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- No. 7: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 8: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 30: Mohd Faizal Musa, Visiting Fellow, and Kevin Zhang, Senior Research Officer
- No. 49: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 50: Ian Storey and Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellows
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. Why Cambodia can be the next Asian Tiger?
Manoj Mathew
Khmer Times, 19 December 2022
2. IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Cambodia
IMF News, 18 December 2022
Indonesia
3. Throwing Darts: Indonesian Call For Religious Reform Challenges Muslim Autocracy
James M. Dorsey
Eurasia Review, 19 December 2022
4. Analysis: Fair elections at stake because of parties verification manipulation
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 19 December 2022
5. Corporate sustainability in Indonesia: Where to go from here
Tanah Sullivan
Jakarta Post, 19 December 2022
6. Jakarta champions dialogue as UN expels Iran from women’s rights body
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 19 December 2022
7. 学者：料借G20峰会势头 印尼接棒亚细安主席国将力引外资 [Analysts: Indonesia’s ASEAN chairmanship expected to attract foreign investment on back of momentum from G20 summit]
联合早报, 19 December 2022
8. What Protests in China Really Mean for Indonesia
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
Fair Observer, 18 December 2022
9. Indonesian Political Parties Recognizable by Gimmicks, Not Platforms: Analyst
Heru Andriyanto
Jakarta Globe, 16 December 2022
Malaysia
10. ‘Coalition govt agreement’ a good precedent but Parliament must be empowered
Edge Markets, 19 December 2022
11. Malaysian Bar highlights questionable clause in unity govt’s MoU
Ida Lim
Malay Mail Online, 19 December 2022
12. Malaysia’s trade expands 15% to RM238.17 billion in November
Malaysian Insight, 19 December 2022
13. 巫统还能东山再起？[Can Umno rise again?]
郑名烈
星洲网, 19 December 2022
14. Anwar Seeks to Cement Malaysia Power With Early Confidence Vote
Anisah Shukry
Bloomberg, 18 December 2022
15. My Say: Policy pointers for a better Malaysia
Mohamed Ariff Abdul Kareem
Edge Markets, 18 December 2022
16. GRS drops Bersatu as coalition member
Free Malaysia Today, 18 December 2022
17. Questions on GPS-PH partnership ahead of Sarawak polls
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 18 December 2022
18. MCA vows to combat corruption, abuse of power in BN
Ng Xiang Yi
Malaysiakini, 18 December 2022
19. Anti-party hopping law’s political implications
Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin
Malaysian Insight, 18 December 2022
20. Ismail Sabri to pay price for backing Perikatan
Noel Achariam, Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 18 December 2022
21. The story of a former Umno sec-gen and his NGO
Mohsin Abdullah
MySinchew, 18 December 2022
22. Umno hails Anwar, Zahid speaks Chinese: Malaysians hope political unity is not ‘just for show’
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 18 December 2022
23. Umno’s time as Malaysia’s dominant party is up. Will it heed calls for reforms?
Hasan Jafri
South China Morning Post, 18 December 2022
24. Time for the Red and Borneo wave?
Philip Golingai
Star, 18 December 2022
25. Pakatan faces rocky road in state elections next year, say reps
Angie Tan
Malaysian Insight, 17 December 2022
26. Malaysia’s new deputy premier Ahmad Zahid feeds off adversity
Toru Takahashi
Nikkei Asia, 17 December 2022
27. “马华”何去何从 [Where does MCA go from here]
安焕然教授
星洲网, 17 December 2022
28. What’s at stake for Malaysia in Anwar Ibrahim’s confidence vote, and can he survive test?
Joseph Sipalan & Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 17 December 2022
29. Malaysia’s poll results signal a hardening of the ethnic divide
Cheong Poh Kwan
Straits Times, 17 December 2022
30. Why young Malaysian voters are drawn to Perikatan Nasional
Cheong Poh Kwan
Straits Times, 17 December 2022
31. CCP Inc. in Malaysia
[Link to PDF report]
Briana Boland, Ethan Cramer-Flood
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 16 December 2022
32. Anwar’s reforms and Malay support
Charles Chia
Sinchew 星洲网, 16 December 2022
33. Malaysian General Election: Cash, Campaigns and Candidates
Aira Azhari
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 14 December 2022
Myanmar
34. Gauging the Strength of Myanmar’s Armed Resistance
Michael Hart
Asia Sentinel, 17 December 2022
35. ‘Peace town’ to ghost town: Lay Kay Kaw, one year on
Frontier Myanmar, 17 December 2022
36. ASEAN Defence Cooperation: Looking Towards Myanmar’s Prospective Chairmanship in 2026
Tsjeng Zhizhao Henrick
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 16 December 2022
Philippines
37. ‘Imported’ risk clouds 2023
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 December 2022
38. Saving Filipino seafarers’ jobs (2)
Randy David
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 December 2022
39. State visit to China a test of Philippine President’s diplomatic acumen
Benjamin Kang Lim
Straits Times, 17 December 2022
Thailand
40. Democrats on the brink
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 19 December 2022
41. 43% of Thais want immediate House dissolution, most unsatisfied with MPs: poll
Bangkok Post, 18 December 2022
42. Thailand’s politics in limbo, unchanged over past 5 years, survey learns
Nation, 18 December 2022
43. EEC forges collaboration with private sector to develop secure digital connectivity for Silicon Tech Park
Jarupong Krisanaraj
Nation, 16 December 2022
Vietnam
44. Russia, Vietnam slowly but surely parting strategic ways
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 17 December 2022
45. How Vietnam Can Balance Against China, on Land and at Sea
Khang Vu
Diplomat, 16 December 2022
46. Vietnam places market logic above workers’ rights
Angie Ngọc Tran, California State University
East Asia Forum, 16 December 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
47. Indonesia films confront authoritarian legacy (Part 1)
Veronica Lim Yi Hui
Malaysian Insight, 19 December 2022
48. EU to mobilise €10 billion for Asean infrastructure investments
Bernama
Malaysian Insight, 18 December 2022
49. How Well Is China Advancing Its Interests in Southeast Asia?
China File, 16 December 2022
50. Understanding ASEAN’s Non-Linear Approach to the Russia-Ukraine War
Premesha Saha is a Fellow with ORF’s Strategic Studies Programme.
Observer Research Foundation, 16 December 2022
51. Gender Security and Safety in the ASEAN Digital Economy
Araba SEY
ERIA, 13 December 2022
Asia Pacific
52. China’s Dangerous Decline: Washington Must Adjust as Beijing’s Troubles Mount
Jonathan Tepperman
Foreign Affairs, 19 December 2022
53. The Indo-Pacific Partnership and Digital Trade Rule Setting: Policy Proposals
Lurong CHEN
ERIA, 14 December 2022
Climate Change/Environment
54. RI, US forge $50m ‘carbon sink’ partnership
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 19 December 2022
55. Designing a carbon tax road map for Indonesia’s green transition
Albertus Siagian
Jakarta Post, 18 December 2022
56. Transitioning to a Sustainable Economy while Ensuring Inclusion [10-page PDF document]
Glacer Niño A. Vasquez and Rhea Crisologo Hernando
APEC, 16 December 2022
57. New mines, old problems
Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez, Liang Lei and Ng Wai Mun
Eco-Business, 16 December 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
58. Under my thumb: Vietnam tightens screws on foreign tech firms, internet users
Zachary Abuza
South China Morning Post, 17 December 2022
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