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- No. 35: Southeast Asia Climate Outlook: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 42: Southeast Asia Climate Outlook: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 44: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow & Choi Shing Kwok, Director & Chief Executive Officer
- No. 45: Southeast Asia Climate Outlook: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 49: Jayant Menon, 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. Ten Pillars of Hun Sen’s Peace Theory
Chheang Vannarith
Khmer Times, 18 September 2024
Indonesia
2. Youth consumption and its challenges
Bobby Hermanus
Jakarta Post, 18 September 2024
3. Indonesian business community stunned by chamber of commerce takeover
Ismi Damayanti
Nikkei Asia, 18 September 2024
4. Anticipating Change in the International Order and Why Indonesia Should Evaluate Its Foreign Policy
[Link to 8-page PDF] Andrew W. Mantong, Researcher, Department of International Relations
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 17 September 2024
5. Who Deserves to Be The Next Jakarta Governor?
Thomas Rizal
Jakarta Globe, 17 September 2024
6. “Economic Crowd” Becomes The Next Focus in New Capital Megaproject
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 17 September 2024
7. Gerindra hints politically aligned professionals will sit in Prabowo’s cabinet
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 17 September 2024
8. Visitors flock to Nusantara as new city opens to public
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 17 September 2024
9. Indonesia-US Relationship under Prabowo: Time for a Revival
Alexander Raymond Arifianto
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 17 September 2024
Malaysia
10. Govt’s public-private partnership reforms quicken development, reduce costs
Geoffrey Williams
Free Malaysia Today, 18 September 2024
11. Deputy minister: Federal govt unveils 23 new affordable housing projects nationwide under 12MP, providing 7,000 homes for B40 families
Malay Mail Online, 18 September 2024
12. Despite delivering the most seats for Anwar’s government, DAP suffers fate as opposition
Malaysia Now, 18 September 2024
13. ‘MOU meant to silence us’
Star, 18 September 2024
14. Kitingan: Federal govt must resolve Sabah’s 40% net revenue special grant issue
Stephanie Lee
Star, 18 September 2024
15. High-tea politics in Penang DAP polls
Joceline Tan
Star, 18 September 2024
16. Budget 2025: Works Ministry Seeks Inclusion Of Proposed Third Phase Of PLUS Widening Project
Bernama, 17 September 2024
17. Alternative Views: Misplaced focus on halal certs clouds real issues dogging country
M Shanmugam
Edge Markets, 17 September 2024
Myanmar
18. Pa-O Armed Group Splits Over Myanmar Junta Peace Deal
Irrawaddy, 17 September 2024
19. U.N. Sees ‘Human Rights Abyss’ in Myanmar as Military Kills Civilians
Nick Cumming-Bruce
New York Times, 17 September 2024
20. Myanmar Rebels Put the Junta on the Defensive in Its Heartland
Rane Worldview, 17 September 2024
Philippines
21. Chinese espionage in PH: ‘They come in many forms’
Kurt Dela Peña
Inquirer, 18 September 2024
22. Welcoming Chinese investments
Inquirer, 18 September 2024
23. Sara Duterte questions legitimacy of House hearing on OVP budget use
Raymund Antonio
Manila Bulletin, 18 September 2024
24. VP Sara says PBBM was never her friend, but Imee is
Ellson Quismorio
Manila Bulletin, 18 September 2024
25. Pulse Asia — a mad scramble for the presidency
[Link to Part 1 “Pulse Asia research — post-EDSA PH presidents”]
Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Manila Times, 18 September 2024
Thailand
26. Unplugging the electricity monopoly
Rapeepat Ingkasit
Bangkok Post, 18 September 2024
27. PM picks Thaksin’s loyalists as policy advisers
Bangkok Post, 18 September 2024
28. Opinion – Hat Trick Losses for the People’s Party
Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
Thai Enquirer, 18 September 2024
29. Pheu Thai’s success in by-election a reflection of coalition’s unity
The Nation, 17 September 2024
Vietnam
30. Vietnam seeks Singapore’s help as more firms here found linked to convicted tycoon Truong My Lan
Jamille Tran
Business Times, 18 September 2024
31. Vietnam commitment to green economy undermined by targeting of activists
Radio Free Asia, 17 September 2024
32. Top leader To Lam pens article on innovating Party leadership
VietNamNet, 17 September 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
33. Malaysia and Cambodia lead QR payment expansion in ASEAN
Atsushi Tomiyama, Tsubasa Suruga, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat and Norman Goh
Nikkei Asia, 18 September 2024
34. Joint Media Statement of the 56th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting
ASEAN Secretariat News, 17 September 2024
Asia Pacific
35. The Problem with China’s Global Initiative in Southeast Asia
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 17 September 2024
36. U.S, India, Japan & Australia Plan Joint Patrols In Indo-Pacific; How Will China Respond To Quad’s Muscle Flexing?
Ashish Dangwal
EurAsian Times, 17 September 2024
37. Where Capitalism Is Working: What the World Can Learn From Switzerland, Taiwan, and Vietnam
Ruchir Sharma
Foreign Affairs, 17 September 2024
38. Asian NATO proposal by Japan’s Ishiba seen as ‘fantasy’ in U.S.
Ken Moriyasu
Nikkei Asia, 17 September 2024
East/South China Sea
39. Vietnam coast guard holds rare live fire exercise
Radio Free Asia, 17 September 2024
40. Australia to boost South China Sea presence by joining Philippines’ maritime defence patrols
Jeoffrey Maitem
South China Morning Post, 17 September 2024
Climate Change/Environment
41. Asia’s tech dreams meet green energy reality
Lauly Li and Cheng Ting-Fang
Nikkei Asia, 18 September 2024
42. Southeast Asians increasingly sceptical about the West’s role as global climate leader: survey
[Link to 50-page report “The Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey 2024“]
Ng Wai Mun
Eco-Business, 17 September 2024
43. Policies and Infrastructure Development for the Wider Penetration of xEVs in ASEAN Countries – Phase II
ERIA, 17 September 2024
44. As climate threat grows, S-E Asians focus on inflation, food security: ISEAS survey
[Link to 50-page report “The Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey 2024“]
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 17 September 2024
45. 支持核能为替代能源新加坡人 两年增近一倍至20.3％ [Singaporeans who support nuclear power as an alternative energy source almost double to 20.3% in two years]
魏瑜嶙
联合早报, 17 September 2024
Media, Technology & Society
46. Indonesia’s new cyber force needs to be planned, not rushed
Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 17 September 2024
Others
BRICS
47. BRIC by BRIC, de-dollarization only a matter of time
Jan Krikke
Asia Times, 17 September 2024
Global Economy
48. Overcapacity in China causing global concern
Yi Fuxian
Bangkok Post, 18 September 2024
49. China trade tased from all sides, backing Beijing into an economic bind: analysts
Amanda Lee and Ralph Jennings
South China Morning Post, 18 September 2024
50. China, Thailand aiming to create ‘ecosystem using digital technologies’
Kandy Wong
South China Morning Post, 17 September 2024
US-China Relations
51. China, America and a global struggle for power and influence
Gideon Rachman
Financial Times, 16 September 2024
Democracy
52. Worst Year on Record for Democracy: Report
[Link to “The Global State of Democracy 2024”]
Newsweek, 17 September 2024
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