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- No. 33: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 36: Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow
- No. 40: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 46: Lye Liang Fook, 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. Quick counts and the integrity of the 2024 election
Arya Fernandes
Jakarta Post, 5 March 2024
2. Prabowo promises ‘very smooth’ transition of power
Agencies
Jakarta Post, 5 March 2024
3. Introducing the HI-RES SIKAP of Indonesian voters
Nathanael Sumaktoyo & Nicholas Kuipers
New Mandala, 5 March 2024
4. Will Indonesia’s Prabowo face pre-election fraud investigation – or could party jockeying save him?
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 5 March 2024
5. Mid-count surge in votes for Indonesian president’s son’s party raises fraud suspicions
Nazarudin Latif And Arie Firdaus
Benar News, 4 March 2024
6. Mandatory pension programs limit space for private funds
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 4 March 2024
Laos
7. Laos Faces a Delicate Balancing Act as ASEAN Leader
Ratih Indraswari
Diplomat, 5 March 2024
Malaysia
8. Commentary: Young and jobless in Malaysia
Edwin Oh Chun Kit is a researcher at Malaysian think tank The Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (INSAP).
Channel News Asia, 5 March 2024
9. Malaysia sees Asia, Africa taking palm oil EU doesn’t want
Bloomberg
Free Malaysia Today, 5 March 2024
10. NST Leader: SST dilemma
New Straits Times, 5 March 2024
11. No plans to reintroduce GST, says Amir Hamzah
Tarrence Tan, Ragananthini Vethasalam, Martin Carvalho
Star, 5 March 2024
12. ‘China remains a key ally’: Anwar Ibrahim
The Nation, 5 March 2024
13. Malaysian ringgit likely to stay weak for first half of 2024, but worst is over
The Nation, 5 March 2024
14. Saturation of malls in Malaysia’s Klang Valley as more join the fray
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 4 March 2024
15. Iskandar Waterfront unveils RM4bil development projects in Johor
Bernama
Free Malaysia Today, 4 March 2024
16. [Big read] Double-edged sword of more new Chinese immigrants in Malaysia
Seoow Juin Yee
ThinkChina, 4 March 2024
Bumiputera Economic Congress 2024
17. Memperkasa komuniti Bumiputera melalui Wakaf Mara Madani [Strengthening the Bumiputera community through the Wakaf Mara Madani]
Profesor Madya Dr Suhaimee Saahar @ Saabar Ialah Pengarah Pusat Pengajian Perangsaraf Media Dan Informasi Fakulti Komunikasi Dan Pengajian Media Uitm, Shah Alam.
Utusan Malaysia, 5 March 2024
18. Perbadanan Tanah Bumiputera rapat jurang pemilikan hartanah [Bumiputera Land Corporation would narrow gap in land ownership]
Prof Kehormat Ismail Omar
Berita Harian, 4 March 2024
19. Govt missed chance to attract Malay voters with Bumiputera congress, says KJ
[link To Keluar Sekejap Podcast: Kenaikan Sst, Waspada Pemikiran Khawarij, Resolusi Kongres Ekonomi Bumiputera]
Free Malaysia Today, 4 March 2024
20. NST Leader: Of Bumiputeras and wealth-creation
New Straits Times, 4 March 2024
Myanmar
21. Myanmar Military, Resistance Alliance Sign China-Brokered Agreement
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 4 March 2024
22. Myanmar’s Military Is Playing a Dangerous Game in Rakhine State
Kyaw Lynn
Diplomat, 4 March 2024
23. ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
Irrawaddy, 4 March 2024
Philippines
24. US-Philippines war games to test Israeli-made air defense system
John Eric Mendoza
Inquirer.net, 5 March 2024
25. The political opposition should focus on winnable seats in the House
Antonio Contreras
Manila Times, 5 March 2024
26. Marcos witnesses signing of P86-B deals
Kristina Maralit
Manila Times, 5 March 2024
27. Marcos vows ‘pushback’ if sovereignty over WPS ‘questioned, ignored’
Dona Z. Pazzibugan
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 March 2024
28. Marcos’ delusion worse than I thought
Rigoberto D. Tiglao
Manila Times, 4 March 2024
29. Forgetting the Battle of Manila
John Lee Candelaria
New Mandala, 4 March 2024
30. ADRi Special Study: “The Challenges in Transitioning to the Build Better More (BBM) Infrastructure Program”
[incl. link to 34-page report] Epictetus E. Patalinghug
Stratbase ADR Institute, 4 March 2024
Thailand
31. Thailand’s regional security makeover
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 5 March 2024
32. Thai court acquits ex-PM Yingluck in last pending case
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 4 March 2024
Vietnam
33. As Vietnam bids to be chip leader, energy and labour woes stand in the way
Govi Snell
Al Jazeera, 5 March 2024
34. Communist Party Directive Takes Aim At ‘Hostile Forces’ in Vietnam
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 4 March 2024
35. The Impact of Vietnam Ratifying a U.N. Convention on Labor Rights
Rane Worldview, 4 March 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. How Asean’s new US$2 trillion digital economy pact paves the way for seamless trade, data flow
Zhao Yifan
Business Times, 5 March 2024
37. What Do We Mean When We Talk About Southeast Asia’s Demographics ‘Crisis’?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 5 March 2024
38. ASEAN and Australia move closer on climate and economic security
Kosuke Inoue And Rurika Imahashi
Nikkei Asia, 5 March 2024
39. Australia unveils US$1.3 billion fund to hitch its future to Southeast Asia
Reuters and Agence France-Presse
South China Morning Post, 5 March 2024
40. Fifty years of ASEAN-Australia ties show value of consistent cooperation
Nicholas Farrelly, Professor and Head of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, and Lina A. Alexandra, and Sharon Seah, and Kimly Ngoun,
Asialink, 4 March 2024
41. Melbourne gets a taste of the ASEAN way
Daniel Flitton
Interpreter, 4 March 2024
42. Ensuring ASEAN Maritime Security Resilience
Gilang Kembara
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 4 March 2024
43. 学者：亚细安与中等强国合作 有助缓解大国紧张 [Scholars: Cooperation between ASEAN and middle powers can help ease tensions between major powers]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 4 March 2024
Asia Pacific
44. Commentary: Return of China’s panda diplomacy with US signals warming of ties after years of tension
Chee Meng Tan
Channel News Asia, 5 March 2024
45. The geopolitical waters are turbulent but don’t count China out yet
Bert Hofman and Frank Pieke
Straits Times, 5 March 2024
46. Liu Jianchao: New foreign minister, same foreign policy?
[Originally published here on Fulcrum]
Lye Liang Fook
ThinkChina, 4 March 2024
47. AUKUS weighs Japan’s participation in defense tech development
Ryo Nakamura
Nikkei Asia, 2 March 2024
East/South China Sea
48. 4 PH Navy crew hurt by China Coast Guard’s water cannon attack
John Eric Mendoza
Inquirer.net, 5 March 2024
49. PH ship on resupply mission to troops damaged in collision with Chinese vessel in SCS
Franco Jose C. Baroña and Agence France-Presse
Manila Times, 5 March 2024
50. The Philippines cannot catch ‘big fish’ of geopolitics in SCS: Global Times editorial
Global Times
Global Times, 4 March 2024
51. Seasoned BBC journalist weighs in on WPS issues and ‘Taiwan Question’
John Eric Mendoza
Inquirer.net, 4 March 2024
52. Philippines can’t deny ‘shared DNA’ with Beijing even as South China Sea sours ties: Marcos Jnr
Su-Lin Tan
South China Morning Post, 4 March 2024
Climate Change/Environment
53. From confrontation to collaboration: Working together on critical minerals supply chains climate
Marina Yue Zhang Xunpeng (ROC) Shi
Interpreter, 5 March 2024
54. Economic Impact of the Early Retirement of Fossil Power Plants
[Link to 88-page PDF report] Ichiro Kutani, Yoichi Namba, Han Phoumin
ERIA, 4 March 2024
Media, Technology & Society
55. Indo-Pacific nations need to put more focus on cybersecurity
Vivek Chilukuri
Nikkei Asia, 5 March 2024
Others
56. Has Bidenomics worked? It’s too soon to say
Tyler Cowen
Business Times, 5 March 2024
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