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- No. 20: Cassey Lee, Senior Fellow
- No. 33: Nguyen Thanh Giang, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 41: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 42: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 50: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 55: Vinod Thomas, Visiting 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. Cambodia’s Hun Sen asks Myanmar junta for Suu Kyi talks
CNA, 8 May 2024
2. Manet hails new ASEAN-connected single window service
Ry Sochan
Phnom Penh Post, 7 May 2024
3. Cambodia Isn’t Even Trying to Tackle Its Cyber-Slavery Problem
David Whitehouse
World Politics Review, 7 May 2024
Indonesia
4. The more, the merrier: Prabowo’s coalition backs plan for bigger cabinet
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 8 May 2024
5. Analysis: Indonesia mulls collecting tourism fee from airfares
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 8 May 2024
6. Developing Jakarta into a global city
Mamay Sukaesih (Bank Mandiri)
Jakarta Post, 8 May 2024
7. Understanding diplomatic maneuvers of Indonesia’s next president
Antara, 7 May 2024
8. Former Indonesian presidential candidate Ganjar says will not join incoming Prabowo administration
CNA, 7 May 2024
9. Will a Prabowo Presidency Alter the Course of China-Indonesia Relations?
Manzar Zaidi
Geopolitical Monitor, 7 May 2024
10. Gibran on Why Free Lunch Program Needs Dedicated Ministry
Wijayanti Putri
Jakarta Globe, 7 May 2024
11. Will party cartels prevail under Prabowo’s administration?
Aldi Nur Fadil Auliya
Jakarta Post, 7 May 2024
12. PDI-P drops fresh hints of becoming opposition ahead of possible Megawati-Prabowo talks
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 7 May 2024
Malaysia
13. Malaysia plans to introduce “orangutan diplomacy” in palm oil trading nations — Johari
Bernama, 8 May 2024
14. Malaysia unveils financial incentives for anti-graft whistleblowers amid country’s RM277b loss to corruption
Aqil Haziq Mahmud
CNA, 8 May 2024
15. Kuching can become Borneo’s gateway
Julia Chan
Free Malaysia Today, 8 May 2024
16. Harapan-BN broke promises twice on EC appointments: Bersih
Zarrah Morden
Malaysiakini, 8 May 2024
17. Malaysian parties woo Indian voters in tight Kuala Kubu Bharu by-election
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 8 May 2024
18. MCA, MIC to lose big if BN-PH pact holds for GE16, say observers
Ravin Palanisamy
The Malaysian Insight, 8 May 2024
19. (ANALISIS) Pengundi awal sudah beri gambaran sokongan [Early voters have given an impression of support]
MOHAMAD ATHIR ISMAIL
Utusan Malaysia, 8 May 2024
20. Structural Transformation and Economic Resilience: The Case of Malaysia
Cassey LEE
ERIA, 7 May 2024
21. Call to defend unity govt in GE16 Zahid’s own view, says Wee
Ameer Fakhri and Amirul Aiman
Free Malaysia Today, 7 May 2024
22. GRS content with Pakatan, uninterested in other partners
The Malaysian Insight, 7 May 2024
Myanmar
23. China’s ‘proxy game’ in Myanmar
Sun Lee
Mizzima, 7 May 2024
24. Myanmar junta purchases advanced drones from Russia
Mizzima, 7 May 2024
25. Myanmar reopens foreign work applications amid draft turmoil
Nikkei Asia, 7 May 2024
26. In Myanmar war, crucial window looms for junta and rebels
Reuters, 7 May 2024
Philippines
27. Philippines: Is the unstoppable Marcos-Duterte alliance headed for divorce?
Joel Guinto
BBC, 8 May 2024
28. The Philippines and the Digital Silk Road
JULIO S. AMADOR III DERYK MATTHEW N. BALADJAY
Interpreter, 8 May 2024
29. Philippines to beef up defenses against South China Sea threats
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 8 May 2024
30. PH eyes aerial trips to Ayungin to avoid China water blasts
Nestor Corrales
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 May 2024
31. Philippine naval commander takes leave amid alleged South China Sea deal
Camille Elemia
Benar News, 7 May 2024
Singapore
32. Trade between Singapore and Asean was at S$295.6 billion in 2023
Janice Lim
Business Times, 8 May 2024
33. Singapore : Bề dày di sản kinh tế 20 năm của thủ tướng Lý Hiển Long [The significant, 20-year long economic legacy of PM Lee Hsien-Loong]
Radio France Internationale, 7 May 2024
Thailand
34. Ministers in reshuffled govt now assigned tasks
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 8 May 2024
35. Fixing Thailand’s cannabis regulations
Bangkok Post, 8 May 2024
36. Thai cabinet reshuffle puts ruling party ‘at risk,’ experts say
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Nikkei Asia, 8 May 2024
37. Rights activists slam Thai Senate selection process for lacking public participation
Nontarat Phaicharoen and Ruj Chuenban
Benar News, 7 May 2024
38. Opinion – Govt. and BoT needs to tone down their rhetoric for the sake of Thailand’s economic recovery
Thai Enquirer, 7 May 2024
39. Thai govt not involved with Thaksin’s talks in Myanmar, FM Maris says
The Nation, 7 May 2024
40. The story behind the BOT governor’s near untouchability
The Nation, 7 May 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
41. Asean must calm South China Sea waters or risk ‘Asia’s Ukraine’
Peter T. C. Chang
South China Morning Post, 8 May 2024
42. Both the US and China have fallen short in their quest to win over SE Asia
Tommy Koh
Straits Times, 8 May 2024
43. South-east Asia increasingly used for illicit money flows, terrorist financing: US Treasury official
Uma Devi
Business Times, 7 May 2024
44. Hun Sen requests video meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi
Ry Sochan
Phnom Penh Post, 7 May 2024
45. Cambodia says it will cut shipping through Vietnam by 70% with new China-funded Mekong canal
Chantha Lach and Francesco Guarascio
Reuters, 7 May 2024
46. A unified Asean cyber sovereignty needed to deal with borderless cybercrimes
Aris Riza Noor Baharin
The Edge Malaysia, 7 May 2024
Asia Pacific
47. The US-China tech ‘war’ in perspective
Tommy Koh
Business Times, 8 May 2024
48. US Seeks to Curb Iran’s Fundraising Capacity in Southeast Asia
Philip Heijmans
Bloomberg, 7 May 2024
49. Semiconductors & Artificial Intelligence: High Stakes Chips in the US-China Competition
Cung Vu
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 7 May 2024
50. Is Vietnam warming to Nato-style weaponry? A rugged South Korean howitzer holds clues
Seong Hyeon Choi
South China Morning Post, 4 May 2024
East/South China Sea
51. Wescom chief agreed to China’s ‘new model’
Franco Jose C. Baroña
Manila Times, 8 May 2024
52. US-Philippines drills: island retaking, ship sinking simulate Taiwan, South China Sea conflicts
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 8 May 2024
53. War games risk stirring up troubled waters as Philippines − emboldened by US − squares up to Beijing at sea
Fred H. Lawson, Professor of Government Emeritus, Northeastern University
The Conversation, 8 May 2024
Climate Change/Environment
54. Carbon Fight Over Vegas-Size Jungle Plot Escalates in Indonesia
Sheryl Tian Tong Lee
Bloomberg, 8 May 2024
55. Fossil fuel subsidy cuts will posit Malaysia as clean energy leader, but require phased approach: experts
Robin Hicks and Vincent Tan
Eco-Business, 8 May 2024
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