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- No. 12: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 13: Mohd Faizal Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 44: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 46: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
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. Hun Manet to rule Cambodia way ahead of schedule
David Hutt
Asia Times, 30 November 2022
2. Despite US Sanctions, Large-Scale Belt and Road Initiative Project in Cambodia Forges Ahead
Insikt Group
Recorded Future, 29 November 2022
Indonesia
3. House’s plan for judge evaluation raises red flag
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 1 December 2022
4. Indonesia’s ‘democratic system at risk’: IDEA report
Link to the report “Global State of Democracy Report 2022: Forging Social Contracts in a Time of Discontent“
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 1 December 2022
5. Sole military chief nominee has work ‘cut out’ for him
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 1 December 2022
6. Peran penting ulama perempuan: mendorong transformasi sosial berkeadilan gender di tengah konservatisme agama [The important role of female clerics: encouraging social transformation with gender justice in the midst of religious conservatism]
Muhammad Ammar Hidayahtulloh, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
Conversation, 30 November 2022
7. Indonesia puts 100-island archipelago up for auction, sparking environmental concerns
Lorcan Lovett
Guardian, 30 November 2022
8. Democratic legacy
Jakarta Post, 30 November 2022
9. Indonesian family offices: Untapped and unknown
Maisya Sabhira
Jakarta Post, 30 November 2022
10. Will the US maritime surveillance drone program matter to Indonesia?
Siswanto Rusdi
Jakarta Post, 30 November 2022
Malaysia
11. Malaysian Well-Being Index up 1.3 per cent in 2021
Bernama, 1 December 2022
12. Commentary: Malaysia’s new PM Anwar needs to get it right for the country
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Norshahril Saat
Channel News Asia, 1 December 2022
13. Bahaya parti ekstrem [The danger of extreme parties]
Faisal Tehrani
Free Malaysia Today, 1 December 2022
14. Last chance saloon for Anwar and PH
Free Malaysia Today, 1 December 2022
15. Churches laud Malay Rulers for urging political leaders to stop fanning racial, religious hatred
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 1 December 2022
16. Will Pakatan, BN clash in state polls? And how will it affect the unity govt? Analysts explain
Ida Lim
Malay Mail Online, 1 December 2022
17. DAP between a rock and a hard place in ‘marriage’ with Umno
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 1 December 2022
18. Anwar needs middle Malaysia and Umno, not Zahid
Wong Chin Huat
Malaysiakini, 1 December 2022
19. Mat Sabu: New govt joined forces to repel threatening ideologies
Malaysiakini, 1 December 2022
20. Perikatan ousted BN from stronghold Felda in GE15
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 1 December 2022
21. PH-BN pact in Tioman seat
Ong Han Sean
Star, 1 December 2022
22. Pengaruh pendakwah, selebriti pro-PAS tarik pengundi sokong PN [The influence of preachers, pro-PAS celebrities attract voters to support PN]
Dr Wan Rohila Ganti Wan Abdul Ghapar, Pensyarah Kanan, Fakulti Undang-Undang dan Hubungan Antarabangsa, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 30 November 2022
23. Negri Sembilan Ruler proposes PM no longer appoint members of judges’ nomination panel
Ida Lim
Malay Mail Online, 30 November 2022
24. Political reality may save Harapan from fallout of making Zahid DPM
Zikri Kamarulzaman
Malaysiakini, 30 November 2022
25. Anwar driving home message of prudence
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 30 November 2022
26. Malaysia’s new struggle over state power
Teck Chi Wong and Garry Rodan
New Mandala, 30 November 2022
27. Journalist Danny Lim’s ‘We are Marching Now’ recounts story of how the Bersih movement began
Tan Gim Ean
Options, 30 November 2022
28. What is Abang Jo’s vision for Sarawak?
Mariam Mokhtar
Sinchew 星洲网, 30 November 2022
29. Without principles we are already lost
Thomas Fann is the Chairperson of pro-democracy reform group BERSIH.
Sinchew 星洲网, 30 November 2022
30. A political formula to neutralise hatemongering
Nathaniel Tan
Star, 30 November 2022
31. MCA explains move on SDs
Star, 30 November 2022
32. Anwar delays Malaysia Cabinet picks amid intense lobbying
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 30 November 2022
Myanmar
33. Rohingya caught dangerously in the middle of Rakhine war
Frontier Myanmar, 30 November 2022
34. Beijing Boosts Ties With Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Amid ‘Poll’ Plan
Irrawaddy, 30 November 2022
35. Myanmar’s Civilian President Warns NUG Ministers not to Raise False Hopes
Irrawaddy, 30 November 2022
36. Yangon and rest of country facing more power cuts
Mizzima, 30 November 2022
37. INTERVIEW: ‘They plan to rule with fear, but the people are no longer afraid’
Radio Free Asia, 30 November 2022
38. NLD’s Tun Tun Hein sentenced to an additional 20 years in prison
Radio Free Asia, 30 November 2022
Philippines
39. Marcos-led Philippines plays both sides in diplomatic tug of war with US and China
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 1 December 2022
Thailand
40. Court opts for 100 as list divisor
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 1 December 2022
41. How are Thais spending so much now?
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 1 December 2022
42. Northeast poll shows PPRP plunge without Prayut
Bangkok Post, 30 November 2022
43. Trio appointed to Cabinet as PM prepares for next election
Nation, 30 November 2022
44. Thai court approves election formula that favours larger political parties
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 30 November 2022
45. Relationship between Conflict and Labor Market in the Deep South of Thailand
Sukampon Chongwilaikasaem, Chaleampong Kongcharoen, Nakarin Amarase
Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, 28 November 2022
Vietnam
46. Vietnamese Tesla Rival Sets Sail for the U.S. Market
Rob Lenihan
The Street, 30 November 2022
47. Vietnamese investment overseas hits over USD474 million
Voice of Vietnam, 30 November 2022
48. Demand-driven and gender-responsive policies for promoting entrepreneurship among women in Vietnam
Tran Thi Ngoc Tran
Brookings, 29 November 2022
49. Vietnamese authorities fear domino effect from China protests, observers say
Radio Free Asia, 29 November 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
50. Supporting the kind of region we want
Richard Marles
Interpreter, 30 November 2022
Asia Pacific
51. AUSMIN 2022: cyber-enabled foreign interference
Danielle Cave and Jake Wallis
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 1 December 2022
52. Quad Vadis? A Risk Assessment of the Quad’s Emerging Cybersecurity Partnership
Tobias Scholz
Observer Research Foundation, 30 November 2022
53. Managing Escalation While Competing Effectively in the Indo-Pacific
Bryan Frederick, Kristen Gunness, Bonny Lin, Cortez A. Cooper III, Bryan Rooney, James Benkowski, Nathan Chandler, Cristina L. Garafola, Jeffrey W. Hornung, Karl P. Mueller, et al.
Rand Corporation, 30 November 2022
54. Understanding a New Era of Strategic Competition
Michael J. Mazarr, Bryan Frederick, Yvonne K. Crane
Rand Corporation, 30 November 2022
55. How to Engage and Prevail in Political Warfare against China
[14-page PDF document]
John Lee
Hudson Institute, 28 November 2022
56. Does the US Contagion Risk Effects Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in Emerging Economies?
Woraphon Yamaka, Paravee Maneejuk
Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, 28 November 2022
Climate Change/Environment
57. Climate Summits Should Accelerate Subnational Action
Neelima Jain
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 30 November 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
58. Laporan akhbar, TV berubah drastik atasi media sosial [Press reports, TV change drastically to compete with social media]
Prof Madya Dr Mohd Faizal Kasmani
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 30 November 2022
Image credit: “View of tuk-tuks in Bangkok’s Chinatown“, by Florian Wehde on Unsplash.
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