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- No. 3: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 26: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 27: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 44: 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 | Others
Indonesia
1. Jokowi supporters hint at Ganjar backing
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 24 May 2022
2. Labor win in Australia sparks Indonesian hope for fresh relationship
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 24 May 2022
3. 印尼回教传教士被拒入境风波 [Indonesian Muslim preacher denied entry]
廖建裕是新加坡尤索夫伊萨东南亚研究院资深访问研究员,南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院兼任教授
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 24 May 2022
4. Indonesia-New Zealand bilateral meeting held on sidelines of APEC
Antara, 23 May 2022
5. Societal Burdens of Indonesia’s New Smart City Capital Development
Satria Aji Imawan
Stratsea, 23 May 2022
Malaysia
6. ‘Warning signs’ after only 12% of 1.1mil PKR members vote in polls
K. Parkaran
Free Malaysia Today, 24 May 2022
7. Make or break decisions for Bersatu
Murray Hunter
Free Malaysia Today, 24 May 2022
8. PAS says no to PN working with PH
Free Malaysia Today, 24 May 2022
9. Myopic to hyperfocus on youth votes despite Undi18, says PKR’s Wong Chen
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 24 May 2022
10. Umno’s Ismail Sabri dilemma
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 24 May 2022
11. Umno will use any excuse to press for early polls, say analysts
Raevathi Supramaniam
Malaysian Insight, 24 May 2022
12. Johor working on comprehensive plan to improve rakyat’s lives
VENESA DEVI
Star, 24 May 2022
13. Oil palm sector risks losing RM28 bln in 2022 without foreign workers
Bernama, 23 May 2022
14. Malaysia in a dilemma over GST
Walter Sandosam
Free Malaysia Today, 23 May 2022
15. Sabah to launch education fund next month, says CM
Willie Jude
Free Malaysia Today, 23 May 2022
16. Chicken shortage: Govt stops export from June 1 until supply stabilises
Malaysiakini, 23 May 2022
17. Malaysia reels from double whammy of weak ringgit, inflation
Dr Rais Hussin
Malaysian Insight, 23 May 2022
Myanmar
18. SAC’s peace negotiation team, RCSS sign agreements after 3 days of talks
Eleven Myanmar, 23 May 2022
19. Myanmar Military Council prepares to raise taxes on businesses
Mizzima, 23 May 2022
Philippines
20. Marcos names 4 execs to key Cabinet posts
Jeannette I. Andrade
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 May 2022
21. Who’s who: The Marcos Cabinet
Kristine Joy Patag
Philstar Global, 24 May 2022
22. What a new Marcos presidency means for Philippine-China ties and where does it leave the US?
[5-minute video interview]
Alkira Reinfrank
South China Morning Post, 24 May 2022
23. How Philippine Education Contributed to the Return of the Marcoses
Franz Jan Santos is a lecturer at the History Department of the Ateneo de Manila University.
Diplomat, 23 May 2022
24. Political Dynasties Dominate Philippines Election — Again
Mong Palatino
Diplomat, 23 May 2022
25. A “Pangulo” ideology: leader-centrism and the return of a Marcos presidency
Matthew Ordoñez, Anthony Lawrence Borja
New Mandala, 23 May 2022
Singapore
26. Masyarakat Islam S’pura diharap bersikap rasional berhubung kes UAS
RUZAINI RASHID
Berita Mediacorp, 23 May 2022
27. Commentary: Not Islamophobic to deny Indonesia preacher entry into Singapore
[This commentary first appeared in the Institute’s blog The Fulcrum.]
Norshahril Saat
Channel News Asia, 23 May 2022
Thailand
28. Behind the scenes: Thailand’s IPEF talks
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 24 May 2022
29. Capital vote ‘not a bellwether’
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 24 May 2022
30. Chadchart’s win omen of ‘democracy’, says Thaksin
Bangkok Post, 24 May 2022
31. Uphill battle for Chadchart
Bangkok Post, 24 May 2022
32. Results of Bangkok polls hint at easing of Thailand’s colour-coded politics
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 24 May 2022
Vietnam
33. SOE equitization: investors target ‘golden land’ owned by enterprises
VietNamNet, 23 May 2022
34. Vietnam aims to deepen partnership with UN, ESCAP: Diplomat
Voice of Vietnam, 22 May 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
35. After Malaysia’s NUG meeting, will Asean approach towards Myanmar shift?
Joseph Sipalan and Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 24 May 2022
36. What Labor’s Victory Means for Australia’s Engagement With Southeast Asia
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 23 May 2022
37. 俄乌战争重启美国与亚细安关系 [Russia-Ukraine War Restarts U.S.-ASEAN Relations]
朱颖是上海学者
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 23 May 2022
38. India’s Food Security Resilience: Some Tips for ASEAN?
Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 23 May 2022
Asia Pacific
39. G20 needs to talk about economic espionage, again
Gatra Priyandita
Jakarta Post, 24 May 2022
40. US unveils Asia-Pacific trade framework, but questions remain
Sebastian Smith (Agence France-Presse)
Jakarta Post, 24 May 2022
41. Quad plan to tackle illegal fishing could become latest source of US-China tensions
Laura Zhou
South China Morning Post, 24 May 2022
42. Waiting for China
Economists have expressed fears that the slowdown in China could drag down an entire region trying to sustain a fragile rebound amid easing Covid restrictions in several countries.
Bangkok Post, 23 May 2022
43. Unpacking the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Launch
Aidan Arasasingham, Emily Benson, Matthew P. Goodman, William A. Reinsch
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 23 May 2022
44. Russo-Ukrainian war, day 89: Ukraine slows down Russian advance in Donbas, rules out ceasefire & territorial concessions
Hans Petter Midttun
Euromaidan Press, 23 May 2022
45. Is Biden Missing a Chance to Engage China?
Michael Hirsh
Foreign Policy, 23 May 2022
46. Biden to Begin New Asia-Pacific Economic Bloc With a Dozen Allies
Peter Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
New York Times, 23 May 2022
Climate Change/Environment
47. Climate action on CO2 emissions alone won’t prevent extreme warming: Study
Channel News Asia, 24 May 2022
48. Creating an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Water Infrastructure Financing
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 23 May 2022
49. Coal reserves running out, VN to import coal to generate electricity
VietNamNet, 23 May 2022
Others
Global Economy
50. Global economic storm looming – leaders in Davos forum
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 May 2022
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