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- No. 02: Melinda Martinus, Lead Researcher
- No. 32: Khairy Jamaluddin, Visiting Senior Fellow, & ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 51: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 64: Mirza Sadaqat Huda, 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. Policy veterans in charge behind succession of Cambodia’s princelings
Radio Free Asia, 28 July 2023
2. China suspected of building aircraft carrier base in Cambodia
[Link to Can Cambodia’s Future Foreign Policy Diverge from China?]
Asia Times, 27 July 2023
3. Cambodian Naval Base to Test Hun Manet’s Relations With Washington
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 27 July 2023
4. How Will Cambodia’s Incoming Leader Affect the Country’s Foreign Relations?
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 27 July 2023
5. Is Hun Sen really stepping down?
Milton Osborne
Interpreter, 27 July 2023
6. ‘New gov’t to implement Pentagon Strategy’
Kang Sothear
Khmer Times, 27 July 2023
7. Hun Manet’s path to power contrasts with father’s Khmer Rouge past
Shaun Turton
Nikkei Asia, 27 July 2023
8. Hun Sen promises continued close relations with Beijing in letter to Chinese premier
Radio Free Asia, 27 July 2023
Indonesia
9. TikTok won’t launch cross-border e-commerce services in Indonesia amid concerns
Business Times, 28 July 2023
10. Indonesia plans to curb online sales of foreign goods under $100 – minister
Reuters
Channel News Asia, 28 July 2023
11. AEBF to strengthen region’s position in global energy landscape
Antara, 27 July 2023
12. Jokowi shoots down rumor of government ties to Golkar internal feud
Jakarta Post, 27 July 2023
13. Govt to remove Jakarta-Surabaya rail link from strategic project list
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 26 July 2023
Malaysia
14. BN-PH Launch Kedah Unity Manifesto, four main thrusts offered
Bernama, 28 July 2023
15. PH renominates incumbent Bukit Selambau assemblyman for Aug 12 polls
Bernama, 28 July 2023
16. Nationalist sentiments possible stumbling block for BN-PH in Kedah
Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 28 July 2023
17. PH voters will back BN candidates, but reverse unlikely, says analyst
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 28 July 2023
18. COMMENT | Is the end nigh for MIC?
B Suresh Ram
Malaysiakini, 28 July 2023
19. COMMENT | Where is M’sia after decades of Islamisation?
Zainah Anwar
Malaysiakini, 28 July 2023
20. Bossku ‘supporters’ taking advantage of polls for own gain: Najib’s son
Isabelle Leong & Raveena Nagotra
Malaysiakini, 28 July 2023
21. Ramasamy: Penang polls line-up shows incumbent CM’s troubles not over
Malaysiakini, 28 July 2023
22. Mahfuz’s ‘mission impossible’ and other hot contests in Kedah polls
Zikri Kamarulzaman
Malaysiakini, 28 July 2023
23. Perikatan fields mixed bag of candidates in Selangor
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 28 July 2023
24. Satees quits DAP, to contest as independent in Bagan Dalam state seat
Audrey Dermawan
New Straits Times, 28 July 2023
25. Disappointed with MIC for not contesting, 50 MIC Selangor leaders join Parthiban
Ruwaida Md Zain
New Straits Times, 28 July 2023
26. State polls: Half of Perikatan’s candidates for T’ganu are ulama, says state PAS chief
Sheridan Mahavera and Junaid Ibrahim
Star, 28 July 2023
27. State polls: A fight to the last in Selangor
Wani Muthiah
Star, 28 July 2023
28. Addressing concerns of Indian voters
Wong Chun Wai
Star, 28 July 2023
29. INTERACTIVE: 512 candidates named so far for state polls
Razak Ahmad, Diyana Pfordten & Yuen Meikeng
Star, 28 July 2023
30. Calon veteran UMNO tiada kontroversi mampu tarik pengundi [UMNO veteran candidates without controversy can attract voters]
Azmi Hassan, Geostrategis dan Felo Kanan Akademi Penyelidikan Strategik Nusantara NASR
Berita Harian, 27 July 2023
31. PN announces candidates for three final states, KualaTt’ganu by-election
Bernama, 27 July 2023
32. Khairy: Not impossible Perikatan could take Selangor with swing in Malay vote, dip in non-Malay turnout
Shathana Kasinathan
Malay Mail Online, 27 July 2023
33. COMMENT | A new political culture for Malaysia
Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj
Malaysiakini, 27 July 2023
Myanmar
34. Myanmar’s revolution against repression
Graeme Dobell
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 28 July 2023
35. Testing the faith: Military’s brand of toxic Buddhism backfires
Frontier Myanmar, 27 July 2023
36. Getting Under the Skin of Myanmar’s Dictators
David Scott Mathieson
Irrawaddy, 27 July 2023
Philippines
37. China proposes military drills with PH
Frances Mangosing
Inquirer, 28 July 2023
38. $285M investment pledges secured
Kristina Maralit
Manila Times, 28 July 2023
39. Bongbong Marcos says Sabah issue discussed in Malaysia, focusing on common grounds
Gabriel Pabico Lalu
Inquirer, 27 July 2023
40. Marcos Jr. drug war: New face just a façade
Raphael A. Pangalangan
Inquirer, 27 July 2023
Thailand
41. ‘Deal struck on next govt’
Aekrach Sattaburuth and Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 28 July 2023
42. Thai political legitimacy in question
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 28 July 2023
43. Protesters call on Pheu Thai to maintain coalition integrity
The Nation, 28 July 2023
44. Thaksin can seek royal pardon: Wissanu
Bangkok Post, 27 July 2023
45. Thailand’s Parliament Prepares to Hold Fresh PM Vote Next Week
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 27 July 2023
Vietnam
46. Vietnam’s Crackdown on Dissent
Elaine Pearson
Diplomat, 27 July 2023
47. Vietnam, Italy issue joint statement
Voice of Vietnam, 27 July 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
48. How Sino-US rivalry could derail Asean-Japan ties
Zarina Zainuddin
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, 28 July 2023
49. Toward a community of democracies in Southeast Asia
Simone Galimberti
Jakarta Post, 28 July 2023
50. Why ASEAN needs intercultural and interreligious dialogue
Ahmad Suaedy
Jakarta Post, 28 July 2023
51. India’s border security interests make Asean’s Myanmar peace plan a ‘second-rank concern’
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 28 July 2023
52. India’s Growing Defense Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
Araudra Singh
Diplomat, 27 July 2023
53. ASEAN’s Delicate Balancing Act
Chen Jimin
Others, 27 July 2023
Asia Pacific
54. U.S. and Chinese Influence in Southeast Asia with Andreyka Natalegawa
[33-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling , Andreyka Natalegawa , and Japhet Quitzon
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 27 July 2023
55. China, Russia and the delicate balance Asian countries seek to strike
Jonathan Jordan, Research Fellow, Indonesian Institute of Advanced International Studies (INADIS)
Conversation, 27 July 2023
56. China building overseas naval bases across Asia and Africa, say analysts
Amy Hawkins and Helen Davidson
Guardian, 27 July 2023
57. Will China’s measured stance continue under reappointed Foreign Minister Wang Yi?
Edwin Ong
ThinkChina, 27 July 2023
Climate Change/Environment
58. Why Australia and the Philippines Are Natural Partners on Renewable Energy
Nicholas Basan
Diplomat, 28 July 2023
59. MP SPEAKS | Launch of National Energy Transition Roadmap Phase 1
Rafizi Ramli
Malaysiakini, 28 July 2023
60. Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is sinking, but innovations offer hope
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 28 July 2023
61. EU carbon tariffs are bad trade policy
Amita Batra
East Asia Forum, 27 July 2023
62. Climate change disasters caused US$36B loss in Asia in 2022: Report
Subel Rai Bhandari
Radio Free Asia, 27 July 2023
63. Malaysia to pay households for using their roofs to generate solar energy
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 27 July 2023
64. The G7’s climate club: Asean need not have high expectations
Mirza Sadaqat Huda
Eco-Business, 26 July 2023
Media, Technology & Society
65. Thailand moves forward in social media election
Aim Sinpeng
East Asia Forum, 28 July 2023
Others
BRICS
66. China’s Push to Expand BRICS Membership Falters
Sudhi Ranjan Sen, S’thembile Cele, and Simone Preissler Iglesias
Bloomberg, 28 July 2023
Natural Resources
67. China’s Threat to Ban Critical Minerals Exports Is a Bluff
Agathe Demarais
Foreign Policy, 27 July 2023
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