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- No. 3: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 12: Mohd Faizal Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 14: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 17: James Chai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 30: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 32: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 34: Hoang Thi Ha, Senior Fellow
- No. 40: Jason Vincent A. Cabañes, Visiting 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
Indonesia
1. Indonesia is missing out on income from modern services industries
Sulistiyo Ardiyono and Arianto Patunru, ANU
East Asia Forum, 21 December 2022
2. Analysis: KCIC requests concession extension due to low demand, competition
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 21 December 2022
3. 印尼雅万高铁工程列车脱轨 导致二死四伤 明年中恐难竣工 [Two deaths and four injuries in Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung high speed train derailment; project may not be completed by middle of next year]
廖慧婷
联合早报, 21 December 2022
4. Urban Child Poverty and Disparity: The Unheard Voices of Children living in Poverty in Indonesia
Luhur Bima, Rachma Indah Nurbani, Sofni Indah Arifa Lubis, Rendy Adriyan Diningrat, Cecilia Marlina, Emmy Hermanus
SMERU, 21 December 2022
5. High expectations for Indonesia’s ASEAN chairmanship
Teesta Prakash and Gatra Priyandita
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 20 December 2022
6. MASS: A challenge for Indonesia’s maritime fulcrum dream
Taufik Rachmat Nugraha and Ridha Aditya Nugraha
Jakarta Post, 20 December 2022
7. Analysis: Politics and Islam bring Indonesian compromise on criminal code
Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia
Reuters, 20 December 2022
Malaysia
8. No shortcuts for Anwar to maintain majority, says academic
Danial Azhar
Free Malaysia Today, 21 December 2022
9. Analysts: Perikatan down but not out in Sabah despite GRS making break with Bersatu official
Julia Chan
Malay Mail Online, 21 December 2022
10. Malaysian Bar: Auto-resign provision in unity govt MOU likely an overreach of Article 49A of Fed Constitution
Mari Pangestu
Edge Markets, 20 December 2022
11. Unity govt to combine manifestos, says Rafizi
Free Malaysia Today, 20 December 2022
12. Dosa siapa banjir di Kelantan, Terengganu? [Floods in Kelantan, Terengganu – whose sin is it?]
Mohd Faizal Musa atau Faisal Tehrani bertugas sebagai felo di Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (UKM), Felo Pelawat di ISEAS-Yusuf Ishak dan Bersekutu untuk sebuah projek di bawah Weatherhead Center, Universiti Harvard.
Malaysian Insight, 20 December 2022
13. Malaysia is Back: The Foreign Policy of Anwar Ibrahim
David Han Guo Xiong
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 20 December 2022
14. Is China’s grip on Malaysia inevitable?
Collins Chong Yew Keat
Sinar Daily, 20 December 2022
15. 2022 GDP growth likely to surpass earlier forecast of 6.5-7.0%: PM Anwar
MySinchew, 20 December 2022
16. Malaysia’s 2023 budget likely to be trimmed down
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 20 December 2022
17. 分析：安华改革议程太激进 利益受损成员党或撤支持 [Analysis: Anwar’s reform agenda too radical, member parties may have interests damaged and withdraw support]
中國報, 20 December 2022
Myanmar
18. A taste of home: Myanmar restaurants blossom in Chiang Mai
Frontier Myanmar, 20 December 2022
19. Shan refugee children see brighter future in Thailand
Frontier Myanmar, 19 December 2022
Philippines
20. Maharlika beneficial to PH development plan, says Neda chief
Jerome Aning & Ronnel W. Domingo
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 December 2022
Thailand
21. Uncertainty ahead for Thai economy
Kirida Bhaopichitr
Bangkok Post, 21 December 2022
22. UTN leader Pirapan becomes Prayut’s ‘No.2’
Bangkok Post, 21 December 2022
23. Who is Princess Bha? Thailand’s presumed royal heir is lying in hospital
Fiona Kelliher
Guardian, 21 December 2022
24. Thai politicians jump ship to join pro-cannabis party, boosting its lead in election race
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 21 December 2022
Vietnam
25. Vietnamese tourism has not recovered as expected despite early re-opening: experts
VietNamNet, 21 December 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
26. Asean Risks Losing Whatever Relevance it Has
B A Hamzah
Asia Sentinel, 21 December 2022
27. Thailand to Convene Regional Meeting on Myanmar Conflict
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 21 December 2022
28. Why Economic Nationalism is on the Rise in Southeast Asia
James Guild
Diplomat, 21 December 2022
29. NUG Criticizes EU and ASEAN for Failing to Take Action Against Myanmar Regime
Irrawaddy, 20 December 2022
30. Southeast Asia’s reliance on not taking a stand is a dangerous bet
Brad Glosserman
Japan Times, 20 December 2022
31. ADMM-Plus and India’s Act East Policy
R. Vignesh and Abhay Kumar Singh
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 16 December 2022
32. ASEAN and EU elevate ties as Vietnam snags billions to go green
Nikkei Asia, 15 December 2022
Asia Pacific
33. Maintaining credibility, relevance of the ‘Council’ in Asia Pacific
Andrew W. Mantong
Jakarta Post, 21 December 2022
34. Xi Jinping’s Charm Offensive in Southeast Asia [44-minute podcast]
Apple Podcasts, 19 December 2022
East/South China Sea
35. U.S. and China trade barbs over South China Sea
Reuters, 20 December 2022
36. Philippine Coast Guard recovers wreckage from another Chinese space rocket
Radio Free Asia, 19 December 2022
Climate Change/Environment
37. ‘Cambodia first ASEAN nation to set carbon neutrality target’
Khmer Times, 21 December 2022
38. Bridging the financial gap: How Asia can unlock its sustainability agenda
McKinsey & Co., 15 December 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
39. Indonesians Not Taking Full Advantage of Technology: Gov’t Study
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 20 December 2022
40. Does stoking anti-Chinese sentiment yield political gain in the Philippines?
This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as a Fulcrum commentary.
Jason Vincent A. Cabañes and Fernando A. Santiago, Jr.
ThinkChina, 19 December 2022
Image credit: “View of tuk-tuks in Bangkok’s Chinatown“, by Florian Wehde on Unsplash.
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