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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. Why the US is suddenly going soft on Cambodia
Sokvy Rim
South China Morning Post, 12 July 2024
Indonesia
2. Indonesia offers 95-year rights in new capital to lure investors
Business Times, 12 July 2024
3. Golkar Offers Running Mate for Kaesang If He Contests Jakarta Gubernatorial Election
Zhulfakar
Jakarta Globe, 12 July 2024
4. Indonesia’s planned tariffs on Chinese goods aimed at small local businesses, not Beijing: Experts
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 12 July 2024
5. Indonesia’s State Palace in Nusantara to be functional by end of July
Antara, 11 July 2024
6. Meneropong Masa Depan Indonesia sebagai Negara Hukum [Observing Indonesia’s Future as a Rule of Law State]
[Link to 7-page PDF]
Dominique Nicky Fahrizal, Researcher, Department of Politics and Social Change Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 11 July 2024
7. Who Will Serve as Indonesia’s Next Finance Minister?
Ahmad Syarif
Diplomat, 11 July 2024
8. Expect the expected with Prabowo’s incoming China policy
Daniel Peterson, Queen Mary University of London
East Asia Forum, 11 July 2024
9. Bahlil Lahadalia Pushes for Freeport Permit Extension Before Presidential Term Ends
Antara
Jakarta Globe, 11 July 2024
10. Duet Anies-Kaesang Mendadak Jadi Opsi Menarik Bagi Elite Parpol [Anies-Kaesang Pairing Suddenly Becomes an Attractive Option for Political Party Elites]
Bayu Adji P, Antara
Republika, 11 July 2024
Laos
11. Lao mining operations exporting iron, coal through Vietnam seaport
Radio Free Asia, 11 July 2024
Malaysia
12. Malaysia: South-east Asia’s data centre powerhouse amid global tech boom
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 12 July 2024
13. Commentary: After removing diesel subsidies, Malaysia must now manage the fallout
[This commentary first appeared in ISEAS-Yusof Ishak’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Serina Rahman
CNA, 12 July 2024
14. Analysis: Need for Malaysia, Singapore authorities to strike balance on key issues for SEZ in Johor to succeed
Aqil Haziq Mahmud
CNA, 12 July 2024
15. Economy Ministry: Malaysia’s Energy Transition Roadmap to draw RM60.7b in investments
Hezri Adnan
Malay Mail Online, 12 July 2024
16. COMMENT | Bersatu Six decision and the backsliding of reforms
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 12 July 2024
17. Anwar: Govt open to amending anti-party hopping law
Fuad Nizam –
New Straits Times, 12 July 2024
18. Six ex-Bersatu MPs will remain as Independents
Star, 12 July 2024
19. Support from minority voters no longer a sure bet for Anwar after low turnout in Penang by-election
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 12 July 2024
20. Over 9 in 10 Singapore firms keen to invest in proposed SEZ in Johor, but concerns remain: SBF report
[Link to 27-page PDF report: LEBIH HEBAT BERSAMA – Greater Together: Two Economies, One Ecosystem]
CNA, 11 July 2024
21. Malaysia’s anti-party hopping law tested by controversial ruling on sacked MPs
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 11 July 2024
22. ‘Kami serba salah, apa-apa pun semua salah DAP’ [‘It’s all our fault, everything is DAP’s fault’]
Zulkifli Jalil & Aqilah Mior Kamarulbaid
Utusan Malaysia, 11 July 2024
23. 双溪巴甲补选与安华的改革议程 [The Sungai Bakap by-election and Anwar’s reform agenda]
刘惟诚是马国时事评论员、拉曼大学政治与新闻系助理教授
联合早报, 11 July 2024
Myanmar
24. India’s “Act East” ambition must navigate Myanmar
Anubhav S Goswami
Interpreter, 12 July 2024
25. ‘Our only chance at freedom’: Inside the northern Chin resistance
Ivan Ogilvie
Frontier Myanmar, 11 July 2024
26. Myanmar insurgent allies capture strategic Shan state town from junta
Radio Free Asia, 11 July 2024
Philippines
27. SC wants Congress to pass dynasty law
Franco Jose C. Baroña
Manila Times, 12 July 2024
28. Marcos vetoes PNP restructuring bill
Gabriel Pabico Lalu
Inquirer, 11 July 2024
Thailand
29. Senate Speaker search begins
Mongkol Bangprapa & Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 12 July 2024
30. Thailand’s new visa promotion scheme to start Monday
Bangkok Post, 12 July 2024
31. Save Thap Lan’ campaign just a ruse
Sanitsuda Ekachai
Bangkok Post, 12 July 2024
32. Cannabis rollback drives a wedge into Thailand’s ruling coalition
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 12 July 2024
33. Further delay in hearing case against PM affecting growth: experts
The Nation, 12 July 2024
34. Srettha clears morning schedule to defend digital wallet scheme
The Nation, 11 July 2024
Vietnam
35. Should Vietnam prepare for Trump’s comeback?
VietNamNet, 11 July 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. What other ASEAN members can learn from Vietnam’s renewable boom
Ahmed Albayrak
East Asia Forum, 12 July 2024
37. Laos, Vietnam ink seven cooperation pacts
Star, 12 July 2024
38. New cargo rail service that connects Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and China kicks off
Melissa Goh and Louisa Tang
CNA, 11 July 2024
39. 越来越难超越的越南教育 [Vietnam’s education is becoming increasingly difficult to surpass]
宋明家
星洲网, 11 July 2024
40. 技术劳动力缺口巨大 东南亚经济转型遇“拦路虎” [Huge gap in skilled labor forces: Southeast Asia’s economic transformation faces “roadblocks”]
海珂娴
联合早报, 10 July 2024
Asia Pacific
41. The Folly of Interlinking NATO and U.S. Asian Alliances
James Park and Artin DerSimonian
Diplomat, 12 July 2024
42. The global evolution of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Xiaoli Guo
Interpreter, 12 July 2024
43. In countering China, Indo-Pacific countries rely less on US: Pentagon official for region
Robert Delaney and Khushboo Razdan
South China Morning Post, 12 July 2024
East/South China Sea
44. China, the Philippines and claims of damaged coral reefs: An environmental issue or something more?
Jalelah Abu Baker
CNA, 11 July 2024
45. Navigating Troubled Waters: The Code Of Conduct And The South China Sea Dispute – OpEd
Simon Hutagalung
Eurasia Review, 11 July 2024
46. The West Is Misreading China in the South China Sea
F. Andrew Wolf, Jr.
Geopolitical Monitor, 11 July 2024
47. Report outlines fallacies, damaging effect of S.China Sea Arbitration Award
Hu Yuwei, Zhao Yusha, and Leng Shumei
Global Times, 11 July 2024
48. Japan-Philippines deal could spell trouble in South China Sea, maritime expert warns
Laura Zhou
South China Morning Post, 11 July 2024
Climate Change/Environment
49. Policy Recommendation to Achieve a Carbon-Neutral Economy: The Case of Corporate Governance and Carbon Performance in Malaysia’s Smart Cities
[Link to 62-page PDF]
Siti Indati Mustapa, Noor Raida Abd Rahman, Amar Hisham Jaaffar, Nor Salwati Othman, Syarifah Mardhiah Syed Salim (UNITEN Business School, Universiti Tenaga Nasional)
ERIA, 11 July 2024
Others
Economics
50. Yellen’s de-dollarization fears will only get worse
William Pesek
Asia Times, 12 July 2024
51. Bracing for a More Inflationary World
Raghuram G. Rajan
Project Syndicate, 11 July 2024
Multipolar World
52. What is a ‘multipolar’ world? Experts aren’t so sure
Agence France-Presse
Manila Times, 12 July 2024
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