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- No. 25: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 36:Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 38: Khac Giang Nguyen, Visiting Fellow
- No. 40: Sharon Seah, 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’s strategic overture to France
Chansambath Bong, Australian National University
East Asia Forum, 5 March 2024
Indonesia
2. Analysis: Prabowo-Gibran campaign team named as SOE commissioners
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 6 March 2024
3. Lawmakers rethink plan for early regional elections after court ruling
Kharishar Kahfi
Jakarta Post, 6 March 2024
4. Australia’s investment in Indonesia reaches US$545.2 million in 2023
Antara, 5 March 2024
5. Why the Indonesian State Took Majority Ownership of PT Vale Indonesia
James Guild
Diplomat, 5 March 2024
6. Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto vows to boost economic growth to 8% within five years
A. Anantha Lakshmi
Financial Times, 5 March 2024
7. PDI-P and two pro-Anies parties call for House inquiry in plenary
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 5 March 2024
8. Prabowo wonders whether Indonesia needs to keep its 3% deficit cap
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 5 March 2024
9. Govt begins to roll out import duty relief on electric vehicles
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 5 March 2024
10. Rice imports, investment highlighted during Jokowi’s meeting with Hun Manet
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 5 March 2024
11. Harga Beras yang Sulit Turun Signifikan dan Pengakuan Bulog [The difficulty of getting a significant price drop for rice, and Bulog’s admission]
Lilis Sri Handayani, Fauziah Mursid, Dessy Suciati Saputri, Antara
Republika, 5 March 2024
12. Aliran in Indonesia’s 2024 Elections
Irman Gurmilang Lanti
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 5 March 2024
Malaysia
13. My Say: Subsidy reform and cushioning the welfare loss
Amjad Rabi
Edge Markets, 6 March 2024
14. Industry players shocked by foreign worker policy change, says FMM
FMT Reporters
Free Malaysia Today, 6 March 2024
15. Felda’s 2022 losses double to RM1bil
FMT Reporters
Free Malaysia Today, 6 March 2024
16. A-G’s Report: Combined assets of 130 federal agencies in 2022 grows to RM2.5b, increase 3.4pc compared to 2021
Anis Zalani and Julia Chan
Malay Mail, 6 March 2024
17. Anwar unveils five-point plan to strengthen Asean-Australia ties
SHAHRIZAN SALIAN
New Straits Times, 6 March 2024
18. Pemilikan kenderaan di Malaysia nombor dua tertinggi di Asia [Vehicle ownership in Malaysia second highest in Asia]
Fitri Nizam
Utusan Malaysia, 6 March 2024
19. ‘Pemisahan kuasa Peguam Negara, Pendakwa Raya penamat DNAA’ [‘Separation of powers of the Attorney General, Public Prosecutor to end DNAA’]
Zulkifli Jalil dan Aqilah Mior Kamarulbaid
Utusan Malaysia, 6 March 2024
20. 马来西亚式君主立宪能否借势崛起？[Can a Malaysian-style constitutional monarchy take advantage of this situation to emerge?]
廖珮雯是新加坡国立大学亚洲研究博士候选人，马来西亚时事评论人
联合早报, 6 March 2024
21. Ramkarpal: Postpone citizenship amendments until red flags resolved
Raveena Nagotra
Malaysiakini, 5 March 2024
22. Low number of Chinese in civil service a flaw in government
MySinchew, 5 March 2024
23. Israel-Gaza war: Malaysians mock Starbucks franchise owner Vincent Tan’s calls to end boycott
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 5 March 2024
24. 国家元首想走自己的路 [The Agong wants to walk his own path]
黄振威
星洲网, 5 March 2024
25. Usaha Malaysia banteras rasuah golongan elit perlu dilihat dari 2 perspektif: Pengamat [Malaysia’s efforts to combat elite corruption need to be seen from 2 perspectives: Observers]
Others, 4 March 2024
26. Malaysia revives ‘ambitious’ high-speed rail plan amid hurdles
Norman Goh And Tsubasa Suruga
Nikkei Asia, 6 March 2024
Myanmar
27. Myanmar’s conscription measure is unacceptable
Nikkei Asia, 6 March 2024
Philippines
28. Managing the national government debt
Gary B. Teves
Inquirer.net, 6 March 2024
29. Almost 60% of Filipinos say the cost of goods worsened in the current administration
WRN Research, 6 March 2024
30. Geopolitical Rivalry as Hypermasculinity Contests: The Case of Australia-Philippines Strategic Partnership
Maria Tanyag
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 5 March 2024
31. PH, US to hold military drills in islands facing South China Sea, Taiwan
Reuters
Inquirer.net, 5 March 2024
32. Strategic reset: Marcos, Australia, and Asean
Richard Heydarian
Inquirer.net, 5 March 2024
Thailand
33. MFP urges caution over censure talks
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 6 March 2024
34. TAT survey notes spending surge
Narumon Kasemsuk
Bangkok Post, 6 March 2024
35. Military largesse
Bangkok Post, 6 March 2024
36. Commentary: Who is really in charge in Thailand?
Termsak Chalermpalanupap
Channel News Asia, 6 March 2024
37. Is Thailand Reconsidering Its Myanmar Policy?
Brian Wong and Tidarat Yingcharoen
Diplomat, 5 March 2024
Vietnam
38. Trial begins for Vietnamese property tycoon accused of $12bn fraud
A. Anantha Lakshmi
Financial Times, 5 March 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
39. Why ASEAN-Australia summits matter
Anthony Milner
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 6 March 2024
40. Past, present and future of ASEAN-Australia cooperation
Nicholas Farrelly, Lina A. Alexandra, Sharon Seah and Kimly Ngoun
Jakarta Post, 6 March 2024
41. Joint Statement by the ASEAN Defence Ministers on ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting’s Accomplishments of the Implementation of the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025
ASEAN Secretariat News, 5 March 2024
42. ASEAN Blasted For Legitimizing Myanmar’s Junta, Again
Irrawaddy, 5 March 2024
43. ASEAN considers including Europe in defense talks to enhance ties
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Nikkei Asia, 5 March 2024
44. Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025
Nawaljeet Singh Rayar
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 5 March 2024
Asia Pacific
45. The China Race: Global Competition for Alternative World Orders : Insights from Fei-Ling Wang
Mercy A. Kuo
Diplomat, 6 March 2024
46. How “like-minded” are Indonesia and Japan about China?
Mahbi Maulaya
Interpreter, 6 March 2024
47. Singapore’s welcome of future Aukus submarines underscores ‘friends-to-all’ policy
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 6 March 2024
48. My Say: The return of global imbalances could hurt Asia
Manu Bhaskaran
Edge Markets, 5 March 2024
49. The ‘small yard, high fence’ mirage: Why China-US tech competition will not be contained
John Lee
ThinkChina, 5 March 2024
50. The New Age of Naval Power
Alessio Patalano
Time, 5 March 2024
Asia Pacific
45. The China Race: Global Competition for Alternative World Orders : Insights from Fei-Ling Wang
Mercy A. Kuo
Diplomat, 6 March 2024
46. How “like-minded” are Indonesia and Japan about China?
Mahbi Maulaya
Interpreter, 6 March 2024
47. Singapore’s welcome of future Aukus submarines underscores ‘friends-to-all’ policy
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 6 March 2024
48. My Say: The return of global imbalances could hurt Asia
Manu Bhaskaran
Edge Markets, 5 March 2024
49. The ‘small yard, high fence’ mirage: Why China-US tech competition will not be contained
John Lee
ThinkChina, 5 March 2024
50. The New Age of Naval Power
Alessio Patalano
Time, 5 March 2024
East/South China Sea
51. China’s maritime militia blocks shoal where PH vessels on resupply mission meet
Franco Jose C. Baroña
Manila Times, 6 March 2024
52. Philippines demands China: Recall vessels from Ayungin
The Nation, 6 March 2024
53. China firmly opposes passage of Philippine maritime bill that solidifies illegal S.China Sea arbitral ruling
Global Times
Global Times, 5 March 2024
Climate Change/Environment
54. Air Pollution: The silent killer afflicting ASEAN’s economy
Zbigniew Klimont And Jessica Slater
Asialink, 5 March 2024
55. Malaysian 2024 biofuel output seen rising if B20 biodiesel usage expanded
Business Times, 5 March 2024
56. Will floating solar prove pivotal in archipelagic Philippines?
Rhick Lars Albay
Eco-Business, 5 March 2024
57. Government to step up efforts to spur urban farming
Asila Jalil
New Straits Times, 5 March 2024
58. Rainforest Resilience: Women leading conservation in Southeast Asia
The Nation, 5 March 2024
Media, Technology & Society
59. Influencer boom raises eyebrows regarding social impact
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk
Bangkok Post, 6 March 2024
60. Rules needed ‘to rein in influencers
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 5 March 2024
Others
61. Trump and the Global Economic Risk Picture
Nouriel Roubini
Project Syndicate, 5 March 2024
62. The Threat to American Hegemony Is Real
Michael Ignatieff
Project Syndicate, 5 March 2024
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