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- No. 34: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 38: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, 38th ASEAN Roundtable
- No. 42: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, 38th ASEAN Roundtable
- No. 43: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, 38th ASEAN Roundtable
- No. 53: Choi Shing Kwok, Director & Chief Executive Officer
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
Indonesia
1. Degrading the KPK has helped Jokowi dominate politics
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 4 October 2023
2. Election 2024: The imperative of infrastructure in economic platforms
Taufikurrahman
Jakarta Post, 4 October 2023
3. Analysis: No easy feat to link Musk’s Starlink with Indonesia
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 4 October 2023
4. Indonesia’s ban on social media e-commerce worries sellers
Nana Shibata & Ismi Damayanti
Nikkei Asia, 4 October 2023
5. Indonesian villagers vow to resist Chinese-funded project, fearing ‘cultural genocide’ on Rempang Island
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 4 October 2023
6. PSI Attracts Over 13,000 New Members Following Kaesang’s Election as Chairman
Chairul Fikri
Jakarta Globe, 3 October 2023
7. House passes revised IKN Law to future-proof Nusantara against regime change
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 3 October 2023
8. RI marginalized in global value chains, in need of trade reforms: World Bank
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 3 October 2023
9. Government admits lack of certainty in Rempang investment
Ruth Dea Juwita
Jakarta Post, 3 October 2023
10. Special Purpose Gov.Bond; a solution for infrastructure, pension fund & life insurance
Pantro Pander Silitonga
Jakarta Post, 3 October 2023
11. Indonesian presidential candidates turn to largest Islamic organisation NU to find running mates
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 3 October 2023
12. Examining the Impact of Islamist Feminism in Indonesia’s 2024 Presidential Election
Raneeta Mutiara
Stratsea, 3 October 2023
13. Survei LSI: Elektabilitas Anies Baswedan Turun Pasca Deklarasi dengan Muhaimin Iskandar[LSI Survey: Anies Baswedan’s Electability Drops After Declaration with Muhaimin Iskandar]
Norman Meoko
Sinar Harapan, 2 October 2023
Malaysia
14. Reduce subsidies in Budget 2024, say consumer groups
Danish Raja Reza
Free Malaysia Today, 4 October 2023
15. How to spot a good and a bad budget
Geoffrey Williams
Free Malaysia Today, 4 October 2023
16. PAS to field Dr M in Kemaman?
Free Malaysia Today, 4 October 2023
17. Subsidised cooking oil: ID system will create black market – economists
Isabelle Leong
Malaysiakini, 4 October 2023
18. Umno swimming in Pelangai?
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 4 October 2023
19. Time to break monopoly of banking industry
Chew Chong Sin
Malaysiakini, 4 October 2023
20. Scrap rice monopoly in next 8 years, govt told
New Straits Times
New Straits Times, 4 October 2023
21. The elephant behind Malaysia’s brain drain
Mustafa K. Anuar
The Malaysian Insight, 4 October 2023
22. Belanjawan 2024: Kekal fokus tangani kos sara hidup [Budget 2024: Remain focused on addressing the cost of living]
Marlissa Anttony
Utusan Malaysia, 4 October 2023
23. Guru bangsa A Samad Ismail [National teacher A Samad Ismail]
Mohd Faizal Musa atau Faisal Tehrani bertugas sebagai felo di Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (UKM) dan Bersekutu untuk sebuah projek di bawah Weatherhead Center, Universiti Harvard.
The Malaysian Insight, 3 October 2023
Myanmar
24. Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
[Link to the report “How the UN Is Failing Myanmar“]
Irrawaddy, 3 October 2023
25. KNU Backs Revolution After Ex-Chair’s Myanmar Junta Meeting
Irrawaddy, 3 October 2023
26. Singapore and Indonesia in Spotlight Over Illegal Arms Exports to Myanmar
Bertil Lintner
Irrawaddy, 3 October 2023
Philippines
27. Marcos lifts rice price ceiling
Betheena Unite
Manila Bulletin, 4 October 2023
28. Marcos’ price ceiling adds to Philippine rice farmers’ insecurity
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 3 October 2023
Thailand
29. Cash no cure for farm woes
Bangkok Post, 4 October 2023
30. MFP’s ‘straightforward’ image in doubt
Veera Prateepchaikul
Bangkok Post, 4 October 2023
31. Cabinet green lights charter vote panel
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 4 October 2023
32. Thailand’s Real Estate Boom: The Impact of Chinese Investment
Prem Singh Gill
Diplomat, 4 October 2023
33. Nation aims to be upper-income by 2027
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 3 October 2023
Vietnam
34. Vietnam must close infrastructure gap to realise aim of being regional transshipment hub: analysts
Jamille Tan
Business Times, 4 October 2023
35. Is Vietnam Ready to Build Mega-Airport Projects?
James Guild
Diplomat, 3 October 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. A Wide-Ranging Buffet
Sribala Subramanian
Diplomat, 4 October 2023
37. Better regulation key to widening credit access in Southeast Asia
Mel Carvill
Nikkei Asia, 4 October 2023
38. Secretary-General of ASEAN delivers keynote address at 38th ASEAN Roundtable
ASEAN Secretariat News, 3 October 2023
39. China’s economic ills infecting the rest of Asia
William Pesek
Asia Times, 3 October 2023
40. Activists say Indonesian state weapons makers supplying Myanmar
Kate Lamb & Ananda Teresia
Reuters, 3 October 2023
41. Malaysia and Indonesia’s oil palms are getting old – and that’s becoming a multibillion dollar problem
South China Morning Post, 3 October 2023
42. 比拉哈里：若成员国无视区域利益 亚细安或可搁置“共识” [Bilahari: If member states ignore regional interests, ASEAN may shelve its “consensus”]
联合早报, 3 October 2023
43. 学者：中美存在对立叙事 讨论起点艰难 [Scholar: There are opposing narratives between China and the United States, and the starting point for discussion is difficult]
黄小芳
联合早报, 3 October 2023
Asia Pacific
44. Is Asia ready for a stronger China?
Han Yong Hong
ThinkChina, 4 October 2023
45. China foreign policy grossly misunderstood in the West
Tom Harper
Asia Times, 3 October 2023
46. Chinese Assessments of De-risking
Matthew Turpin, Francesca Ghiretti & William Klein
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 3 October 2023
47. China Hasn’t Abandoned Its Global Development Ambitions
Mary Gallagher
World Politics Review, 3 October 2023
East/South China Sea
48. PH, Korea panels tackle SCS issues next week
Joseph Pedrajas
Manila Bulletin, 4 October 2023
49. Challenges to Underwater Sovereignty and Indonesia’s Naval Modernization
Iqbal Bagus Alfiansyah and Muhammad Fauzan Malufti
Diplomat, 3 October 2023
50. As long as US stokes China’s Indo-Pacific fears, there will be no peace
C. Uday Bhaskar
South China Morning Post, 3 October 2023
Climate Change/Environment
51. The inconvenient unpopularity of climate policies
Jonathan Gornall
Asia Times, 4 October 2023
52. China’s biggest green tech projects in Southeast Asia
Nikkei Asia, 4 October 2023
53. 未雨绸缪永续水源 [The wisdom with water lies in investing for the future]
蔡承国
联合早报, 4 October 2023
54. The Philippines’ Choice: Going Clean or Going With SMC
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 3 October 2023
55. Haze crisis in Southeast Asia sparks fresh blame game, as green groups urge laws to deter ‘bad apples’
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 3 October 2023
Media, Technology & Society
56. TikTok to stop sales in Indonesia after social commerce ban
Jakarta Post, 4 October 2023
57. Open-Source Intelligence Has Arrived
[Link to 41-page paper “Open-Source Intelligence Has Arrived“]
Manoj Joshi
Others, 4 October 2023
58. Global Data Governance: ASEAN Pathways to Regional and International Leadership
Jose Miguelito Enriquez
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 3 October 2023
Others
BRICS
59. No One Knows What BRICS Expansion Means
Anjali Bhatt
Diplomat, 4 October 2023
Global Economy
60. Trade Clusters
William Alan Reinsch
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 3 October 2023
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