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- No. 09: Max Lane, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 24: Regional Outlook Forum 2023
- No. 41: Sivarin Lertpusit, Visiting Fellow
- No. 42: Ha Hoang Hop, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 44: Regional Outlook Forum 2023
- No. 45: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 51: 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. Cambodian PM Threatens Opponents With Legal Action, Violence
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 11 January 2023
Indonesia
2. Minister Retno’s outlook
The Jakarta Post, 12 January 2023
3. Gibran says he is not preparing to run for Jakarta governor – yet
The Jakarta Post, 12 January 2023
4. Export value to grow 12.8% in 2023, minister projects
Antara, 11 January 2023
5. Empowering women’s rights in Indonesia
Kathryn Robinson, ANU
East Asia Forum, 11 January 2023
6. Indonesia’s secret to economic success
[17-minute interview]
Mercedes Ruehl
Financial Times, 11 January 2023
7. Indonesia to set up office of ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar
Erwida Maulia
Nikkei Asia, 11 January 2023
8. Indonesia dangles lucrative Jakarta leases to entice investment in new capital Nusantara
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 11 January 2023
9. Widodo regrets ‘gross human rights violations’, vows never again
Chris Barrett & Karuni Rompies
Sydney Morning Herald, 11 January 2023
Malaysia
10. Battle lines drawn against 10 BN MPs who supported Muhyiddin, says analyst
Jason Thomas
Free Malaysia Today, 12 January 2023
11. ‘Don’t kill democracy in Umno’, Khairy tells party leaders, pushing contest for top two posts
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 12 January 2023
12. Umno division heads hope the top 2 posts will not be challenged
Malaysiakini, 12 January 2023
13. Bung: We’ll not recognise appointment of two Umno reps in Cabinet
Star, 12 January 2023
14. PH emerge top winners
Muguntan Vanar, Stephanie Lee & Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 12 January 2023
15. All eyes on Anwar’s federal spending plan
Tarrence Tan
Star, 12 January 2023
16. Umno deputy chief calls for new Malay agenda after GE15 drubbing
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 12 January 2023
17. Anwar’s unity govt at risk if BN fares badly in Pakatan states
Angie Tan
The Malaysian Insight, 12 January 2023
18. Zahid must explain unity govt pact at Umno assembly, observers say
Mohd Farhan Darwis
The Malaysian Insight, 12 January 2023
19. PAS masih belum selesa hadapi PRN Kedah, kata pemerhati [PAS still not comfortable facing Kedah state elections, say observers]
Diyana Ibrahim
The Malaysian Insight, 12 January 2023
20. Umno wing chiefs urge delegates to keep Zahid, Tok Mat in top two posts
Qistina Nadia Dzulqarnain
The Vibes, 12 January 2023
21. 沙巴政坛洗牌牵一发动全国 [Sabah’s political reshuffle affects the whole country]
胡逸山是新加坡国际事务学会（研究所）高级研究员 马来西亚太平洋研究中心首席顾问
联合早报, 12 January 2023
22. Spies vs. Spies Square Off in Malaysia
Murray Hunter
Asia Sentinel, 11 January 2023
23. Bunuh politik wang sebelum politik wang bunuh UMNO’ [‘Destroy money politics before it destroys UMNO’]
Rohaniza Idris dan Mohd Iskandar Ibrahim
Berita Harian, 11 January 2023
24. Malaysia’s Newfound Stability Tested by Wobbly Coalition Partner
Kok Leong Chan
Bloomberg, 11 January 2023
25. My Say: After half a century, rice sector monopoly ripe for change
Fatimah Mohamed Arshad
Edge Markets, 11 January 2023
26. No place for demonisation, hatred in post-GE15 Malaysia
Nazran Johari and Zayana Zaikariah
Malay Mail Online, 11 January 2023
27. Cabinet agrees on RCI into Tommy Thomas’ allegations in memoir
Ashley Yeong
Malay Mail Online, 11 January 2023
28. Mat Hasan: Without Malay and non-Malay votes, Umno is dead
Malaysiakini, 11 January 2023
29. We chose Pakatan as Perikatan would’ve buried us, Umno no. 2 says
Noel Achariam, Mohd Farhan Darwis
The Malaysian Insight, 11 January 2023
30. Tian Chua: Aktivis terbilang yang terbuang [Tian Chu: the renowned activist who was expelled]
Ruhan Shahrir
The Malaysian Insight, 11 January 2023
Myanmar
31. Sham election will only prolong Myanmar civil war
Saifuddin Abdullah
The Jakarta Post, 12 January 2023
32. Myanmar Air Force fiercely gunning to win the war
Anthony Davis
Asia Times, 11 January 2023
33. A Tsunami of Crime Washes Over Post-Coup Myanmar
Naw Theresa
Diplomat, 11 January 2023
Philippines
34. Curbing underemployment
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 January 2023
35. What the Philippine president needs to do in 2023 to keep his climate promises
Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez
Eco-Business, 11 January 2023
36. The Philippines Is Losing Its ‘War on Drugs’
Margaret Simons
Foreign Policy, 11 January 2023
37. China will need more than promises to sway Marcos from U.S. turn
Richard Heydarian
Nikkei Asia, 11 January 2023
Thailand
38. PM vows time for defections
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 12 January 2023
39. Signs of economic slowdown alarming
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 12 January 2023
40. Ex-Democrat MP to front Bhumjaithai capital poll bid
Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 12 January 2023
41. Long-delayed Thailand-China high-speed train: A political game on two tracks
Sivarin Lertpusit
ThinkChina, 11 January 2023
Vietnam
42. Vietnam’s Trong consolidates power with dismissal of deputy prime ministers
Tomoya Onishi
Financial Times, 12 January 2023
43. Former Foreign Minister’s Dismissal Complicates Vietnam’s External Relations
Hai Hong Nguyen
Diplomat, 11 January 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
44. Southeast Asia, Too, Is Losing Patience With King Dollar’s Clout
Michelle Jamrisko
Bloomberg, 11 January 2023
45. Relaying the ASEAN baton from Cambodia to Indonesia
Sharon Seah
East Asia Forum, 11 January 2023
46. Geographical Simulation Analysis for CADP 3.0
[5-page PDF document]
Ikumo Isono, Satoru Kumagai, and Keita Oikawa
Economic Research Institute
for ASEAN and East Asia, 11 January 2023
47. How China and ASEAN could help each other transition to the new normal
Peng Nian
ThinkChina, 11 January 2023
48. Vietnam, Laos to boost economic cooperation, maintain great ties
VietNamNet, 11 January 2023
Asia Pacific
49. A Geopolitical Rollercoaster: U.S.-China Competition in Southeast Asia in 2022
Richard Javad Heydarian
China-US Focus, 11 January 2023
50. Living in the Dragon’s Shadow: Taiwan’s Identity Dilemma and a View from Southeast Asia
Benjamin Ho
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 11 January 2023
51. World’s biggest trade deal RCEP is a year old – here’s why it still has room to grow
Kandy Wong & Ralph Jennings
South China Morning Post, 11 January 2023
52. Reinventing the Indo-Pacific
Economist, 4 January 2023
East/South China Sea
53. Indonesia Risks Confrontation With China Over Gas Project in South China Sea
Jon Emont
Wall Street Journal, 11 January 2023
Climate Change/Environment
54. Harmful for Southeast Asia’s sustainable finance if taxonomies diverge too much: China expert
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 11 January 2023
55. Thailand ups effort to classify economic activities based on environment impact
The Nation Thailand, 11 January 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
56. Report: ‘Dark Pink’ hacker group target govt, military data in South-east Asia, including Malaysia
[Link to GROUP-IB Blog]
Ben Tan
Malay Mail Online, 12 January 2023
57. Digital expression: The double-edged sword of social media
Yohana Belinda
The Jakarta Post, 12 January 2023
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