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- No. 3: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 10: Yanuar Nugroho, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 24: Ma Thida, Visiting Fellow
- No. 33: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting 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. China and Cambodia to Begin Annual Military Exercise to Strengthen Cooperation, Fight Terrorism
Sopheng Cheang
Diplomat, 14 May 2024
2. Cambodia never to allow Chinese troops on its soil
SOTHEARAK SOK
Asia Times, 13 May 2024
Indonesia
3. Indonesian diaspora welcomes dual citizenship plan, but details needed to make it a reality
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 14 May 2024
4. In latest bid to stop people losing money, Indonesian government calls online gambling a scam
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 14 May 2024
5. Indonesia, Japan sign exchange of yen loan notes in MRT project
Antara, 13 May 2024
6. Indonesia Won’t Take Sides in US-China Row, Prabowo Tells TV
Faris Mokhtar
Bloomberg, 13 May 2024
7. Jokowi too young to retire from politics: Minister
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 13 May 2024
8. Opposition grows to broadcasting bill that threatens press freedom
Radhiyya Indra
Jakarta Post, 13 May 2024
9. Prabowo’s brother establishes Rp 400 b tin-solder factory in Batam
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 13 May 2024
10. 国际特稿：“牛头党”朝野未定 普拉博沃心忐忑 [The PDIP is uncertain, and Prabowo feels uneasy]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 12 May 2024
Malaysia
11. Bersatu grassroots want change to ‘top 5’ candidate rule, says source
Free Malaysia Today, 14 May 2024
12. Penang LRT: An unwise use of public funds?
Rosli Khan
Free Malaysia Today, 14 May 2024
13. Questions about PN’s ‘value proposition’ after by-election loss
Malaysia Now, 14 May 2024
14. How GE14 redefined Sabah’s political landscape
Arnold Puyok
Malaysiakini, 14 May 2024
15. COMMENT | KKB confidence-building for Harapan, but warnings persist
Ong Kian Ming
Malaysiakini, 14 May 2024
16. Civil service pay hike among drivers of Pakatan’s KKB win
[link to Institut Darul Ehsan’s Analisis Awal Keputusan PRK N.36 DUN Pelangai]
K. Kabilan
Malaysian Insight, 14 May 2024
17. GPS pushes for four new State Assembly seats in Sarawak
Fahmy A Rosli
New Straits Times, 14 May 2024
18. South Korea Pitches ‘S-400 Inspired’ Surface-To-Air Missiles To Malaysia After Clinching FA-50 Fighter Deal
Ashish Dangwal
Eurasian Times, 13 May 2024
19. Opposition cries foul after Pahang appoints 5 assemblymen
Free Malaysia Today, 13 May 2024
20. Moving ahead with SEZ plan
Yee Xiang Yun
Star, 13 May 2024
21. Pengundi Melayu, penjawat awam mula beralih kepada PH [Malay voters, civil servants started switching to PH]
JUANI MUNIR ABU BAKAR
Utusan Malaysia, 13 May 2024
Myanmar
22. Myanmar’s civil war rages on despite ‘whack-a-mole’ sanctions, scant aid. What more can be done?
[Link to Outrage is not a policy: Coming to terms with Myanmar’s fragmented state]
Su-Lin Tan
South China Morning Post, 14 May 2024
23. Thailand, Japan signal policy shifts on engaging Myanmar’s resistance
GWEN ROBINSON and FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writers
Nikkei Asia, 13 May 2024
24. Exile is a temporary state of mind for Burmese writer Ma Thida
Liam Scott
VOA, 13 May 2024
Philippines
25. Sleepy towns to host returning US forces
Manila Times, 14 May 2024
26. Marcos in a political sweet spot
Richard Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 May 2024
27. Editorial: A slap in the face of red-taggers
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 May 2024
28. New US missile system ‘Typhon’ debuts in PH but fixed deployment unsure
Frances Mangosing
Inquirer, 13 May 2024
Singapore
29. New Singapore PM Lawrence Wong’s test: Change with continuity
Tsubasa Suruga and Dylan Loh
Nikkei Asia, 14 May 2024
30. Singapore-China relations under PM Lee Hsien Loong: A steady course of continuity
Zhu Zhiqun
ThinkChina, 13 May 2024
Thailand
31. High-stakes submarine talks
Bangkok Post, 14 May 2024
32. ‘A rubber band snapping back’: Thailand’s cannabis U-turn a return to political middle-ground, say observers
Jack Board
CNA, 14 May 2024
33. Thai ruling party grapples with slow economy 1 year after election
Francesca Regalado and Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Nikkei Asia, 14 May 2024
34. What the Thai Senate Election Means And Why It’s All Different
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 11 May 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
35. Extradition worries grow for convicted money launderer after deportation to Cambodia
Christine Tan and David Sun
Straits Times, 14 May 2024
36. Thailand Cuts Off Internet, Mobile Phone Connections to Myanmar Scam Hub
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 13 May 2024
Asia Pacific
37. Southeast Asia, China, and the Belt and Road Initiative: Still Going Strong?
Guanie Lim
Asia Research Institute, 14 May 2024
38. America, China, and the Trap of Fatalism: How to Manage the World’s Most Important Relationship
Zhou Bo
Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2024
East/South China Sea
39. China readies blockade of Panatag – US expert
Pia Lee-Brago
Philstar Global, 14 May 2024
40. Philippines Probes Alleged Chinese Disinformation Campaign Over South China Sea
Benar News, 13 May 2024
41. The China Coast Guard and Beijing’s Strategic Ambiguity
Tsuruta Jun
Diplomat, 13 May 2024
Climate Change/Environment
42. Post-coup environmental degradation threatens Myanmar’s stability
Htet Myat Aung
East Asia Forum, 14 May 2024
43. Earth’s Reserves Of Fossil Fuel Resources May Start To Dry Up In Next 50 To 100 Years
Ronald Stein
Eurasia Review, 14 May 2024
44. Dams, salt, and the sad fate of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Buu Nguyen
Interpreter, 14 May 2024
45. Jakarta builds one of the world’s largest waste processing facility
Antara, 13 May 2024
Media, Technology & Society
46. The EU’s New AI Regulation Will Have Global Implications
Haekal Al Asyari
Stratsea, 13 May 2024
47. Russia-Linked CopyCop Uses LLMs to Weaponize Influence Content at Scale
Recorded Future, 9 May 2024
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