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No. 13: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
No. 14: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
No. 20: Lee Hwok Aun, Senior Fellow
No. 23: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
No. 25:Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Fellow
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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. Why ‘ironclad friend’ Cambodia might just be China’s model ally
David Hutt
South China Morning Post, 12 July 2023
Indonesia
2. Indonesia masuk kelompok negara berpenghasilan menengah atas: apa artinya? [Indonesia is in the group of upper middle-income countries: what does it mean?]
[20-minute podcast in Bahasa Indonesia]
Conversation, 13 July 2023
3. Anies burdened by political baggage in hunt for running mate
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 13 July 2023
4. Senior Golkar members want Airlangga out if he fails to run in 2024
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 13 July 2023
5. Questions remain about Indonesia’s reparations program
Chris Fitzgerald
Asia Times, 12 July 2023
6. LGBT event in Indonesia scrapped after security threats
Reuters, 12 July 2023
7. Australia, Indonesia ‘share a future’, Penny Wong assures youth amid concerns about gaps in bilateral ties
Su-Lin Tan
South China Morning Post, 12 July 2023
8. Prabowo and China
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat & Yeta Purnama
Stratsea, 12 July 2023
Malaysia
9. Umno rebels could vote against Budget 2024, says Johor party leader
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 13 July 2023
10. Malaysia’s ceaseless battle with its own
Praba Ganesan
Malay Mail Online, 13 July 2023
11. Govt mulling new law to tackle those playing up 3R issues – Azalina
Malaysiakini, 13 July 2023
12. Muda chief sees anti-Zahid slogan returning to haunt Pakatan
Ravin Palanisamy, Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 13 July 2023
13. Warming ties between Barisan and Pakatan an advantage in Selangor
Sheridan Mahavera &Teh Athira Yusof
Star, 13 July 2023
14. Sanusi, high prices give Perikatan an edge in Kedah
Star, 13 July 2023
15. 哈迪咬准了希盟软肋 [Hadi hits on Pakatan Harapan’s weakness]
慕容海
星洲网, 13 July 2023
16. Pengundi muda, sokongan Melayu pencorak keputusan PRN [Young voters, Malay support to shape state election results]
Dr Nur Ayuni Mohd Isa, Pensyarah Kanan Sains Politik, Jabatan Pengajian Kenegaraan dan Ketamadunan, Fakulti Ekologi Manusia, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Berita Harian, 12 July 2023
17. COMMENT | Electoral lay of the land: Pre-nomination scenarios
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 12 July 2023
18. Perikatan’s multi-pronged strategy to divide and conquer
Emmanuel Joseph
Malaysian Insight, 12 July 2023
19. Amirudin sure Selangor Pakatan-BN has 33 seats in the bag
Malaysian Insight, 12 July 2023
20. Rethinking The Education Quota
[A 12-minute interview]
BFM 89.9, 11 July 2023
Philippines
21. Ferdinand Marcos Jr defies sceptics in Philippines but economic challenges persist
Cliff Venzon
Financial Times, 12 July 2023
Thailand
22. Thaksin return hits new delay
Mongkol Bangprapa, Wassana Nanuam & Patapee Ruangsri
Bangkok Post, 13 July 2023
23. Uncertainty Looms Over Thailand PM Vote Even If Frontrunner Wins
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 13 July 2023
24. D-Day for Pita, but change inevitable
Kheetanat Synth Wannaboworn & Walden Bello
Bangkok Post, 12 July 2023
25. Did Prayuth as PM ‘return happiness’ to Thailand? ‘Not really,’ most say
Nontarat Phaicharoen and Kunnawut Boonreak
Benar News, 12 July 2023
26. Thailand’s Election Commission Says Top PM Candidate May Have Broken Election Law
Jinatamas Saksornchai and Grant Peck
Diplomat, 12 July 2023
27. Prayut Has Retired, but His Undemocratic Legacy Will Live On
Mark S.Cogan
Diplomat, 12 July 2023
28. Double blow for Thailand’s Pita as legal cases mount on eve of PM vote
Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um
Reuters, 12 July 2023
29. In Thailand, Pita’s PM bid stumbles as progressive-conservative showdown looms
Aidan Jones
South China Morning Post, 12 July 2023
30. The indelible fool: Prayut era influential and unwanted
Cod Satrusayang
Thai Enquirer, 12 July 2023
31. The Enduring Shadows of Prayut Chan-ocha’s Era: Thailand’s Unforgivable Puppet Masters
Arun Saronchai
Thai Enquirer, 12 July 2023
Vietnam
32. Is Vietnam’s Economic Blip a Blessing in Disguise?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 12 July 2023
33. History Helps Vietnam Navigate Its Maritime Relations
James Borton is a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins/SAIS
Geopolitical Monitor, 12 July 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
34. Indonesia holds trilateral meeting with China, Russia
Antara, 13 July 2023
35. M’sia urges Asean to strongly condemn Myanmar junta’s actions
Malaysiakini, 13 July 2023
36. Asean foreign ministers affirm five-point peace plan as basis for dealing with Myanmar
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 13 July 2023
37. Thai top diplomat says he met with Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Benar News, 12 July 2023
38. Indonesia Warns Nuclear Weapons Put Southeast Asia a ‘Miscalculation Away’ From Disaster
Edna Tarigan and Niniek Karmini
Diplomat, 12 July 2023
39. Economic security and hedging in Southeast Asia
Darren J Lim, ANU
East Asia Forum, 12 July 2023
40. Myanmar refugees granted resettlement in third countries are stuck in Thailand
Frontier Myanmar, 12 July 2023
Asia Pacific
41. The Myth of Neutrality: Countries Will Have to Choose Between America and China
Richard Fontaine
Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2023
East/South China Sea
42. China raps US for playing up SCS row
Joseph Pedrajas
Manila Bulletin, 13 July 2023
43. Nations continue to press China on PH arbitral win
Frances Mangosing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 July 2023
44. Philippines launches website on South China Sea arbitration win
Cliff Venzon
Nikkei Asia, 12 July 2023
Climate Change/Environment
45. RI will face uncomfortable implications of climate change: minister
Antara, 13 July 2023
46. Localization of SDGs at village and regional levels expedites sustainable development
Aqraa Sagir
Jakarta Post, 12 July 2023
Media, Technology & Society
47. Draft regulation aims to balance media and digital platforms
Muhammad Nidhal
Jakarta Post, 12 July 2023
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