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- No. 5: Ahmad Najib Burhani, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 11: Serina Rahman, Associate Fellow
- No. 31: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 32: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 37: Moe Thuzar, Senior Fellow
- No. 46: Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 48: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 54: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
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
Indonesia
1. President highlights importance of downstreaming in boosting economy
Antara, 1 August 2023
2. The blue transformation toward Golden Indonesia 2045
Rokhmin Dahuri
Jakarta Post, 1 August 2023
3. PBB endorses Prabowo for president
Jakarta Post, 1 August 2023
4. Tesla’s move into Malaysia should be a wake-up call for Indonesia
A. Lin Neumann
Nikkei Asia, 1 August 2023
5. Tujuhbelas Tahun Bersama Jemaat Ahmadiyah [Seventeen Years with the Ahmadiyah Congregation]
Ahmad Najib Burhani
IDN Times, 31 July 2023
6. Golkar provincial chapters throw support behind Airlangga amid turmoil
Jakarta Post, 31 July 2023
7. 76 Terror Inmates Pledged Allegiance to Indonesia. What Next?
Any Rufaedah
Stratsea, 31 July 2023
8. Palm oil: The myth of corporate plantation efficiency is failing Indonesians and furthering inequality
Tania Li and Pujo Semedi
Conversation, 28 July 2023
Malaysia
9. Ahmad Zahid: Gov’t aims to reduce rural poverty rate to below 10 per cent by next year
Bernama, 1 August 2023
10. State Polls: PH-BN launch ‘Kita Selangor’ manifesto with five key pledges
Bernama
Bernama, 1 August 2023
11. Commentary: UK band’s controversial kiss achieved something few have in Malaysia
Serina Rahman is Lecturer at the Southeast Asian Studies Department, NUS and Associate Fellow at the Malaysia Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.
Channel News Asia, 1 August 2023
12. GPS won’t join election campaign programmes, says Abang Jo
Free Malaysia Today, 1 August 2023
13. Bersatu leader questions party’s fielding of ‘undeserving’ candidates
Free Malaysia Today, 1 August 2023
14. Tawaran PN – `Kelantan Maju, Rakyat Sejahtera’ [PN Offer – “Kelantan Advances, Prosperous People”]
Harakah, 1 August 2023
15. Anwar to meet MIC leadership after PAS claims swing in support for state polls
Ben Tan
Malay Mail Online, 1 August 2023
16. Selangor MB says can’t bury PJD Link, but insists controversial project dead for now
Kenneth Tee
Malay Mail Online, 1 August 2023
17. Expert says upsets unlikely in Independent-heavy polls
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 1 August 2023
18. 8 Pas members in Kedah face automatic membership termination for breaching party rules
Sharifah Mahsinah Abdullah
New Straits Times, 1 August 2023
19. 火箭对巫统的爱要收敛 [DAP’s love for Umno needs to be tempered]
郑钦亮
星洲网, 1 August 2023
20. 马国州选比绝望 [Malaysia’s state elections – a contest of despair]
汤秀凤
联合早报, 1 August 2023
21. Sultan of Perak’s office lodges police report over edited video of Sultan Nazrin’s speech
Bernama, 31 July 2023
22. Penduduk Malaysia bertambah 2.1% pada 2023 [Malaysia’s population increases by 2.1% in 2023]
Bernama, 31 July 2023
23. Govt to review retirement schemes of military veterans
Free Malaysia Today, 31 July 2023
24. Battleground Kedah: Can Umno deliver?
Zainal EPI
Malay Mail Online, 31 July 2023
25. State polls candidates: Playing it safe?
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 31 July 2023
26. BN forecast: No wind behind PN’s sails, neck-and-neck in Kedah
Malaysiakini, 31 July 2023
27. Azmin stands a risk in Hulu Kelang, says lead writer
MySinchew, 31 July 2023
28. Analysts: It could all go downhill if economic powerhouse states fall
Asila Jalil
New Straits Times, 31 July 2023
29. Malaysian PM Anwar gets court order to prevent Kedah leader from making defamatory remarks
Eileen Ng
Straits Times, 31 July 2023
30. Malaysian DPM Zahid accused of vote-buying in campaign for state polls
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 31 July 2023
31. 聂阿都未获提名 丹州伊党出现分歧？[Nik Abduh not nomated, PAS in Perak divided?]
萧郡瑜
联合早报, 30 July 2023
32. 若人选策略得当 丹州巫统或能赢两三席 [If the candidate has the right strategy, Kelantan Umno may win two or three seats]
苏俊翔
联合早报, 28 July 2023
Myanmar
33. Aung San Suu Kyi given partial pardon by Myanmar junta, has jail term reduced
Channel News Asia, 1 August 2023
34. ‘His sins can’t be erased’: Junta leader to consecrate Buddha image
Frontier Myanmar, 31 July 2023
35. Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, forcing delay to elections
Associated Press
Guardian, 31 July 2023
36. The Country That Bombs Its Own People
Haley Willis and Weiyi Cai
New York Times, 31 July 2023
37. 或迫于内外压力 翁山淑枝已转移至政府设施软禁 [Perhaps due to internal and external pressure, Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred to a government facility for house arrest]
联合早报, 28 July 2023
Philippines
38. Reviving democracy: Pathways for the PH
Segundo Eclar Romero
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 August 2023
39. Philippine military chief sees ‘total victory’ against southern militants before 2024
Mark Navales and Jeoffrey Maitem
Benar News, 31 July 2023
40. EU ready to strengthen maritime security cooperation with the Philippines
Reuters, 31 July 2023
Thailand
41. Drop Thaksin focus, Pheu Thai warned
Bangkok Post, 1 August 2023
42. Ministry aims to build on jump in trade facilitation via Laos
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 1 August 2023
43. Pheu Thai bloc ‘excludes Move Forward’
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 1 August 2023
44. Political experts list reasons why Thaksin’s return not likely
The Nation, 30 July 2023
45. Pheu Thai recounts its fight for democracy ahead of Thaksin’s return
The Nation, 30 July 2023
46. 泰副首相：达信可在入狱首日寻求王室特赦 [Thai Deputy Prime Minister: Thaksin can seek royal amnesty on the first day in prison]
联合早报, 27 July 2023
Vietnam
47. Has Vietnam Changed Its Tune on a Diplomatic Upgrade With the US?
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 31 July 2023
48. 小红点凝聚动力 促外资涌入越南 [Singapore gathers momentum, promotes the influx of foreign capital into Vietnam]
周岳翔
联合早报, 30 July 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
49. Asean, Thailand, Myanmar turn page
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 1 August 2023
50. Survey reveals positive outlook for EU businesses across Asean
[Link to the EU-ASEAN Business Sentiment Survey]
Sreekanth Ravindran
Khmer Times, 1 August 2023
51. ASEAN’s Growing Agenda on Nuclear Security
Julius Cesar Imperial Trajano
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 31 July 2023
Asia Pacific
52. Biggest hurdles to China entry into trans-Pacific trade pact are political
Lucy Craymer and Joe Cash
Reuters, 1 August 2023
53. EU leader cites Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to warn against China’s aggression in Asia
Jim Gomez
Associated Press, 31 July 2023
54. The Quad: Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts? – Analysis
Nick Bisley
[Originally published as ISEAS Perspective 2023/63 “The Quad: Less than the Sum of its Parts?”]
Eurasia Review, 31 July 2023
55. NATO’s Vilnius Summit: Implications for the Indo-Pacific and ASEAN
Sarah Soh
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 31 July 2023
56. Xi’s Security Obsession: Why China Is Digging In at Home and Asserting Itself Abroad
Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2023
Climate Change/Environment
57. Southeast Asia prepares for its next haze crisis
Michael Taylor
Bangkok Post, 1 August 2023
58. EU pledges 60 million euros for PH path to ‘green economy’
Tina G. Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 August 2023
59. As talks with Indonesia stall, Singapore seeks other green energy sources: ‘the clock is ticking’
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 31 July 2023
Media, Technology & Society
60. Public diplomacy through social media brings ASEAN closer to its people
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
Jakarta Post, 1 August 2023
61. Social media: buzzkill for physical election campaigns?
Ian McIntyre
The Vibes, 1 August 2023
62. K-stans, beware: Politicians are lurking ahead of elections
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 31 July 2023
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