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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. RCEP Agreement enters into force for Indonesia
ASEAN Secretariat News, 4 January 2023
2. Jokowi’s son-in-law blasted for saying Indonesia’s Medan is ‘anti-LGBT’
South China Morning Post, 4 January 2023
3. Desistance: A Novel Tool to Assess Former Terrorists in Indonesia
Ardi Putra Prasetya
Stratsea, 3 January 2023
4. The Astana Anyar Police Station Bombing and Recidivism: Questioning the Role of BNPT?
Chaula R. Anindya
Stratsea, 26 December 2022
5. China-Indonesia Relations in 2022: A Year in Review
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Stratsea, 26 December 2022
Malaysia
6. Malaysia’s Sabah state announces stricter entry rules for travellers from China
Channel News Asia, 5 January 2023
7. Don’t dismiss PN’s hold on Malay vote, PH warned
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 5 January 2023
8. Bring back GST in 2024, says FMM
Free Malaysia Today, 5 January 2023
9. Leveraging on trade as geopolitical strategy
Thomas Daniel
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, 5 January 2023
10. Zahid: Let Umno’s 160,000 members decide if party’s top two posts should be contested
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 5 January 2023
11. Kelantan MB: PAS govt fulfilled more than 90pct of GE14 manifesto
N Faizal Ghazali
Malaysiakini, 5 January 2023
12. Putrajaya shows sincerity
Star, 5 January 2023
13. Perikatan to launch monitoring group overseeing Cabinet
Philip Golingai
Star, 5 January 2023
14. No compromise on health
Martin Carvalho & Zakiah Koya
Star, 5 January 2023
15. Great harm awaits Umno if top two party posts go uncontested
Ahmad Suhael Adnan
New Straits Times, 4 January 2023
16. Malaysia’s 15th General Election: How a less influential Islamic party becomes the largest one in parliament
Kevin Zhang, Senior Research Officer, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute; Joshua Zi Wei Wan, International Fellow, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
The Conversation, 4 January 2023
Myanmar
17. Myanmar junta says it will hold ‘free and fair’ elections but no timeline given
AFP & Reuters
Straits Times, 5 January 2023
18. Junta forced to wait on COVID-19 loans
Frontier Myanmar, 4 January 2023
19. Myanmar junta hits out at critics, thanks neighbors for help
Reuters
Inquirer, 4 January 2023
Philippines
20. Most Filipinos want Marcos to ‘work with’ US, Japan to defend West PH Sea – survey
Daniza Fernandez
Inquirer, 5 January 2023
21. 429 PNP generals, colonels asked to resign in internal ‘narco’ purge
Dexter Cabalza
Inquirer, 5 January 2023
22. Fundamental issues haunting Maharlika Investment Fund
Diwa C. Guinigundo
Manila Bulletin, 5 January 2023
23. Philippines’ Marcos Faces Second Agriculture Crisis
Viswa Nathan
Asia Sentinel, 4 January 2023
24. Xi and Marcos Agree to Resume Oil and Gas Talks, Expand Ties
Bloomberg, 4 January 2023
25. PH, China ink 14 bilateral deals during Marcos state visit
Betheena Unite
Manila Bulletin, 4 January 2023
Thailand
26. High-speed train still on track
Supoj Wancharoen & Onnucha Hutasingh
Bangkok Post, 5 January 2023
27. Joint Gulf plan moves closer
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 5 January 2023
28. Respect the people’s vote
Bangkok Post, 5 January 2023
29. Four industrial estates offer major incentives for investors
The Nation Thailand, 5 January 2023
30. Pheu Thai: No early coalition deal
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 4 January 2023
Vietnam
31. A New Era of Turbulence and Uncertainty in Vietnamese Politics
Hai Hong Nguyen
Diplomat, 4 January 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
32. Japan and ASEAN to study data sharing on supply chain risks
Satsuki Kaneko
Nikkei Asia, 5 January 2023
33. 疫后中国亚细安命运共同体建设 [Building a post-pandemic China-ASEAN community]
彭念是海南师范大学,区域国别研究院常务副院长
联合早报, 5 January 2023
34. Southeast Asia Prepares to Welcome Back Chinese Tourists
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 4 January 2023
35. Rohingya Refugees Are Departing for Southeast Asia in Increasing Numbers
Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Diplomat, 4 January 2023
36. And So Begins Indonesia’s 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 4 January 2023
37. 2023 outlook: U.S. must deepen its outreach to Southeast Asia
Alvin Camba
Nikkei Asia, 4 January 2023
38. Advancing Cyber and Information Security Cooperation in ASEAN
Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 4 January 2023
Asia Pacific
39. Asia’s year of living dangerously
Ravi Velloor
Straits Times, 5 January 2023
40. Great power competition has shifted in the United States’ favour
Ryan Hass, Brookings Institution
East Asia Forum, 4 January 2023
41. Japan’s New National Security Strategy Is Making Waves
Ryan Ashley
Foreign Policy Research Institute, 4 January 2023
East/South China Sea
42. 小马可斯习近平会谈 将重启南中国海油气开发谈判 [Marcos Jr’s talks with Xi Jinping will restart talks on oil and gas development in the South China Sea]
黄小芳
联合早报, 5 January 2023
43. South China Sea dispute remains a balancing act for Marcos Jr.
Cherry Hitkari
Southeast Asia Globe, 4 January 2023
Others
G20
44. What to expect with India helming G20
Venkatachalam Anbumozhi
Bangkok Post, 5 January 2023
Terrorism Threat
45. Islamic State called on Muslims in Singapore to join terror group: Report
[Link to 120-page publication: Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses]
Vanessa Lim
Channel News Asia, 4 January 2023
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