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- No. 31: Ooi Kee Beng, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 44: Dr Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 69: Joanne Lin Weiling, Lead Researcher
Brunei | Cambodia | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Vietnam | ASEAN / Southeast Asia | Asia Pacific | East/South China Sea | Climate Change/Environment | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Cambodia
1. Meta face off? FB won’t be banned in Cambodia but activities curtailed
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 3 July 2023
2. National Election campaigns open with rallies across Cambodia
Son Minea
Khmer Times, 3 July 2023
3. Many Opposition Members Defect to Cambodian Ruling Party Ahead of Election
Fiona Kelliher
VOA, 2 July 2023
Indonesia
4. Future Food Demand in Poor Indonesian Districts
Ahmad Heri Firdaus, Ely Nurhayati
Center for Indonesian Policy Studies, 1 July 2023
5. Jokowi’s visit to Australia is about much more than electric vehicles
Hilman Palaon
Interpreter, 3 July 2023
6. Government to extend Greater Jakarta LRT to Bogor, Karawang
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 3 July 2023
7. De-dollarization: Local currency settlement and its constraints
Darmo Wicaksono
Jakarta Post, 3 July 2023
8. 56 Persen Pemilih Pemilu 2024 dari Kelompok Gen Z dan Milenial [56% of voters in 2024 election are from Gen Z and Millennial groups]
Republika, 3 July 2023
9. KPU declares over 204 million voters in 2024 elections’ electoral roll
Antara, 2 July 2023
10. Bringing more ambition to the Australia–Indonesia relationship
Peter Drysdale, ANU and Rizal Sukma, CSIS
East Asia Forum, 2 July 2023
11. Unofficial campaigning heats up as policymakers refuse to close loopholes
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 2 July 2023
12. Fish diplomacy’ deepens ties between Indonesia, Japan
Koya Jibiki
Nikkei Asia, 2 July 2023
13. Indonesia’s Mandalika Project Reveals the Dark Side of AIIB Lending
Wawa Wang
Diplomat, 1 July 2023
14. Voters look for pledges on climate in 2024 poll
Radhiyya Indra and A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 1 July 2023
15. Kemiskinan Ekstrem dan Peran Utama Koordinasi Pemerintah [Extreme poverty and the government’s main role in coordination]
Nurfahmi Budi Prasetyo/ Pengamat Kebijakan Publik Digital Politik
Republika, 1 July 2023
16. Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA): Potensi Manfaat, Tantangan dan Strategi Optimalisasi [Potential Benefits, Challenges and Optimization Strategies]
Deni Friawan
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 30 June 2023
17. Erick Thohir dan Demokrasi Kita [Erick Thohir and our democracy]
Endang Tirtana, peneliti senior Maarif Institute
Republika, 30 June 2023
Laos
18. Has Laos ensnared China in a ‘creditor trap?’
David Hutt
Radio Free Asia, 30 June 2023
Malaysia
19. Anwar not moving with the times, says political observer
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 3 July 2023
20. COMMENT | Why Muda going solo may be a win-win
Wong Chin Huat
Malaysiakini, 3 July 2023
21. Clash of Anwar’s current and former Selangor chiefs could dent his grip on power
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 3 July 2023
22. Semangat Kerajaan Perpaduan mampu bantu BN kuasai 70 peratus kerusi [Spirit of Unity Government can help BN control 70% of seats]
Mohd Nasaruddin Parzi
Berita Harian, 2 July 2023
23. Kedah has Southeast Asia’s oldest civilisation and archaeologists barely know its complete history
Aqil Haziq Mahmud
Channel News Asia, 2 July 2023
24. Lack of young candidates won’t hurt PAS, say analysts
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 2 July 2023
25. Minorities’ fear of the ‘green wave’ has basis
Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin
Malaysian Insight, 2 July 2023
26. Wise and necessary move, experts say on PH-BN decision to field fresh faces
Qistina Sallehuddin
New Straits Times, 2 July 2023
27. 可以避免的危机：谈MUDA独自参选 – 州选分析 [The avoidable crisis – on MUDA independent standing for elections – state elections analysis]
冯振豪
星洲网, 2 July 2023
28. State polls: BN to contest 45 per cent of seats, PH 55 per cent –
Ahmad Zahid
Bernama, 1 July 2023
29. Kitingan revives talk of STAR merger with PBS
Free Malaysia Today, 1 July 2023
30. GLCs are not ATMs to award supporters, Bersih tells Muhyiddin
Chia Wan Rou
Free Malaysia Today, 1 July 2023
31. Insular Yet Global. Is That Not the Essence of Penang?
Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
Penang Monthly, 1 July 2023
32. Syed Saddiq: Dreaming of Strong Democratic Institutions
Penang Monthly, 1 July 2023
33. Anxiety over ‘censorship’ mounts as Malaysian government faces state poll test
Joseph Sipalan and Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 1 July 2023
34. Whispers of change persist in Penang
Joceline Tan
Star, 1 July 2023
35. Najib looms large over Anwar’s first electoral test
Nile Bowie
Asia Times, 30 June 2023
36. In Penang, PM Anwar says on mission to save Malaysia from racial and religious extremism
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 30 June 2023
37. Muda makes a democratic move?
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 30 June 2023
38. The Power of PAS: generations in the making
MySinchew, 30 June 2023
Myanmar
39. Commentary: Disaster relief dysfunction in Myanmar highlights failure of diplomatic efforts
[This commentary first appeared on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
David Scott Mathieson
Channel News Asia, 3 July 2023
40. UN offers recommendations to bring peace and reduce human rights violations in Myanmar
Mizzima, 2 July 2023
41. Authorities free U Maung Weik, one of the two main witnesses testified against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in corruption case
Eleven Myanmar, 30 June 2023
42. Gambling dens ‘breaking the spirit of the revolution’, say Sagaing locals
Hkun Sett
Frontier Myanmar, 30 June 2023
43. Myanmar traders at China border worry about junta’s new ‘pay-by-bank’ system
Radio Free Asia, 30 June 2023
44. India Urged to End Arms Exports to War-Torn Myanmar
VOA, 29 June 2023
45. Myanmar’s resistance takes the war to the sea
Frontier Myanmar, 28 June 2023
46. Junta claims near-complete census in Myanmar, but experts say that’s impossible
Radio Free Asia, 28 June 2023
47. Dumping the dollar: The junta embraces the Chinese yuan
Frontier Myanmar, 27 June 2023
Philippines
48. Assessing peace and order in Muslim Mindanao: Progress, challenges, and the road ahead
Aurelio B. Baladad
Manila Bulletin, 3 July 2023
49. ECOP: Small enterprises can’t afford P40 pay rise
William B. Depasupil
Manila Times, 3 July 2023
50. Gov’t, MILF peace panels hold first meeting under Marcos
Germelina Lacorte
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 July 2023
51. Gov’t earmarks P220B for MUP pensions in 2024
Marlon Ramos
Inquirer, 1 July 2023
52. Philippines considering U.S. request to host visa processing center for Afghans despite concerns
Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 30 June 2023
53. PH may be a ‘target,’ says ex-President Duterte, quoting Chinese envoy
John Eric Mendoza
Inquirer, 29 June 2023
Thailand
54. House speaker row set to go to the wire
Bangkok Post, 3 July 2023
55. Pheu Thai criticises lukewarm reaction to House speaker plan
Bangkok Post, 2 July 2023
56. House speaker row hurts coalition unity
Mongkol Bangprapa & Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 2 July 2023
57. Chadchart wants Pride to continue every month, week, day, hour, and second
The Nation, 2 July 2023
58. Rift among Democrats opens with call to change rules for electing leader
The Nation, 2 July 2023
59. House speaker vote: First test of ‘uneasy alliance’ between Move Forward and Pheu Thai
Kittipong Thavevong
The Nation, 2 July 2023
60. MFP-Pheu Thai alliance on the rocks?
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 1 July 2023
61. Thailand’s Obama Moment
Jack Detsch
Foreign Policy, 1 July 2023
62. Thailand set to overtake Vietnam as world’s No 2 rice exporter
The Nation, 30 June 2023
Timor-Leste
63. Independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power
AFP
Jakarta Post, 2 July 2023
Vietnam
64. Vietnam Calls for Tech Giants to Use AI to Remove ‘Anti-State’ Content
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 3 July 2023
65. IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to Vietnam
IMF News, 29 June 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
66. Blinken’s China trip boosts Asean nations’ efforts to ease Sino-US tensions
Richard Heydarian
South China Morning Post, 1 July 2023
67. China Looms Large Over Thailand’s Move to Reengage With Myanmar Junta
Wasamon Audjarint
VOA, 1 July 2023
68. Taylor Swift fans in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia blame poor infrastructure, conservative laws for concert snubs
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 30 June 2023
69. Myanmar crisis to dominate Asean ministerial meetings in July amid shifting geopolitical sands
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 30 June 2023
Asia Pacific
70. Apac workers risk losing their jobs to climate change: report
[Link to 78-page PDF document: Work toward net zero in Asia Pacific – The rise of the Green Collar workforce in a just transition]
Natalie Tan
Business Times, 30 June 2023
71. India and Philippines vow stronger cooperation as both eye China’s regional claims with unease
Khushboo Razdan
South China Morning Post, 30 June 2023
Climate Change/Environment
72. Nuclear power and net zero
Ranjana Wangvipula, Yuthana Praiwan & Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 3 July 2023
73. Big policy moves turn spotlight on South-east Asia’s renewables in H2 2023
Anita Gabriel
Business Times, 3 July 2023
74. DOE crafting policies for hydrogen integration in energy mix
Myrna M. Velasco
Manila Bulletin, 2 July 2023
75. Jump-starting Thailand–Indonesia electric vehicle collaboration
Anggara Raharyo, President University
East Asia Forum, 30 June 2023
76. The need for grass-rooting our just energy transition: Indonesia’s experience
Muhamad Rosyid Jazuli and Penlope Yaguma
Eco-Business, 30 June 2023
77. Study on the Applicability of CCT for a Comprehensive and Optimal Carbon-neutral Solution in ASEAN
ERIA, 30 June 2023
78. EU, Malaysia, Indonesia create task force over deforestation rule
Norman Goh
Nikkei Asia, 30 June 2023
Others
Global Economy
79. The High Price of Dollar Dominance: The Dollar Is the Worst Reserve Currency—Except for All the Rest
Michael Pettis
Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2023
80. Globalisation promised growth. Now emerging economies need a new path
Suryaputra Wijaksana
Interpreter, 30 June 2023
81. China joins effort to avert sovereign debt crisis
Caixin Global
ThinkChina, 30 June 2023
82. There’s No Such Thing as a Great Power: How a Dated Concept Distorts Geopolitics
Phillips P. O’Brien
Foreign Affairs, 29 June 2023
Media, Technology & Society
83. Digital repression of protest movements: #WhatshappeninginSoutheastAsia
Janjira Sombatpoonsiri
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 3 July 2023
84. Japan, ASEAN to create entity for supporting free flow of data
Shiko Ueda
Nikkei Asia, 3 July 2023
85. Economists fear generative AI’s impact on India, Indonesia
Natsumi Kawasaki
Nikkei Asia, 3 July 2023
86. Beyond the disinformation narrative
Gideon Lasco
Inquirer, 30 June 2023
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