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- No. 8: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 21: ISEAS Perspective 2022/18
- No. 30: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 32: Choi Shing Kwok, Director & Chief Executive Officer
- No. 37: Fulcrum Commentary, 2023/258
- No. 42: Kristina Fong Siew Leng, Lead Researcher
- No. 46: Tham Siew Yean, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 47: Choi Shing Kwok, Director & Chief Executive Officer
- No. 50: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 52: William Choong, Senior Fellow
- No. 57: Southeast Asia Climate Outlook: 2023 Survey Report
- No. 60: Julia Lau, 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. Crackdown on illegal mining forces Indonesia to import nickel ore
Mercedes Ruehl & Harry Dempsey
Financial Times, 6 November 2023
2. Analysis: Jokowi consolidates power ahead of 2024 elections
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 6 November 2023
3. Indonesia economy posts slowest growth in two years as exports fall
Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo
Reuters, 6 November 2023
4. Indonesia’s recurring nightmare – freed terrorists who return to path of violence
Noor Huda Ismail
Straits Times, 6 November 2023
5. President Jokowi prioritizing domestic investors at Nusantara: OIKN
Antara, 5 November 2023
6. ‘Whoosh, yes!’: Lessons from Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail as country mulls its next fast train
Kiki Siregar
Channel News Asia, 5 November 2023
7. Indonesia’s new capital project won’t be affected by leadership change: Jokowi
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 5 November 2023
8. Commentary: Picking Jokowi’s son as VP mate is a double-edged sword for Prabowo
Made Supriatma
Channel News Asia, 4 November 2023
9. Youth ready to turn critical eye on 2024 campaign platforms
Jakarta Post, 4 November 2023
10. Chicken soup with Widodo to soothe tense souls in Indonesia as political dynasty storm rages on
Arlina Arshad
Straits Times, 3 November 2023
Malaysia
11. No turning back, says MP
Muguntan Vanar
Star, 6 November 2023
12. Parti ‘Malaya’ sukar bertapak di Sarawak [Difficult for ‘Malayan’ parties to get a foothold in Sarawak]
Cowen Linch
Utusan Malaysia, 6 November 2023
13. 振兴大马经济的五大挑战 [Five major challenges to revitalizing the Malaysian economy]
张晋玮
星洲网, 6 November 2023
14. 柔州苏丹与马国对外区域关系 [The Sultan of Johor and Malaysia’s external regional relations]
刘惟诚
联合早报, 6 November 2023
15. MCA would fare worse without BN, say analysts
Chia Wan Rou
Free Malaysia Today, 5 November 2023
16. PH-BN must move forward with a youth-centric narrative, say analysts
Nora Mahpar
Free Malaysia Today, 5 November 2023
17. Will Mat Sabu continue to steer Amanah after its December leadership polls?
Hajar Umira Md Zaki
Malay Mail Online, 5 November 2023
18. Citizenship law changes: MP warns govt of backlash from allies
Isabelle Leong
Malaysiakini, 5 November 2023
19. Malaysia has big EV ambitions. It wants to liberalise markets to achieve its goal
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 5 November 2023
20. Party-hopping without actually hopping
Philip Golingai
Star, 5 November 2023
21. Malaysia’s next king Sultan Ibrahim set to give PM Anwar ‘a tough time’ with his ‘hands-on’ approach
[Link to ISEAS Perspective 2022/18 – Political Instability and Enhanced Monarchy in Malaysia]
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 4 November 2023
22. Out in the cold but still PM material
Joceline Tan
Star, 4 November 2023
23. Gaza conflict adds to the divisions in Malaysia
James Chin
Straits Times, 4 November 2023
24. GPS wins Jepak by a landslide
The Malaysian Insight, 4 November 2023
25. Diplomasi efektif dengan EU strategi Malaysia selesai isu sawit [Effective diplomacy with the EU is Malaysia’s strategy to resolve the palm oil issue]
Kamal Hakim
Berita Harian, 3 November 2023
Myanmar
26. Myanmar, China discuss issues related to speeding up implementation of the Myanmar-China bilateral economic corridor and regional and Silk Road cooperation projects
Eleven Myanmar, 4 November 2023
27. Flare-up in northern Myanmar exposes junta’s vulnerability and brings scam centres into view
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 4 November 2023
28. PacNet #83 – Navigating proxies and tenuous peace in Rakhine State
Aung Thein
Pacific Forum, 3 November 2023
29. Lighting a fuse: Lashio shaken by explosive extortion
Frontier Myanmar, 2 November 2023
Philippines
30. Rice and fall
Boo Chanco
Philstar Global, 6 November 2023
31. Philippines’ Marcos to visit U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii
Ryo Nakamura and Ken Moriyasu
Nikkei Asia, 5 November 2023
Singapore
32. Singapore to propose new law to manage significant investments into critical entities
Tang See Kit
Channel News Asia, 3 November 2023
Thailand
33. Ex-MFP MP sought by micro-party
Bangkok Post, 6 November 2023
34. Isoc should stay, expand to cover cyber security: poll
Bangkok Post, 5 November 2023
35. People believe opposition performed slightly better than govt in first 2 months: poll
The Nation, 5 November 2023
36. A parliamentary smokescreen
Bangkok Post, 4 November 2023
37. Why China, Japan and South Korea’s economic woes are Thailand’s too
[This commentary was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary website fulcrum.sg.]
Richard Yarrow
South China Morning Post, 4 November 2023
38. To Tackle Thailand’s Problems, Pheu Thai Must Win Back Voters’ Trust
Joshua Kurlantzick
World Politics Review, 3 November 2023
Vietnam
39. What’s behind the latest corruption trial in Hanoi?
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 5 November 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
40. Laos’ Asean opportunity beckons
Anucha Charoenpo
Bangkok Post, 6 November 2023
41. Managing power conflict spillover in Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Dwi Atmanta
Jakarta Post, 6 November 2023
42. Cambodia flexes digital muscles as region negotiates DEFA deal
Manoj Mathew
Khmer Times, 6 November 2023
43. Sarawak to initiate formal talks with Indonesia on undersea cable
Star, 6 November 2023
44. Japan’s manipulation of Southeast Asia will exacerbate the division within ASEAN while escalating tensions in SCS region: experts
Global Times, 5 November 2023
45. Japan and Malaysia vow to boost defense tie amid China’s rise
Nikkei Asia, 5 November 2023
46. In Southeast Asia’s EV race, car makers gun it for the chequered flag – as consumer demand lags behind
Joseph Sipalan and Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 4 November 2023
47. ASEAN can be a voice for common sense between China, US: Singaporean scholar
Global Times, 3 November 2023
48. With eye on China, new Bills in US Congress will expand ties with Asean
Nirmal Ghosh
Straits Times, 3 November 2023
49. Krisis kemanusiaan Myanmar: alasan mengapa mekanisme penyelesaian sengketa ASEAN tidak efektif [Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis: reasons why ASEAN dispute resolution mechanisms are not effective]
Bugivia Maharani Setiadji Putri, Peneliti, Indonesian Center for Law and Policy Studies (PSHK); Nurul Fazrie Fitriani, Peneliti, Indonesian Center for Law and Policy Studies (PSHK)
The Conversation, 3 November 2023
Asia Pacific
50. Japan-Philippines moving toward US-led trilateral alliance
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 6 November 2023
51. Import substituting industrial policy threatens India and Indonesia’s development success
Peter Drysdale and Rojan Joshi, ANU
East Asia Forum, 5 November 2023
52. China-US high-level dialogues: A welcome uptick but a long road ahead
William Choong
ThinkChina, 3 November 2023
East/South China Sea
53. South China Sea Flashpoints: The Second Thomas Shoal Crisis
[A 14-minute podcast]
Ankit Panda, Catherine Putz
Diplomat, 4 November 2023
54. China’s South China Sea tactics push Philippines-Japan defence ties to new heights
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 4 November 2023
Climate Change/Environment
55. Vietnam turns to rooftop solar as blackouts hit country
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 5 November 2023
56. Potential for generating renewable energy from palm waste: KSP
Antara, 4 November 2023
57. 核能，能不能？[Is nuclear energy feasible?]
黄伟曼是区域环保媒体与咨询公司益笔思（Eco-Business）编辑部助理主任
联合早报, 4 November 2023
58. The world energy outlook: The good, the bad, and the ugly
[Link to “World Energy Outlook 2023“]
ROBERT WALKER, MELANIE PILL
Interpreter, 3 November 2023
Media, Technology & Society
59. Fake news on Indonesia election spreading as govt asks Facebook to take down over 450 ‘hoaxes’
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 5 November 2023
60. IN FOCUS: How fake news on Israel-Hamas stokes outrage, hatred and ‘potential for violence’ on Southeast Asian TikTok
Louisa Tang & Aqil Haziq Mahmud
Channel News Asia, 4 November 2023
61. Why China’s Involvement in the U.K. AI Safety Summit Was So Significant
Will Henshall and Anna Gordon
Time, 3 November 2023
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