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- No. 6: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 14: Azmil Tayeb, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 30: Le Hong Hiep, 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. US: Cambodia aid doesn’t mean election legitimacy
Alex Willemyns
Radio Free Asia, 2 October 2023
Indonesia
2. Focus on physical infrastructure: Why development in Papua lags
Deni Friawan
Jakarta Post, 3 October 2023
3. Investing in growth and connectivity in the strategic triangle
Airlangga Hartarto
Jakarta Post, 3 October 2023
4. Mengapa Elektabilitas Anies Anjlok? [Why Has Anies’ Electability Dropped?]
MAS ALAMIL HUDA
Republika, 3 October 2023
5. A new kind of political clan for Indonesia
Johannes Nugroho
Straits Times, 3 October 2023
6. Indonesia to build ship industry for blue economy development
Antara, 2 October 2023
7. Indonesia’s China-backed high-speed railway unlikely to be profitable, say observers
Calvin Yang
Channel News Asia, 2 October 2023
8. Presidential contenders jostle for support in East Java
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 2 October 2023
9. Himpunan Santri Nusantara Bergerak agar Elektabilitas Ganjar Pranowo di Jawa Timur Lampaui 65 Persen [The Indonesian Santri Association Moves to Make Ganjar Pranowo’s Electability in East Java Exceeds 6 Percent]
Norman Meoko
Sinar Harapan, 2 October 2023
10. Indonesia’s rice dilemma persists even with eased import curbs amid high prices
Joseph Rachman
South China Morning Post, 2 October 2023
Laos
11. Lao government increases minimum wage for third time since 2018
Radio Free Asia, 2 October 2023
Malaysia
12. Mat Sabu: ‘Green wave’ in retreat since six state elections
Muhammad Yusry
Malay Mail Online, 3 October 2023
13. GST will help fight corruption, among other things
P Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 3 October 2023
14. Kemaman set for by-election as PN not appealing GE15 results nullification
Malaysiakini, 3 October 2023
15. PN urges Felda folk to drop nostalgic feelings for Umno, BN
Malaysiakini, 3 October 2023
16. Changes to Malaysia’s education system raise fears that students are not prepared for future
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 3 October 2023
17. Bajet 2024: Atasi masalah pengangguran graduan [Budget 2024: resolve problem of graduate unemployment]
ARIF AIMAN ASROL
Utusan Malaysia, 3 October 2023
18. Benarkah wujud diskriminasi etnik, agama di Malaysia? [Is there really ethnic, religious discrimination in Malaysia?]
PROFESOR Emeritus Datuk Dr. Teo Kok Seong ialah Felow Majlis Profesor Negara (MPN) dan Institut Masa Depan Malaysia (MASA).
Utusan Malaysia, 3 October 2023
19. Pas masih percaya pada Top 5 [Pas still trusts in Top 5]
HAFIZ MUTALIB
Utusan Malaysia, 3 October 2023
20. 华教的新敌人 [The new enemy of Chinese education]
戴子豪
星洲网, 3 October 2023
21. Mat Sabu: Govt to implement additional intervention measures to tackle rice supply issue
Samirul Ariff Othman
Malay Mail Online, 2 October 2023
22. World Bank: Malaysia needs to formulate medium to long-term revenue strategy
Malay Mail Online, 2 October 2023
23. Anwar: Why angry at DAP? They supported Felda debt waiver
Malaysiakini, 2 October 2023
24. Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah stands firmly behind Anwar’s govt, says party leader
Stephanie Lee
Star, 2 October 2023
25. Malaysia at education crossroads
Chu Min Wei
The Malaysian Insight, 2 October 2023
26. Anwar’s China trips: Is Malaysia putting China before the West?
Ngeow Chow Bing
ThinkChina, 2 October 2023
Myanmar
27. Myanmar junta seeks to wipe out headquarters of Kachin rebel group
Radio Free Asia, 2 October 2023
Philippines
28. PH tipped to grow fastest in East Asia and Pacific in 2023
Ronnel W. Domingo
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 October 2023
29. Bongbong Marcos, Sara Duterte’s approval ratings fall – Pulse Asia
[Link to 13-page PDF survey findings: Pulse Asia Research’s September 2023 Nationwide Survey on the Performance and Trustworthiness of Top National Government Officials and the Performance of Key Government Institutions]
Jean Mangaluz
Inquirer, 2 October 2023
Thailand
30. Move Forward team to ‘proactively’ monitor govt policies
Bangkok Post, 3 October 2023
31. Srettha urges arms deals delay
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 3 October 2023
Vietnam
32. East Asian Tensions and the Lessons From Hanoi
ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Diplomat, 2 October 2023
33. 越南今年GDP恐难达到6.5%目标 学者：应增公共投资刺激增长 [Vietnam’s GDP may not reach the 6.5% target this year. Scholar: Public investment should be increased to stimulate growth]
周逸菲
联合早报, 2 October 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
34. Complaint targets Indonesian companies for ‘illegal’ arms sales to Burmese military
Tria Dianti and Arie Firdaus
Benar News, 2 October 2023
35. ASEAN’s role in the global semiconductor race
Lili Yan Ing and Ivana Markus
ThinkChina, 2 October 2023
East/South China Sea
36. In show of force, Philippines and US launch naval exercise
Jeoffrey Maitem and Mark Navales
Benar News, 2 October 2023
Climate Change/Environment
37. Indonesia gets Rp514 billion green economy grant from UK
Antara, 3 October 2023
38. Towards an equitable EU–ASEAN green deal
Brasukra G Sudjana, Vriens and Partners and Cazadira F Tamzil, Pijar Foundation
East Asia Forum, 3 October 2023
39. The plastipelago
Lukas Fort
New Mandala, 3 October 2023
40. Donor countries’ aversion to coal retirement could render JETP ‘meaningless’
Ruth Dea Juwita
Jakarta Post, 2 October 2023
41. Study on Green Hydrogen Production in Brunei Darussalam
Department of Energy, Prime Minister’s Office, Brunei Darussalam
With Support from Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
ERIA, 29 September 2023
Media, Technology & Society
42. Can Indonesian SMEs survive without TikTok’s Project S?
Clarins Shieryl and Anindytha Arsa
Jakarta Post, 3 October 2023
43. JENDELA: Tahap liputan internet capai 96.96 peratus [JENDELA: Internet coverage reaches 96.96 percent]
MAISARAH SHEIKH RAHIM
Utusan Malaysia, 3 October 2023
Others
Food & agriculture
44. Aging Trees Show a Crisis Looms for the World’s Everything Oil
Anuradha Raghu and Eko Listiyorini
Bloomberg, 1 October 2023
Supply Chain – Minerals
45. U.S. seeks EV-battery mineral deals beyond China: diplomat
Rintaro Tobita
Nikkei Asia, 3 October 2023
World Politics
46. A new way forward for US–China relations
Sourabh Gupta, ICAS
East Asia Forum, 3 October 2023
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