided, says grassroots leader
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 16 June 2023
12. Bung’s exposé against Khairy goes up in smoke as bill retracted
Alyaa Alhadjri
Malaysiakini, 15 June 2023
13. Hamzah raided by LHDN over alleged tax dodge
Star, 16 June 2023
14. New subsidies ‘complex’
Fazleena Aziz
Star, 16 June 2023
15. ‘Causeway jam must be resolved’
Venesa Devi
Star, 16 June 2023
16. State polls: Unity govt leaders keep mum about seat allocation details
Bernama, 15 June 2023
17. Mukhriz denies he is gunning for Kedah MB post
Adib Povera, Adie Suri Zulkefli
Star, 15 June 2023
Myanmar
18. The Rohingya Crisis and the Myth of Myanmar Sovereignty
Muhammad Estiak Hussian
Diplomat, 15 June 2023
19. Myanmar Resistance Groups Make United Appeal for Global Help
Irrawaddy, 15 June 2023
20. Myanmar Junta Steps Up Efforts to Monitor, Silence Perceived Online Critics
Khin Nadi
Irrawaddy, 14 June 2023
Philippines
21. Philippine Senate to probe negotiations with US to take in Afghan refugees
Jason Gutierrez
Benar News, 15 June 2023
22. US-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Revived
Felix K. Chang
Foreign Policy Research Institute, 14 June 2023
23. Japan hopes to shore up Philippines’ defence amid Taiwan conflict fears
Straits Times, 16 June 2023
Thailand
24. Sam Yan Press and publishing as activism in Thailand
Wichuta Teeratanabodee & Jeerapat Prommongkol
New Mandala, 15 June 2023
25. Chinese tourists return to Thailand on ‘zero-fare tours’, and locals aren’t happy
Claudia Liao
ThinkChina, 15 June 2023
26. Thailand’s post-election power transfer in limbo as Pita faces probe
KOSUKE INOUE
Nikkei Asia, 16 June 2023
27. EC to endorse MPs-elect on June 21
Bangkok Post, 15 June 2023
28. Clock ticking for Suwichak
Bangkok Post, 15 June 2023
29. Former finance ministers back zero-budgeting to tackle corruption
Nation Thailand, 16 June 2023
Timor-Leste
30. Timor-Leste’s democratic strength belies an uncertain economic future
Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University
East Asia Forum, 15 June 2023
Vietnam
31. Vietnam Is Doubling Down on Its ‘Multi-Alignment’ Strategy
Richard Javad Heydarian
World Politics Review, 14 June 2023
32. Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam 2023: Challenges are Yet to Come
Dr Daniel Borer and Dr Van Ha Thi Cam
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 16 June 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
33. Power, politics and peacemakers: ASEAN’s lesson
Retno L.P. Marsudi
Jakarta Post, 16 June 2023
34. Connecting Market Infrastructures in ASEAN+3: The Project Tridecagon Proof of Concept
Asian Development Bank, 16 June 2023
35. West must be more strategic about Southeast Asia development aid
Alexandre Dayant and Susannah Patton
Nikkei Asia, 16 June 2023
36. TikTok to invest ‘billions of dollars’ in S-E Asia to help region’s businesses: CEO Chew Shou Zi
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 16 June 2023
37. US-China decoupling will not work for South-east Asia, says Vivian on US visit
Charissa Yong
Straits Times, 16 June 2023
Asia Pacific
38. Towards Progress in Population Health and Health Equality in the Asian Region
[Link to 42-page PDF report]
ERIA, 15 June 2023
39. Canada suspends work with Chinese-founded development bank while it investigates complaints
The Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 15 June 2023
40. What It Will Take to Deter China in the Taiwan Strait: Washington Must Take Difficult Steps to Prevent Catastrophe
David Sacks and Ivan Kanapathy
Foreign Affairs, 15 June 2023
41. Takeaways from the Shangri-La Dialogue
[39-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling , Karen Lee , and Lam Tran
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 15 June 2023
42. Blinken’s visit may not deliver a breakthrough in US-China relations, but watch for positive ripple effects
Brian P. Klein
South China Morning Post, 16 June 2023
43. Editorial: Apec summit has no place for spite by US
South China Morning Post, 16 June 2023
44. Defence transparency: Why China should stop being so secretive about its military strategy and take a leaf out of US’ playbook
Su-Lin Tan
South China Morning Post, 16 June 2023
Climate Change/Environment
45. Perubahan iklim sebabkan banyak ‘bedol desa’ di Pantura, tapi kebijakan perlindungan warga belum tersedia [Climate change has caused many ‘bedol desa’ in Pantura, but policies to protect residents are not yet in place]
Muhammad Soufi Cahya Gemilang, Research Officer, Resilience Development Initiative (RDI)
Conversation, 15 June 2023
46. Thailand’s Waste Crisis and Circular Economy
Daewi Hla Myint
Stratsea, 15 June 2023
47. Is US industrial policy headed in the wrong direction?
Connor O’Brien
Interpreter, 16 June 2023
Others
48. Prosperity that lasts: The 2023 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes
Dan Negrea and Joseph Lemoine
Asian Correspondent, 15 June 2023
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