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- No. 1: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
- No. 33: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 37: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow, Joanne Lin, Co-coordinator, ASEAN Studies Centre and Melinda Martinus, Lead Researcher
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
Cambodia
1. Cambodia set to boost trade links via FTAs
Adur Pradeep
Khmer Times, 21 November 2022
Indonesia
2. A cosmopolitan Indonesia
Jakarta Post, 21 November 2022
3. ADB provides $500m loan to help RI downsize SOEs
Vincent Fabian Thomas
Jakarta Post, 21 November 2022
4. Analysis: Jokowi volunteer groups poised to maintain power post-Jokowi era
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 21 November 2022
5. Is Indonesian economy already facing headwinds?
Winarno Zain
Jakarta Post, 21 November 2022
6. Now it’s delivered on the G20, Indonesia can continue to lead as next ASEAN chair
M Chatib Basri, University of Indonesia
East Asia Forum, 20 November 2022
7. Gabungan Relawan Jokowi Jagokan Mahfud MD Sebagai Capres Atau Cawapres [Jokowi Volunteers group endorses Mahfud MD as President or Vice President]
Banjar Chaeruddin
Sinar Harapan, 20 November 2022
8. West Java Apindo Objects to New Minimum Wage Rule
Jakarta Globe, 19 November 2022
9. Menaker Batasi Kenaikan Upah Minimum Tak Boleh Lebih 10% [The Minister of Manpower limits minimum wage increases to No More than 10%]
Banjar Chaeruddin
Sinar Harapan, 19 November 2022
10. Towards the End of the Pandemic: The Case of Indonesia’s Riau Islands Province
Adhi Priamarizki
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 18 November 2022
Malaysia
11. Penang state govt tables higher deficit budget for 2023
Bernama, 21 November 2022
12. In Penang, RM75.08m allocated to Islamic development under state Budget 2023
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 21 November 2022
13. Penang gives 90pc discount for extension of lease for residential land
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 21 November 2022
14. Sarawak premier tables surplus State Budget 2023 focused on infrastructure, well-being of Sarawakians
Sulok Tawie
Malay Mail Online, 21 November 2022
15. Malaysia election 2022: Muhyiddin emerges as top contender to be PM, but is this what the nation hoped for?
Kalimullah Hassan
South China Morning Post, 20 November 2022
Myanmar
16. Myanmar rejects politicized country-specific resolution based on one-sided allegations: MOFA
Eleven Myanmar, 20 November 2022
17. Myanmar has a foreign debt of US$ 10.68 b as of the end of June 2022: SAC spokesman
Eleven Myanmar, 19 November 2022
18. Myanmar’s Junta Is Weak but Dangerous
Doug Bandow,
Foreign Policy, 18 November 2022
Philippines
19. Harris meets Marcos as U.S. reaffirms Philippines security pledge
CLIFF VENZON
Nikkei Asia, 21 November 2022
20. Explainer: Why US seeks closer security cooperation with the Philippines
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 November 2022
Thailand
21. Fraught with risk
Nattaya Chetchotiros, Aekarach Sattaburuth & Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 21 November 2022
22. Paetongtarn preferred for PM as Pheu Thai, Move Forward sweep East: poll
Bangkok Post, 20 November 2022
23. PPRP’s break-up all part of the ‘plan’
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 19 November 2022
24. Full text: Joint Statement between the People’s Republic of China and the Kingdom of Thailand
Xinhua News, 19 November 2022
Timor-Leste
25. East Timor in Asean may entrench divisions, make ‘picking off, co-opting by big powers’ more likely
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 21 November 2022
26. Probing the dilemma of the young people in Timor-Leste
Joao da Cruz Cardoso
New Mandala, 18 November 2022
27. Timor-Leste’s Road to ASEAN Membership Will be Challenging: An Economic Integration Perspective
Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 18 November 2022
Vietnam
28. Four out of 10 Vietnamese businesses benefit from EVFTA: VCCI survey
Voice of Vietnam, 20 November 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
29. Competing super powers Defence Chiefs to attend Southeast Asia defence meeting in Cambodia
Khmer Times, 21 November 2022
30. Focus on 5pc: Asean Chair Cambodia sets out three priorities for peace in Myanmar
Khmer Times, 21 November 2022
31. US, NATO aiming to militarise Asia Pacific region, says Russia
Khmer Times, 21 November 2022
32. From ASEAN to G-20 to APEC: 12 days of summitry summed up
MITSURU OBE
Nikkei Asia, 21 November 2022
33. Japan needs more than anime to stay ahead in South-east Asia
Walter Sim
Straits Times, 21 November 2022
34. Rajnath to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers Plus meet in Cambodia
The Statesman, 20 November 2022
35. SE Asia summitry finally serves a useful purpose
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 19 November 2022
36. BCG Economy and Apec: Just empty rhetoric?
Bangkok Post, 19 November 2022
37. Asean’s ‘summit season’ was a smooth ride despite year of turbulence
[This article was originally published as “ASEAN’s Season of Summitry: More Hits or Misses?” on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary site, fulcrum.sg.]
South China Morning Post, 19 November 2022
38. Vietnam and Cambodia ink MoU on cooperation between two legislatures
Voice of Vietnam, 19 November 2022
Asia Pacific
39. Paradise paused: Asia-Pacific tourism continues to lag after the Covid induced freeze
Jonathan Yerushalmy And Ongerung Kambes Kesolei
Guardian, 21 November 2022
40. Securing Sea Lines of Communication in Asia
[28-page PDF document]
ABHIJIT SINGH
ORF, 21 November 2022
41. VP Harris meets with China’s Xi in bid to ‘keep lines open’
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 20 November 2022
42. China Open to Defense Minister Meeting With US as Tension Eases
Bloomberg, 20 November 2022
43. Growing appetite for wheat exposes Asia’s soft underbelly
Nikkei Asia, 20 November 2022
44. Hong Kong is the key to stronger China-Asean ties
Daryl Ng
South China Morning Post, 20 November 2022
45. U.S.–China Relations in the Tank: A Handbook for an Era of Persistent Confrontation
[19-page PDF document]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 18 November 2022
46. Taking on China and Russia: To Compete, the United States Will Have to Pick Its Battles
Richard Fontaine
Foreign Affairs, 18 November 2022
APEC Summit
47. APEC Leaders Issue 2022 Declaration and the Bangkok Goals on the Bio-Circular-Green Economy
[Link to 2022 APEC Economic Leaders’ Declaration]
[Link to Bangkok Goals on Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy]
APEC, 19 November 2022
48. BCG Economy Model: Boon or bane for Thailand?
Nation, 19 November 2022
49. APEC finds consensus on Pacific free trade, Ukraine war fallout
Nikkei Asia, 19 November 2022
50. Xi steals the limelight at APEC, showcasing China’s regional clout
Radio Free Asia, 19 November 2022
51. APEC Ministers Issue Joint Statement
[link to 2022 APEC Joint Ministerial Statement]
APEC, 18 November 2022
East/South China Sea
52. Philippines says Chinese coastguard ‘forcefully’ seized rocket debris from its navy
South China Morning Post, 21 November 2022
Climate Change/Environment
53. COP27 agrees to historic climate fund
Kelly Macnamara, Marlowe Hood and Laurent Thomet (Agence France-Presse)
Jakarta Post, 21 November 2022
54. US VP Harris promises $20m for Mekong clean energy partnership
Stephanie Adair
Nation, 20 November 2022
55. Nations agree on COP27 deal with landmark ‘loss and damage’ fund
SAYUMI TAKE and RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMADEGAWA
Nikkei Asia, 20 November 2022
56. Do Indonesia’s food estates solve the nation’s food crisis? Activists, indigenous tribes don’t think so
Aisyah Llewellyn
South China Morning Post, 20 November 2022
57. COP27 Heralds ‘New Paradigm’ For Climate Action. Now The Hard Work Truly Starts
Justin Worland
Time, 20 November 2022
58. Where is the money? Brazil, Indonesia and Congo join forces in push for rainforest protection cash
Shanna Hanbury
Mongabay, 18 November 2022
Others
G20 Summit
59. South China Sea: Xi-Biden meeting on G20 margins will not ease tensions, observers say
Kristin Huang
South China Morning Post, 20 November 2022
60. A Xi-Biden handshake does not bridge the Sino-US schism, but it’s a start
Hoang Thi Ha, William Choong
ThinkChina, 18 November 2022
Global Economy
61. Global Inflation 2022: The Culprit – Fossil Fuel Prices
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 21 November 2022
62. West and global institutions must adapt to developing world’s rise and learn their ways
Haico Ebbers
South China Morning Post, 21 November 2022
Media, Technology & Society
63. The Quiet Evolution of Vietnam’s Digital Authoritarianism
Gerard McDermott and Alice Larsson
Diplomat, 19 November 2022
64. Focusing on ‘Disinformation’ Creates More Problems Than It Solves
Carl Miller, Gavin Wilde
World Politics Review, 18 November 2022
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