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- No. 31: Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Fellow
- No. 34: Michael Montesano, Associate Senior Fellow
- No. 35: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 38: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting 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. Hun Sen uses Pita defeat to warn critics
Bangkok Post, 14 July 2023
Indonesia
2. Reviving Trepang Diplomacy in the Australia-Indonesia Trade Relationship
Ridvan Kilic
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 14 July 2023
3. Presidential Candidate Ganjar Pranowo Promises a Strong Lean Toward China
Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 14 July 2023
4. Al Zaytun and the politics of religious education in Indonesia
Jear Nenohai
Jakarta Post, 14 July 2023
5. Taxpayer money not for electoral gain
Editorial Board
Jakarta Post, 14 July 2023
6. Spats between PDI-P and Jokowi supporters may put Ganjar in tight spot
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 13 July 2023
Malaysia
7. Commentary: Malaysia PM Anwar stakes his political prestige in upcoming state polls
Leslie Lopez
Channel News Asia, 14 July 2023
8. Tesla to set up headquarters in Selangor this year: Malaysia PM Anwar
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 14 July 2023
9. Malaysia state polls: Will Penang remain a Pakatan Harapan stronghold?
Melissa Goh & Calvin Yang
Channel News Asia, 14 July 2023
10. Chow in line to be CM again if PH wins
Free Malaysia Today, 14 July 2023
11. Selangor PH giving Umno seats contested by Bersatu in 2018
Shahrul Shahabudin
Free Malaysia Today, 14 July 2023
12. Survey on Malay voters: 42pc to vote Pakatan, 33pc for Perikatan, 15pc for BN in Selangor polls
Ida Lim
Malay Mail Online, 14 July 2023
13. Examining the ‘Malayness’ of the Constitution: Is a multi-ethnic Malaysia unconstitutional?
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 14 July 2023
14. Muda flying solo to teach Pakatan a lesson
Ravin Palanisamy, Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 14 July 2023
15. 大马究竟要成为什么国？[What kind of country is Malaysia going to be?]
吴健南
星洲网, 14 July 2023
16. Malaysia: Strides and Setbacks, Amnesty International: Submission to the 45th Session of the UPR Working Group, January-February 2024
Amnesty International, 13 July 2023
17. Ban on politics in mosques and surau: certain quarters still taking it lightly – JAIS
Bernama, 13 July 2023
18. Sarawak’s PDP inks MoU with local Opposition party PSB for collaboration
Kenneth Tee
Malay Mail Online, 13 July 2023
19. Group in bid to ensure ‘Chinese-only’ CM for Penang
Malaysia Now, 13 July 2023
20. RM1.3b pension payment allocated in Budget 2023 – Anwar
Malaysiakini, 13 July 2023
21. Muda announces 4 state polls candidates for S’gor
Geraldine Tong
Malaysiakini, 13 July 2023
22. Malaysia probes opposition leader for royal insult as tensions flare ahead of August 12 state polls
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 13 July 2023
Myanmar
23. No ‘silver bullet’: Experts weigh in on America’s latest Myanmar sanctions
Frontier Myanmar, 13 July 2023
Philippines
24. Philippines plans debut US$1 billion sukuk bond deal this year
Business Times, 14 July 2023
25. ICC chamber readies ruling on Duterte case
Krixia Subingsubing
Inquirer, 14 July 2023
Thailand
26. EC defends decision to ‘rush’ Pita case
Bangkok Post, 14 July 2023
27. Thai elections without democracy
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 14 July 2023
28. Stuck on Section 112
Editorial
Bangkok Post, 14 July 2023
29. Thai monarchy becomes focus of premiership debate
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 14 July 2023
30. Most Thai online users want Pita as PM, study finds
The Nation, 14 July 2023
31. 票未过半披塔闯关失败 泰国会料下周再投选首相 [Thailand expected to vote for prime minister next week after Pita fails bid with less than half of the votes]
廖慧婷
联合早报, 14 July 2023
32. High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia
Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 13 July 2023
33. Thailand: Pita’s loss is Thaksin’s gain
Shawn W. Crispin
Asia Times, 13 July 2023
34. Thailand’s Move Forward Party leader Pita falls short in parliamentary vote for prime minister
Grant Peck & Jintamas Saksornchai
Associated Press, 13 July 2023
35. Thailand’s winning candidate for PM blocked from power
Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol
Guardian, 13 July 2023
36. Explainer: Why Pita Didn’t Become Prime Minister
Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
Thai Enquirer, 13 July 2023
37. Pita rules out separation of the South under his leadership
The Nation, 13 July 2023
38. Thailand’s Election Winner Fails First Parliament Vote to Become Prime Minister—What to Know and What Comes Next
Koh Ewe
Time, 13 July 2023
Vietnam
39. Delayed metro projects hamper Vietnam’s push to ease congestion, reduce motorbike use
Jamille Tran
Business Times, 14 July 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
40. Thailand’s Myanmar talks open up diplomatic track ‘parallel’ to Asean’s, deepen regional divide
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 14 July 2023
41. China and Asean agree on guidelines to expedite South China Sea negotiations
Arlina Arshad and Lim Min Zhang
Straits Times, 14 July 2023
42. Cooperation between Asean and India must continue: Bloc’s foreign ministers
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 14 July 2023
43. ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Statement on Cooperation on the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific
ASEAN Secretariat News, 13 July 2023
44. ASEAN-China Joint Statement on Commemorating and Reflecting on The 20th Anniversary of China’s Accession to The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia
ASEAN Secretariat News, 13 July 2023
45. Joint Communique of The 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
ASEAN Secretariat News, 13 July 2023
46. Southeast Asian States Need to Reassess the Region’s Security Guardrails
Emirza Adi Syailendra
Diplomat, 13 July 2023
47. Russia pitches use of local currencies in appeal to ASEAN
ERWIDA MAULIA
Nikkei Asia, 13 July 2023
48. 社评：东亚各国要加强防范这个“大外患” [Editorial: East Asian countries should strengthen prevention of this “big foreign invasion”]
环球网, 12 July 2023
Asia Pacific
49. Sound and fury: China and the US talking
Simon Tay
Business Times, 14 July 2023
50. Indonesia’s top diplomat warns of ‘Cold War in hot places’
Steven Borowiec
Nikkei Asia, 14 July 2023
51. 北约很可能在为亚太扩员做准备 [NATO is likely to be preparing for Asia-Pacific expansion]
李海东是外交学院国际关系研究所教授
环球网, 14 July 2023
52. Blinken to meet China’s Wang Yi in Jakarta
Reuters
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 13 July 2023
53. PacNet #53 – Washington’s Myopia is Undercutting its Indo-Pacific Partners
Akhil Ramesh
Pacific Forum, 13 July 2023
54. Making Sense of France’s Approach to the Indo-Pacific, Part 2
[Link to Part 1]
Rane Worldview, 13 July 2023
55. Why NATO’s Growing Interest in Asia Is a Mistake
Daniel Depetris and Rajan Menon
Time, 13 July 2023
East/South China Sea
56. Despite the excitement, India’s South China Sea policy remains unchanged
Abhijit Singh
Interpreter, 14 July 2023
57. What the South China Sea code of conduct talks should focus on instead of dispute resolution
Riaz Khokhar
South China Morning Post, 14 July 2023
58. China urges more cooperation with Vietnam as disputes simmer over South China Sea
Laura Zhou
South China Morning Post, 14 July 2023
59. South China Sea Updates with Natalie Sambhi and Harrison Prétat
[33-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling , Harrison Prétat , and Japhet Quitzon
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 13 July 2023
Media, Technology & Society
60. Indonesians going into debt for Blackpink, Coldplay tickets shows dark side of fintech revolution
Kamala Thiagarajan
South China Morning Post, 14 July 2023
61. Commentary: AI isn’t ready to dispel fake news. In fact, it might make things worse
Joel Skadiang & Jaga Naidu
Channel News Asia, 13 July 2023
62. Chip wars: How ‘chiplets’ are emerging as a core part of China’s tech strategy
Inquirer, 13 July 2023
63. It Was Set Up to Regulate Telegraphs. Now It’s Grappling With AI.
Rishi Iyengar
Foreign Policy, 12 July 2023
Others
US Foreign Policy
64. The Cold War Trap: How the Memory of America’s Era of Dominance Stunts U.S. Foreign Policy
Justin Winokur
Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2023
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