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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
Indonesia
1. Rice is not the issue
Editorial board (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 2 July 2024
2. Jokowi’s momentum to restore religious harmony, as promised
Ivany Atina Arbi
Jakarta Post, 2 July 2024
3. Concerns over brutality, abuse of power cast shadow over police’s 78th anniversary
Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 2 July 2024
4. Jokowi Gathers Ministers to Plan Family Office Regulations; Sandiaga Uno Forecasts $500 Billion Potential
Mita Amalia Hapsari
Jakarta Globe, 1 July 2024
5. Anies’ reelection bid in Jakarta hangs in balance
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 1 July 2024
6. Ransomware republic: How Indonesia’s digital infrastructure is held hostage
Mochamad Asri
Jakarta Post, 1 July 2024
7. Is Prabowo Subianto fit to lead Indonesia? Surgery sparks health speculation
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 1 July 2024
Laos
8. Beijing pressed Laos to include Taiwan in visa policy for Chinese visitors: Taipei
Taejun Kang
Radio Free Asia, 1 July 2024
Malaysia
9. HSR: A catalyst for Malaysia’s economic transformation
Natasha Zulkifli
Edge Markets, 2 July 2024
10. PAS may reclaim seats beyond Kelantan if it gets Nenggiri, says analyst
Anne Muhammad
Free Malaysia Today, 2 July 2024
11. Spurned by Perikatan, Ramasamy says ‘time for Urimai to be a political coalition’ in Malaysia
Malay Mail
Malay Mail Online, 2 July 2024
12. Govt’s priority is to revitalise economic growth – PM
Malaysiakini, 2 July 2024
13. Govt lifting racial barrier for matriculation ‘meaningless’ – LFL
Malaysiakini, 2 July 2024
14. ‘Non-aligned’ sanctuary Malaysia reels in Chinese data centres despite geopolitical risks
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 2 July 2024
15. With Umno still struggling for Malay votes, Zahid sows seeds for pact with PM Anwar at next GE
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 2 July 2024
16. Is Anwar merely paying lip service to protecting non-Muslims rights?
Jeswan Kaur
The Malaysian Insight, 2 July 2024
17. Politik kebencian di negara ini terlalu menebal – Anwar [The politics of hate in this country is stifling – Anwar]
Maisarah Sheikh Rahim
Utusan Malaysia, 2 July 2024
18. UMNO dijangka ditawarkan 70 kerusi jika bersama PH [UMNO expected to be offered 70 seats if it is with PH]
Juani Abu Bakar
Utusan Malaysia, 2 July 2024
19. Left in Limbo: The Struggle for Citizenship for the “Overseas-Born” Is Not Over
Emilia Ong
Penang Monthly, 1 July 2024
20. Stateless in Sabah: Malaysia’s Bajau Laut eviction sparks rights issues as protest march looms
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 1 July 2024
21. No change to Bumiputera quota for matriculation, PM says
The Malaysian Insight, 1 July 2024
Myanmar
22. Power cuts bring Myanmar industry to its knees
Frontier Myanmar, 1 July 2024
23. Crime and Punishment in Myanmar
Mizzima, 1 July 2024
24. As Inflation Soars, Myanmar Shop Owners Are Jailed for Raising Wages
Richard C. Paddock
New York Times, 1 July 2024
Philippines
25. An NTF-Elcac without Sara
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 July 2024
26. 2025: A grand coalition vs Dutertes?
Richard Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 July 2024
Thailand
27. Economic Review Mid-year 2024 – Will the Pheu Thai-Led Government Reshape the Economy in the Second Half of 2024?
Bangkok Post, 2 July 2024
28. Ex-deputy Army commander General Kriangkrai eyes Senate presidency
The Nation, 1 July 2024
29. Thailand: An Urban Country
Apiwat Ratanawaraha
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 30 June 2024
Vietnam
30. Vietnam’s rice land restrictions: Time for a rethink?
[This article was first published in Fulcrum, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blogsite.]
Peter Warr and Huy Quynh Nguyen
Eco-Business, 1 July 2024
31. South Korean trade minister wants trade with Vietnam expanded
VnExpress International, 1 July 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
32. Malaysia ready to work with Indonesia to keep peace in Palestine
The Malaysian Insight, 2 July 2024
33. Japan as ASEAN’s Diplomatic Partner in the Myanmar Crisis
Sarah Soh
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 1 July 2024
Asia Pacific
34. China’s leaders to choose economic path at high-pressure third plenum
Wataru Suzuki
Nikkei Asia, 2 July 2024
35. Russia-North Korea pact dooms US hopes of Indo-Pacific dominance
Sameed Basha
South China Morning Post, 2 July 2024
36. How Will Minilateral Proliferation Shape Asia’s Regional Architecture?
Prashanth Parameswaran
Diplomat, 1 July 2024
East/South China Sea
37. South China Sea disputes: can Beijing keep it bilateral despite high-seas clashes?
Shi Jiangtao
South China Morning Post, 2 July 2024
Climate Change/Environment
38. Boosting food security is top priority
Manila Bulletin, 2 July 2024
39. Deputy minister: Malaysia must implement carbon pricing and tax before EU’s carbon border tax begins in 2026
Malay Mail Online, 1 July 2024
40. Coal use reaches record in Indonesia and Philippines, endangering climate goals: Study
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 1 July 2024
Others
US Foreign Policy
41. Trump the Realist: The Former President Understands the Limits of American Power
Andrew Byers and Randall L. Schweller
Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2024
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