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- No. 27: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 28: Le Hong Hiep and Nguyen Khac Giang, Senior Fellow and Visiting Fellow
- No. 29: Ha Hoang Hop, Associate Senior Fellow
- No. 30: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 31: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 32: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 33: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 35: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 39: Elyssa Kaur Ludher and Kristina Fong, Visiting Fellow and Lead Researcher
- No. 55: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
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. Megawati’s PDI-P scores hat-trick in Indonesia election, but the party faces opposition dilemma under a Prabowo government
Kiki Siregar
Channel News Asia, 22 March 2024
2. The Rise of Indonesia’s Banks
James Guild
Diplomat, 22 March 2024
3. For Prabowo, domestic market ‘main leverage’ to woo investors
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 22 March 2024
4. Beda Sikap Nasdem dan Anies, Ini Analisa Pengamat [Observer’s analysis of the differences in the attitudes of Nasdem and Anies]
Republika, 22 March 2024
5. Familiar faces make way to House of Representatives
Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 21 March 2024
6. Indonesia needs a more defense-oriented foreign policy
Endy Bayuni
Jakarta Post, 21 March 2024
7. Lompatan PKB dan Masa Depan Politik NU [PKB’s Leap and the Political Future of NU]
KH Muhammad Khozin, Pengasuh PP Mahasiswi Al-Khozini Jember dan kader PKB
Republika, 21 March 2024
8. Demi demokrasi yang lebih baik, sudah waktunya pemerintah menggagas dana abadi untuk kelompok masyarakat sipil [For the sake of better democracy, it is time for the government to initiate an endowment fund for civil society groups]
Arya Fernandes, Researcher, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia
The Conversation, 21 March 2024
Malaysia
9. Malaysia’s brain drain conundrum [infographics]
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 22 March 2024
10. Simplified: Why the Federal Court ruled Kelantan’s 17 Shariah provisions invalid, and why one judge disagreed
Malay Mail Online, 22 March 2024
11. Targeted fuel subsidy: Economists say any float of fuel prices should be gradual to minimise shock to consumers
S. Joan Santani
New Straits Times, 22 March 2024
12. PM Anwar wooed turncoats from rival party Bersatu – now he’s paying the price
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 22 March 2024
13. My Say: SMEs must unite to navigate Malaysia’s digital frontier
Tham Lih Chung
Edge Markets, 21 March 2024
14. Wan Saiful names MPs who attempted to influence his support
Lynelle Tham
Free Malaysia Today, 21 March 2024
15. The dangers of political opportunism in Malaysia’s ‘stocking’ issue
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
MySinchew, 21 March 2024
16. Sarawak enhances collaboration with Indonesia to support Nusantara’s development
New Straits Times, 21 March 2024
17. Govt’s foreign labour reduction target ‘meaningless and unrealistic’, says expert [NSTTV]
New Straits Times, 21 March 2024
Myanmar
18. A string of setbacks for the junta in Myanmar presents an opportunity
Economist, 21 March 2024
Philippines
19. Archipelagic maritime defense and security
Lloyd C. Bautista
Manila Times, 22 March 2024
20. [In This Economy] Marcosian ‘delulunomics’
JC Punongbayan
Rappler, 22 March 2024
Thailand
21. Defence to cut back on personnel, restructure forces
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 22 March 2024
22. Thai ports bemoan competitive decline as Srettha pushes ‘land bridge’
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 22 March 2024
23. Opinion: Thailand’s COO-State
Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
Thai Enquirer, 22 March 2024
24. Sutin to warn Cambodia of consequences of farm burning after new law is passed
The Nation, 21 March 2024
25. Thailand, UK announce upgrading of relations to strategic partnership
The Nation, 21 March 2024
26. Thailand ups drive for voluntary recruits amid conscription battle
The Nation, 21 March 2024
Vietnam
27. Commentary: Two presidents ousted in one year – what is Vietnam’s political outlook?
Le Hong Hiep
Channel News Asia, 22 March 2024
28. Vietnam’s Parliament Accepts President’s Resignation, Successor Remains Unclear
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 22 March 2024
29. Vietnam president’s resignation suggests party power struggle
Yuji Nitta
Nikkei Asia, 22 March 2024
30. Removal of Vietnamese president Vo Van Thuong raises concerns over stability, but ties with China expected to remain stable
Shi Jiangtao
South China Morning Post, 22 March 2024
31. Vietnam’s vice president becomes interim president
Aniruddha Ghosal
APNews, 21 March 2024
32. Vietnam loses its second president in two years amid concerns for political stability
Michael Tatarski
Guardian, 21 March 2024
33. Vietnam political star’s downfall shocks nation as graft purge widens: ‘who will be next president?’
South China Morning Post, 21 March 2024
34. Observers Concerned Over Purported Vietnamese Directive
VOA, 21 March 2024
35. 越南权力斗争激烈 政治稳定受质疑 [Vietnam’s power struggle is fierce, political stability in question]
联合早报, 21 March 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. MLC mechanism advances ASEAN prosperity, says DPM Sophea
Nhean Chamrong
Khmer Times, 22 March 2024
37. ASEAN’s digital economy growth hinges on upskilling: BCG chair
Marwaan Macan-Markar
Nikkei Asia, 22 March 2024
38. ASEAN-Australia Special Summit with Kathryn Paik
[31-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling, Kathryn Paik, Japhet Quitzon, and Lauren Mai
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 21 March 2024
39. Making AI work for food security in ASEAN
Elyssa Kaur Ludher and Kristina Fong
Eco-Business, 21 March 2024
40. Singapore’s race to self-sufficiency in Malaysia water stoush — TamilSalvi Mari
Malay Mail Online, 21 March 2024
41. Singapore-Malaysia Relations in 2024: A Positive Start
David Han Guo Xiong
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 21 March 2024
Asia Pacific
42. The middle path for US foreign policy
Kasit Piromya
Bangkok Post, 22 March 2024
43. Australia-Vietnam: Middle powers alike
Bich Tran
Interpreter, 22 March 2024
44. Why China can rest easy if Trump is re-elected US president
Zhou Bo
South China Morning Post, 21 March 2024
45. Europe looks to Japan for defence pact amid ‘worrying shift’ in regional dynamic
Kawala Xie
South China Morning Post, 21 March 2024
46. PLA upgrades armaments in race against US military
Yu Zeyuan
ThinkChina, 21 March 2024
East/South China Sea
47. The Quad and the South China Sea: Making Waves Without Taking Action
John Bradford, Ralf Emmers
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 21 March 2024
48. What Philippine use of legal weapons could mean for South China Sea dispute with Beijing
Orange Wang
South China Morning Post, 21 March 2024
49. Beijing says Philippines made ‘illegal landing’ on disputed reef in South China Sea
Liu Zhen
South China Morning Post, 21 March 2024
50. Philippines says China made dangerous sea moves, used chopper
Star, 21 March 2024
51. Tensions Simmer Between South Korea and China as Seoul Pivots to Global Role
Christy Lee
VOA, 21 March 2024
Climate Change/Environment
52. First national climate change bill in the pipeline
Bangkok Post, 22 March 2024
53. Commentary: A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheap
Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Waqas Uzair, Yasir Arafat
Channel News Asia, 22 March 2024
54. Green transition: Supercharging a sustainable future for the Asia‑Pacific
Christoph Nedopil
Interpreter, 22 March 2024
55. Asia-Pacific can lead way in sustainable development with cooperation
Christoph Nedopil
Nikkei Asia, 22 March 2024
56. Mekong River’s declining fish species an ‘urgent wake-up call’ for action, conservationists say
Tom Fawthrop
South China Morning Post, 22 March 2024
57. China Changes Tack on Water Politics
Fengshi Wu
Diplomat, 21 March 2024
58. Effectiveness of forest and land rehabilitation implementation in Indonesia : in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving livelihoods of forest communities
IDRC, 19 March 2024
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