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- No. 22: Mohd Faizal Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 40: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 47: 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. Facebook rejects proposed suspension of Hun Sen’s Facebook account
Khmer Times, 29 August 2023
Indonesia
2. Helping Farmers Escape the Poverty Trap through Sustainable Livelihoods
Aditya Alta, Amalina Az Zahra & Azizah Nazzala Fauzi
Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS), 30 August 2023
3. Analysis: Debt for Jokowi’s infrastructure projects looms over 2024 budget
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 30 August 2023
4. How middle powers can preserve international order
Fitriani
Jakarta Post, 30 August 2023
5. Envisioning ASEAN’s comprehensive response to regional dynamics
Yose Rizal Damuri
Jakarta Post, 30 August 2023
6. Govt ensures fiscal discipline in financing Nusantara development
Antara, 29 August 2023
7. Looking offshore for corruption leaks at Pertamina
John Mcbeth
Asia Times, 29 August 2023
8. Prabowo rebrands his alliance ‘team Jokowi’
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2023
9. Political exiles push for guarantee of continued nonjudicial resolutions
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2023
10. Locals oppose plan to make 100-meter-tall Sukarno statue
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2023
11. Koalisi Prabowo Ganti Nama, Dinilai Efek Perebutan Ceruk Pendukung Jokowi [Renaming of Prabowo’s coalition – assessing the effect on the fight for Jokowi’s niche supporters]
Febryan A, Nawir Arsyad Akbar
Republika, 29 August 2023
12. Bagaimana Sih Narasi Islamisme pada Pilpres 2024? [What is the Narrative of Islamism in the 2024 Presidential Election?]
Affan Ramli, Pengajar Pedagogi Kritis
Republika, 29 August 2023
Malaysia
13. Is DAP bending backwards for the sake of unity or for power?
K. Parkaran
Free Malaysia Today, 30 August 2023
14. Emulate S’gor exco, minimise DAP’s perceived dominance, PM told
Nicholas Chung
Free Malaysia Today, 30 August 2023
15. Tak mungkin pandangan Umno saja yang betul [It is not possible that only Umno’s view is correct]
Hishamuddin Aun
Free Malaysia Today, 30 August 2023
16. 3 BN members fail in bid against Umno deregistration exemption
Hidir Reduan Abdul Rashid
Malaysiakini, 30 August 2023
17. Tough for Amanah to win Simpang Jeram, analysts say
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 30 August 2023
18. Menjenguk pengundi muda di peti undi PRN [Visiting young voters at the state elections ballot box]
Fakhrurrazi Rashid
Malaysian Insight, 30 August 2023
19. Retaining Pulai crucial for institutional reforms
Nelson Benjamin & Yee Xiang Yun
Star, 30 August 2023
20. AGC opposes Bersatu’s bid to vacate four parliamentary seats in Sabah
Bernama, 29 August 2023
21. Study claims one-third BN voters switched to PN in state polls
Malaysiakini, 29 August 2023
22. Isunya bukan Modul Hadis 40, tetapi pengajarnya [The issue is not the 40 Hadith module, but the teachers]
Mohd Faizal Musa atau Faisal Tehrani bertugas sebagai felo di Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (UKM), Felo Pelawat di ISEAS-Yusuf Ishak dan Bersekutu untuk sebuah projek di bawah Weatherhead Center, Universiti Harvard.
Malaysian Insight, 29 August 2023
23. Sabah MP warns govt not to ‘out-Islamise’ PN
New Straits Times, 29 August 2023
24. Petaling District has highest population in country, says Stats Department
Zakiah Koya
Star, 29 August 2023
Myanmar
25. Rating the Progress of Myanmar’s Resistance Movement
Lian Bawi Thang
Diplomat, 30 August 2023
26. Any acts to cause regional instability by picking up arms will hamper regional development efforts: SAC chair
Eleven Myanmar, 29 August 2023
27. As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
Irrawaddy, 29 August 2023
28. Price Controls Trigger Turmoil in Myanmar’s Rice Market
Irrawaddy, 29 August 2023
Philippines
29. Is the Philippines Winning Its Battle Against Inflation?
James Guild
Diplomat, 29 August 2023
Thailand
30. Thaksin lawyer fit for govt?
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 30 August 2023
31. Ex-PM prepares bid for royal pardon
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 30 August 2023
32. Economist airs unease over B10,000 digital handout
Nuntawun Polkuamdee
Bangkok Post, 30 August 2023
33. Thailand grand coalition marks calculated about-face for Pheu Thai
Toru Takahashi
Nikkei Asia, 30 August 2023
34. Rules on digital wallet scheme clarified
The Nation, 30 August 2023
35. Which way Pheu Thai-led diplomacy?
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 29 August 2023
Vietnam
36. US-China rivalry will be stern test for Vietnam’s diplomatic juggle
Nguyen Cong Tung
Asia Research Institute, 29 August 2023
37. Vietnam plan to sell clean electricity to Singapore
VietNamNet, 29 August 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. Myanmar and the Death of ASEAN
Bertil Lintner
Irrawaddy, 29 August 2023
39. ASEAN delays road map for regional power grid
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2023
40. Why Biden is Going to Hanoi but Not Jakarta
Patsy Widakuswara
VOA, 29 August 2023
Asia Pacific
41. China boosting efforts to hold the new global reserve currency
Nigel Green
Asia Times, 29 August 2023
42. BRICS Expansion Is No Triumph for China
C. Raja Mohan
Foreign Policy, 29 August 2023
43. BRICS expansion: What’s in store for the global halal industry?
Shaik Zakeer Hussain
Salaam Gateway, 28 August 2023
East/South China Sea
44. China’s 2023 map includes West PH Sea as part of its territory
Joseph Pedrajas
Manila Bulletin, 30 August 2023
Climate Change/Environment
45. Just energy transition to help us achieve independence
Adila Isfandiari and Tata Mustasya
Jakarta Post, 30 August 2023
46. Captive coal-fired power plants hinder Indonesia energy transition deal
Hans Nicholas Jong
Mongabay, 29 August 2023
Media, Technology & Society
47. Malaysians’ #kitajagakita spirit thriving
Azalea Azuar
Malaysian Reserve, 30 August 2023
48. Embattled MCMC defends media curbs, cites ‘societal harmony’
Malaysia Now, 29 August 2023
49. Meta’s ‘Biggest Single Takedown’ Removes Chinese Influence Campaign
Sheera Frenkel
New York Times, 29 August 2023
50. Enhancing Inclusion in the National Digital Literacy Index: From Measurement to Empowerment
Natasya Zahra
Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS), 1 August 2023
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