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- No. 19: Ong Kian Ming, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 45: Chan Heng Chee, Chairman, Board of Trustees
- No. 48: Chan Heng Chee, Chairman, Board of Trustees, and ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 56: 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
Cambodia
1. 经济发展如何影响民主进程——审视尼日尔、柬埔寨专制回潮 [How Economic Development Affects the Democratic Process——Examining the Resurgence of Authoritarianism in Niger and Cambodia]
韩和元是中国经济学者、财经专栏作家
联合早报, 15 August 2023
2. Cambodia’s Hun Manet Signals ‘Unchanged’ China Policy Ahead of Succession
Sun Narin & Colin Meyn
VOA, 14 August 2023
3. Investment Facilitation and Promotion in Cambodia: Impact of Provincial-level Characteristics on Multinational Activities
Shandre Mugan Thangavelu, Leng Soklong, Vutha Hing, Ratha Kong
ERIA, 1 August 2023
Indonesia
4. Foreign, finance ministries ink MoU to help MSMEs go global
Antara, 15 August 2023
5. Domestic Workers in Indonesia Call for Passage of Long-delayed Protection Bill
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 15 August 2023
6. PDI-P likes its chances against Prabowo’s new alliance
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 15 August 2023
7. Jokowi on a collision course with PDI-P’s Megawati
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 15 August 2023
8. Jakarta to remain a business city after capital relocation: official
Antara, 14 August 2023
9. Slow motion on Widodo’s go-go infrastructure drive
John McBeth
Asia Times, 14 August 2023
10. Chinese carmakers edge ahead in Indonesian electric vehicle market
Ahmad Syamsudin
Benar News, 14 August 2023
11. Pemilih muda 2024: apa saja yang dibutuhkan kaum muda menurut survei? [Young voters in 2024: what do young people need according to surveys?]
Arfianto Purbolaksono, Research and Program Manager, The Indonesian Institute
Conversation, 14 August 2023
12. Indonesia steps up standards with OECD Accession: Better Policies for Better Lives
Sudibyo Wiradji
Jakarta Post, 14 August 2023
Malaysia
13. Court nullifies Muhyiddin’s power abuse case
Hidir Reduan Abdul Rashid
Malaysiakini, 15 August 2023
14. 114 new technical officers to handle federal projects below RM50 million in Sabah, says minister
Olivia Miwil
New Straits Times, 15 August 2023
15. Perikatan to sue govt, MACC following Muhyiddin’s acquittal
Zakiah Koya and Fatimah Zainal
Star, 15 August 2023
16. RM8bil for sovereign wealth fund
Sharon Ling
Star, 15 August 2023
17. Sarawak’s ‘attractive’ MM2H programme bearing fruit, says minister
Tan Chin Tung
Free Malaysia Today, 14 August 2023
18. Nurul Izzah: Let’s focus on improving messaging, economic schemes
Malaysiakini, 14 August 2023
Malaysia State Elections 2023
19. Poor showing at state polls may strain shaky relations for parties in Malaysia’s unity government
Amir Yusof
Channel News Asia, 15 August 2023
20. Fitch Ratings: Anwar govt still stands after state polls, but BN’s results will put pressure on Zahid and fiscal consolidation
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 15 August 2023
21. Knives out for T’ganu Umno chief after BN polls debacle
Malaysiakini, 15 August 2023
22. The problem with Umno is…Umno
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
MySinchew, 14 August 2023
Myanmar
23. War and economic upheaval leave the weaving industry in tatters
Frontier Myanmar, 14 August 2023
Philippines
24. PNP starts identification of cops whose relatives are running for BSKE
Aaron Recuenco
Manila Bulletin, 15 August 2023
25. Marcos: Not so ‘weak leader’ after all
Richard Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 August 2023
26. Australian warship due in PH for ‘Alon’ exercises
Frances Mangosing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 August 2023
27. Unpacking the Philippines’ New Sovereign Wealth Fund
Japhet Quitzon
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 14 August 2023
Thailand
28. Pheu Thai: No pre-vote cabinet offers
Bangkok Post, 15 August 2023
29. PM candidate faces vote uncertainty
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 15 August 2023
30. Pension rule change draws fire
Bangkok Post, 15 August 2023
31. Pheu Thai promises to make people rich before they age
The Nation, 15 August 2023
32. Pita cleared in first round of media shareholding enquiry
The Nation, 15 August 2023
33. Gambling addiction fuelled by poverty
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Bangkok Post, 14 August 2023
34. Thailand’s monarchy: Heirs and spares
Craig Keating
Interpreter, 14 August 2023
35. Business is out of patience with Thailand’s political mess
Pavida Pananond
Nikkei Asia, 14 August 2023
Vietnam
36. Mad about K-pop, Vietnam courts top global acts to boost tourism appeal
Jamille Tran
Business Times, 15 August 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Asean mapping out a vision for 2045
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 15 August 2023
38. Pipe dreams: Turning an interconnected ASEAN gas market into a reality
Massita Ayu Cindy Putriastuti & Nadira Asrifa
Interpreter, 15 August 2023
39. India and Thailand jockey for spot on Asia’s chipmaking map
Kenya Akama, Ryosuke Hanada and Yuji Nitta
Nikkei Asia, 15 August 2023
40. A Pheu Thai-led government could revive talks with Cambodia on gas exploration
Khmer Times, 14 August 2023
41. How ASEAN can Contribute to International AI Governance Frameworks
Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 14 August 2023
42. Myanmar crisis reflects East Timor’s ‘difficult balancing act’ in Asean accession bid: analysts
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 14 August 2023
43. ASEAN-Japan Economic Partnership for a Sustainable and Resilient Future
Edited by Keita Oikawa and Fusanori Iwasaki
ERIA, 11 August 2023
Asia Pacific
44. Brics creator slams ‘ridiculous’ idea for common currency
Arjun Neil Alim and Joseph Cotteril
Financial Times, 15 August 2023
45. ‘We are only in the 2nd round of a 13-round boxing match’: Chan Heng Chee on US-China competition
Tan Min-Wei
Mothership, 14 August 2023
46. The Expansion Challenge For BRICS
Harsh V. Pant
Observer Research Foundation, 14 August 2023
47. ‘Extreme’ US-China rivalry could be ‘disastrous’ for global economy: Singapore’s Lawrence Wong
Bhavan Jaipragas
South China Morning Post, 14 August 2023
48. Singapore must be alert to China and US stepping up their ‘battle of narratives’: ex-diplomats
Bhavan Jaipragas
South China Morning Post, 14 August 2023
49. What US and China can learn from the Sino-Soviet Cold War
Ngeow Chow Bing
ThinkChina, 14 August 2023
East/South China Sea
50. China blames PH for water cannon incident
Franco Jose C. Baroña and Alexandra J. Furio
Manila Times, 15 August 2023
51. No response from PH on South China Sea talks – China exec
Tina G. Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 August 2023
52. 谁在妖魔化中国海警南海执法？[Who is demonizing the Chinese Coast Guard’s law enforcement in the South China Sea?]
闫岩是中国南海研究院海洋法律与政策研究所所长
环球网, 15 August 2023
53. The Philippines’ high-stakes options at Second Thomas Shoal
Euan Graham
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 14 August 2023
54. What lessons should the Philippines learn from the maritime incident?
Ding Duo
Others, 14 August 2023
55. Will China-Philippines tensions make other South China Sea claimants more likely to speak up?
Dewey Sim
South China Morning Post, 13 August 2023
Climate Change/Environment
56. Just Energy Transition Partnerships and How They Work
[Link to the Fulcrum article, “Can Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Succeed?”]
Clara Ferreira Marques
Bloomberg, 15 August 2023
57. Jokowi Weighs Pollution Tax as Jakarta Suffers Worst Air Quality
Chandra Asmara
Bloomberg, 14 August 2023
58. Why All Carbon Credits Aren’t Created Equal
Lara Williams
Bloomberg, 14 August 2023
59. Are climate pledges in emerging Asia empty promises?
Mengdi Yue and Christoph Nedopil, Fudan University
East Asia Forum, 14 August 2023
60. Malaysia to meet zero net emission target but with caveats
Ashiqin Ariffin
New Straits Times, 14 August 2023
Media, Technology & Society
61. Overcoming political polarisation in a divided cyberspace
Carol Soon
Straits Times, 15 August 2023
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