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- No. 5: Manggi Habir, Visiting Fellow
- No. 6: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 8: ISEAS Perspective, 2022/12
- No. 13: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 26: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 27: Ma Thida, Visiting Fellow, and Kyi Sin, Research Officer
- No. 30: Wai Moe, former Visiting Fellow
- No. 48: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 57: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher
- No. 59: Jayant Menon, 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
Cambodia
1. Cambodia: New Violations, New Government, Same Old Harms, Amnesty International: Submission to the 46th Session of the UPR Working Group, 29 April–10 May 2024
Amnesty International, 20 October 2023
Indonesia
2. Analysis: Ganjar-Mahfud announcement amid Jokowi’s wavering support
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 23 October 2023
3. Dynastic deal: Prabowo names Jokowi’s son his running mate
Yerica Lai and Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 23 October 2023
4. KCIC records 11,000 passengers of Whoosh HSR on Saturday
Antara, 22 October 2023
5. Indonesia’s nickel sector can rebound from Tesla EV setback, but Chinese market dominance a concern
Manggi Habir
South China Morning Post, 22 October 2023
6. Rempang land dispute casts new spotlight on old complaints over Chinese investments in Indonesia
Arlina Arshad
Straits Times, 22 October 2023
7. Has Indonesia’s justice system become more corrupt under Jokowi?
Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 21 October 2023
8. France dangles top-of-the-line Scorpene before Indonesia
[Link to ISEAS Perspective 2022/12]
Gabriel Honrada
Asia Times, 20 October 2023
9. Indonesia’s commodity future in the face of China’s slowdown
Nabiel Arzyan, CReco Consulting
East Asia Forum, 20 October 2023
10. 2024 APBN to focus on economic growth through village, special autonomy funds
Josa Lukman
Jakarta Post, 20 October 2023
11. Jokowi’s visit to China, Saudi Arabia underlines their strategic importance
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 20 October 2023
12. Indonesia 2024 election: can Anies Baswedan upset the odds and convince voters he is a moderate?
Joseph Rachman
South China Morning Post, 20 October 2023
13. Indonesia Mining IPO Vaults Six Shareholders to Billionaire Status
Yoojung Lee, Harry Suhartono, Fathiya Dahrul, and Pui Gwen Yeung
Bloomberg, 18 October 2023
Malaysia
14. Will Budget 2024 help the ringgit?
Geoffrey Williams
Free Malaysia Today, 23 October 2023
15. Three things we learnt from: The 2023 PAS Muktamar
Muhammad Yusry
Malay Mail Online, 23 October 2023
16. Willing to go solo to save Barisan
Allison Lai & Khoo Gek San
Star, 23 October 2023
17. Malaysia’s 5G future in choppy waters as geopolitics, commercial interests collide
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 23 October 2023
18. Mustafa’s delayed flagship store in Johor Bahru reveals challenges of the Malaysian city’s retail scene
Amir Yusof
Channel News Asia, 22 October 2023
19. Sarawak’s sovereign wealth fund set up for success?
Guanie Lim, GRIPS
East Asia Forum, 22 October 2023
20. MCA passes five resolutions at 70th general assembly
Malay Mail Online, 22 October 2023
21. Thousands have been killed in Gaza, what are you all waiting for? Palestinian leader tells PAS members
Zakiah Koya
Star, 22 October 2023
22. There will be no cooperation with DAP, says MCA
Allison Lai
Star, 22 October 2023
23. DAP manifesto shows Malaysia not secular, says PAS
Star, 22 October 2023
24. ‘Seeking more honey’: Why Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS wants to woo non-Muslim voters
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 21 October 2023
25. Are Chow’s days as Penang CM numbered?
Joceline Tan
Star, 21 October 2023
26. For Malaysia to Progress, It Must Address the Islamists Within
Amanda Platts
Opinion Nigeria, 19 October 2023
Myanmar
27. Commentary: Who decides the cessation of violence in Myanmar?
[This commentary was first published on Fulcrum.]
Thida & Kyi Sin
Channel News Asia, 22 October 2023
28. Myanmar opposition drive to crimp junta revenue is far from quixotic
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 22 October 2023
29. Yangon residents skip meals amid soaring rice and cooking oil prices
Radio Free Asia, 21 October 2023
30. Myanmar junta holds children hostage as ‘collective punishment’ for alleged resistance links
[This commentary was first published on Fulcrum.]
Wai Moe
South China Morning Post, 21 October 2023
31. Don’t Give a Wild Beast a Taste of Blood
Ye Myo Hein is a visiting scholar at the US Institute of Peace and a global fellow at the Wilson Center.
Irrawaddy, 20 October 2023
32. Junta hits political prisoners with package restrictions, transfers
Radio Free Asia, 20 October 2023
Philippines
33. Way out of FATF ‘grey list’
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 October 2023
34. Dutertes’ anger at secret fund scrutiny, queries opens crack in ‘UniTeam’
Kurt Dela Peña
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 October 2023
Thailand
35. Water worries
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Bangkok Post, 23 October 2023
36. House to deliberate Move Forward charter referendum motion Oct 25-26
Bangkok Post, 22 October 2023
37. Govt readies land gift for farmers
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Supoj Wancharoen and Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 22 October 2023
38. Grand plans for Thai-Malaysia rail connectivity
MENG YEW CHOONG
Star, 22 October 2023
39. Paetongtarn ideal for Pheu Thai leader’s job: Srettha
The Nation, 22 October 2023
40. A hard act to follow
Bangkok Post, 21 October 2023
41. Pheu Thai stuck in digital wallet trap
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 21 October 2023
42. ‘I will take whatever comes’: Thai workers in Israel weigh dangers of Hamas rockets and debt at home
Tan Hui Yee and Kannikar Petchkaew
Straits Times, 21 October 2023
43. Analysis: Thailand’s proposed land bridge project easier than Kra Canal idea, but steep challenges await
Pichayada Promchertchoo, Rhea Yasmine Alis Haizan
Channel News Asia, 20 October 2023
Vietnam
44. Viet Nam: Pursuit of Civil Space, Amnesty International: Submission to the 46th Session of the UPR Working Group, 29 April – 10 May 2024
Amnesty International, 20 October 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
45. Policy, Guns and Money: Geopolitics in Southeast Asia and Australia–Indonesia relations
[50-minute Podcast]
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 23 October 2023
46. Indonesian rate hike highlights Asia’s tough battle to defend currencies
FUMITO AKIYAMA
Nikkei Asia, 23 October 2023
47. Amid Western sanctions, Putin courts Southeast Asia at belt and road forum
Bob Savic
South China Morning Post, 23 October 2023
48. ASEAN and GCC committed to peace and development in milestone summit
Prime Sarmiento and Jan Yumul in Hong Kong
China Daily, 22 October 2023
49. China snaps up ASEAN’s green, digital investment opportunities
NANA SHIBATA
Nikkei Asia, 22 October 2023
50. A chance for GCC and ASEAN to ‘re-globalize’ the world
Narayanappa Janardhan
Asia Times, 21 October 2023
51. Traditional, emerging sectors spotlighted as key to deeper Singapore-Vietnam collaboration
Paige Lim
Business Times, 21 October 2023
52. Southeast Asia fears US neglect, ostracised Muslims and resurgent extremists as Israel-Gaza war rages on
Maria Siow & Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 21 October 2023
53. ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council Framework of Cooperation 2024-2028
ASEAN Secretariat News, 20 October 2023
54. ASEAN-GCC Statement on Developments in Gaza
ASEAN Secretariat News, 20 October 2023
55. ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Recent Escalation of Armed Conflict in the Middle East
ASEAN Secretariat News, 20 October 2023
56. ASEAN Neutrality: Indonesia Deftly Navigates U.S.-China Competition
Richard Javad Heydarian
China-US Focus, 20 October 2023
57. 亚细安与海合会领导人 谴责对平民袭击 [ASEAN, GCC leaders condemn attacks on civilians]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 20 October 2023
Asia Pacific
58. The Chinese paradox: Hard selling culture to gain soft power
Elizabeth Law
Straits Times, 23 October 2023
59. 应对全球变局 持续交流与深化合作 [Coping with global changes, continuing exchanges and deepening cooperation]
本文由通商中国呈献
联合早报, 23 October 2023
60. Percaturan BRI baharu dan dilema kepada rantau dan Malaysia [The new BRI order and its dilemma for the region and Malaysia]
Collins Chong Yew Keat, Penganalisis Strategi dan Hubungan Antarabangsa, Universiti MALAYA
The Malaysian Insight, 21 October 2023
East/South China Sea
61. Chinese ship collides with PH resupply boat
Dempsey Reyes, Tina G. Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 October 2023
62. 菲律宾在仁爱礁亟须自我克制 [Philippines urgently needs self-restraint on Second Thomas Shoal]
丁铎是中国南海研究院海洋法律与政策研究所副所长
环球网, 23 October 2023
63. China claims PH vessels ‘trespassed’ off Ayungin Shoal despite warnings
Betheena Unite
Manila Bulletin, 22 October 2023
Climate Change/Environment
64. IEA: Urgent and Joint Action Needed To Keep the 1.5°C Target Alive
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 23 October 2023
65. Singapore aspires to become Asia’s renewable energy hub
TORU TAKAHASHI
Nikkei Asia, 23 October 2023
66. Lithium wars: The global struggle for ‘white diamonds’
Nikkei Asia, 22 October 2023
67. IN FOCUS: How a devastating oil spill has sparked new fears about Southeast Asia’s gas ‘feeding frenzy’
Jack Board
Channel News Asia, 21 October 2023
68. Climate fund talks collapse as rich and developing countries clash
Attracta Mooney
Financial Times, 21 October 2023
69. How will the world’s biggest coal exporter wean itself off the fuel?
Patrick Temple-West and Kaori Yoshida
Financial Times, 20 October 2023
Media, Technology & Society
70. Banning TikTok Shop detrimental to MSMEs
Vincent Lam
MySinchew, 22 October 2023
71. Philippines’ cybersecurity failures exposed as hackers leak state secrets, people’s data
Alan Robles & Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 22 October 2023
72. Is banning e-commerce sites good or bad?
Geoffrey Williams
Malay Mail Online, 20 October 2023
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