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Indonesia
1. Depoliticising Indonesia’s capital grant allocation
Eko Sumando, The Australian National University
East Asia Forum, 12 March 2024
2. Jokowi’s hunt for political vehicle looms large over Golkar leadership race
Yerica Lai and Radhiyya Indra
Jakarta Post, 12 March 2024
3. Analysis: Jokowi to maintain influence after succession
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 12 March 2024
4. Threat to debt sustainability
Editorial board (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 12 March 2024
5. The murky waters swirling around the House’s right of inquiry
Virdika Rizky Utama
Jakarta Post, 12 March 2024
6. Prabowo-Gibran pair secures majority of valid votes in East Java: KPU
Antara, 11 March 2024
7. AHY targets clean and clear IKN land settlement
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 11 March 2024
8. Indonesian democracy will be more protected with PDI-P in opposition
Virdika Rizky Utama
Nikkei Asia, 11 March 2024
9. Rekapitulasi di Jateng Selesai: Prabowo Menang telak [Recapitulation in Central Java Completed: Prabowo Wins by a landslide]
Banjar Chaeruddin
Sinar Harapan, 11 March 2024
10. Rekapitulasi Suara di Sumsel: Golkar Raih Suara Terbanyak Disusul Nasdem dan Gerindra [Vote Recapitulation in South Sumatra: Golkar Wins Most Votes, Followed by Nasdem and Gerindra]
Banjar Chaeruddin
Sinar Harapan, 11 March 2024
11. Rekapitulasi Suara di Sulsel Selesai, Prabowo Menang Telak[Vote recapitulation in South Sulawesi complete, Prabowo wins landslide]
Banjar Chaeruddin
Sinar Harapan, 11 March 2024
Laos
12. Laos-China Railway a boon for recovering tourism sector
Peter Janssen
Business Times, 12 March 2024
Malaysia
13. Standstill in approvals for Malaysia’s residency visa may dent foreigners’ interest
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 12 March 2024
14. PN can’t move beyond communal politics, analyst says
Rex Tan
Free Malaysia Today, 12 March 2024
15. Malaysia charts better score in latest Pew religious restriction index, driven by drop in govt curbs[Link to 98-page Pew Research report]
Kenneth Tee
Malay Mail Online, 12 March 2024
16. Malaysia continues be preferred investment destination for American investors, says business group
Malay Mail Online, 12 March 2024
17. Former Bersatu supreme council member joins PKR
Malaysia Kini, 12 March 2024
18. Reduce foreign workers in stages
Nor Ain Mohamed Radhi, AMALIA AZMI, Hana Naz Harun, Hakim Mahari
New Straits Times, 12 March 2024
19. NST Leader: Underemployment by degrees
[Link to Khazanah Research Institute’s report “Shifting Tides: Charting Career Progression of Malaysia’s Skilled Talents” ]
New Straits Times, 12 March 2024
20. Vernacular Schools Attraction Towards Unity, Not Racial Divisions – Aaron
Bernama, 11 March 2024
21. Survey: Employers hesitant of progressive wage, cautious of 2024
Malaysia Kini, 11 March 2024
22. Malaysia to slash migrant workforce amid intolerance, job scam crisis involving Bangladeshi labourers
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 11 March 2024
23. Tackle low wages, lack of quality investments to stem Malaysia’s brain drain: Analysts
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 11 March 2024
24. PRK enam Parlimen tidak gugat kedudukan Kerajaan Perpaduan [The six parliamentary by-elections do not challenge the position of the Unity Government]
Prof Madya Dr Mohd Azhar Abd Hamid dan Datuk Dr Kassim Thukiman
Berita Harian, 10 March 2024
Myanmar
25. Myanmar: What the generals hear might not be what the world means
Andrew Selth
Interpreter, 12 March 2024
26. China is Pushing Both Sides to the Negotiating Table in Myanmar
Thet Htar Maung
Irrawaddy, 11 March 2024
27. PacNet #14 – The US can help meet Myanmar’s new governance challenges
Michael Martin
Pacific Forum, 7 March 2024
Philippines
28. China’s maritime-related proposals run contrary to PH interests–DFA
Reuters
Inquirer.net, 12 March 2024
29. Is Marcos too soft vs Dutertes?
Richard Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 March 2024
30. Why can’t Marcos just say, ‘No comment’?
Segundo Eclar Romero
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 March 2024
31. PH seen to import more rice as harvest may fall short this year
Jordeene B. Lagare
Inquirer.net, 11 March 2024
Thailand
32. Authorities target land reform graft
Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 12 March 2024
33. Graft sours land reform
Bangkok Post, 12 March 2024
34. Senate to grill cabinet over Thaksin
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 11 March 2024
35. Update: Progress on 6 Thai FTAs now under negotiation
The Nation, 11 March 2024
36. EC sets up coordination centres for senatorial election as incumbent tenures near end
The Nation, 11 March 2024
37. Made in Thailand’ Chinese EVs could fill the auto market
Sukegawa Seiya
ThinkChina, 11 March 2024
Vietnam
38. A Papal Tour to Normalize Relations Between Vietnam and the Vatican
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 12 March 2024
39. The Case for Vietnam’s Market Economy Status
James Borton
Geopolitical Monitor, 11 March 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
40. Cambodia to divert Mekong trade via China-built canal, vexing Vietnam
Jack Brook
Nikkei Asia, 12 March 2024
41. China goes big on Laos power projects, boosting Southeast Asian sway
Kenya Akama
Nikkei Asia, 12 March 2024
42. Australia’s offer to fund Asean security must be met with extreme caution
Sameed Basha
South China Morning Post, 12 March 2024
43. Thailand gears up for ‘silver tsunami’ with ASEAN Active Ageing Centre
The Nation, 11 March 2024
44. BRI’s Funan Techo Canal could steer Cambodia away from Vietnam and towards China
Sokvy Rim
ThinkChina, 11 March 2024
Asia Pacific
45. Asia dominates list of decade’s top arms importers
[incl. Link to 12-page report]
Asia Times, 12 March 2024
46. US assessing expansion of chip export controls that can boost China’s military
Associated Press
Inquirer.net, 12 March 2024
47. Balance Japan has struck between U.S. and China cannot hold
Rintaro Nishimura
Nikkei Asia, 12 March 2024
48. Can India forge a 3-way partnership with Japan, South Korea to ‘counter China’s actions’?
Vasudevan Sridharan
South China Morning Post, 11 March 2024
East/South China Sea
49. Led By World’s Largest 10,000-Ton Patrol Vessel, China’s Coast Guards Threaten Neighbors In ‘Gray Zone’
Eurasian Times, 11 March 2024
50. Chinese FM issues warning as Manila mulls to include US into its energy exploring plan in S.China Sea
Wang Qi
Global Times, 11 March 2024
Climate Change/Environment
51. A strong focus on oil security will be critical throughout the clean energy transition
Ronan Graham and Ilias Atigui
IEA, 11 March 2024
Media, Technology & Society
52. U.S. curbs on China to rise as ‘decoupling is really in full force,’ expert warns, amid possible TikTok ban
Sheila Chiang
CNBC, 11 March 2024
53. A World Divided Over Artificial Intelligence
Foreign Affairs, 11 March 2024
54. Our Digital Age and the Exercise and Contestation of Power
Observer Research Foundation, 11 March 2024
55. US intelligence: Beijing may try to influence 2024 election
Alex Willemyns
Radio Free Asia, 11 March 2024
56. Will TikTok survive the latest attack from the US?
Yu Zeyuan
ThinkChina, 11 March 2024
Others
Geopolitics
57. Geopolitics in the C-Suite: More Than Ever, U.S. Foreign Policy Depends on Corporations—and Vice Versa
Jami Miscik, Peter Orszag, and Theodore Bunzel
Foreign Affairs, 12 March 2024
58. US faces ‘increasingly fragile world order,’ spy chiefs say
Reuters
Inquirer.net, 12 March 2024
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