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- No. 6: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 19: Lee Hwok Aun, Senior Fellow
- No. 40: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 42: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher
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. Prabowo Eyes Former Bankers for Indonesia Finance Minister Role
Faris Mokhtar
Bloomberg, 28 February 2024
2. Indonesia’s Long and Winding Road to OECD Membership
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 28 February 2024
3. Policy coherence is needed to boost the palm oil industry
Edi Suhardi
Jakarta Post, 28 February 2024
4. Prabowo, SBY ‘grow closer’ as Jokowi looms large over govt transition
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 28 February 2024
5. Analysis: Coalition-building for Prabowo’s incoming government
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 28 February 2024
6. Peneliti Kritisi Jika Jokowi Miliki Peran di Pemerintah Baru, Begini Tanggapan Golkar [Researchers Criticize If Jokowi Has a Role in the New Government, Here’s Golkar’s Response]
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Kompas, 28 February 2024
7. Indonesia palm oil firms warn of food security risks as biodiesel use rises
Erwida Maulia
Nikkei Asia, 28 February 2024
8. Prabowo dan Jokowi Satu Kubu, Tim Transisi Dinilai tidak Dibutuhkan [Prabowo and Jokowi are in the same camp, a transition team is deemed unnecessary]
Republika, 28 February 2024
9. Subsidies, social aid to stretch budget deficit close to limit
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 27 February 2024
10. Bareskrim Polri: Kasus Politik Uang Turun di Pemilu 2024 [Bareskrim Polri: Cases of Money Politics Decreased in 2024 Election]
Republika, 27 February 2024
11. The biggest threat to Indonesia’s democracy? It’s not Prabowo, it’s the oligarchy
Ary Hermawan
The Conversation, 27 February 2024
12. Tidak hanya menyumbang devisa, pekerja rumah tangga migran juga berikan kontribusi politik [Not only do they contribute foreign exchange, migrant domestic workers also make political contributions]
The Conversation, 27 February 2024
Laos
13. Laos to build one of Southeast Asia’s largest wind power farms
Radio Free Asia, 27 February 2024
Malaysia
14. Need to empower Bumiputera economy through land sources – Ahmad Zahid
Mohd Ashraf Syafiq Mazlan
Bernama, 28 February 2024
15. DPM Zahid: Proposal mandating 70pc halal product purchase in govt programmes to be presented at Bumiputera Economic Congress
Malay Mail Online, 28 February 2024
16. How bumi economic congress can help underclass
Lim Teck Ghee
Malaysiakini, 28 February 2024
17. Survey suggests majority of Gen-Z in favour of National Service 3.0
Zarrah Morden
Malaysiakini, 28 February 2024
18. Court of Appeal allows prosecution to reinstate four power abuse charges against Muhyiddin
Dawn Chan
New Straits Times, 28 February 2024
19. Experts pin hope on coming bumi congress to drive effective change
Sheridan Mahavera
Star, 28 February 2024
20. Malaysian NGOs march to demand that Anwar government implement promised reforms
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 28 February 2024
21. Mana sempadan tafsiran perintah agama Islam? [Where is the boundary for the interpretation of Islamic religious orders?]
Dr. Mohammad Hariz Shah Mohammad Hazim Shah
Utusan Malaysia, 28 February 2024
22. 大马在美中之间的“小国外交” [Malaysia’s “Small Country Diplomacy” between the United States and China]
韩国仁
星洲网, 28 February 2024
23. Govt not taking legal action to reclaim Batu Puteh, says Azalina
Free Malaysia Today, 27 February 2024
24. Wait for GE16′: PAS leader terms it as king’s personal view
Malaysiakini, 27 February 2024
Myanmar
25. Could Myanmar become Beijing’s quagmire?
Henry Storey
Interpreter, 28 February 2024
26. Has the Indian Flagship Kaladan Project in Myanmar Hit a Dead End?
Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Diplomat, 27 February 2024
27. Poverty and conflict cripple Myanmar’s post-coup economy
Htwe Htwe Thein and Michael Gillan
East Asia Forum, 27 February 2024
28. Backgrounder: Ethnic Armies in the Myanmar Civil War
Antonio Graceffo
Geopolitical Monitor, 27 February 2024
29. Operation 1027 moves Myanmar civil war closer to a tipping point
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 27 February 2024
Philippines
30. Editorial: Strong drive for entrepreneurship
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 February 2024
31. P350 wage hike to hit biz sector hard–employers
Alden M. Monzon, Jeannette I. Andrade
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 February 2024
32. The Marcos-Duterte Family Feud Is Heating Up in the Philippines
Richard Javad Heydarian
World Politics Review, 27 February 2024
Thailand
33. MFP pushes for fairer labour laws
Bangkok Post, 28 February 2024
34. Cabinet sees nation as halal hub
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 28 February 2024
35. Thailand, U.S. launch biggest post-COVID Cobra Gold exercises
Kosuke Inoue
Nikkei Asia, 28 February 2024
36. India to explore investing in Land Bridge project: Foreign Minister
The Nation, 28 February 2024
37. Thailand to encourage families to have more children
The Nation, 27 February 2024
Timor-Leste
38. IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Timor-Leste
IMF News, 27 February 2024
Vietnam
39. Vietnam establishes strategic relations with semiconductor powerhouses
VietNamNet, 27 February 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
40. ASEAN-Australia cooperation
Sharon Seah
Interpreter, 28 February 2024
41. Cambodia, Malaysia agree to further bolster economic ties
Chea Vanyuth
Khmer Times, 28 February 2024
42. As ASEAN chair, will Laos play it safe on Myanmar?
Allegra Mendelson
Frontier Myanmar, 27 February 2024
43. Free Milk and Cash Gifts Raise Risks to Indonesia and Thailand Ratings
Claire Jiao, Suttinee Yuvejwattana, and Grace Sihombing
Bloomberg, 26 February 2024
Asia Pacific
44. The Quad’s growing focus on maritime security
Kyoko Hatakeyama, Thomas Wilkins, Miwa Hirono, H.D.P. Envall
East Asia Forum, 28 February 2024
45. Renewal of dialogue does not mean Biden has gone soft on China
Nathaniel Sher
Nikkei Asia, 27 February 2024
46. Wave of military purges in PLA unlikely to be over
Wen-Hsuan Tsai
ThinkChina, 27 February 2024
47. The squawkus about Aukus is getting louder
Gideon Rachman
Financial Times, 26 February 2024
East/South China Sea
48. China flexes maritime muscle with bigger, tougher coast guard ships
Yukio Tajima
Nikkei Asia, 28 February 2024
Climate Change/Environment
49. Meet the Men Now Spearheading China-US Climate Diplomacy
Chris Qihan Zou
Diplomat, 28 February 2024
50. Renewable energy certificates, defying criticism, take off in Southeast Asia
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 28 February 2024
51. Indonesia’s Untapped Geothermal Energy Potential
Eric Koons
Energy Tracker Asia, 28 February 2024
52. Will Indonesia’s new sustainable finance taxonomy really serve its national interest?
Ramnath Iyer
Eco-Business, 27 February 2024
Media, Technology & Society
53. Trojan attacks zero in on Thailand
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Bangkok Post, 28 February 2024
54. Clear and timely regulation key to Indonesia’s AI ecosystem
Janitra Haryanto
Jakarta Post, 28 February 2024
55. Indonesian media outlets expect to conclude deals with digital platforms by August
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 28 February 2024
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