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- No. 16: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 19: Khairy Jamaluddin, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 31: ISEAS Library
- No. 37: Nguyễn Khắc Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 40: The State of Southeast Asia: 2023 Survey Report
- No. 54: Hoang Thi Ha, 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 | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Indonesia
1. Jokowi-Prabowo meetings put Ganjar’s chances into question
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 19 June 2023
2. President Jokowi launches final phase of RPJPN 2025-2045
[Link to “Golden Indonesia Vision 2045“]
Sudibyo Wiradji
Jakarta Post, 19 June 2023
3. Megawati making moves to tilt Indonesia’s election
John McBeth
Asia Times, 19 June 2023
4. New graft scandal besets NasDem, challenging Anies’ presidential bid
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 19 June 2023
5. Pengamat Nilai Pertemuan Puan-AHY Positif Bagi Demokrasi [Observer assesses Puan-AHY meeting as positive for democracy]
Republika, 19 June 2023
6. Backroom Deals Position Jokowi to Impact Indonesia for Decades
Faris Mokhtar and Chandra Asmara
Bloomberg, 19 June 2023
7. Indonesia continues spending spree with French-made jets, military radars
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 20 June 2023
8. Government braces for possible WTO case over ban on bauxite exports
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 20 June 2023
Laos
9. Could an Australian Solar Farm Challenge Lao Energy Ambitions?
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 19 June 2023
10. Lao president lauds growing ties with China
Vientiane Times/Asia News Network
Star, 19 June 2023
Malaysia
11. In Malaysia, Religious Controversies Threaten Anwar Ibrahim’s Government
Sophie Lemière
Diplomat, 19 June 2023
12. Govt to table Omnibus Act for better data management – Rafizi
Bernama, 19 June 2023
13. Umno doesn’t want repeat of GE15 loss in Selangor
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 20 June 2023
14. Najib now a pawn in a political chess game
Murray Hunter
MySinchew, 19 June 2023
15. 看见伊斯兰党的软肋 [A look at PAS’s Achilles heel]
郑钦亮
星洲网, 20 June 2023
16. Unity government’s Achilles heel is the economy
Murray Hunter
Free Malaysia Today, 20 June 2023
17. Grim outlook for MCA and MIC as analysts see no room for both in state elections
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 20 June 2023
18. Who is Harapan’s pick for Penang CM? – Gerakan counters Kit Siang
Malaysiakini, 19 June 2023
19. Khairy downplays ‘green wave’, says Malays just unhappy
[Link to “Is Malaysia’s ‘Green Wave’ More a Tsunami of Discontent?” on Fulcrum]
Free Malaysia Today, 20 June 2023
20. PN’s ‘near majority’ win target in Penang unachievable, say analysts
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 20 June 2023
21. Health white paper the first step to meaningful reform discourse
Lim Chee Han
Malaysian Insight, 19 June 2023
22. Much hinges on Khairy’s decision over Muhyiddin’s offer
Terence Netto
Malaysiakini, 19 June 2023
23. Pakatan hasn’t even approached us, Muda says after Selangor MB hints at alliance for state poll
Muhammad Yusry
Malay Mail Online, 20 June 2023
24. There is only one message for the six state general elections in August
Lim Kit Siang
Malay Mail Online, 20 June 2023
25. Voters will reject self-interested party leaders, warns Muafakat Nasional president Annuar Musa
Sharifah Mahsinah Abdullah
New Straits Times, 20 June 2023
Myanmar
26. Is Myanmar the Frontline of a New Cold War? How America and China Are Reshaping the Burmese Civil War
Ye Myo Hein and Lucas Myers
Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2023
27. Inside Myanmar’s Shadow Government in Washington
Mary Yang and Robbie Gramer
Foreign Policy, 19 June 2023
Philippines
28. PH falls by four spots in global competitiveness ranking
Alden M. Monzon
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 June 2023
29. Sona must state PH rights policy
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 June 2023
30. PH ports among Southeast Asia’s strongest, int’l maritime research firm says
Aaron Recuenco
Manila Bulletin, 20 June 2023
Singapore
31. Great Eastern Holdings free float falls further with OCBC acquiring 2.3 million shares
Goola Warden
The Edge Singapore, 19 June 2023
Thailand
32. Drowning in debt
Bangkok Post, 19 June 2023
33. Is Thailand’s caretaker government aiming for legitimacy legacy via Myanmar talks?
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 19 June 2023
34. Thai-Saudi ties’ wider strategic impact
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 20 June 2023
35. House to meet ‘within 15 days’
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 20 June 2023
36. Battle for coveted speaker post rages on
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 20 June 2023
Vietnam
37. Facebook helped bring free speech to Vietnam. Now it’s helping stifle it.
Rebecca Tan
Washington Post, 19 June 2023
38. How Vietnam Can Disrupt China’s Dominance in EVs
Hugh Harsono
Diplomat, 19 June 2023
39. Vietnam’s political infighting has gone quiet but is far from over
Zachary Abuza
Nikkei Asia, 20 June 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
40. Southeast Asia’s piecemeal alignment
Yuen Foong Khong, NUS
East Asia Forum, 19 June 2023
41. Engaging just one stakeholder not part of Asean’s Myanmar peace plans, says Indonesia
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 20 June 2023
42. Change tack with junta
Bangkok Post, 20 June 2023
43. Thailand snubs ASEAN with Myanmar meet
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 20 June 2023
Asia Pacific
44. Xi Jinping’s dream of a Chinese military industrial complex
Edward White in Seoul and Sun Yu in Beijing
Financial Times, 19 June 2023
45. Blinken and Xi pledge to stabilize deteriorated US-China ties, but China rebuffs the main US request
Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 20 June 2023
46. Blinken’s China Trip Achieves Best Possible Outcome: More Talks
Iain Marlow
Bloomberg, 20 June 2023
47. To De-Escalate US-China Tensions, Decouple Differently
Wing Thye Woo
Project Syndicate, 19 June 2023
48. Blinken’s trip to China is not a wasted one
Yu Zeyuan
ThinkChina, 19 June 2023
East/South China Sea
49. On Cuba, South China Sea or Taiwan Strait, Beijing has failed to rally support against US positions
Robert Delaney
South China Morning Post, 20 June 2023
Climate Change/Environment
50. Mitigate, Adapt, Prepare: A Climate Security Agenda for the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Alistair D. B. Cook, S. Nanthini
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 19 June 2023
51. Potential of renewable energy sources in Cambodia’s growing market
Khmer Times, 20 June 2023
52. High seas treaty a collective game changer, says Vivian, as landmark agreement is adopted
Charissa Yong
Straits Times, 20 June 2023
Media, Technology & Society
53. No place for fake news in modern society – Marcos
Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 June 2023
Others
Global Affairs
54. China targets sea change in global diplomacy race with West
Pak Yiu
Nikkei Asia, 20 June 2023
55. De-risking too: The world’s efforts to de-dollarise
Lai Oi Lai
ThinkChina, 19 June 2023
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