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This issue includes an article by William Choong, Senior Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Institute. You can click on the link to go to the article directly.
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. Prabowo backs Jokowi’s son, in-law for governor
Apriadi Gunawan
The Jakarta Post, 27 January 2023
2. Govt admits investment delay due to Job Creation Law uncertainty
Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman
The Jakarta Post, 27 January 2023
3. Jokowi’s sons shift into higher political gear
Yerica Lai
The Jakarta Post, 27 January 2023
4. Prabowo’s new job potential threat to security reform
Yerica Lai
The Jakarta Post, 27 January 2023
5. Indonesia wants more than a nickel for natural resources
James Guild, RSIS
East Asia Forum, 26 January 2023
6. Indonesia embraces resource nationalism
Economist, 26 January 2023
7. Peneliti: Megawati Seolah Dikepung Untuk Menunjuk Ganjar Sebagai Capres [Researcher: Megawati seems to be under siege to choose Ganjar as President]
Banjar Chaeruddin
Sinar Harapan, 26 January 2023
8. Gibran talks gubernatorial run with Prabowo
The Jakarta Post, 26 January 2023
9. Rural autocracy
The Jakarta Post, 26 January 2023
10. Indonesia: Five Essentials for Countering Violent Extremism without Undermining Freedoms
Mochamad Mustafa
Asia Foundation, 25 January 2023
Laos
11. Lao government seeks to rein in external debt by cutting new projects
Radio Free Asia, 26 January 2023
Malaysia
12. Anwar Cabinet accepts 2008 ICJ ruling on Pulau Batu Puteh, AGC to look into taking legal action for misfeasance in public office
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 27 January 2023
13. Umno braces for two major decisions at tonight’s supreme council meeting
Rohaniza Idris
New Straits Times, 27 January 2023
14. All eyes on Umno supreme council meet today
Star, 27 January 2023
15. Khairy ready to face Umno action
Tarrence Tan
Star, 27 January 2023
16. Pakatan-BN’s ‘rickety’ alliance at risk in state polls, say observers
Ravin Palanisamy
The Malaysian Insight, 27 January 2023
17. Implications of Madani Islam, Ketuanan Islam and Institutional Islam in Malaysia
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi is Professor of Architecture at a local university
MySinchew, 26 January 2023
18. Perikatan Nasional reaches out to non-Malays ahead of state polls in Malaysia
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 26 January 2023
Myanmar
19. Myanmar Junta Plans Poll With Strict Rules for Political Parties
Khine Lin Kyaw
Bloomberg, 27 January 2023
20. History haunts Myanmar’s ‘triangle of death’
Denis D. Gray
Nikkei Asia, 27 January 2023
21. Myanmar military exploits global rifts to deflect Western pressure
Nikkei Asia, 27 January 2023
22. U.N. Rapporteur: Myanmar Crisis ‘Has Been Forgotten’
Liam Scott,
Foreign Policy, 26 January 2023
23. Thousands face a nervous wait as junta freezes passport renewals
Frontier Myanmar, 26 January 2023
24. Is the Myanmar junta falling out of favour with China?
Mizzima, 26 January 2023
25. Rights Group Names Countries, Companies Propping up Myanmar Junta
[Link to 187-page PDF document: Developing a Dictatorship]
Ingyin Naing
VOA, 26 January 2023
Philippines
26. International Criminal Court Reopens Probe on Duterte’s Drug War
Andreo Calonzo
Bloomberg, 27 January 2023
27. Marcos told: Comply with ICC probe to give justice to victims of Duterte’s drug war
Beatrice Pinlac
Inquirer, 27 January 2023
28. The Philippines’ new president rewires the war on drugs
Economist, 26 January 2023
29. Philippines caught in the line of fire
[A 29-minute interview with transcript]
Gideon Rachman,
Financial Times, 26 January 2023
30. Is US request for 5 more PH bases under EDCA a done deal?
Anna Malindog-Uy
Manila Times, 26 January 2023
Thailand
31. Wit quits as Ruam Phaen Din leader
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 27 January 2023
32. State NSF offerings to rise by B2bn
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 27 January 2023
33. Thailand’s political charade exposed
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 27 January 2023
34. No way for Thaksin to escape jail if he returns, says ex-minister and legal expert
The Nation Thailand, 26 January 2023
35. No House dissolution to escape showdown with opposition: Prayut
The Nation Thailand, 26 January 2023
Vietnam
36. Vietnam president’s ouster may hamper business, analysts say
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 27 January 2023
37. Railway network aims to turn tide against low-cost airlines, cars with improved service
Viet Nam News, 27 January 2023
38. Vietnam’s Political Shakeup with Nguyen Phuong Linh
[A 30-minute podcast]
Gregory B. Poling and Karen Lee
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 26 January 2023
39. No forbidden zones: Vietnam’s Communist Party continues corruption crackdown
Radio Free Asia, 25 January 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
40. The long road to eliminating capital punishment in Southeast Asia
Simone Galimberti
The Jakarta Post, 27 January 2023
Asia Pacific
41. MySay: Why the CPTPP should be unratified
Jomo Sundaram
Edge Markets, 26 January 2023
42. America’s China Policy Is Not Working: The Dangers of a Broad Decoupling
Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Foreign Affairs, 26 January 2023
43. US pivot to Asia: Managing relationship with China crucial
William Choong
ThinkChina, 26 January 2023
East/South China Sea
44. Riau Islands governor pushes for Natuna province creation
Fadli
The Jakarta Post, 27 January 2023
Climate Change/Environment
45. Untapped hydropower can help Laos, Myanmar and Indonesia safely meet energy demand: study
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 26 January 2023
46. Sea level rise may threaten Indonesia’s status as an archipelagic country
Dita Liliansa
Eco-Business, 25 January 2023
Others
Geopolitics
47. The emerging age of ambiguity in the global order
Bilahari Kausikan
Straits Times, 27 January 2023
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
48. Domestic Perspectives on IPEF’s Digital Economy Component
Aidan Arasasingham , Emily Benson , Matthew P. Goodman , and William Alan Reinsch
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 26 January 2023
Media, Technology & Society
49. Google sees major shift in Thai searches
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk
Bangkok Post, 27 January 2023
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