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- No. 11: Mohd Faizal Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 19: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 26: Cassey Lee, Senior Fellow
- No. 27: Nguyen Khac Giang, 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. Head of Cambodia’s top opposition party hit with $1.5 million judgement for defaming government
Sopheng Cheang
AP News, 25 July 2024
Indonesia
2. Jakarta may see Anies, Ahok rematch
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 25 July 2024
3. Indonesian army seeks more exercises with ASEAN and China
Erwida Maulia, Ismi Damayanti And Bobby Nugroho
Nikkei Asia, 25 July 2024
Malaysia
4. ‘Even Muslims whine about it’: Vendors say Bumiputera-only Malakat Mall doomed by mismanagement and obscurity
Malay Mail Online, 26 July 2024
5. Umno eyes return to delegates system in party polls as Zahid seeks to tighten party grip
Malaysia Now, 26 July 2024
6. KINIGUIDE | How concerts help Chinese schools raise money
Wong Kang Jia
Malaysiakini, 26 July 2024
7. NSTLeader: Reform dividends
New Straits Times, 26 July 2024
8. Malaysia wants to splash out on tech sector, but heavy water demand hard to quench
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 26 July 2024
9. Moderation critics slam PAS’ ban on ‘loud noise’ on Thursday night
The Star, 26 July 2024
10. Why I think Azmin Ali is PM material for Malaysia
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
MySinchew, 25 July 2024
11. Malaysia PAS slams brewery’s donation to Chinese school, exposing ethnic divide
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 25 July 2024
Myanmar
12. Insurgents claim seizure of regional headquarters in northeast Myanmar
Radio Free Asia, 25 July 2024
Philippines
13. Pogo ban just first step
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 July 2024
14. Inside the dark world of Philippine scam centres
CNA, 25 July 2024
Thailand
15. Move Forward Party submits 3 bills for reform
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 26 July 2024
16. Chalerm vows to act solo if Pheu Thai won’t let him go
Aekarach Sattaburuth and Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 25 July 2024
17. Era of the Three Kingdoms returns to Thai politics
The Nation, 25 July 2024
Vietnam
18. Vietnam Allows Big Companies to Buy Clean Energy Directly to Meet Their Climate Targets
Aniruddha Ghosal
Diplomat, 25 July 2024
19. Party leader’s legacies inspire future generations: expert
Vietnam Plus, 25 July 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
20. Johor-Singapore SEZ: Businesses say Malaysia’s ‘stickier’ government boosts their confidence in project, but brain drain remains a risk
Amir Yusof
CNA, 26 July 2024
21. Who Cares If Malaysia and Thailand Join BRICS?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 26 July 2024
22. New coalition governments in Asia must embrace compromise
Elvin Ong
Nikkei Asia, 26 July 2024
23. NTS Bulletin July 2024: Migration and Health Equity: Priority Areas for ASEAN Community 2025
Danielle Lynn Goh
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 26 July 2024
24. What upcoming US and possible Myanmar elections could spell for Southeast Asia
Leong Wai Kit and Jalelah Abu Baker
CNA, 25 July 2024
25. ASEAN members at odds over how to resolve Myanmar crisis
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 25 July 2024
26. 马泰欲加入金砖 政治考量大于经济 [Malaysia and Thailand want to join BRICS, political considerations outweigh economics]
萧郡瑜
联合早报, 25 July 2024
Asia Pacific
27. What Vietnam’s leadership change could mean for Beijing, and the South China Sea dispute
Shi Jiangtao
South China Morning Post, 26 July 2024
28. The West is no longer the center of global affairs
Samir Puri
Nikkei Asia, 25 July 2024
East/South China Sea
29. ‘I did it as quietly as I could’: the navy chief who wrecked his ship to scupper China’s ambitions
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Guardian, 26 July 2024
30. South China Sea: ‘bullied by China’? Philippine-Vietnam joint drills mark peace bid
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 26 July 2024
31. Malaysia: All Parties Must Adhere To International Law On South China Sea
Kenny Teng Khoon Hock
Bernama, 25 July 2024
32. South China Sea Conference Recap with Ely Ratner
[30-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling, Japhet Quitzon, and Lauren Mai
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 25 July 2024
Climate Change/Environment
33. Indonesia moves to reduce Chinese ownership of nickel projects
A. Anantha Lakshmi
Financial Times, 26 July 2024
34. Forested land parcels bigger than KL put up for sale in Sabah, Sarawak, says watchdog
The Malaysian Insight, 26 July 2024
35. The Populist Revolt Against Climate Policy: How the Culture War Subsumed Efforts to Curb Global Warming
Edoardo Campanella and Robert Z. Lawrence
Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2024
36. In Cambodia, Indigenous villagers lose forest & land amid carbon offset project
[Link to first article of two-part series on Indigenous land rights and the Keo Seima REDD+ project]
Jack Brook
Mongabay, 24 July 2024
Media, Technology & Society
37. Facebook targets young adults for growth
Bangkok Post, 26 July 2024
38. Commentary: Indonesia’s digital ambitions get a reality check with ransomware attack
Sulfikar Amir
CNA, 26 July 2024
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