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- No. 49: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 55: Serina Rahman, Associate Fellow
- No. 59: Ian Storey, 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
Indonesia
1. Who’s in, who’s up, and who’s really representing who in Indonesia’s regional elections?
Erin Cook
Interpreter, 9 October 2024
2. Reducing Java’s dominance in national procurement
Eko Sumando
Jakarta Post, 9 October 2024
3. Indonesia remains ‘light years’ from even development across the regions
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 9 October 2024
4. Report: Widespread corruption plagues Indonesia’s booming nickel industry
Ahmad Syamsudin
Benar News, 8 October 2024
5. Indonesian celebrity with ‘questionable’ degree raises eyebrows with Chamber of Commerce and Industry role
CNA, 8 October 2024
6. Indonesia’s Resource Nationalism to Extend to Coffee, Seaweed
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 8 October 2024
7. Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Set to Be Unprecedented in Scale
Heru Andriyanto
Jakarta Globe, 8 October 2024
8. Prabowo Pledges to Raise Judges’ Salaries Amid Nationwide Strike
Jakarta Globe, 8 October 2024
9. PDI-P to take ‘balancing’ position vis-à-vis Prabowo administration
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 8 October 2024
10. PDI-P supports Prabowo’s plan of having more professionals as ministers
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 8 October 2024
11. Jokowi sees GDP per capita reaching $7,000 in five years
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 8 October 2024
Malaysia
12. Budget 2025: Give unity priority
A. Kathirasen
Free Malaysia Today, 9 October 2024
13. Are non-Malays not backing PN because of PAS?
Moaz Nair
Free Malaysia Today, 9 October 2024
14. East Malaysian groups seek critical development funds for Sabah, Sarawak
Free Malaysia Today, 9 October 2024
15. Reimagining regional growth: PM Anwar unveils Malaysia’s vision as ASEAN chair for 2025
Malay Mail Online, 9 October 2024
16. Puad: Towards GE16 litmus test, Najib’s freedom Umno’s top priority
Malaysiakini, 9 October 2024
17. Competing Sectarianisms in Malaysia
Aizat Shamsuddin
Diplomat, 8 October 2024
18. Engage new Thai govt on SEZs, think tank urges Putrajaya
Free Malaysia Today, 8 October 2024
19. ‘Something bad going on’: Sabah fishermen sound alarm over diesel quota mismanagement, call for MACC probe (VIDEO)
Malay Mail Online, 8 October 2024
20. Jordan-based centre ranks Anwar as world’s 15th most influential Muslim figure
The Vibes, 8 October 2024
21. China’s soft power: Alumni of China’s universities fostering closer ties in Southeast Asia
Ngeow Chow Bing
ThinkChina, 8 October 2024
22. PMX friendship with Prof Yunus means a lot
The Vibes, 7 October 2024
23. GRS chief rekindles 22-month-old spat with Umno
The Vibes, 7 October 2024
Myanmar
24. Investigation: What Happened at Buthidaung Town in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Diplomat, 8 October 2024
25. Myanmar: Revolutionizing Relief [2.5 hour podcast]
Mizzima, 8 October 2024
Philippines
26. Nograles siblings in bid to end Duterte family’s rule
Germelina Lacorte
Inquirer, 9 October 2024
27. Dynasties dominate COC filing, but there are ‘game changers’
Kathleen de Villa
Inquirer, 9 October 2024
28. No room to waver on Pogo ban
Inquirer, 9 October 2024
29. The last charge of El Cid
Manuel L. Quezon III
Inquirer, 9 October 2024
30. ‘Son of God’ pastor registers from jail to run for Philippines senate election
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Guardian, 8 October 2024
31. Ex-mayor Alice Guo skips Philippine election in U-turn to ‘clear my name’
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 8 October 2024
32. Clash of clans as Philippine dynasties, famous names square off in midterm polls
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 8 October 2024
Thailand
33. Anutin confirms Thaksin-Newin meeting
Bangkok Post, 9 October 2024
34. Views of Finance Ministry, BoT more harmonised
Bangkok Post, 9 October 2024
35. Trump firm ‘to develop copy.5bn golf resort in Vietnam’
Bangkok Post, 8 October 2024
36. Tak Bai case tests PM but can crisis be turned into opportunity?
The Nation, 8 October 2024
Timor-Leste
37. IMF Staff Completes 2024 Article IV Mission to Timor-Leste
IMF News, 8 October 2024
Vietnam
38. VN attracts investors in the race to build data centers across Southeast Asia
VietNamNet, 9 October 2024
39. Vietnam upgrades ties with former colonizer France
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 8 October 2024
40. To Lam shows fine art of Vietnamese balancing in world debut
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 8 October 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
41. ASEAN faces tests in tackling South China Sea tensions, Myanmar war
Pimuk Rakkanam and Jason Gutierrez
Benar News, 8 October 2024
42. ASEAN’s consistent focus on development should not be swayed
Ge Hongliang
Global Times, 8 October 2024
43. What makes South Korea a great partner of ASEAN?
Seun Sam
Phnom Penh Post, 8 October 2024
44. View from Manila: Hwanyeonghamnida to the Philippines’ newest strategic partner
Bea Cupin
Rappler, 8 October 2024
45. Opinion | How Southeast Asia’s diplomatic dance sidesteps great power ensnarement
Syed Nizamuddin Bin Sayed Khassim
South China Morning Post, 8 October 2024
46. Transnational crime in Myanmar has seriously impacted ASEAN countries
Tarrence Tan
Star, 8 October 2024
47. China, ASEAN countries reap fruits of high-quality development via Belt and Road cooperation
Xinhua, 8 October 2024
Asia Pacific
48. World Bank urges trade pacts to protect Asian exports from stricter rules of origin
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 8 October 2024
49. China reportedly tells local AI buyers to ignore Nvidia
Link to “ISEAS Perspective 2024/78 – Vietnam Strengthens Cyber Capabilities for Political Stability, National Defence, and Socio-economic Development”The Register, 8 October 2024
50. The Rise of the ‘Community With a Shared Future’: China’s Foreign Policy Hierarchy
Mordechai Chaziza
Diplomat, 5 October 2024
East/South China Sea
51. China Fires Water Cannon at US Ally Near Disputed Territory
Newsweek, 8 October 2024
Climate Change/Environment
52. Seaweed downstream potential to boost Indonesia’s economy: Jokowi
Antara, 8 October 2024
53. Power wheeling can drive corporate investments and advance Indonesia’s renewable energy goals
Mutya Yustika
Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis, 8 October 2024
54. Malaysia’s energy transition slows as industry bemoans lack of transparency
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 8 October 2024
55. Malaysia’s palm oil lobby hails reprieve from EU deforestation law: ‘victory for common sense’
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 4 October 2024
Media, Technology & Society
56. America v China: who controls Asia’s internet?
Economist, 9 October 2024
57. Disinformation May Thrive as Transparency Deteriorates Across Social Media
RAND, 17 September 2024
Others
Geopolitics
58. The Beijing-Moscow Axis Is Much Stronger This Time Around
Jo Inge Bekkevold,
Foreign Policy, 8 October 2024
59. Water Wars: Breaking Ice and Building Friendships
Aaron Baum, Nikhita Salgame, Ania Zolyniak
Lawfare Media, 7 October 2024
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