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- No. 2: Max Lane, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 38: Khairy Jamaluddin, former Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 50: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 53: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 57: Julia Tijaja, Associate Senior Fellow
- No. 58: Lye Liang Fook, Senior Fellow
- No. 69: Aries Arugay, Visiting Fellow
- No. 80: Benjamin YH Loh, Visiting 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
Cambodia
1. Can Cambodia become Asean Rice Basket?
Sreekanth Ravindran
Khmer Times, 21 August 2023
Indonesia
2. Polarizations In Indonesia: Distinguishing The Real From The Rhetorical – Analysis
[Originally published as ISEAS Perspective 2023/67]
Max Lane
Eurasia Review, 21 August 2023
3. Analysis: Prabowo’s presidential bid gains upper-hand as alliance grows
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 21 August 2023
4. Coal-powered politics is choking the people. When will it stop?
Ary Hermawan and Kharishar Kahfi
Jakarta Post, 21 August 2023
5. Gibran gains traction as potential VP candidate for 2024
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 20 August 2023
6. KPU to allow campaigns in govt buildings, schools
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 20 August 2023
7. Jokowi’s global outlook still too ‘narrow’
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 19 August 2023
8. Jokowi casts a long shadow over Indonesia
Leonard C. Sebastian
Straits Times, 19 August 2023
9. China’s Educational Soft Power Is Seeing Results in Indonesia
Azis Anwar Fahcrodin
Diplomat, 18 August 2023
10. The “Jokowi Doctrine”: Indonesia’s vision for international order
Ahmad Rizky M. Umar
Interpreter, 18 August 2023
11. The IPEF and Indonesia’s strategic autonomy amid big-power rivalry
Indra Sanada Sipayung
Jakarta Post, 18 August 2023
12. Golkar and the 2024 General Election: Internal Consolidation and Electoral Improvement
Adhi Priamarizki
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 18 August 2023
13. Indonesian Presidential Election: The Race Is Heating Up
Alexander Raymond Arifianto
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 18 August 2023
Laos
14. New airport, Mekong port in Laos could divert revenue to China, officials say
[Link to the report, “Transnational Crime and Geopolitical Contestation along the Mekong”]
Radio Free Asia, 18 August 2023
Malaysia
15. LGBTQ fears grow in Malaysia as Islamists shatter reform hopes
Channel News Asia, 21 August 2023
16. Borneo bloc must act as its own entity, says analyst
Nicholas Chung and Tsubasa Nair
Free Malaysia Today, 21 August 2023
17. Amirudin reappointed Selangor MB
Free Malaysia Today, 21 August 2023
18. Cabinet reshuffle now won’t win over lost votes, says analyst
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 20 August 2023
19. Anwar vows to defend Islam as religion of federation while preserving non-Muslims’ rights
Shathana Kasinathan
Malay Mail Online, 20 August 2023
20. Umno has options to Zahid, but none popular enough to unseat him, analysts say
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 20 August 2023
21. The making and breaking of political legacies
Malaysia Now, 20 August 2023
22. Looking to bank on green wave
Zakiah Koya
Star, 20 August 2023
23. 对绿潮的同情与理解 [Sympathy and understanding for the green wave]
陈利威
星洲网, 20 August 2023
24. Commentary: What next for Malaysia’s opposition after split victories in state polls
Leslie Lopez
Channel News Asia, 19 August 2023
25. Governing for the precariat — Liew Chin Tong
Liew Chin Tong
Malay Mail Online, 19 August 2023
26. Ismail Sabri blames poll losses on Umno choosing DAP over Muafakat, says party turning into ‘MCA and Gerakan’
Justin Ong
Malay Mail Online, 19 August 2023
27. PAS confident green wave will help Perikatan win in Johor
Malaysian Insight, 19 August 2023
28. Kedah, Penang polls outcomes a lesson for BN-Pakatan
Jachintha Joyce is research assistant at Emir Research.
Malaysian Insight, 19 August 2023
29. Malay voter exodus: Umno’s core support dwindles to 27 per cent in recent state elections
New Straits Times, 19 August 2023
30. Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim must revamp economy, defuse tensions in race to unite polarised nation
Hasan Jafri
South China Morning Post, 19 August 2023
31. Can Malaysia’s Muda recover from ‘strategic mistake’ after humiliation at state polls?
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 19 August 2023
32. Sarawak’s PDP, PSB to merge by December, says Tiong
Andy Chua
Star, 19 August 2023
33. Zahid to stay on amid mounting pressure
Joceline Tan
Star, 19 August 2023
34. The Rise and Rise of Malaysia’s Nationalist Right-Wing
Aizat Shamsuddin
Diplomat, 18 August 2023
35. Proposed LRT linking Penang island to mainland to be undersea, says Kon Yeow
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 18 August 2023
36. COMMENT | State polls reflections from the ground: Part 3
[Link to Part 1 and Part 2]
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 18 August 2023
37. Green wave foundering in its own shallowness
M. Bakri Musa
Malaysian Insight, 18 August 2023
38. Pilihan Anwar – Tolak Umno, bebaskan Najib, bincang dengan Muhyiddin [Anwar’s choice – Reject Umno, release Najib, discuss with Muhyiddin]
[Link to the Fulcrum article, “On the Horns of Anwar’s Twin Dilemmas”]
Malaysiakini, 17 August 2023
39. PH underestimated ground support for Azmin’s camp, says analyst
Amirul Aiman
Free Malaysia Today, 20 August 2023
Myanmar
40. UN heavyweight faces off with Myanmar’s strongman
David Scott Mathieson
Asia Times, 18 August 2023
Philippines
41. P15-trillion gov’t debt exploited for political gains
Chino S. Leyco
Manila Bulletin, 21 August 2023
42. PH, US-Asean Business Council eye defense tie-up
Francisco Tuyay and Javier Joe Ismael
Manila Times, 19 August 2023
43. Marcos’ Kadiwa stores leave Philippine shoppers feeling empty
Michael Beltran
Nikkei Asia, 19 August 2023
Thailand
44. Nattawut ends his role in Thai politics
The Nation, 21 August 2023
45. Pheu Thai Party pushes digital wallets programme
The Nation, 21 August 2023
46. China eyes enhanced cooperation in various fields with Thailand
The Nation, 21 August 2023
47. Most disagree with Pheu Thai forming govt with former foes: poll
Bangkok Post, 20 August 2023
48. Thaksin will be arrested and handed over to Supreme Court once he lands on Tuesday: sources
The Nation, 20 August 2023
49. Thailand signs trade pact with Yunnan
Bangkok Post, 19 August 2023
50. Who is Thai PM hopeful Srettha Thavisin?
Wilawan Watcharasakwej
Benar News, 18 August 2023
51. Changing Thailand: New Ideology, Old Politics
Watcharin Rattanataymee
Diplomat, 18 August 2023
Vietnam
52. Vietnamese workers growing in numbers, contributing to Taiwan’s economy, as island seeks labour
Ralph Jennings
South China Morning Post, 19 August 2023
53. Big Read: Singapore a key driver of foreign investment in Vietnam
Yush Chau
ThinkChina, 18 August 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
54. Asean countries to begin talks on $2.7 trillion digital economy pact by end-2023
Angela Tan
Straits Times, 20 August 2023
55. Joint Media Statement of the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting
ASEAN Secretariat News, 19 August 2023
56. Islamists Backed by Young Voters Gain Clout in Southeast Asia
Anisah Shukry and Faris Mokhtar
Bloomberg, 19 August 2023
57. ASEAN economy cannot afford business as usual
[This article was first published on Fulcrum here.]
Julia Tijaja and Denis Hew
Jakarta Post, 19 August 2023
58. As China stays the course with Wang Yi’s return, Southeast Asia can work with Beijing to build stronger ties
[This article was first published on Fulcrum here.]
Lye Liang Fook
South China Morning Post, 18 August 2023
59. TikTok’s foray into Southeast Asian e-commerce is no slam dunk
Caixin Global
ThinkChina, 18 August 2023
Asia Pacific
60. South Korea speaks out with US, Japan vs Chinese aggression
Frances Mangosing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 August 2023
61. ‘Strong enough now’: BRICS nations eye global geopolitical shift
AFP
Channel News Asia, 20 August 2023
62. U.S.-China De-Risking Will Inevitably Escalate
James Crabtree
Foreign Policy, 20 August 2023
63. US-Japan-S. Korea pact: More like the Quad than an ‘Asian Nato’
Denny Roy
Straits Times, 19 August 2023
64. Japan, Philippines on verge of VFA defense pact
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 18 August 2023
65. The BRICS Come of Age
Hippolyte Fofack
Project Syndicate, 18 August 2023
East/South China Sea
66. 3 PH allies to hold joint sea drills
Francisco Tuyay and Kristina Maralit
Manila Times, 21 August 2023
67. The Sierra Madre stand-off: What can the Philippines do against China?
Evan A. Laksmana
Straits Times, 21 August 2023
68. US, Japan and Australia plan joint navy drills in disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials say
The Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 20 August 2023
69. South China Sea: could Philippines and Vietnam bond over assertive Beijing?
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 20 August 2023
70. Vietnam said to plan military buildup on South China Sea footholds
Yuichi Shiga & Yuji Nitta
Nikkei Asia, 19 August 2023
71. ‘Never a promise’: did Philippines ever agree to tow away grounded warship in South China Sea?
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 19 August 2023
72. Maritime Chessboard: The Geopolitical Dynamics of the South China Sea
Dr. Hasim Turker
Geopolitical Monitor, 18 August 2023
73. China using ‘operators’ to divide PH on WPS — NSC
Frances Mangosing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 August 2023
Climate Change/Environment
74. Loss and damage: Thoughts on global climate fund reform
Melanie Pill
Interpreter, 21 August 2023
75. Navigating Indonesia’s solar development dilemma
Rachmat Fathoni
Jakarta Post, 21 August 2023
76. Does India’s disruption of the global rice market pose new threat to food security?
Peter Timmer, Harvard University
East Asia Forum, 20 August 2023
77. Beyond Borders: Navigating Asia’s Water Challenges
Farwa Aamer and Susanne Schmeier
Diplomat, 19 August 2023
78. Sustainable development to ensure Jakarta rises, not sinks
Amol Titus
Jakarta Post, 19 August 2023
79. How Geopolitics Is Complicating the Move to Clean Energy
Peter S. Goodman
New York Times, 18 August 2023
Media, Technology & Society
80. Commentary: Cybertrooper activity in state elections marks irreversible trend in Malaysia politics
[This article was first published on Fulcrum here.]
Benjamin YH Loh & Sarah Ali
Channel News Asia, 20 August 2023
81. Hati-hati ‘infobesity’: bagaimana pemilih pemula rentan terkena ‘obesitas’ informasi jelang Pemilu 2024 [Beware of ‘infobesity’: how young voters are susceptible to information ‘obesity’ ahead of the 2024 election]
Rahmat Fadhli
Conversation, 20 August 2023
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