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- No. 3: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 30: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 39: Le Hong Hiep, 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
Brunei
1. Brunei records notable growth in financial total assets: BDCB
Borneo Bulletin, 22 December 2022
Indonesia
2. Politics, Islam find compromise in KUHP
Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia (Reuters)
Jakarta Post, 22 December 2022
3. As potential VP nominee, Andika won’t have it easy in 2024
Yerica Lai, Jakarta Post
ANN, 21 December 2022
4. Lemhannas Warns of Escalating “Identity Politics” ahead of Elections
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 21 December 2022
5. Ekosistem Riset untuk Dukung Indonesia Menjadi Produsen Produk Halal Dunia [Research Ecosystem to Support Indonesia to Become a World Halal Product Producer]
Nadiah Hidayati, Analis Komite Nasional Ekonomi dan Keuangan Syariah
Republika, 21 December 2022
6. Indonesia’s bauxite ban risks WTO complaint but won’t rock global supply
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 21 December 2022
7. Govt Differs World Bank Report, Claiming Indonesia’s Rice is ASEAN’s 2nd Cheapest
Tempo, 21 December 2022
8. Maaf dari Belanda dan Brutalnya Perbudakan di Nusantara [The apology from the Netherlands and the brutality of slavery in Nusantara]
Mabruroh, Fergi Nadira B
Republika, 20 December 2022
9. Crisis over: Govt pledges ‘burden sharing’ with BI ends this year
Vincent Fabian Thomas
The Jakarta Post, 20 December 2022
Malaysia
10. Blanket dismissal of political appointees to provide ‘clean slate’ for more, say analysts
Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh
Malaysia Now, 22 December 2022
11. Muda hopes to join Pakatan before state elections
Ravin Palanisamy
The Malaysian Insight, 22 December 2022
12. 安华的改革和马来人的支持 [Anwar’s reforms and Malay support]
谢扬泰
星洲网, 22 December 2022
13. PM dissolves NRC while other agencies being looked at
Tarrence Tan
The Star, 22 December 2022
14. Government to hand over gas supply regulatory power to Sabah – PM Anwar
Bernama, 21 December 2022
15. Perak PH, BB form consultative committee to ensure political stability
Bernama, 21 December 2022
16. Malaysia to continue with East Coast Rail Link project at lower than original cost: PM Anwar
Asyraf Kamil
Channel News Asia, 21 December 2022
17. PM Anwar says ready to cooperate with all parties, including opposition-led states
Malay Mail Online, 21 December 2022
18. Anwar’s next 4 hurdles
Emmanuel Joseph
The Malaysian Insight, 21 December 2022
19. Anwar’s past, present and future
Chan Aun Kuang
MySinchew, 21 December 2022
20. Malaysian food security: building holistic farm-to-table food supply chain
Dr. Rais Hussin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of EMIR Research
MySinchew, 21 December 2022
21. What’s in store for Malaysia in 2023: the major challenges ahead
Murray Hunter
MySinchew, 21 December 2022
Myanmar
22. Myanmar turns to Russia’s small reactors for energy solution
Nikkei Asia, 22 December 2022
23. Myanmar’s NUG Welcomes the Passage of the U.S. BURMA Act
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 21 December 2022
24. US waging of war with China’s neighbours in various forms (1)
Nayi Min & Moe Aye Aung
Eleven Myanmar, 21 December 2022
25. Garment workers sacked for demanding long overdue wage rise
Frontier Myanmar, 21 December 2022
26. Escaping the chaos of home, Myanmar migrants face exploitation abroad
Nayrein Kyaw and Gemunu Amarasinghe
Radio Free Asia, 21 December 2022
27. Thousands flee troop deployment near Chinese-run copper mine in Myanmar
Radio Free Asia, 21 December 2022
Thailand
28. How did China surpass Thailand?
Peerasit Kamnuansilpa & Wei Yang
Bangkok Post, 22 December 2022
29. Cabinet approves operational plan for trillion-baht EEC smart city project
The Nation Thailand, 21 December 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
30. Punya Kemampuan Pertahanan yang Kuat, Korsel Bisa Beri Manfaat Besar untuk ASEAN [With a Strong Defense Capability, South Korea Can Give Great Benefits to ASEAN]
Hani Fatunnisa
RMOL.ID, 22 December 2022
31. Southeast Asia Radio Holiday Special: A Recap of the Region in 2022 and Looking Ahead to 2023
[41-minute Podcast]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 21 December 2022
32. The Roles of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Southeast Asian Maritime Security
Jay Benson
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 21 December 2022
33. 2022 Review: a region reshaped by global health and economic crises, resilient from a year of change
Amanda Oon
Southeast Asia Globe, 19 December 2022
Asia Pacific
34. Adapting Asia Pacific tourism to a post-pandemic future
Jun Wen and Fangli Hu, Edith Cowan University and Danni Zheng, Fudan University
East Asia Forum, 21 December 2022
35. Issues & Insights Vol. 22, CR1 – Getting past constraints: Deepening U.S. security relations with Vietnam and Indonesia
Jeffrey Ordaniel & Carl W. Baker
Pacific Forum, 21 December 2022
36. Grey skies: Outlook for US-China relations in 2023
Zhu Zhiqun
ThinkChina, 21 December 2022
East/South China Sea
37. Indonesia’s new commander plans special South China Sea operation
Erwida Maulia & Ismi Damayanti
Nikkei Asia, 21 December 2022
Climate Change/Environment
38. Pandemic, energy crisis spurring energy transition: Lemhannas
Antara, 21 December 2022
39. Vietnam struggles to quit coal as renewable energy faces hurdles
Govi Snell
China Dialogue, 21 December 2022
40. New MRC report calls for collective action on plastics pollution
Mekong River Commission, 21 December 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
41. Autocrats Are Weaponizing Globalization. Ukraine Is Where They Must Be Stopped
Peter Pomerantsev
Time, 21 December 2022
Image credit: “View of tuk-tuks in Bangkok’s Chinatown“, by Florian Wehde on Unsplash.
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