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- No. 9: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 10: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 44: Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Fellow
- No. 47: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 48: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 51: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 55: William Choong and Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 56: Daljit Singh, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 70: Aries A. Arugay, Visiting 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
Brunei
1. Brunei engages Chinese investment amid diversification challenges
Chang-Yau Hoon and Kaili Zhao, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, and Guanie Lim, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
East Asia Forum, 31 August 2023
Cambodia
2. Appreciating US dollar and its impact on Cambodian economy
Kang Sothear
Khmer Times, 4 September 2023
Indonesia
3. Analysis: Popular as governor, Indonesian presidential hopeful Ganjar Pranowo needs to step up internationally if elected president
Kiki Siregar
Channel News Asia, 4 September 2023
4. NasDem-PKB deal redraws alliances for 2024
Yerica Lai and Wahyoe Boediwardhana
Jakarta Post, 3 September 2023
5. Retired generals set to join presidential campaigns
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 3 September 2023
6. PAN Tegaskan Tetap Konsisten Mendukung Erick Thohir sebagai Cawapres Prabowo Subianto [PAN confirms that it will consistently support Erick Thohir as Prabowo Subianto’s vice presidential candidate]
Norman Meoko
Sinar Harapan, 3 September 2023
7. Prabowo strengthens US ties, but not without political cost
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 2 September 2023
8. Anies pact splits over Muhaimin VP moves
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 2 September 2023
9. Indonesia’s e-commerce import ban: risky protectionist move or political ploy that’s ‘not going to work’?
Su-Lin Tan
South China Morning Post, 2 September 2023
10. 普拉博沃发力圆印尼总统梦 [Prabowo strives to fulfill dreams of Indonesian presidency]
廖建裕是新加坡尤素夫伊萨东南亚研究院资深访问研究员、南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院兼任教授
联合早报, 2 September 2023
11. A bit extreme’: Indonesian rice prices surge as drought crimps harvest
Bernadette Christina & Heru Asprihanto
Reuters, 1 September 2023
12. Indonesia offers ‘golden visa’ to entice foreign investors
Inquirer Net, 3 August 2023
Malaysia
13. Malaysia’s Capital Control Experiment Resonates 25 Years On
Daniel Moss
Bloomberg, 4 September 2023
14. Malaysia DPM Ahmad Zahid gets discharge not amounting to acquittal in charity foundation graft case
Channel News Asia, 4 September 2023
15. Analysts: Industrial investments, women-friendly policies can address unemployment issue in Sabah
Julia Chan
Malay Mail Online, 4 September 2023
16. The M40 have very different needs, say experts
Star, 4 September 2023
17. 3Rs the limit of criticism, says Anwar
Mohd Farhaan Shah
Star, 4 September 2023
18. State polls are over, but partisan divide hardens in Malaysia
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 4 September 2023
19. No chance of Malaysia turning secular, Umno’s Asyraf Wajdi says amid attacks on DAP’s constitution
Shathana Kasinathan
Malay Mail Online, 3 September 2023
20. ‘Two-thirds’ narrative dominates Pulai polls
Alyaa Alhadjri
Malaysia Kini, 3 September 2023
21. Sheraton Move’s bizarre effect on Hadi Awang
Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin
Malaysian Insight, 3 September 2023
22. Indian vote boycott could dent Pakatan-BN by-election wins, analysts warn
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 3 September 2023
23. Pulai polls: ‘Haram’ to vote for PH candidate, says Muhyiddin
Yee Xiang Yun
Star, 3 September 2023
24. Johor by-elections: Parties unleash top guns as campaign enters second phase
Malay Mail Online, 2 September 2023
25. As Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim reaches out to Malays-Muslims, can he be ‘everyone’s PM’?
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 2 September 2023
26. 安华艰难的经济抉择 [Anwar’s difficult economic choices]
黄子豪
星洲网, 2 September 2023
27. Work starts on Penang’s Silicon Island today after green light
Free Malaysia Today, 1 September 2023
28. Keterpendaman Melayu berterusan dalam pilihan raya [Malay latency continues in elections]
Ruhan Shahrir
Malaysian Insight, 1 September 2023
29. The DAP and its burden
Mohsin Abdullah
MySinchew, 1 September 2023
30. Malaysia launches new industrial master plan, set to crank up economic reforms after state polls
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 1 September 2023
Myanmar
31. Myanmar’s post-coup economy comes crumbling down
Radio Free Asia, 2 September 2023
32. When Assessing Myanmar’s Democracy Struggle, Beware Unwarranted Defeatism
[Link to Rating the Progress of Myanmar’s Resistance Movement ]
Igor Blazevic
Irrawaddy, 1 September 2023
33. Myanmar’s Revolution and the Challenges Ahead
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 31 August 2023
Philippines
34. 菲国内反华声浪背后有明显推力 [There is an obvious driving force behind the anti-China sentiment in the Philippines]
李开盛是上海国际问题研究院副院长、研究员
环球网, 4 September 2023
35. Philippine lawmakers join global alliance for China containment
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 2 September 2023
36. Can the U.S. Rewrite Its Tortured History of Aid to the Philippines?
Syrus Jin
Foreign Policy, 31 August 2023
37. Marcos move worries agri biz groups, think tanks
Alden M. Monzon, Jordeene B. Lagare
Inquirer Net, 2 August 2023
Thailand
38. Urgent calls to action
Bangkok Post, 4 September 2023
39. The untouchable tax
Bangkok Post, 4 September 2023
40. Thailand’s new Cabinet ready to be sworn in by next week
Nation, 4 September 2023
41. Pheu Thai policies have strong support but some impractical: poll
Bangkok Post, 3 September 2023
42. Divided cabinet faces tough tests
Mongkol Bangprapa, Aekarach Sattaburuth And Penchan Charoensuthipan
Bangkok Post, 3 September 2023
43. Thaksin may be eligible for parole in four months, say sources
The Nation, 3 September 2023
44. 泰王批准内阁 或下周宣誓就职 [Thai king approves cabinet; may be sworn in next week]
廖慧婷 麦可欣
联合早报, 2 September 2023
45. Thailand’s new cabinet likely to include familiar faces
Nontarat Phaicharoen
Benar News, 1 September 2023
46. Drafting of new charter after referendum may take three years: Pheu Thai
The Nation, 31 August 2023
47. The Man Who Upended Thailand’s Politics
Charlie Campbell
Time, 31 August 2023
Vietnam
48. US expects to upgrade Vietnam ties, risks China anger
Francesco Guarascio
Reuters, 4 September 2023
49. Taking Vietnam’s gender-equality challenge beyond policy reform
Ashlin Duffy
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 1 September 2023
50. National energy master plan for 2021-2030 approved
VietNamNet, 1 September 2023
51. With wary eye on China, U.S. moves closer to former foe Vietnam
Ellen Nakashima & Rebecca Tan
Washington Post, 1 September 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
52. ASEAN launches world’s first regionwide Digital Economy Framework Agreement
ASEAN Secretariat News, 3 September 2023
53. China must step up economic fight with US in key ASEAN battlefield, prominent political economist Zheng Yongnian says
Mia Nulimaimaiti
South China Morning Post, 2 September 2023
54. ASEAN struggles to align policies on critical minerals
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 1 September 2023
55. 拜登将缺席东盟峰会 美中在东南亚影响此消彼长？[Biden will be absent from the ASEAN Summit. Will the US & China’s influence in Southeast Asia wax and wane?]
林柏宏
VOA Chinese, 31 August 2023
56. US should step up diplomacy in Southeast Asia amid China’s growing economic influence
[This commentary was first published on Fulcrum.sg.]
Daljit Singh
South China Morning Post, 26 August 2023
Asia Pacific
57. Japan now has to deal with ASEAN on a more equal footing
Mie Oba, Kanagawa University
East Asia Forum, 3 September 2023
58. India’s Strengthening Energy Diplomacy With Southeast Asia
Shruti Sharma
Diplomat, 2 September 2023
59. China’s Coercion Is Most Effective Against Poorer Countries
Caleb Harding
Diplomat, 2 September 2023
60. The Return of the Global South: Realism, Not Moralism, Drives a New Critique of Western Power
Sarang Shidore
Foreign Affairs, 31 August 2023
East/South China Sea
61. 3-year deadline for South China Sea code of conduct
Antara, 2 September 2023
62. Gelora’ di Laut China Selatan isyarat negara perlu tingkat aset ketenteraan [‘Turbulence’ in the South China Sea a signal for the country to level up its military assets]
Rahman Husin adalah Pengarah Strategi, Imperium Consulting Asia
Berita Harian, 2 September 2023
63. ASEAN’s silence amid South China Sea confrontation is deafening
Richard Heydarian
Nikkei Asia, 31 August 2023
64. Indonesia’s ‘significant’ South China Sea comments not a sign of ‘nascent alliance’ with US
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 31 August 2023
Climate Change/Environment
65. Money and Politics Put World’s Biggest Climate Deal at Risk
Harry Suhartono, Faris Mokhtar, and Jennifer A Dlouhy
Bloomberg, 4 September 2023
66. Climate justice: friendshoring, China’s supremacy and America’s IR Act
Michelle Lyons
Interpreter, 4 September 2023
67. Carbon trading to be part of S’wak new green economy bill
Malaysiakini, 3 September 2023
Media, Technology & Society
68. Social media users to hit 6 billion in 2028
Jasta Kranjec
Manila Times, 3 September 2023
69. Mix Of Online And Traditional Campaigning In Pulai, Simpang Jeram
Nor Baizura Basri
Bernama, 1 September 2023
70. Mobilizing yet Polarizing: Social Media Youth Engagement in the 2022 Philippine Elections
Aries A. Arugay
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 31 August 2023
71. Potentials and Challenges of Social Media as an Instrument for Political Change in Malaysia
Haris Zuan
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 31 August 2023
Others
72. The Belt and Road Initiative has many miles still to go
Wu Jianghao
Nikkei Asia, 4 September 2023
73. When a highway funded by Chinese money is built ‘the Chinese way’: mixed reactions to BRI projects
Tan Hui Yee, Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja & Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 2 September 2023
74. This Cold War Is Different
Mark Leonard
Project Syndicate, 1 September 2023
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