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- No. 38: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
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. Cambodia’s Mu Sochua cries out against China
Jeff Pao
Asia Times, 25 September 2024
2. Cambodia’s ‘shocking’ exit from development deal with Vietnam, Laos ‘shakes its reputation’
South China Morning Post, 25 September 2024
Indonesia
3. 18,000 Students Take Part in Prabowo’s Free Meal Trial in Cirebon
Chandra Kurnia, Ichsan Ali
Jakarta Globe, 25 September 2024
4. New Investments in Nusantara: Jokowi Inaugurates AIS Campus, Magnum Resort, and Teras Hutan
Antara, Fuad Iqbal Abdullah
Jakarta Globe, 25 September 2024
5. Bawaslu highlights five provinces prone to fraud in November local elections
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 25 September 2024
6. Diplomacy still Indonesia’s greatest strength in region: Study
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 25 September 2024
7. RI has made official request to join CPTPP: Airlangga
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 25 September 2024
8. Campaigning starts in Indonesia’s regional elections: 5 things to know
Erwida Maulia, Ismi Damayanti and Nana Shibata
Nikkei Asia, 25 September 2024
9. Indonesia hails Chinese firm as first foreign investor in troubled new capital
Reuters, 25 September 2024
10. Reforma agraria kawasan hutan: program Nawacita Jokowi yang gagal dalam senyap [Forest area agrarian reform: the silent failure of Jokowi’s Nawacita program]
Kasmiati, Dosen, Universitas Sulawesi Barat; Fatwa Faturachmat, Peneliti dan Dosen Agraria dan Kehutanan, Universitas Hasanuddin
The Conversation, 25 September 2024
11. Miracle needed for RI to become advanced economy by 2045: World Bank
Ruth Dea Juwita
Jakarta Post, 24 September 2024
Malaysia
12. Gaji Madani: how the government can raise wages
Geoffrey Williams
Free Malaysia Today, 25 September 2024
13. COMMENT | When religion becomes a shield for exploitation
Sisters in Islam
Malaysiakini, 25 September 2024
14. Memulihkan kehormatan politik di era Prabowo, Anwar [Restoring political respect in the era of Prabowo, Anwar]
Asep Sahid Gatara ialah Pensyarah Ilmu Politik Fakulti Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik (FISIP) Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Bandung; wakil Ketua Umum Asosiasi Program Studi Ilmu Politik (Apsipol) Indonesia dan Lembaga Pengasas Pusat Jaringan Analisis Polit
Utusan Malaysia, 25 September 2024
15. Five Factors at the Heart of Malaysian Public Life and National Identity
Clive Kessler
Asialink, 24 September 2024
16. Penang records RM411.8mil approved manufacturing investments from China
Bernama, 24 September 2024
17. My Say: The case for world-class industrial parks in Malaysia
Ong Kian Ming
Edge Markets, 24 September 2024
18. S’gor sets up committee to iron out ‘Greater Klang Valley’ details
Malaysiakini, 24 September 2024
Myanmar
19. Japan To Downgrade Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta, Report Says
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 25 September 2024
20. Myanmar fighters battle to hold prized city
Jakarta Post, 25 September 2024
21. Outplaying China key to defeating Myanmar’s junta
Asia Times, 24 September 2024
22. Pope Francis offers Vatican refuge to Myanmar’s detained ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Reuters and Agence France-Presse
South China Morning Post, 24 September 2024
23. China pressures Myanmar ethnic groups to cut ties from forces perceived as close to US
Nyein Chan Aye
VOA, 24 September 2024
Philippines
24. What to know about the 2025 Philippine elections
Inquirer, 25 September 2024
25. Duterte aide’s brother faked PH identity for gun, Pogo
Marlon Ramos
Inquirer, 25 September 2024
26. The 2025 plebiscite
Manuel L. Quezon III
Inquirer, 25 September 2024
27. AFP eyes procurement of mid-range missile launchers but…
Martin Sadongdong
Manila Bulletin, 25 September 2024
28. Philippines faces ‘strategic quandary’ by hosting US Typhon missile system indefinitely
South China Morning Post, 25 September 2024
29. Philippine ratification of Japan military pact uncertain in 2024: Senate leader
Jason Gutierrez
Benar News, 24 September 2024
Thailand
30. Pheu Thai ‘flexible’ on policy
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 25 September 2024
31. Wage hike stuck in limbo
Bangkok Post, 25 September 2024
32. ‘Monumental step’ as Thai king signs same-sex marriage into law
Inquirer, 25 September 2024
33. Casino gambling tempts Thai government as budget deficit widens
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 25 September 2024
34. A look into the conflict between Prawit and Thaksin
The Nation, 25 September 2024
35. Marriage Equality Bill becomes law
Bangkok Post, 24 September 2024
Vietnam
36. VN pushes for rapid progress on Lao Cai-Hanoi-Haiphong railway with China’s help
Tran Thuong
VietNamNet, 25 September 2024
37. Vietnam’s Lam secures chip, oil deals in first U.S. trip as party boss
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 24 September 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. China’s warships gift and funding naval base in Cambodia: Could it put regional dynamics in choppy waters?
Lee Gim Siong
CNA, 25 September 2024
39. Cambodia’s Funan Techo canal exposes cracks in Vietnam ties
Luna Pham
Radio Free Asia, 24 September 2024
Asia Pacific
40. Asian Development Bank trims regional inflation outlook
[Link to the Asian Development Outlook, September 2024]
Tsubasa Suruga
Nikkei Asia, 25 September 2024
41. How China’s can-do attitude on canals opens the door to white elephants
[Link to first story in a two-part series: For China, a Cambodian canal project shows how Belt and Road Initiative can go only so far]
Ji Siqi
South China Morning Post, 25 September 2024
42. South Korea and the Philippines: towards a strategic defence partnership?
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 25 September 2024
43. China hits back at Biden’s ‘hot mic’ comment on aggression
Radio Free Asia, 24 September 2024
44. Global Outreach and Local Contexts: Pope Francis in the Partitioned Islands of Asia Pacific
Michel Chambon
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 24 September 2024
East/South China Sea
45. Security ties with allies to deter China’s aggression over WPS, Escudero says
Dhel Nazario
Manila Bulletin, 24 September 2024
46. PLA sends South China Sea commander to US for first time in over 2 years
Hayley Wong
South China Morning Post, 24 September 2024
Climate Change/Environment
47. Green Steel: Powering The Low-carbon Economy
Eric Koons
Energy Tracker Asia, 25 September 2024
48. Thailand turns to mangrove carbon credits despite scepticism
Nicha Wachpanich
Dialogue Earth, 24 September 2024
49. Countries can transform the global energy sector by fully implementing the 2030 goals they agreed at COP28
[Link to 80-page PDF document: From Taking Stock to Taking Action: How to implement the COP28 energy goals]
Others, 24 September 2024
50. The World Is a Mess. That Makes the Climate Crisis Harder to Solve.
Somini Sengupta and Max Bearak
New York Times, 23 September 2024
Media, Technology & Society
51. Digital election campaign
Lito Averia
Manila Times, 25 September 2024
52. New ‘Cyber Force’: Indonesia to launch fourth military branch to combat online threats and attacks
CNA, 24 September 2024
Others
US Foreign Policy
53. Quad summit shows strengths and limits of Biden’s foreign policy
Susannah Patton
Straits Times, 25 September 2024
US-China relations
54. Proposed US ban on Chinese car software a significant move towards decoupling
Lim Min Zhang
Straits Times, 24 September 2024
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