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- No. 5: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 58: Joanne Lin, 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. Can Cambodia’s incoming premier Hun Manet walk out of his father’s shadow?
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 6 August 2023
2. Official results of National Election released
Khmer Times, 5 August 2023
Indonesia
3. Analysis: KPK, TNI spat sheds light on military impunity
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 7 August 2023
4. The changing image of Prabowo toward the 2024 elections
Florentina Dwiastuti
Jakarta Post, 7 August 2023
5. 中國盼藉低價冰淇淋改善形象 兩岸味蕾戰印尼開打 [China hopes to use cheap ice cream to improve its image, cross-strait taste buds battle with Indonesia begins]
李宗憲
Central News Agency, 6 August 2023
6. Presidential hopefuls make foray into luring young voters
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 6 August 2023
7. AHY Komentari Anggaran Infrastruktur dan Utang Luar Negeri Indonesia [AHY Comments on Indonesia’s Infrastructure Budget and Foreign Debt]
Republika, 6 August 2023
8. Survei: Prabowo Semakin Menguat di Jawa Timur [Survey: Prabowo getting stronger in eastern Java]
Republika, 6 August 2023
9. Indonesia will hold the world’s biggest single day election: here is what you need to know
Conversation, 5 August 2023
10. Even a Neutral Indonesia Could Get Dragged Into a China-US War
Abdul Rahman Yaacob
Diplomat, 5 August 2023
11. Jakarta is alert but not alarmed over the US–PNG defence agreement
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan, ANU
East Asia Forum, 5 August 2023
12. Sejarah hubungan politik Indonesia-Cina: merespons stigma negatif masyarakat jelang Pemilu 2024 [The history of Indonesia-China political relations: responding to the negative stigma of society ahead of the 2024 elections] [11-minute video]
Rangga Aditya Elias
Conversation, 4 August 2023
13. Chinese Workers in Indonesia Need Protection, Too
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
Diplomat, 4 August 2023
14. Indonesia eyes SEZ development on quest for greater economic prosperity
Front Row (Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2023
Malaysia
15. Anwar’s chance to power on Malaysia’s auto industry
Yamin Vong
Free Malaysia Today, 7 August 2023
16. Malaysia’s zombie MSMEs
Murray Hunter
Free Malaysia Today, 7 August 2023
17. New Penang ferry service operational from today
Bernama, 6 August 2023
18. Survey: Many in Selangor not aware of govt’s inflation, cost-of-living initiatives
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 6 August 2023
19. Muda says needs-based education system will help all underprivileged students
Shathana Kasinathan
Malay Mail Online, 6 August 2023
20. MCA to begin rejuvenation in Johor
Malaysian Insight, 6 August 2023
21. Efforts to elevate a race should not lead to polarisation – King
Bernama, 5 August 2023
22. PM says Putrajaya to review salary scheme for fresh graduates, civil servants
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 5 August 2023
23. Wacana Islam lebih luas daripada politik, ambil alih kerajaan [Discourse on Islam is wider than politics, taking over the government]
Nazmi Yaakub
Berita Harian, 4 August 2023
24. Most M’sians earn under RM2k monthly – DOSM
Malaysiakini, 4 August 2023
25. How’s the Anwar anti-corruption war going?
Mohsin Abdullah
MySinchew, 4 August 2023
Malaysia State Elections 2023
26. Commentary: DAP’s political standing at risk amidst Penang turmoil
Leslie Lopez
Channel News Asia, 5 August 2023
27. In Semenyih, voter apathy gives both BN and Perikatan mountain to climb before election day
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 5 August 2023
Myanmar
28. Impact of rising commodity prices hitting Myanmar civilians hard
Mizzima, 6 August 2023
29. Fears Rohingya in Myanmar and Bangladesh not getting enough media attention
Mizzima, 6 August 2023
30. Traitor or victim? The two arrests of Win Myint Aung
Frontier Myanmar, 4 August 2023
31. Myanmar Junta Leader Reshuffles Cabinet Days After Extending Emergency Rule
Irrawaddy, 4 August 2023
Philippines
32. Editorial: Beneficial, equitable free trade deal
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 August 2023
33. Marcos squeezed between allies
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 4 August 2023
34. Philippines hits out at criticism of expanded US bases: ‘not any other countries’ business’
South China Morning Post, 4 August 2023
Thailand
35. Banking on the mainland
Bangkok Post, 7 August 2023
36. China investments in Thailand on the upswing as trade war drags on
Peter Janssen
Business Times, 7 August 2023
37. 宪制议题与民主危机 ——泰国与以色列的共同困境 [Constitutional Issues and Democracy Crisis ——The Common Dilemma of Thailand and Israel]
作者张建伟是中南民族大学 政治学与行政学系副教授
云新亮是该系研究助理
联合早报, 7 August 2023
38. Mission to form govt in ‘crisis’
Chairith Yonpiam and Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 6 August 2023
39. Govt cooks up ‘Halal corridor’
Poramet Tangsathaporn
Bangkok Post, 6 August 2023
40. Democrat Party election falls through again as rifts get deeper
The Nation, 6 August 2023
41. Prayut vows army will continue to ‘protect the country’
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 5 August 2023
42. This divorce could get messy
Bangkok Post, 5 August 2023
43. Thailand’s constitution works as intended to frustrate democratic outcomes
Jacob Ricks, SMU
East Asia Forum, 5 August 2023
44. How Thailand can draw closer to China despite US rivalry and geopolitical tensions
Brian Wong and Tidarat Yingcharoen
South China Morning Post, 5 August 2023
45. Opinion: Pheu Thai’s Faustian folly
Volthai
Thai Enquirer, 4 August 2023
Vietnam
46. In Vietnam, ‘flexers’ tout US degrees, status, wealth as the economy soars. Others barely sleep
Lam Nguyen
South China Morning Post, 6 August 2023
47. VN’s auto industry needs deeper involvement in global supply: experts
VietNamNet, 6 August 2023
48. Plenty of blame to go around in Vietnam’s COVID repatriation flight bribery scandal1
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 5 August 2023
49. Vietnam’s macro-economy stays stable, inflation controlled: official
VietNamNet, 5 August 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
50. High digital stakes in new China–ASEAN new agreement
Ken Heydon, LSE
East Asia Forum, 6 August 2023
51. Timor Leste rethinks its accession bid if ASEAN cannot handle Myanmar issue
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 6 August 2023
52. Thai-Cambodian relations ‘unaffected’ by Thaksin’s visit
Sok Raksa
Phnom Penh Post, 6 August 2023
Asia Pacific
53. 盟友纷纷“另作选择”，美国面临窘境 [Allies are “making other choices”, and the United States is facing a dilemma]
宋微是北京外国语大学国际关系学院教授、博士生导师
环球网, 7 August 2023
54. Emerging Markets in Asia Are Rushing to Adopt Central Bank Digital Currencies
Lourdes Casanova, Sharwari Rajesh Pandit, and Rohini Manyam Seshasayee
Diplomat, 5 August 2023
55. The Global Security Initiative of China
Ian Seow Cheng Wei
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 4 August 2023
East/South China Sea
56. US, allies slam China for firing water cannons on PH vessels
Tina G. Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 August 2023
57. Manila accuses China of blocking vessel in the South China Sea
Reuters
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 6 August 2023
58. IN FOCUS: What the remote Natuna islands reveal about Indonesia’s stance on China
Kiki Siregar
Channel News Asia, 5 August 2023
Climate Change/Environment
59. Singapore-based think tank moots nuclear inclusion in Asean Taxonomy
[Link to the report, “Why and How Nuclear Energy Can Be Included in the ASEAN Taxonomy”]
Wong Pei Ting
Business Times, 7 August 2023
60. Indonesia Courts Chinese Investors for EV Production Ecosystem
Devianti Faridz
VOA, 5 August 2023
61. Secretary Vilsack’s Statement on the 8th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting
APEC, 4 August 2023
62. RI needs new rules to compete for carbon capture investment: Experts
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2023
Media, Technology & Society
63. Media sustainability draft ‘unworkable’: Google, Meta
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 7 August 2023
64. Fahmi: Madani community frontliners serves by channelling information, issues regarding internet coverage to Comms Ministry
Malay Mail Online, 6 August 2023
65. The AI Regulation Paradox
Bhaskar Chakravorti
Foreign Policy, 4 August 2023
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