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- No. 32: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 33: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 34: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 37: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 38: Daljit Singh, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 39: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher
- No. 45: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 47: Ian Storey, Senior 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. China’s foreign minister visits Cambodia days after incumbent premier hands off the job to his son
Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 13 August 2023
Indonesia
2. Analysis: Constitutional Court stands in way of Gibran’s path to vice presidency
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 14 August 2023
3. More than just a sibling rivalry
Editorial board
Jakarta Post, 14 August 2023
4. Indonesian nickel today is what spices were to the VOC
Marjolein van Pagee is a historian and founder of Histori Bersama.
Jakarta Post, 14 August 2023
5. US to boost trade with Indo-Pacific, senator says
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 14 August 2023
6. Prabowo gathers momentum in the race to succeed Jokowi
Liam Gammon is Research Fellow in the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research at the Australian National University.
East Asia Forum, 13 August 2023
7. Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo becomes main contender 6 months ahead of polls
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 13 August 2023
8. Indonesia’s push for more women candidates in general elections faces setback
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 13 August 2023
9. Dunning-Kruger Effect, Partisanship and Political Education in Indonesia
Wawan Kurniawan
Stratsea, 13 August 2023
10. Seeking (good) news from the amendment of UU ITE – Part I
Galby R. Samhudi
Stratsea, 13 August 2023
11. Seeking (good) news from the amendment of UU ITE – Part II
Galby R. Samhudi
Stratsea, 13 August 2023
12. Riset temukan bagaimana elit meraup cuan dari sengkarut tata kelola nikel Sulawesi Tengah [Research finds how the elite reaped profits from the chaotic management of nickel in Central Sulawesi]
La Husen Zuada
Conversation, 12 August 2023
13. Indonesia’s Aceh bans unrelated men and women from being together in public
Uzair Thamrin
Benar News, 11 August 2023
14. Siapkah Indonesia jadi negara maju pada 2045? Sumber daya manusia terbukti masih jadi sandungan [Is Indonesia ready to become a developed country in 2045? Human resources have proven to be a stumbling block]
Alexander Michael Tjahjadi
Conversation, 11 August 2023
15. Is Indonesia about to Join BRICS?
Jefferson Ng Jin Chuan, Utaryo Santiko
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 11 August 2023
Malaysia
16. How to stop the ‘Green Wave’?
Andrew Sia
Malaysiakini, 14 August 2023
17. Polls results may not be good news for investors, says analyst
David Pillai and Sankita Jayanandan
Free Malaysia Today, 13 August 2023
18. Fahmi: M’sia secures RM5.2b investment commitments from China, S’pore
Malaysiakini, 12 August 2023
19. Malaysia’s forgotten people
Mariam Mokhtar
Malaysiakini, 12 August 2023
20. Nik Aziz: Revered leader of the people
Ranjit Singh Malhi
Malaysiakini, 11 August 2023
Myanmar
21. UN warns Myanmar labour market remains fragile
[Link to “Myanmar: Labour market update 2023”]
Mizzima, 13 August 2023
22. Myanmar junta struggles to repay $400 million Chinese bank loan due to jump in dollar price
Mizzima, 13 August 2023
23. Myanmar fuel prices rise sharply
Mizzima, 13 August 2023
Philippines
24. Slower growth impels call for accelerated gov’t spending; industry, agriculture need to level up
Manila Bulletin, 14 August 2023
25. DOF proposes aid budget cuts, including 4Ps
Chino S. Leyco
Manila Bulletin, 14 August 2023
26. Editorial: Putting PH growth back on track
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 August 2023
27. How Philippines’ first sovereign wealth fund can succeed against all odds
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
South China Morning Post, 12 August 2023
28. China driving Marcos deeper into American arms
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 11 August 2023
Thailand
29. Prawit not quitting politics just yet, ‘willing’ to accept new govt post
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 13 August 2023
30. Thai public prefers Abhisit as new Democrat leader: Nida finds
The Nation, 13 August 2023
31. Pheu Thai coalition ‘done’
Aekarach Sattaburuth & Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 12 August 2023
32. Thai Poll Winner Faces Dilemma Over Support for Tycoon’s PM Bid
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 12 August 2023
33. Commentary: Thailand’s parliament stalemate puts Pheu Thai at crossroads
[Originally published on Fulcrum here]
Punchada Sirivunnabood & Napon Jatusripitak
Channel News Asia, 12 August 2023
34. 与亲军方政党结盟 为泰党被批违背竞选诺言 [Allied with pro-military parties, Pheu Thai party criticized for breaking campaign promises]
联合早报, 12 August 2023
35. Pheu Thai vows to implement THB10,000 digital wallet scheme
The Nation, 11 August 2023
36. Is Thaksin sending a message back home by visiting Cambodia?
Thai PBS World, 10 August 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Wang Yi’s visit signals China’s desire to engage with South-east Asia’s new and incoming leaders
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 14 August 2023
38. A message from South-east Asia to the US
Tommy Koh and Daljit Singh
Straits Times, 14 August 2023
39. India is a rising force in Southeast Asia as region seeks to counter China’s dominance
Sumathi Bala
CNBC, 13 August 2023
40. Biden’s absence at Jakarta’s ASEAN summit is not surprising
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 11 August 2023
41. Will China be ‘offended’ by Asean openly backing heightened US security presence in the region? Not really
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 11 August 2023
42. Timor-Leste’s self-destructive present for ASEAN on its 56th anniversary
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 10 August 2023
Asia Pacific
43. Confronting China’s tech challenge requires resilience
Andrew B Kennedy
East Asia Forum, 12 August 2023
44. Issues, Trends and Developments in Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in the Asia-Pacific
Lina Gong, Alistair D. B. Cook
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 11 August 2023
East/South China Sea
45. Asean, China to meet in Manila for code of conduct on SCS/WPS
Malou Talosig-Bartolome
Business Mirror, 14 August 2023
46. Philippine senate steps up bipartisan support for stronger stance against ‘brazen’ China: ‘stop bullying us’
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 12 August 2023
47. China’s tough stance in South China Sea ‘may be sign of its unhappiness over closer Philippine ties with US’
Laura Zhou
South China Morning Post, 11 August 2023
Climate Change/Environment
48. Indigenous communities, climate change and hypocrisy
Muhamad Burhanudin is an environmental specialist at KEHATI Foundation.
Jakarta Post, 14 August 2023
49. IFC invests big time in BPI green bond
Ignacio R. Bunye
Manila Bulletin, 14 August 2023
50. From ashes to riches: Profiting from peatland in Indonesia
UN News, 13 August 2023
51. It’s better to encourage hybrid vehicles before switching to EVs: experts
VietNamNet, 11 August 2023
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