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- No. 26: Ong Kian Ming, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 29: Aries Arugay, Visiting Fellow
- No. 42: Vinod Thomas, Visiting 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 | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Cambodia
1. King issues decree ratifying newly amended election law
Hang Punreay
Khmer Times, 6 July 2023
2. We Know Microfinance Harms Cambodia’s Poor. What Can Be Done About It?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 5 July 2023
3. Experts: Cambodia Deepens Reliance on China Ahead of Election
Sun Narin & Han Noy
VOA, 5 July 2023
Indonesia
4. Redenominasi Rupiah: kebijakan yang mendesak? [Redenomination of the Rupiah: an urgent policy?]
[18-minute podcast in Bahasa Indonesia]
Conversation, 6 July 2023
5. Economic diplomacy:Power shifts with Jakarta
Greg Earl
Interpreter, 6 July 2023
6. Changing the style of 2024 elections to empower communities
Owen Main Podger
Jakarta Post, 6 July 2023
7. Megawati to name Ganjar’s running mate in September: Hasto
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 5 July 2023
8. Pork barrel’ legislation raises red flag
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 5 July 2023
9. Isu Yenny Wahid Jadi Cawapres Anies dan Respons Koalisi Perubahan [Yenny Wahid as Anies’ Vice Presidential Candidate and the Change Coalition’s Response]
Republika, 5 July 2023
10. From an Underdog to a Frontrunner: Understanding Prabowo’s Polls Surge
Alexander Raymond Arifianto
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 5 July 2023
11. Jokowi Touches on Border Activity Agreement in Bilateral Meeting With PNG
M Julnis Firmansyah & Najla Nur Fauziyah
Tempo, 5 July 2023
Laos
12. Laos turns to China for gasoline imports amid economic crisis
Radio Free Asia, 5 July 2023
Malaysia
13. Pengundi atas pagar boleh buat kejutan di PRN Kedah [On-the-fence voters can spring a surprise in Kedah state elections]
M Hifzuddin Ikhsan adalah Ketua Biro BH Kedah
Berita Harian, 6 July 2023
14. BN respects MCA, MIC’s decision to sit out state polls
Bernama, 6 July 2023
15. Penang PH’s 30-seat target realistic, say analysts
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 6 July 2023
16. Is PAS the ‘big brother’ of Perikatan? Analysts say Bersatu still needed to convince non-Malay voters
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 6 July 2023
17. Sarawak now a high-income state, says World Bank lead economist
Malay Mail Online, 6 July 2023
18. Zahid tells Umno grassroots to separate polls collab with Pakatan and bid to free Najib
Muhammad Yusry
Malay Mail Online, 6 July 2023
19. Survey report suggests a vote for BN might not transfer into vote for Pakatan, especially in Selangor
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 6 July 2023
20. State polls: How the country is divided
Praba Ganesan
Malay Mail Online, 6 July 2023
21. Syed Saddiq: State polls start of Muda’s ‘new politics’ journey
Isabelle Leong
Malaysiakini, 6 July 2023
22. 6州选举的6个看点 [6 perspectives of the 6 state elections]
黄子豪
星洲网, 6 July 2023
23. MCA to skip polls, will only help BN candidates
Free Malaysia Today, 5 July 2023
24. Bersih: Short campaign period again puts postal voters in peril
Muhammad Yusry
Malay Mail Online, 5 July 2023
25. Emerging Malaysian Chinese self-identity
Murray Hunter
MySinchew, 5 July 2023
26. Eight economic strategies for Anwar Ibrahim to consider
Ong Kian Ming, Visiting Senior Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Edge Markets, 3 July 2023
Myanmar
27. Three Ethnic Armies Pledge to Protect Chinese Investment in Myanmar
Irrawaddy, 5 July 2023
28. America’s Myanmar Policy Is All Wrong
Brahma Chellaney
Project Syndicate, 5 July 2023
Philippines
29. A year into office, Marcos embraces US in balancing act with China
Camille Elemia
Benar News, 5 July 2023
30. Philippines-US Bilateral Defense Guidelines: Updating an alliance does not displace diplomacy
[Link to Joint Vision for a 21st Century United States-Philippines Partnership]
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
China-US Focus, 5 July 2023
31. SC affirms decision: PH oil deal with China, Vietnam unconstitutional
Zacarian Sarao
Inquirer, 5 July 2023
Thailand
32. UTN leader won’t compete for PM post
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 6 July 2023
33. Whip will ensure caretaker govt-aligned MPs vote for right PM
Bangkok Post, 5 July 2023
34. Thailand’s Parliament Sets July 13 Vote to Select Premier
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 5 July 2023
35. New Thai House Speaker could pave way for Move Forward’s Pita Limjaroenrat to become prime minister, but challenges remain: Analysts
Fabian Koh
Channel News Asia, 5 July 2023
36. Why Aren’t Thailand’s Banks More Profitable?
James Guild
Diplomat, 5 July 2023
37. Prayut Cabinet passes on BMA’s THB78-bn Green Line debt issue to next govt
The Nation, 5 July 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. Dilema ASEAN: bagaimana prinsip noninterferensi jadi justifikasi pengabaian terhadap Myanmar dan menghambat MEA [The ASEAN dilemma: how can the principle of non-interference justify neglecting Myanmar and hindering the AEC]
Gibraltar Andibya Muhammad, Research Assistant at Indonesian Institute of Advanced International Studies (INADIS), Universitas Indonesia
Conversation, 5 July 2023
39. Blue economy bodes well for ASEAN
Sudibyo Wiradji
Jakarta Post, 5 July 2023
Asia Pacific
40. The US and India’s Non-Aligned Alliance
Shashi Tharoor
Project Syndicate, 5 July 2023
East/South China Sea
41. Philippine Coast Guard says China harassed, obstructed resupply mission ships in Spratlys
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 5 July 2023
Climate Change/Environment
42. We moved mountains to fight Covid-19. What about climate change?
Vinod Thomas, Visiting Senior Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Straits Times, 6 July 2023
43. China accused of scores of abuses linked to ‘green mineral’ mining
[Link to the report, “Unpacking clean energy: Human rights impacts of Chinese overseas investment in transition minerals“]
Guardian, 5 July 2023
Media, Technology & Society
44. More Malaysians transitioning to solar power to reduce electric bills
Bernama, 6 July 2023
45. Canada to stop advertising on Facebook, Instagram after Meta says it will block news
The Associated Press
Inquirer, 6 July 2023
46. Zuckerberg-Musk fight is on: Meta launches ‘Twitter Killer’ Threads app
Katie Paul
Reuters, 6 July 2023
47. TikTok emerges as Southeast Asian threat to Amazon with US$20 billion shopping pilot
Bloomberg
South China Morning Post, 6 July 2023
48. ChatGPT will be a tricky puzzle piece in public service
Ong Li Min & Jason Grant Allen
Straits Times, 6 July 2023
49. Malaysia to work with Meta on wiping ‘undesirable content’ from Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 5 July 2023
50. Singapore passes law cracking down on online content in scams, malicious cyber activity
Kimberly Lim
South China Morning Post, 5 July 2023
Others
U.S. Foreign Policy
51. The Surprising Bipartisanship of U.S. Foreign Policy
Jordan Tama
Foreign Affairs, 6 July 2023
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