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- No. 8: Melinda Martinus, Lead Researcher
- No. 14: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 40: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 42: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 43: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 46: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 47: Hoang Thi Ha, Senior Fellow
- No. 52: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
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. Killing of young Cambodian couple by businessman with honorary title revives concerns about impunity
SOPHENG CHEANG
AP News, 24 June 2024
2. Is Cambodia ditching Ukraine?
David Hutt
Radio Free Asia, 23 June 2024
Indonesia
3. It’s Not Anies: PKS Nominates Own Executive for Jakarta Gubernatorial Election
Yustinus Patris Paat
Jakarta Globe, 24 June 2024
4. Diaspora, mixed children laud govt’s permanent visa plan
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 24 June 2024
5. Refleksi 497 Tahun Jakarta: Ketimpangan Semakin Menganga [Reflection on 497 Years of Jakarta: Gaping Inequality]
Republika, 23 June 2024
6. BYD’s Grand Entrance: Thousands of Chinese Electric Cars Enter Indonesian Market
Wahyu Sahala Tua
Jakarta Globe, 22 June 2024
7. Prabowo coalition meets without Jokowi allies
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 22 June 2024
8. Developers propose themed districts in Nusantara
Ruth Dea Juwita
Jakarta Post, 22 June 2024
9. Jokowi’s policies amid regime maneuvers and party paralysis
Siti Hilya Nabila
Jakarta Post, 22 June 2024
10. Indonesia lags Malaysia and Singapore for chip investments – is it too little, too late?
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 22 June 2024
11. Jokowi’s Youngest Son Dismisses Potential Pairing with Anies in Jakarta Election
Yustinus Patris Paat
Jakarta Globe, 21 June 2024
12. Freeport’s Gresik Smelter to Create Multiplier Effect for E. Java
Yurike Metriani
Jakarta Globe, 21 June 2024
13. Expecting Prabowo’s expanded foreign policy priority to East Asia
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 21 June 2024
14. 推行双重国籍政策 印尼须权衡利弊 [Indonesia must weigh the pros and cons of implementing dual citizenship policy]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 21 June 2024
Malaysia
15. Controversial firm managing Malaysia’s migrant worker intake set to renew contract for 3 years under strict terms
Leslie Lopez
CNA, 24 June 2024
16. Turning around the Malaysian economy
Alina Khai
Free Malaysia Today, 24 June 2024
17. Political showdown not to be missed
Arnold Loh
Star, 24 June 2024
18. Johor preps for future water needs, including for data centres
Remar Nordin
Star, 24 June 2024
19. Focus on vice-presidents in MIC elections
Ian McIntyre
The Malaysian Insight, 24 June 2024
20. Jeffrey Kitingan returns unopposed as STAR president
Free Malaysia Today, 23 June 2024
21. Should MPs’ pension be replaced with EPF?
Alyaa Alhadjri
Malaysiakini, 23 June 2024
22. COMMENT | Sg Bakap Part 1: Still running green?
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 23 June 2024
23. Malaysia has to find its way to a middle ground on racial privilege
Saleena Saleem
Nikkei Asia, 23 June 2024
24. Resetting the Malaysian economy
Tan Sri Kamal Salih is chairman of the Fiscal Policy Institute.
The Malaysian Insight, 23 June 2024
25. Johor’s call to Malaysia govt for ‘equal partner’ status belies economic ambition
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 21 June 2024
26. Targeted diesel subsidies – lessons for future reforms
Yohendran Nadar Arulthevan is a research consultant at Social and Economic Research Initiative.
The Malaysian Insight, 21 June 2024
27. NST Leader: Of Malaysia and BRICS
New Straits Times, 20 June 2024
Myanmar
28. Imagining Democracy in Myanmar
Dr Tamas Wells, Coordinator of the Myanmar Research Network, the University of Melbourne, and Soe Htet, doctoral candidate in the School of Social and Political Sciences, the University of Melbourne, and Dr Michael Breen, Lecturer, Public Policy – the U
Asialink, 21 June 2024
Philippines
29. Ending armed struggle
Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr
Manila Bulletin, 24 June 2024
30. Philippines ‘leader of the opposition’ Sara Duterte emerges in ex-Marcos ally’s pivot
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 24 June 2024
31. Philippines says it won’t back down, but won’t start a war, after clash with Chinese Coast Guard
Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 23 June 2024
32. Chinese-Filipinos fear fallout from rising Philippines-China tensions
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 23 June 2024
Thailand
33. Outdated laws hinder growth
Nattaya Chetchotiros
Bangkok Post, 24 June 2024
34. Businesses severely impacted by declining purchase power
The Nation, 24 June 2024
35. The Next Senate Will Be Very Different
Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
Vietnam+, 24 June 2024
36. Many Thais believe coalition partners want to topple Srettha govt: poll
The Nation, 23 June 2024
37. PM Srettha touts plans for casinos, nuclear power
Bloomberg News
Bangkok Post, 22 June 2024
38. A Provincial Administrative Organisation election barometer.
Bangkok Post, 22 June 2024
39. Economic growth fails to address inequality, report finds
The Nation, 22 June 2024
Vietnam
40. Vietnam’s political reshuffle brings respite as To Lam tightens grip on power
[This commentary was first published on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary website fulcrum.sg.]
Nguyen Khac Giang
South China Morning Post, 23 June 2024
41. Vietnam govt says PM to pay working visit to China June 24-27
Nikkei Asia, 22 June 2024
42. What was Vietnam thinking, welcoming Putin?
David Hutt
Radio Free Asia, 22 June 2024
43. Russia’s Putin in Hanoi: What does Vietnam hope to gain?
David Hutt
DW, 21 June 2024
44. To Lam’s ambitious ascent in Vietnam
David Brown, Former US diplomat
East Asia Forum, 21 June 2024
45. Putin’s Trip to Vietnam Yields Energy Deals, but Defense Cooperation Will Remain Constrained
Rane Worldview, 21 June 2024
46. Int’l media show positive views of Russian President’s Vietnam visit
Viet Nam News, 21 June 2024
47. Supply-chain hot spot Vietnam rolled out the red carpet for Putin, and the US is trying to act cool
Huileng Tan, Business Insider
Yahoo! News, 21 June 2024
48. Vietnam Energy Outlook Report 2024 launched
[Link to 100-page report]
VnEconomy, 20 June 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
49. Middle East investors back Southeast Asia-focused PE funds in diversification move
Yuke Xie
South China Morning Post, 23 June 2024
50. Pivoting away from China, Taiwan companies rekindle South-east Asia romance
Yip Wai Yee
Straits Times, 22 June 2024
51. In Southeast Asia, the Authorities Are the Biggest Gun Dealers in Town
Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern
Diplomat, 21 June 2024
52. SEA’s strategic rhetoric: Balancing global south identity
Francis Allan L. Angelo
Daily Guardian, 18 June 2024
Asia Pacific
53. Putin Came to Asia to Disrupt, and He Succeeded
Damien Cave
New York Times, 22 June 2024
54. Takeaways from the 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue: A Conversation with Meia Nouwens
[36-minute Podcast]
Bonny Lin
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 21 June 2024
55. Japan’s Bullet Train Firm Eyes India, Singapore & Malaysia Railway Deals; Set To Counter China’s Clout In Asia
Ashish Dangwal
Eurasian Times, 21 June 2024
56. Biden’s IPEF: A banquet with no main course
Naoise McDonagh
ThinkChina, 21 June 2024
East/South China Sea
57. Vietnam says it’s ready to hold talks with Philippines on overlapping continental shelf claims
ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and JIM GOMEZ
AP News, 21 June 2024
58. China says Japan has ‘no right to intervene’ in sea dispute with Philippines
Tamayo Muto
Nikkei Asia, 21 June 2024
59. Vietnam asks Philippines to respect its interests and consult on sea boundary
Radio Free Asia, 21 June 2024
Climate Change/Environment
60. Indonesia’s energy transition riding on grid connectivity upgrade
Robin Hicks
Eco-Business, 24 June 2024
61. Is South-east Asia storing up trouble with carbon capture and storage hubs?
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 24 June 2024
62. Việt Nam’s carbon market: Paving the way for a greener economy and enhanced export competitiveness
Viet Nam News, 23 June 2024
63. Indonesia’s Pertamina to invest $6.2bn in clean energy business
ERWIDA MAULIA
Nikkei Asia, 21 June 2024
Media, Technology & Society
64. Seeking more teeth, Malaysia set to license social media, messaging apps
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 24 June 2024
Others
Global Economy
65. Global supply chains at risk without new rules for digital trade
John Denton, International Chamber of Commerce
East Asia Forum, 23 June 2024
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