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- No. 2: Fulcrum Commentary, 2024/60
- No. 12: James Chai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 50: Daljit Singh, Visiting 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. US$574mil Sihanoukville construction project sign of ‘rebound’
Phnom Penh Post
Star, 7 March 2024
2. Cambodia and Japan: Firm friends amid great power rivalry
[Originally Published on Fulcrum]
Chhay Lim
ThinkChina, 6 March 2024
Indonesia
3. House inquiry plan on shaky ground
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 7 March 2024
4. Ganjar reported to KPK for alleged corruption
Radhiyya Indra
Jakarta Post, 7 March 2024
5. KPU stops publishing preliminary vote count on Sirekap
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 7 March 2024
6. Rekapitulasi Hasil Pemilu Luar Negeri Rampung, Prabowo-Gibran Unggul di 66 dari 127 wilayah PPLN [Overseas Election Results Recapitulation Completed, Prabowo-Gibran Wins in 66 of 127 overseas election regions]
Banjar Chaeruddin
Sinar Harapan, 7 March 2024
7. Indonesia’s economy – What to expect from Prabowo
Johannes Nugroho
Straits Times, 7 March 2024
8. CO24033 | The Indonesian Budget and Prabowo’s Free-Food Plan
Richard Borsuk
RSIS, 6 March 2024
9. Senior Economist Claims Investors Hesitant to Enter IKN with 2 Million Residents Limitation
Riri Rahayu, Yohanes Maharso
Tempo, 6 March 2024
Laos
10. Australia and Laos elevate bilateral relations at Southeast Asian summit
Rod Mcguirk
Stars and Stripes, 6 March 2024
Malaysia
11. Govt To Launch More ‘fresh, Inclusive’ Bumiputera 10-year Plan In June — Rafizi
Bernama, 7 March 2024
12. Commentary: Najib’s partial pardon will affect trust in Malaysia’s institutions, some more than others
James Chai
Channel News Asia, 7 March 2024
13. Malaysia won ‘important elements’ in EU dispute over biofuels, says Johari
FMT Reporters
Free Malaysia Today, 7 March 2024
14. Govt will review Indian Community Action Plan, says Ministry of National Unity
Malay Mail Online, 7 March 2024
15. Never have so many with so little expected so much: Graduate jobs mess
Praba Ganesan
Malay Mail Online, 7 March 2024
16. COMMENT | Zahid’s land corporation proposal is insidious, unfeasible
P Gunasegaram
Malaysia Kini, 7 March 2024
17. Malaysia menang kes diskriminasi minyak sawit [Malaysia wins palm oil discrimination case]
Aslinda Nasir
Utusan Malaysia, 7 March 2024
18. Malaysian court overturns graft conviction of state land agency’s former chairman
Ili Shazwani Ihsan and Noah Lee
Benar News, 6 March 2024
19. Umno Youth: Not just Chinese, all races should join govt sector
Malaysiakini, 6 March 2024
20. Malaysia opposition MP slammed for linking Chinese villages under Unesco plan to communism
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 6 March 2024
21. Kelantan assembly passes motion to re-enact 16 nullified provisions
Syauqi Jamil
Star, 6 March 2024
Myanmar
22. Will Myanmar Become the Next North Korea?
Jong Min Lee
Diplomat, 7 March 2024
23. Myanmar: Three Years Of Coup And Civil War
Om Prakash Das
Eurasia Review, 7 March 2024
24. Myanmar conflict displaces 2.7M, with 18.6M needing assistance by 2024
The Nation, 7 March 2024
25. Myanmar Junta Denies Rumor of Deal With Brotherhood Alliance in Latest Peace Talks
Irrawaddy, 6 March 2024
Philippines
26. Eased policy on civilian gun ownership triggers concerns
Frances Mangosing, Marlon Ramos
Inquirer.net, 7 March 2024
27. Danger of war higher – Marcos
Kristina Maralit , Catherine S. Valente and Franco Jose C. Baroña
Manila Times, 7 March 2024
28. Game changer: The Philippines’ Assertive Transparency Campaign (48 page paper)
Raymond M. Powell, Benjamin Goirigolzarri
ADRI, 6 March 2024
29. Philippine Legislators Mull ‘Economic Charter Change’
Mong Palatino
Diplomat, 6 March 2024
Thailand
30. Time to stop making empty promises
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 7 March 2024
31. Political ‘privilege’
Bangkok Post, 7 March 2024
32. World Bank to downgrade Thai growth estimate
Nareerat Wiriyapong
Bangkok Post, 7 March 2024
33. Chutima verdict exposes ‘vicious’ Thai defamation laws
Alan Morison
Asia Times, 6 March 2024
34. Government to undertake study on reforming land and building tax
The Nation, 6 March 2024
Vietnam
35. Vietnam’s ‘bamboo diplomacy’ shifts into higher gear
Reuters
Inquirer.net, 7 March 2024
36. Labor productivity among biggest ‘pain points’ for investors in Vietnam
Dat Nguyen
VnExpress International, 5 March 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Advice to ASEAN: ‘N’ should equal non-aligned, not neutral.
Euan Graham
ASPI, 7 March 2024
38. Economic diplomacy: Australia Inc’s new tilt at ASEAN
Greg Earl
Interpreter, 7 March 2024
39. McDonald’s, Starbucks, others hit by Indonesia, Malaysia boycotts
Nana Shibata, Ismi Damayanti, Norman Goh
Nikkei Asia, 7 March 2024
40. ASEAN-Australia Leaders’ Vision Statement and Melbourne Declaration
ASEAN Secretariat News, 6 March 2024
41. ASEAN-Australia: The art of what’s possible
Daniel Flitton
Interpreter, 6 March 2024
42. Amid cyberscam threats, ASEAN-Australia pledge to tackle human trafficking
Shaun Turton
Nikkei Asia, 6 March 2024
Asia Pacific
43. Asian cities build big as infrastructure woes take centre stage in region’s Taylor Swift tussle
Goh Ruoxue
Business Times, 7 March 2024
44. Wang Yi says U.S. sanctions on China have reached ‘bewildering absurdity’
CK Tan, Kenji Kawase
Nikkei Asia, 7 March 2024
45. Chinese investment in Asia rose 37% in 2023, led by Indonesia
Cissy Zhou
Nikkei Asia, 7 March 2024
46. India gearing up to be a chip-making powerhouse
Scott Foster
Asia Times, 6 March 2024
47. The Political Calculus Behind Xi Jinping’s Emphasis on Climate Leadership
Bin Gu and Jonghyuk Lee
Diplomat, 6 March 2024
48. America, take heed — China is winning the diplomacy race
Ryan Neelam
Financial Times, 6 March 2024
49. China Sees Risk Everywhere in Its 2024 Work Report
Rane Worldview, 6 March 2024
50. 挺以再遭选民“不表态”抗议 分析：拜登后期或因此承压 [Supported by voters’ “not expressing their stance” protests again; Analysis: Biden may be under pressure due to this in the later period]
海珂娴
联合早报, 6 March 2024
East/South China Sea
51. China to PH: Don’t be US ‘pawn’
Javier Joe Ismael
Manila Times, 7 March 2024
52. China’s continuing lies
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 March 2024
53. 社论：中菲应建防护栏避免冲突升级 [Editorial: China-Philippines should build guardrails to avoid escalating conflicts]
联合早报, 5 March 2024
Climate Change/Environment
54. Indonesia unveils plan to launch a satellite network for maritime monitoring
Basten Gokkon
Mongabay, 6 March 2024
Media, Technology & Society
55. US bill would ban TikTok from app stores unless ByteDance divests it
Demetri Sevastopulo, James Politi and Hannah Murphy
Financial Times, 7 March 2024
56. AI-generated scam content is a big threat; what’s Malaysia doing to hold social media platforms accountable?
sharil abdul rahman
Malay Mail Online, 7 March 2024
57. Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2024
Nic Newman
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, 9 January 2024
Others
Global Economy
58. Central bank digital currencies: Is there a blueprint for success?
Sauradeep Bag
Interpreter, 7 March 2024
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