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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
Cambodia
1. Cambodia expects to earn about $88 million a year in transportation costs from the Funan-Techo Canal Project
Khmer Times, 5 May 2024
Indonesia
2. Analysis: NasDem Party, PKB join Prabowo, wait for rewards
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 6 May 2024
3. Indonesia, the Global South and the need for economic development
Philips Vermonte
Jakarta Post, 6 May 2024
4. Long road ahead for govt’s dual citizenship plan
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 6 May 2024
5. New master plan to save Indonesia’s Jakarta from urban woes, with Jokowi’s son Gibran touted to helm efforts
Nivell Rayda
CNA, 5 May 2024
6. Unresolved conflicts may hinder Prabowo’s plan to form presidents’ club
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 5 May 2024
7. First Apple, then Microsoft: Why are big tech CEOs visiting Indonesia?
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 4 May 2024
8. Indonesia’s free lunch program is cooking up economic change
Hilman Palaon, Lowy Institute
East Asia Forum, 3 May 2024
Malaysia
9. Johor’s data centres getting a boost from the Singapore factor; water, power remain bottlenecks
Amir Yusof
CNA, 6 May 2024
10. Stumping for Perikatan in KKB, new ethnic Indian component party says aiming to overhaul community’s future by 2057
Yiswaree Palansamy
Malay Mail Online, 6 May 2024
11. Indians loom as kingmakers in Kuala Kubu Baharu as PH struggle for Malay vote continues
Malaysia Now, 6 May 2024
12. DAP’s dilemma, red lines and Kuala Kubu Baharu
RK Anand
Malaysiakini, 6 May 2024
13. No final decision made on fuel subsidy cuts: Malaysian PM Anwar
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 6 May 2024
14. Umno explores ‘every means possible’ to free Najib
Mohamad Fadli
Free Malaysia Today, 5 May 2024
15. Bersatu rebuilding in Sabah – Muhyiddin
The Borneo Post, 5 May 2024
16. Sokongan pengundi India dijangka menangkan calon PH [The support of Indian voters is expected to help the PH candidate win]
Datuk M Periasamy adalah penganalisis politik
Berita Harian, 4 May 2024
17. Every Madani Community nationwide to receive RM10,000 annual grant
Bernama, 4 May 2024
18. KKB polls: Independent candidate offers 20-point manifesto
Bernama, 4 May 2024
19. Accusations start to fly in KKB
JOCELINE TAN
Star, 4 May 2024
20. Pejuang will work with political parties in Sabah
Nancy Lai
The Borneo Post, 4 May 2024
21. The Battle to Restore Public Trust in Malaysian Media
Benjamin YH Loh
Diplomat, 3 May 2024
22. Unpacking the Evolving Türkiye-Malaysia Partnership and its Repercussions on the Indo-Pacific
Cheuk Yui (Thomas) Kwong
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 2 May 2024
Myanmar
23. The ‘fall’ of Myawaddy: What it says of the state of Myanmar’s civil war
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 6 May 2024
24. BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor’s Report reveals ‘Operation 1027’ took five years to prepare
Mizzima, 5 May 2024
25. Myanmar ruler Min Aung Hlaing yearns for public acceptance
TORU TAKAHASHI
Nikkei Asia, 5 May 2024
26. Myawady to Mae Sot travel restricted to UID certificate holders
Eleven Myanmar, 4 May 2024
27. Drones Changed This Civil War, and Linked Rebels to the World
Hannah Beech and Paul Mozur
New York Times, 4 May 2024
28. Is the NUG’s latest force up to the task?
Frontier Myanmar, 3 May 2024
Philippines
29. PH economic zones open to all investors – Marcos
Catherine S. Valente
Manila Times, 5 May 2024
30. Maharlika gets P 22.2-B fund for first-year investments
Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 May 2024
Thailand
31. Poll: Slim majority wants new charter to keep existing royalty sections
Bangkok Post, 5 May 2024
32. Srettha following Thaksin’s lead to boost popularity, say observers
The Nation, 4 May 2024
33. Thai policy toward Myanmar must move forward
Pita Limjaroenrat
Nikkei Asia, 3 May 2024
34. Senate election will not be free and fair, warns veteran politician
The Nation, 3 May 2024
Vietnam
35. ‘Blazing Furnace’ Turns Vietnam Into Another Chinese Province
Shuli Ren
Bloomberg, 5 May 2024
36. Legal proceedings started against former Minister-Chairman of Gov’t Office
VietNamNet, 5 May 2024
37. 黑金野火灭不尽 越式反腐南北烧 [Vietnam-style anti-corruption sweeps the country]
周逸菲 范晓琪
联合早报, 5 May 2024
38. Vietnamese Corruption: Navigating Between Business, the Party, and the Pirates
Adam Fforde
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 3 May 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
39. 多维度观察中国与东南亚经贸关系 [A multi-dimensional observation of economic and trade relations between China and Southeast Asia]
钟飞腾是中国社科院亚太与全球战略研究院研究员、中国社科院地区安全研究中心主任
环球网, 6 May 2024
40. Thailand, Malaysia eye aviation leadership amid soaring growth
The Nation, 4 May 2024
Asia Pacific
41. Are Chinese-made skincare brands downplaying their origins to appeal to Southeast Asians?
Aisyah Llewellyn
South China Morning Post, 5 May 2024
42. What a Rising India and a New Japan Could Mean for the Indo-Pacific
Anuraag Khaund
Diplomat, 4 May 2024
43. US begins review process for key AUKUS pillar
Alex Willemyns
Benar News, 3 May 2024
44. US-China Rivalry: Managing a Deep and Wide Gulf
Han Fook Kwang
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 3 May 2024
45. Slim Prospects, Harsh Realities: Asia’s Youth Employment Crisis
[21-min interview]
CNA, 2 May 2024
East/South China Sea
46. PH urged to unite with Vietnam on SCS
Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Frances Mangosing, Jeannette I. Andrade
Inquirer, 6 May 2024
47. Chinese militia ships swarm Sabina Shoal
Franco Jose C. Baroña and Philippine News Agency
Manila Times, 6 May 2024
48. South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’ than across Taiwan Strait, former US ‘envoy’ to Taipei Douglas Paal says
Hayley Wong
South China Morning Post, 6 May 2024
49. For First Time, China Publicizes Alleged 2016 South China Sea Agreement With Philippines
Christopher Bodeen
Diplomat, 5 May 2024
50. China seen behind new WPS island-building
Jane Bautista, Julie M. Aurelio
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 May 2024
Climate Change/Environment
51. Aligning critical minerals policies with ASEAN energy transition
Auliya Febriyanti and Ambiyah Abdullah
Jakarta Post, 6 May 2024
52. Sarawak plans gradual shift from coal power to biomass
Free Malaysia Today, 5 May 2024
53. Observers urge progress in JETP to keep energy transition going
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 5 May 2024
54. How will carbon leakage affect Malaysia?
Chong Yen Mee
Malaysiakini, 5 May 2024
55. Companies welcome common standards as Vietnam prepares CO2 rules
LIEN HOANG
Nikkei Asia, 4 May 2024
56. Under Media Blackout, the Hidden Devastation of Myanmar’s Environment
Nyein Nyein
Irrawaddy, 3 May 2024
57. Engaging WPS in Climate Security – ASEAN Perspectives
Tamara Nair
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 3 May 2024
58. Governments can help cities deliver innovative and people-centred solutions to drive clean energy transitions
[Link to 96-page PDF document: Empowering Urban Energy Transitions- Smart cities and smart grids]
IEA, 2 May 2024
Media, Technology & Society
59. The Data Arms Race in China-US Technological Competition
Sunny Cheung
Diplomat, 4 May 2024
60. Philippine press freedom faces new threat from foreign influence operations: FOCAP
Jojo Riñoza
Benar News, 3 May 2024
61. Don’t Hype the Disinformation Threat: Downplaying the Risk Helps Foreign Propagandists—but So Does Exaggerating It
Olga Belogolova, Lee Foster, Thomas Rid, and Gavin Wilde
Foreign Affairs, 3 May 2024
62. What TikTok and Tesla tell us about pragmatism in the US and China
John Thornhill
Financial Times, 2 May 2024
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