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Indonesia
1. Indonesia records budget surplus of Rp132.2 trillion as of May
Antara, 24 June 2022
2. People can now buy 10 liters cooking oil using single ID
Antara, 24 June 2022
3. Need to tread with caution in reviving halal tourism industry
Antara, 24 June 2022
4. Peneliti Belanda: Perlu Reformasi Sistem Pemilu Cegah Politik Uang di Indonesia [Dutch Researcher: Reform of the electoral system is needed to prevent money politics in Indonesia]
Republika, 24 June 2022
5. Khilafatul Muslimin ‘Disikat’, Jamaah Ramai-Ramai Ikrar Setia kepada Pancasila dan NKRI [Khilafatul Muslims Weeded Out, Congregations Pledge Loyalty to Pancasila and the Unitary Republic of Indonesia]
Dessy Suciati Saputri, Ali Mansur, Mursalin Yasland, Lilis Sri Handayani, Muhyiddin
Republika, 24 June 2022
6. China’s New Envoy to Indonesia Faces Multiple Issues
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Asia Sentinel, 23 June 2022
7. Indonesian Military Modernization: A Race Against Time
Andi Raihanah Ashar and Muhammad Fauzan Malufti
Diplomat, 23 June 2022
8. Indonesia’s NasDem party eyes coalition after endorsing potential presidential candidates
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 23 June 2022
Laos
9. In Laos, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh Is In Trouble
David Hutt
Diplomat, 23 June 2022
Malaysia
10. Freeze salary, allowance increases in GLCs and GLICs, says Kit Siang
Free Malaysia Today, 24 June 2022
11. Tajuddin’s removal a warning to those aligned to PM, says analyst
Danial Azhar
Free Malaysia Today, 24 June 2022
12. InvestPenang: State aims to attract 150,000 workers from all over Malaysia due to manpower shortage
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 24 June 2022
13. We each feel inflation differently and this ‘Cik Kiah Index’ may explain why
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 24 June 2022
14. UMNO members should support leadership of Ismail Sabri as Prime Minister – Annuar
Bernama, 24 June 2022
15. I will return’, Tajuddin says after sacking from Umno supreme council
Arfa Yunus
New Straits Times, 24 June 2022
16. Flippant statements on oil royalties only add fuel to fire
John Teo
New Straits Times, 24 June 2022
17. PAS mampu pertahan Kelantan tetapi sukar di Terengganu, Kedah [PAS can retain Kelantan but faces difficulties in Terengganu, Kedah]
Dr Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 23 June 2022
18. Umno infighting to continue after GE15, says Fitch Solutions
Free Malaysia Today, 23 June 2022
19. Not interested, independent MP tells Zuraida on invite to join PBM
Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 23 June 2022
20. Identity politics cheapest way for opposition to compete’ – academic
Geraldine Tong
Malaysiakini, 23 June 2022
21. Apa nilai PKR selepas PRU15? [What is the value of PKR after GE-15?]
Kamarul Khairy
Malaysian Insight, 23 June 2022
22. Islamisasi Abim, perihal tudung dan kematian Adibah Noor [Abim’s Islamisation, on tudung and the death of Adibah Noor]
Mohd Syazreen Abdullah
Malaysian Insight, 23 June 2022
23. Malaysia’s Election Commission gears up for polls
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 23 June 2022
24. Malaysia’s removal of price controls spotlights strain from subsidies
Leslie Lopez
Straits Times, 23 June 2022
Myanmar
25. Former NPT Council Chairman Dr Myo Aung sentenced to 15 years in prison for five counts of corruption
Eleven Myanmar, 23 June 2022
26. Scam City: How the coup brought Shwe Kokko back to life
Frontier Myanmar, 23 June 2022
27. Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Urges Int’l Community to Step Up Support
Irrawaddy, 23 June 2022
Philippines
28. UPDATE 1-Philippines abandons joint energy exploration talks with China
Reuters, 23 June 2022
Thailand
29. Reopening to see Thai employment rate rocket this year
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Bangkok Post, 24 June 2022
30. Guarding privacy amid digitalisation
Vitit Muntarbhorn
Bangkok Post, 24 June 2022
31. Refineries hit back at tax
Yuthana Praiwan
Bangkok Post, 24 June 2022
Vietnam
32. HCMC gets new deputy Party secretary
VietNamNet, 23 June 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
33. Diplomatic headache? Japan reportedly opposes any Russian presence at Asean meet
Khmer Times, 24 June 2022
34. ASEAN-China upbeat on defence ties
Khmer Times, 24 June 2022
35. Malaysia’s role pressuring Myanmar junta praised by UN human rights expert
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 23 June 2022
Asia Pacific
36. Ideas: Monitoring the Belt and Road Initiative
Julia Merican
Edge Markets, 24 June 2022
37. BRICS Seeking Relevance
Kester Kenn Klomegah
Eurasia Review, 24 June 2022
38. China’s world’s factory tag threatened by Vietnam, but ‘there’s nothing to worry about’, analysts say
Luna Sun
South China Morning Post, 24 June 2022
39. China To Tout Its Governance Model At BRICS Summit
Liam Gibson
ASEAN Post, 23 June 2022
40. Evaluating U.S. Engagement with China: A Conversation with Dr. Aaron Friedberg
[45-minute Podcast]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 23 June 2022
41. Will the Quad deliver on its promises?
Kuyoun Chung, Kangwon National University
East Asia Forum, 23 June 2022
42. China denounces NATO’s Asia reach as ‘dangerous’ as bloc intensifies anti-China rhetoric ahead of summit
Zhang Hui and Cui Fandi
Global Times, 23 June 2022
43. US recession will drag Asia’s growth but the region may avoid a sharp downturn, analysts say
Ovais Subhani
Straits Times, 23 June 2022
Climate Change/Environment
44. Tapping potential of South-east Asia’s carbon market
Simon Tay, Aaron Choo and Johan Chin
Straits Times, 24 June 2022
45. Bali G20 summit may be our last best chance to solve the climate crisis
Rick Steiner
Jakarta Post, 23 June 2022
46. Sarawak to source 60% power from renewable sources by 2030, says premier
Desmond Davidson
Malaysian Insight, 23 June 2022
47. Marine governance in Indonesia pursues exploitation over sustainability
Basten Gokkon
Mongabay, 23 June 2022
48. Thai government eyes setting up ‘water ministry’
Nation, 23 June 2022
49. Mass biodiversity loss would slash global credit ratings, report warns
[Link to 45-page PDF report: Nature Loss and Sovereign Credit Ratings]
Marc Jones
Reuters, 23 June 2022
50. Singapore begins importing renewable energy from Laos via Thailand, Malaysia
Audrey Tan
Straits Times, 23 June 2022
51. The Ocean Is Climate Change’s First Victim and Last Resort
Elijah Wolfson
Time, 23 June 2022
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