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Indonesia
1. Indonesia’s Successful G20 Summit: A Turning Point?
Colin I Bradford, Brookings Institution
East Asia Forum, 13 December 2022
2. Indonesia’s new criminal code reflects fierce struggle between secular and Islamic parties
Johannes Nugroho
Straits Times, 13 December 2022
3. Labor Party Threatens Mass Protest of 25,000 Demonstrators; Said Iqbal Accuses DPR of Violating Human Rights
Muhsin Sabilillah
Tempo, 12 December 2022
Laos
4. Amid surging inflation, Lao lawmaker calls for hike in civil servants’ wages
Radio Free Asia, 12 December 2022
Malaysia
5. Making sense of the ‘conservative’, ‘progressive’ labels post-GE15
Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh
Malaysia Now, 13 December 2022
6. Umno caught between democracy, divisive leadership battle
Alfian Z.M. Tahir, Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 13 December 2022
7. When it’s ‘greener’ on the other side
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 13 December 2022
8. Anwar faces stiff challenges after trust vote
Martin Carvalho
Star, 13 December 2022
9. Anwar’s ‘unity’ government a fraught Faustian bargain
Nile Bowie
Asia Times, 12 December 2022
10. MCA to hold AGM behind closed doors this year
Bernama, 12 December 2022
11. I never promised to free anyone from court cases: Malaysia PM Anwar
Channel News Asia, 12 December 2022
12. Govt needs comprehensive approach to tackle ‘cost of living’ crisis
Indrani Thuraisingham
Free Malaysia Today, 12 December 2022
13. Wan Junaidi says ‘Bersatu 4’ left before GE15, anti-hopping law not triggered
Malaysiakini, 12 December 2022
14. A clear and present danger to Malaysian democracy
Murray Hunter
Sinchew 星洲网, 12 December 2022
15. 微型华小的困境 [The Dilemma of “Micro” Chinese Primary Schools]
黄大志教授
星洲网, 12 December 2022
16. Anwar’s move to team up with Barisan Nasional may backfire
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 12 December 2022
Myanmar
17. Embattled Myanmar people see rise in crime
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 13 December 2022
18. ‘One big family’: Long-time refugees support newly displaced Karenni
Lorcan Lovett
Frontier Myanmar, 12 December 2022
Philippines
19. A brief history of Covid-19 in the Philippines
Dr. Edsel Salvana
Manila Bulletin, 13 December 2022
20. Rights under Marcos 2.0
Ana Marie Pamintuan
Philstar Global, 12 December 2022
Thailand
21. Early House dissolution ‘likely’
Supoj Wancharoen
Bangkok Post, 13 December 2022
22. Government pushes economic zone promotion
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 13 December 2022
23. Government sets new digital goalposts
Bangkok Post, 13 December 2022
24. Debate over Thailand’s minimum wage rages
Wannaphong Durongkaveroj, Ramkhamhaeng University
East Asia Forum, 12 December 2022
25. How Thailand’s poorest region is tapping BCG innovations for riches
Stephanie Adair
Nation, 12 December 2022
26. Thailand’s 10 border special economic zones log THB37bn investment
Nation, 12 December 2022
27. Alibaba’s free trade hub in Thailand, backed by Jack Ma, begins trial operation after four years
Ann Cao
South China Morning Post, 12 December 2022
Vietnam
28. WTO names Vietnam among 30 largest commodity import-export economies
VietNamNet, 12 December 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
29. ASEAN Economic Integration Brief Volume December 2022 Number 12
ASEAN Secretariat News, 13 December 2022
30. Humanitarian peril on western border
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 13 December 2022
31. EU can do much more to support ASEAN’s agenda
Simone Galimberti
Jakarta Post, 13 December 2022
32. Chinese underworld floods Thailand-Myanmar border river
Dominic Faulder
Nikkei Asia, 13 December 2022
33. Singapore seen as gateway to ASEAN as Pakistan seeks to diversify trade
Darrelle Ng
Channel News Asia, 12 December 2022
34. Amid U.S.-China faceoff, EU offers ASEAN an alternative
Dominique Fraser
Nikkei Asia, 12 December 2022
35. PM’s trip to Europe expected to strengthen multilateralism
Samban Chandara
Phnom Penh Post, 12 December 2022
Asia Pacific
36. The return of Atlantic industrial policy challenges Asian trade efficiency
Editorial Board, ANU
East Asia Forum, 12 December 2022
Others
Global Economy
37. How Do Rising U.S. Interest Rates Affect Emerging and Developing Economies?
Link to 51-page PDF report
Steven B. Kamin | Carlos Arteta | Franz Ulrich Ruch (World Bank)
AEI, 9 December 2022
Media, Technology & Society
38. Trending on TikTok: Bandung’s river-cleaning group highlights environmental issues
Aloysius Efraim Leonard
Jakarta Post, 13 December 2022
39. Wars will soon be started by a computer mouse, not bullets
Monchito B. Ibrahim
Manila Bulletin, 13 December 2022
40. Wargaming to find a safe port in a cyber storm
Daniel Grobarcik, William Loomis, Michael Poznansky, Frank Smith
Atlantic Council, 12 December 2022
Image credit: “View of tuk-tuks in Bangkok’s Chinatown“, by Florian Wehde on Unsplash.
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