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- No. 7: A’an Suryana, Associate Senior Fellow
- No. 31: State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report, Lee Sue-Ann, Senior Fellow, and Aries Arugay, Visiting Senior 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. Experts opine on possible 2nd Trump presidency’s impact on Cambodia
Taing Rinith
Khmer Times, 18 July 2024
Indonesia
2. Official accuses Chinese exporters of rerouting through India, Vietnam to evade tariffs
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 18 July 2024
3. Prabowo’s nephew to be appointed deputy finance minister, his party says
Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo (Reuters)
Jakarta Post, 18 July 2024
4. Nusantara’s development might take 15-20 years to complete: Palace
Julia Chan
Antara, 17 July 2024
5. Understanding Indonesia’s Ukraine peace summit scepticism
Trystanto Sanjaya, Rennes School of Business
East Asia Forum, 17 July 2024
6. Gibran preps for vice presidency, calls quits on Surakarta mayoralty
Dio Suhenda and Kusumasari Ayuningtyas
Jakarta Post, 17 July 2024
7. 印尼民众对贪腐接受度呈上升趋势 [Indonesians’ acceptance of corruption on the rise]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 17 July 2024
Laos
8. China-built Laos railway could be a game changer for Asean connectivity
Kalinga Seneviratne
Manila Times, 18 July 2024
9. Laos, China ink new Mekong-Lancang cooperation pact
Vientiane Times, 18 July 2024
10. Govt vows to prevent economy from sliding into crisis
Vientiane Times, 18 July 2024
Malaysia
11. Withering Chinese sentiment post-Sungai Bakap polls
Predeep Nambiar
Free Malaysia Today, 18 July 2024
12. Some Bersatu leaders uneasy with Muhyiddin’s ‘formula’ for party polls
Free Malaysia Today, 18 July 2024
13. Pulau 1 in Johor’s Forest City to be duty-free island
Malay Mail Online, 18 July 2024
14. Sabah’s Bajau Laut hang by a thread after mass evictions
S Vinothaa
Malaysiakini, 18 July 2024
15. Economists weigh in on current state of national debt, loans
Mohamad Al
New Straits Times, 18 July 2024
16. Malaysia’s racial rift: Penang art festival sparks outcry over low Malay representation
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 18 July 2024
17. Loke: Govt to decide on KL-Singapore HSR this year
Philip J Heijmans, Ram Anand & Netty Ismail
The Edge Malaysia, 18 July 2024
18. Sabah Labour Ordinance amendments a long-awaited leap forward
Shahrizal Mizani
The Malaysian Insight, 18 July 2024
19. Survey shows govt failing to resolve rising cost of living
The Malaysian Insight, 18 July 2024
20. Dominasi pemimpin lama cetus kelesuan politik [Dominance of old leaders could cause political lethargy]
Ahmad Fadhlullah Adnan
Utusan Malaysia, 18 July 2024
21. MP questions gazetting part of Forest City with ‘island’ status
Haspaizi Zain & Alyaa Alhadjri
Malaysiakini, 17 July 2024
22. Reformati? Malaysian speaker’s ruling sparks protest and fears of renewed politics chaos
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 17 July 2024
Myanmar
23. Myanmar’s corporate crackdown grows beyond Japan retailer Aeon
Nikkei Asia, 18 July 2024
24. Wa Army Shows How to Succeed in Fight Against Myanmar Junta
Ko Oo
Irrawaddy, 17 July 2024
25. As Myanmar junta falters, rival ethnic armies jostle in Shan state
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 17 July 2024
26. Staying online in Myanmar is a matter of life and death
Bradley
Frontier Myanmar, 16 July 2024
Philippines
27. PH economy grows by 6.1% on average during Marcos’ term
Inquirer, 18 July 2024
Thailand
28. Thailand attempts to strike a balance with BRICS and OECD bids
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 18 July 2024
29. Srettha defends seeking extra 122 billion baht for handout scheme
The Nation, 17 July 2024
Vietnam
30. China-based lender AIIB to allocate $5B for Vietnam rail projects
Phuong Dung
VnExpress International, 17 July 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
31. Analysis: As chances of a Trump 2.0 presidency shoot up, how ready are Southeast Asian states?
Neo Chai Chin
CNA, 18 July 2024
32. ASEAN centrality in regional security faces growing uncertainties
Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman
Jakarta Post, 18 July 2024
Asia Pacific
33. Corruption control needs a clean-up in Asia
Luke Nottage and Nobumichi Teramura
East Asia Forum, 18 July 2024
34. Analysis: The global economy needs China to be straightforward
Katsuji Nakazawa
Nikkei Asia, 18 July 2024
35. Will China’s patience run out as security threats and provocations pile up?
Cherry Hitkari
South China Morning Post, 18 July 2024
East/South China Sea
36. South China Sea: US-Philippines intelligence deal ‘long overdue’, marks deepening ties
Jeoffrey Maitem
South China Morning Post, 18 July 2024
37. Submission of Vietnam’s extended continental shelf over Central East Sea
Voice of Vietnam, 18 July 2024
38. Uncertainty over possible presidential hotline as China, Philippines look to new channels amid South China Sea rows
CNA, 17 July 2024
39. China urged to set deadline for Philippines to withdraw from Second Thomas Shoal
Alyssa Chen
South China Morning Post, 17 July 2024
Climate Change/Environment
40. Singapore-Laos clean power deal stuck over transmission: sources
Business Times, 17 July 2024
41. World Bank investigated by internal watchdog for indirectly funding Indonesia coal projects
Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez
Eco-Business, 17 July 2024
42. The push for sustainable palm oil isn’t going far enough
Mohammad Yunus
South China Morning Post, 17 July 2024
Others
US Foreign Policy
43. The Case for Inclusive Alliances: America Must Rediscover the Ideological Flexibility That Helped It Win the Cold War
Jeremy Friedman
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