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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. Analysis: Indonesia local elections in November a high – stakes test for President – elect Prabowo
Kiki Siregar
CNA, 29 August 2024
2. Trade tensions rising in Indonesia’s protectionist path
Krisna Gupta, Deasy Pane, Center for Indonesian Policy Studies
East Asia Forum, 29 August 2024
3. The King of Java inflames an Indonesian “democratic emergency”
Economist, 29 August 2024
4. Anies Baswedan Declines PDI – P’s Offer to Run for West Java Governor
Yustinus Paat
Jakarta Globe, 29 August 2024
5. KIM alliance splinters as candidate registration closes
Yerica Lai and Adi Marsiela
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2024
6. Power consolidation and reorganization à la Jokowi
Okza Hendrian
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2024
7. Indonesia, Australia ink ‘historic’ defense agreement
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2024
8. Minister seeks extra Rp 20T for Nusantara development next year
Ruth Dea Juwita
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2024
9. Gerindra’s Riza withdraws from South Tangerang mayoral race
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2024
10. Indonesia’s protesters dismiss ‘belittling’ claims of CIA’s backing during unrest
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 29 August 2024
11. Indonesia’s protest victory sparks debate over new era of civic activism, or a rare success story
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 29 August 2024
Malaysia
12. No, Malaysia is not moving away from the West
Abdul Rahman Yaacob
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 30 August 2024
13. Commentary: A mistake got ex – Malaysia PM Muhyiddin a sedition charge. Will it cost him a coalition?
James Chai
CNA, 30 August 2024
14. Sabah MN not dissolved despite resignations
Free Malaysia Today, 30 August 2024
15. Muhyiddin’s appeal decision pending as Jana Wibawa case returns to court on Sept 27
Malay Mail Online, 30 August 2024
16. PAS at risk of division if it joins coalition govt – analysts
N Faizal Ghazali
Malaysiakini, 30 August 2024
17. Of Malays and spoon – feeding: Experts want action from PM, not rhetoric
Martin Vengadesan
Malaysiakini, 29 August 2024
18. Commemorating 50 Years of Malaysia – China Diplomatic Ties
David Han Guo Xiong
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 29 August 2024
19. OECD Economic Surveys: Malaysia 2024
OECD, 27 August 2024
Myanmar
20. South for the winter: Myanmar’s cyber scam industry migrates
Naw Betty Han
Frontier Myanmar, 29 August 2024
21. China puts the squeeze on Myanmar’s Tatmadaw
Henry Storey
Interpreter, 29 August 2024
22. More than 40,000 war displaced flood across border into Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region
Radio Free Asia, 29 August 2024
Philippines
23. AFP eyes midrange missiles, 40 fighter jets
Manila Times, 30 August 2024
24. Why getting Quiboloy is critical for the Marcos – Romualdez clan
Rigoberto D. Tiglao
Manila Times, 30 August 2024
25. What is the Tatak Pinoy Act?
Jame Guild
Diplomat, 29 August 2024
26. Comelec tightens candidate rules for 2025 elections with new guidelines
Luisa Cabato
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 August 2024
27. Expanding US – PH defense ties won’t entail more Edca sites – Teodoro
Gabriel Pabico Lalu
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 August 2024
Thailand
28. Paetongtarn cabinet gets 322 votes following Democrat alliance
Bangkok Post, 30 August 2024
29. Thaksin’s proposed policies find favour with many
The Nation, 30 August 2024
30. 从泰“最年轻总理”表态看中泰前景 [The Prospects of China-Thailand Relations Based on the Statement of Thailand’s Youngest Prime Minister]
虞群是国防科技大学外国语学院东南亚研究中心主任
环球网, 30 August 2024
31. Thailand buying Gripens to keep Myanmar in check
Gabriel Honrada
Asia Times, 29 August 2024
32. From State of Exception to Hyper – Legalism: The Thai Constitutional Court and the Dissolution of the Move Forward Party
Rawin Leelapatana
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 29 August 2024
33. Democrat joins Pheu Thai – led government amid rifts
Bangkok Post, 29 August 2024
34. Democrat vs Thaksin: A dramatic end to a historic political rivalry
The Nation, 29 August 2024
Vietnam
35. Vietnam completes grid improvements to prevent power outages
Yuji Nitta
Nikkei Asia, 30 August 2024
36. Vietnam’s defense minister to visit US next month
An Ton and Carla Babb
VOA, 29 August 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Recalibrating the Laos – Vietnam Special Relationship For the 21st Century
Nguyen Thanh Giang and Nguyen The Phuong
Diplomat, 30 August 2024
38. Reinvigorating the East Asia Summit
R. M. Michael Tene
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 29 August 2024
39. Singapore sees Asean as bright spot in a troubled world, says DPM Gan
Ovais Subhani
Straits Times, 29 August 2024
Asia Pacific
40. Look Beyond Politicians To Mend US – China Ties
Karishma Vaswani
Bloomberg, 30 August 2024
41. The Curious Vatican – Asian Alliance
Victor Gaetan
Diplomat, 29 August 2024
42. Why does the West back the wrong Asian leaders?
Economist, 29 August 2024
43. Xi Jinping tells Jake Sullivan China is committed to stable US ties
Dewey Sim
South China Morning Post, 29 August 2024
44. China takes mild tone on US official’s visit
Wenhao Ma
VOA, 29 August 2024
East/South China Sea
45. Filipino sailors hold the line at flashpoint Sabina Shoal
Manila Times, 30 August 2024
46. South China Sea: Philippine push on tiny Thitu Island could stoke further tensions with Beijing
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 30 August 2024
47. Philippines to exhaust options before seeking US military help for sea missions
Jason Gutierrez and Jojo Riñoza
Benar News, 29 August 2024
Climate Change/Environment
48. How Japan Ignored Climate Critics and Built a Global Natural Gas Empire
Bloomberg, 30 August 2024
49. The right road to renewable biofuel in Indonesia
Hidayatul Mustafidah Rohmawati Michael Suryaprawira
Interpreter, 30 August 2024
50. S’pore’s climate targets still ‘highly insufficient’, even after clean energy push: Research group
[Link to Climate Action Tracker’s Data Explorer]
Cheryl Tan
Straits Times, 29 August 2024
51. Carbon pricing and ending fossil fuel subsidies will benefit Malaysia’s economy, says OECD
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 28 August 2024
Media, Technology & Society
52. Analysis: Big Tech fires first salvo against Malaysia’s licensing regime, but faces tricky next steps
Aqil Haziq Mahmud
CNA, 30 August 2024
53. Social media movement ‘influential’ in driving people to rally in defense of top court
Radhiyya Indra and Andi Hajramurni
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2024
54. Influence operations push Philippines as ‘Ukraine of Asia’ narrative after EDCA expansion
Philstar Global, 19 August 2024
Others
Global Economy
55. Is geopolitics transforming global value chains?
Simon Evenett, University of St Gallen
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2024
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