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- No. 13: Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
- No. 15: Ong Kian Ming, Senior Visiting Fellow, & ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 26: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 54: Khac Giang Nguyen, Visiting Fellow
- No. 55: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 59: Joanne Lin Weiling, Lead Researcher, & ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 63: Joanne Lin Weiling, Lead Researcher
- No. 77: Hoang Thi Ha, 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. Cambodia still suffers pain from U.S. cluster bombs dropped half-century ago, Says PM
Khmer Times, 10 July 2023
Indonesia
2. Indonesia wants more doctors, but reforms are facing resistance
Bloomberg
Business Times, 10 July 2023
3. Gerindra, Prabowo’s backers harp on support from Jokowi to erode Ganjar’s base
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 10 July 2023
4. Parties draw up strategies to entice millenials, Gen Z
Dio Suhenda and Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 10 July 2023
5. Analysis: Govt, House push to pass health bill, unfazed by opposition
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 10 July 2023
6. Can Jokowi pull off his Nusantara legacy? His successor holds the key
Arlina Arshad
Straits Times, 10 July 2023
7. Concerns over construction delays, accessibility issues ahead of soft launch of Indonesia’s high-speed rail
Kiki Siregar & Danang Wisanggeni
Channel News Asia, 9 July 2023
8. Kekerabatan Politik yang Meluas [Widespread political dynasties]
Nurul S Hamami
Republika, 9 July 2023
9. Membaca Hasil Survei Kepuasan Publik Terhadap Pemerintah [Interpreting results of public government satisfaction surveys]
Asep Lukman
Republika, 9 July 2023
10. Indonesia’s social commerce boom comes with an unexpected casualty – struggling shopping malls
Nivell Rayda & Wisnu Agung Prasetyo
Channel News Asia, 8 July 2023
11. Deindustrialization has really occurred in Indonesia
Fithra Faisal Hastiadi and Askar Muhammad
Jakarta Post, 8 July 2023
12. Netherlands Announces Return of Cultural Objects to Indonesia
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 7 July 2023
Malaysia
13. Commentary: What’s behind MUDA’s move to go it alone in Malaysia state elections?
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog Fulcrum.]
Francis E Hutchinson
Channel News Asia, 10 July 2023
14. Azmin’s best chances in Batu Tiga or Morib, says analyst
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 10 July 2023
15. COMMENT | Survey on S’gor polls raises more questions than answers
Ong Kian Ming
Malaysiakini, 10 July 2023
16. Young voters ‘unpredictable’, say analysts
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 10 July 2023
17. [PODCAST] State elections: Landslide victory impossible for unity government, but winning a few seats guarantees stability, says analyst
[Link to 41-minute podcast – State elections: The race begins]
Amalina Kamal & Adib Povera
New Straits Times, 10 July 2023
18. Ras Adiba Radzi joins Bersatu
Mohd Amin Jalil
New Straits Times, 10 July 2023
19. Malaysia’s PAS takes to TikTok as it seeks a repeat of general election success in state polls
Joseph Sipalan and Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 10 July 2023
20. Umno voters should stay home if not voting for DAP in state polls, says Khalid Samad
Ida Lim
Malay Mail Online, 9 July 2023
21. Muda call for ‘politik baru’ too little, too late?
Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin
Malaysian Insight, 9 July 2023
22. A Malay fight shaping up in Selangor
Joceline Tan
Star, 9 July 2023
23. The Bossku factor in elections
Philip Golingai
Star, 9 July 2023
24. PM Anwar gets flak in Malaysia’s Muslim belt over poor economy, subsidy cuts
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 9 July 2023
25. PH-BN perlu saingi aura Sanusi bagi capai misi tembusi Kedah [PH-BN have to compete with Sanusi’s aura to achieve its mission of making inroads into Kedah]
Dr Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub adalah Pensyarah Kanan Jabatan Sains Politik, Pentadbiran Awam dan Pengajian Pembangunan, Universiti Malaya
Berita Harian, 8 July 2023
26. There’s something about Umno that puts voters off
Murray Hunter
Free Malaysia Today, 8 July 2023
27. Hadi: DAP continuing British plans to destroy Malay supremacy aided by Malays who have forgotten their roots
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 8 July 2023
28. BOOK REVIEW | Exposing and analysing Malaysia’s ‘deep state’
[Link to Malaysia’s Deep Corruption by Murray Hunter]
Lim Teck Ghee
Malaysiakini, 8 July 2023
29. ‘Green wave’, a term with an identity crisis
Nicholas Chan
Malaysian Insight, 8 July 2023
30. Global headwinds: Malaysia’s industries must ‘go big or go home’!
Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz is the Minister of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia.
MySinchew, 8 July 2023
31. ‘KJ Wave’ in Negri Sembilan?
Joceline Tan
Star, 8 July 2023
32. Four-cornered fight to be Gerakan president
Star, 8 July 2023
33. Malaysia Madani and the Muslim World: Anwar Ibrahim’s Soft Power Strategy
Syed Huzaifah Bin Othman Alkaff and Muhammad Haziq Bin Jani
Diplomat, 7 July 2023
34. PM Anwar announces initiatives, incentives for Felda folk
Malay Mail Online, 7 July 2023
35. Felda dulu dan Felda kini [Felda past and present]
Mohd Azizi Jaeh
Malaysian Insight, 7 July 2023
36. Malaysia state polls: Young voters could send Anwar a wake-up call
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 7 July 2023
Myanmar
37. US sanctions are driving Myanmar into China’s arms
Brahma Chellaney
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 10 July 2023
38. 6,091 civilians have been killed in Myanmar: MOFA
[Link to the report, “The Billion Dollar Death Trade: International Arms Networks that Enable Human Rights Violations in Myanmar”]
Eleven Myanmar, 9 July 2023
39. Blowing the bridge on Myanmar’s fluid civil war
Anthony Davis
Asia Times, 7 July 2023
40. Anti-junta groups try their luck with lottery schemes
Frontier Myanmar, 7 July 2023
41. Myanmar Junta Aims to Boost Ties to the Mideast to Evade Isolation
Irrawaddy, 7 July 2023
42. How Myanmar’s Smallest State Became a Giant-Killer on the Junta’s Doorstep
Irrawaddy, 7 July 2023
43. Germany moves to enhance sanctions on Myanmar junta and its suppliers.
Myanmar Now, 7 July 2023
Philippines
44. The US global war machine in the PH
Roland Simbulan
Inquirer, 10 July 2023
Thailand
45. MFP partners query vote tactics
Bangkok Post, 10 July 2023
46. Majority believe 8-party alliance will succeed in making Pita PM: poll
Bangkok Post, 9 July 2023
47. Thai Coalition Leader Pita Rallies Supporters Ahead of PM Vote
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 9 July 2023
48. Thailand’s household debt swells amid policy stagnation concerns
Toyoaki Fujiwara
Nikkei Asia, 9 July 2023
49. Sign of trouble: Election for Democrat leader put off after party fails to make quorum
The Nation, 9 July 2023
50. Only one way for Thailand to address the 6 threats it faces: TDRI
The Nation, 9 July 2023
51. Reprieve for the old guard?
Bangkok Post, 8 July 2023
52. Democrats unlikely to vote for Pita to be PM, preparing for an opposition role
The Nation, 7 July 2023
Timor-Leste
53. Timor-Leste: Breaking free from temptation of easy money
Guteriano Neves
Interpreter, 7 July 2023
Vietnam
54. Why are Barbie and Blackpink caught in the geopolitical crosshairs between Vietnam and China?
Erin Handley
ABC, 8 July 2023
55. Vietnam’s communists are constrained domestically in choice between the US and China
David Hutt
Radio Free Asia, 8 July 2023
56. Vietnam remains leading destination of FDI businesses
Voice of Vietnam, 8 July 2023
57. Why Vietnam’s Naval Bases Do Not Change the Dynamic of Vietnam-China Relations
Khang Vu
Diplomat, 7 July 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
58. Vietnam becomes largest ASEAN trading partner of Cambodia: media
Khmer Times, 10 July 2023
59. The Shadows of ASEAN’s Disunity and Inclusion
Kris Mada
Kompas, 10 July 2023
60. 日本想拉东盟对抗中国，很难 [Difficult for Japan to get ASEAN to join it in countering China]
朱帅
环球网, 10 July 2023
61. Anti-junta youths criticise ASEAN response at meeting with official
Mizzima, 9 July 2023
62. ASEAN Needs a Repatriation Plan for a Taiwan Contingency
Abdul Rahman Yaacob and Muhammad Faizal
Diplomat, 8 July 2023
63. Challenges of Division and Obsolescence for ASEAN
Kris Mada & Mahdi Muhammad
Kompas, 8 July 2023
64. US targets Asean partnership to ‘push back’ on China actions in South China Sea
Khushboo Razdan
South China Morning Post, 8 July 2023
65. India Is Becoming a Power in Southeast Asia
Derek Grossman
Foreign Policy, 7 July 2023
66. ASEAN-China Relations: Does Political Tension Necessarily Impact Trade Relations?
Tiong Wei Jie, Li Mingjiang
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 7 July 2023
East/South China Sea
67. Third party might turn SCS into ‘sea of war’ – Chinese official
Bernadette E. Tamayo
Manila Times, 10 July 2023
68. South China Sea: ‘neutral’ Vietnam hedges against Beijing as US, Japan, India, South Korea seek to woo it militarily
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 9 July 2023
69. South China Sea: Is India abandoning neutrality by backing Manila on Hague ruling?
Laura Zhou
South China Morning Post, 9 July 2023
Climate Change/Environment
70. The rush for nickel: ‘They are destroying our future’
Valdya Baraputri
BBC, 10 July 2023
71. Financial instability is a handbrake on climate action
M Chatib Basri, University of Indonesia and Adam Triggs, Mandala
East Asia Forum, 9 July 2023
72. Financing Infrastructure for Climate-Change Adaptation in Developing East Asia
Edited by Fauziah Zen, Usha Iyer-Raniga [A 173-page PDF report]
ERIA, 7 July 2023
73. Indonesia’s move to legalise illicit palm plantations in forest zones sparks controversy
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 7 July 2023
Media, Technology & Society
74. Chirp cap: Twitter’s restrictions cast dark shadow over 2024 elections
Radhiyya Indra
Jakarta Post, 8 July 2023
Others
Diplomacy
75. How can the US hope to lead the West when it can’t even see the wood for the trees?
Bunn Nagara
South China Morning Post, 9 July 2023
US Foreign Policy
76. How America Can Win Over the Global South: It’s Time to Expand the UN Security Council
Suzanne Nossel
Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2023
World Order
77. China’s grievances with the West are heard by the Global South
Hoang Thi Ha
Nikkei Asia, 9 July 2023
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