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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 Techo set to be main international airport next year
Goh Ruoxue
Business Times, 15 March 2024
2. Disgraced ex-governor appointed to senior ministry position
Radio Free Asia, 14 March 2024
Indonesia
3. OIKN to become Nusantara city government in 2024
Antara, 14 March 2024
4. Battlegrounds tumble in favor of Prabowo, tally shows
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 14 March 2024
5. Draft policy draws flak for allowing military, police hold civil posts
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 14 March 2024
6. Indonesia’s electoral integrity under scrutiny as Prabowo Subianto set to be named president
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 14 March 2024
Malaysia
7. Muda to function as third bloc ‘inside and outside Parliament’
Free Malaysia Today, 15 March 2024
8. Malaysia’s outrage over cultural sensibilities is the new normal in politics
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 15 March 2024
9. Malaysia’s ringgit woes mask its bigger brain drain troubles
Chia Wai Mun
Straits Times, 15 March 2024
10. Umno-DAP coffee diplomacy is a good start, but differences run deep: Analysts
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 15 March 2024
11. Pelajar Melayu di SJKC meningkat [Increase in Malay pupils in SJKC]
Utusan Malaysia, 15 March 2024
12. Rise Of Khawarij, Takfiri Ideologies Alarming – Mohd Na’im
Bernama, 14 March 2024
13. Malaysia wins top marks for ‘overall investment conditions’
[Link to Global Opportunity Index]
Free Malaysia Today, 14 March 2024
14. COMMENT | Bumi congress fails to move past top-down approach
Safiyuddin Sabri
Malaysiakini, 14 March 2024
15. Malaysia does not have the law on its side in $15bn Sulu dispute
Paul Cohen
Nikkei Asia, 14 March 2024
16. Malaysia: The surprise winner from US-China chip wars
Mercedes Ruehl
Straits Times, 11 March 2024
Myanmar
17. All-time high for opium farmer
Star, 15 March 2024
18. 缅甸局势注定是一场持久战 [The situation in Myanmar is destined to be a protracted war]
亨凯是福建华侨大学华侨华人与区域国别研究院助理教授、缅甸籍华人
联合早报, 15 March 2024
19. New faces of Burmese migrants in Thailand are young, savvy
Jitsiree Thongnoi
Benar News, 14 March 2024
20. Why Shan State’s Formidable Armies Have Shunned the Fight Against Myanmar’s Junta
Bertil Lintner
Irrawaddy, 14 March 2024
21. Myanmar Junta Officials Begin Summoning Draft-Age Residents of Yangon, Naypyitaw
Hein Htoo Zan
Irrawaddy, 14 March 2024
Philippines
22. Scrutinize seasonal workers’ program
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 March 2024
23. Daughterte-Duterte tandem in 2028?
Ana Marie Pamintuan
Philstar Global, 15 March 2024
24. Blinken’s second Manila visit: Spotlight on trade, investment
Bea Cupin
Rappler Philippine News, 15 March 2024
25. Marcos gets $4-B investment pledges from German firms
Julie M. Aurelio
Inquirer, 14 March 2024
26. Filipinos unfamiliar with political parties – study
Red Mendoza
Manila Times, 14 March 2024
27. Observers: US Investments in Philippines Seen Easing Reliance on China
Peh Hong Lim
VOA, 14 March 2024
Thailand
28. The Thaksin factor in Thai politics
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 15 March 2024
29. Thaksin tours old power base
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 15 March 2024
30. Russians control residential leasehold segment in Phuket
Kanana Katharangsiporn
Bangkok Post, 15 March 2024
31. A sneak peek at looming debt balloon
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Kanana Katharangsiporn And Lamonphet Apisitniran
Bangkok Post, 14 March 2024
32. Thailand’s economy remains fragile due to failure to restructure: SCB study
Nongluck Ajanapanya
The Nation, 14 March 2024
33. US, China wrestling for Thailand’s cyber soul
Richard S. Ehrlich
Asia Times, 13 March 2024
34. Opposition submits general debate motion
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 13 March 2024
35. Srettha poised to step aside as finance minister
Bloomberg
Bangkok Post, 13 March 2024
Vietnam
36. The Gen-Z students at the heart of Vietnam’s chip plans
Alice Philipson & Tran Thi Minh Ha, Afp
Star, 15 March 2024
37. New Reforms Can Unlock Vietnam’s Economic Potential
Trung Nguyen
Asia Link, 14 March 2024
38. Australia-Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership: the defence dimension
Carlyle A. Thayer
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 14 March 2024
39. Vietnam’s Land Law evolution
Phuc Hai Tran, University of Toronto
East Asia Forum, 14 March 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
40. Consumer boycott widens to include Israeli dates as Muslims in Malaysia, Indonesia observe Ramadan
Hadi Azmi, Joseph Sipalan and Johannes Nugroho
South China Morning Post, 15 March 2024
41. Mitigating Extreme Volatility of LNG Prices in ASEAN: Impacts of High LNG Prices on Southeast Asia
Edited by Hiroshi Hashimoto, Han Phoumin
ERIA, 14 March 2024
42. Unwanted in Malaysia, Myanmar migrants live in fear
Ant Pweh Aung
Frontier Myanmar, 14 March 2024
43. Japan, ASEAN to launch joint QR code payment services in FY2025
Anna Nishino
Nikkei Asia, 14 March 2024
Asia Pacific
44. Indonesians, Vietnamese form larger share of Japan’s foreign workers
Akinobu Masubuchi
Nikkei Asia, 15 March 2024
45. China’s Foreign Policy After the ‘Two Sessions’
Nathaniel Sher
Diplomat, 14 March 2024
46. China’s Strategic Space in the Digital Undersea
April A. Herlevi
National Bureau of Asian Research, 14 March 2024
47. ‘Significant strides’ made on IPEF, on to implementation: US commerce chief Raimondo
Michelle Ng
Straits Times, 14 March 2024
East/South China Sea
44. Indonesians, Vietnamese form larger share of Japan’s foreign workers
Akinobu Masubuchi
Nikkei Asia, 15 March 2024
45. China’s Foreign Policy After the ‘Two Sessions’
Nathaniel Sher
Diplomat, 14 March 2024
46. China’s Strategic Space in the Digital Undersea
April A. Herlevi
National Bureau of Asian Research, 14 March 2024
47. ‘Significant strides’ made on IPEF, on to implementation: US commerce chief Raimondo
Michelle Ng
Straits Times, 14 March 2024
Climate Change/Environment
50. Decarbonisation of ASEAN Energy Systems: Optimum Technology Selection Model Analysis up to 2060 (Updated 2023)
Seiya Endo, Soichi Morimoto, Hideaki Obane, Kei Shimogori, Ichiro Kutani , Toshiyuki Sakamoto, Shigeru Kimura (editors)
ERIA, 14 March 2024
51. The Paradox of Sustainability: A Critique of the Modern World’s Approach to Sustainable Development[incl. link to 22 page report]
Gita Wirjawan
Freeman Spogil Institute for International Studies Stanford University, 14 March 2024
52. Can Europe Save Forests Without Killing Jobs in Malaysia?
Patricia Cohen
New Mandala, 14 March 2024
53. Renewable Energy in Cambodia: Continued Growth
Eric Koons
Energy Tracker, 13 March 2024
Media, Technology & Society
54. Election disinformation takes a big leap with AI being used to deceive worldwide
Ali Swenson And Kelvin Chan
APNews, 14 March 2024
55. Analysis: TikTok’s potential US ban raises prospect of China retaliation but fallout would be limited
Wong Woon Shin
CNA, 14 March 2024
56. The Future of Indo-Pacific Information Warfare: Challenges and Prospects from the Rise of AI[incl. 12 page report]
Russell Hanson, Adam R. Grissom, Christopher A. Mouton
RAND, 14 March 2024
57. TikTok and National Security
James Andrew Lewis
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 13 March 2024
58. The E.U. Has Passed the World’s First Comprehensive AI Law
Kelvin Chan
Time, 13 March 2024
Others
59. 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer Report
[Link to 88 page report]
Edelman, 15 March 2024
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