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- No. 4: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 43: Jayant Menon, 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
Cambodia
1. No selling out: Cambodia ‘will not trade sovereignty for EBA’
Khmer Times, 14 December 2022
Indonesia
2. Analysis: Digital rupiah to pressure electric money and digital wallet dominance
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 14 December 2022
3. Long-Discredited Fear of Communism Reappears in Indonesian Criminal Code
Asia Sentinel, 13 December 2022
4. Xi Jinping’s reelection may help Indonesian economy, but protests may worsen anti-Chinese sentiments
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Conversation, 13 December 2022
5. As VP pick, Khofifah has ‘sway’ over NU, East Java voters
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 13 December 2022
Malaysia
6. Malaysia’s new government could bring stability—or chaos
William Frangia
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 14 December 2022
7. After 67 years, MCA finds itself in unfamiliar territory
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 14 December 2022
8. What now for Ismail after GE defeat?
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 14 December 2022
9. Hard for Sarawak PKR to get out of rut, say analysts
Desmond Davidson
Malaysian Insight, 14 December 2022
10. Highly political cabinet not necessarily a bad thing
Emmanuel Joseph
Malaysian Insight, 14 December 2022
11. New allies dig in for tough fight in east coast polls
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 14 December 2022
12. Cloak-and-dagger game in Sabah
Muguntan Vanar
Star, 14 December 2022
13. Controversial amendments to Terengganu state Islamic laws stoke concerns in Malaysia
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 14 December 2022
14. Malaysia considering consumer-level intervention to address supply issues: PM Anwar
Rhea Yasmine Bte Alis Haizan Najmi Syahiran Mamat
Channel News Asia, 13 December 2022
15. My Say: ‘Opening’ the Taiwanese window for Malaysia’s industrial upgrading
Lee Chee Leong and Lin Kai Min
Edge Markets, 13 December 2022
16. Malaysian court lifts stay on deporting 114 Myanmar nationals
Iskandar Zulkarnain and Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Radio Free Asia, 13 December 2022
17. 社论.悼念银行家郑鸿标先生 [Obituary: Mr Teh Hong Piow]
Sinchew 星洲网, 13 December 2022
18. POLITICS: Sabah’s political jigsaw puzzle
Philip Golingai
Star, 13 December 2022
Myanmar
19. Rising production costs deny farmers benefits of high rice prices
Frontier Myanmar, 13 December 2022
20. Myanmar junta bars overnight visitors from Yangon monasteries
Radio Free Asia, 13 December 2022
Philippines
21. ‘Last chance’: Marcos orders new body on seafarer issues
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 December 2022
22. High time to assert PH rights
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 December 2022
23. Will Marcos Jr make merry with China?
Xiangning Wu
Asia Times, 13 December 2022
24. Why Does the Philippines Want a Sovereign Wealth Fund?
James Guild
Diplomat, 13 December 2022
Thailand
25. Anutin scores high in poll, but remains quiet on plans
Apinya Wipatayotin & Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 14 December 2022
26. Cabinet presses ignition on Thailand’s 15-year space masterplan
Nation, 14 December 2022
27. Tourism revival boosts Thailand’s industries sentiment index
Nation, 13 December 2022
Vietnam
28. Vietnam maintains appeal despite economic headwinds
VietNamNet, 13 December 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
29. Myanmar crisis ‘could take five more years to resolve’
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 14 December 2022
30. EU-Asean statement drops language about Taiwan ahead of summit
Finbarr Bermingham
South China Morning Post, 14 December 2022
31. A View from Southeast Asia
Kuik Cheng-Chwee
Asan Forum, 13 December 2022
32. Leveraging Benefits of Regional Economic Integration: The Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Greater Mekong Subregion
Asian Development Bank, 13 December 2022
33. Geopolitical divisions could cloud summit marking ties between EU and ASEAN
Rosie Birchard & Calvin Yang
Channel News Asia, 13 December 2022
34. Women and Leadership in the ASEAN Digital Economy: Mapping the Rhetorical Landscape
Araba SEY, Sara KINGSLEY
ERIA, 13 December 2022
35. India Urged to Back ASEAN Peace Plan for Myanmar
Irrawaddy, 13 December 2022
36. The state of grocery in Southeast Asia
Matthieu Francois, Dymfke Kuijpers, Ali Potia, and Rohit Razdan
McKinsey & Co., 13 December 2022
37. 45 Years of EU-ASEAN Relations: A Forward-looking Agenda
Frederick Kliem
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 13 December 2022
Asia Pacific
38. Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 Supplement: Global Gloom Dims Asian Prospects
Asian Development Bank, 14 December 2022
39. Rantai nilai halal sebagai jalan menuju pembangunan berkelanjutan dan keamanan manusia [Halal value chain: a way to sustainable development and human life security]
Afni Regita Cahyani Muis, Dosen Prodi Hubungan Internasional, Universitas Darussalam Gontor
Conversation, 14 December 2022
40. APEC Rolls out Priorities for 2023
APEC, 13 December 2022
41. A View from China
Yun Sun
Asan Forum, 13 December 2022
42. A View from the US
Robert Sutter
Asan Forum, 13 December 2022
43. West should coexist with China, avoid ‘playing’ up Taiwan issue: Norway ex-minister
Dewey Sim
South China Morning Post, 13 December 2022
Climate Change/Environment
44. Five Ways to Fund the Philippines’ Fight against Climate Change
Naeeda Crishna Morgado, Diana Connett
Asian Development Bank, 13 December 2022
45. Climate loss and damage: the time to act is now
William Minter, Zeb Larson
Foreign Policy In Focus, 13 December 2022
46. How grocers could use sustainability to transform Asian food systems
Matthieu Francois, Bartosz Jesse, Veena Lertkriangkraisorn, and Sofia Moulvad Veranen
McKinsey & Co., 13 December 2022
47. Protecting wetlands is key to Indonesia hitting its climate goals, study says
Basten Gokkon
Mongabay, 13 December 2022
48. Turning commitments into action on the 1.5⁰ pathway
Cindy Levy
McKinsey & Co., 12 December 2022
49. Islamic Finance Can Be a Powerful Tool to Boost Climate Action
Salim Refas, Kate Hughes, Esmyra Javier, Bradley Hiller
Asian Development Bank, 7 December 2022
Others
Global Economy
50. A Roadmap for World Bank Evolution
[17-page PDF document]
Stephanie Segal, Claire Healy, Danny Scull
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 12 December 2022
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