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- No. 41: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, 38th ASEAN Roundtable
- No. 45: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, 38th ASEAN Roundtable
- No. 49: Chan Heng Chee, Chairman, ISEAS Board of Trustees
- No. 51: Lee Poh Onn, 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. Hun Manet: Reformer Or Just Another Dictator?
Joshua Kurlantzick
Council on Foreign Relations, 5 October 2023
Indonesia
2. Yes to single-round election, no to two-horse race
Endy Bayuni
Jakarta Post, 6 October 2023
3. Indonesia insists no transboundary haze, says working to end forest fires but ‘not based on Malaysia’s request’
Malay Mail Online, 6 October 2023
4. As haze pervades, Indonesia targets corporations for agricultural fires
Pizaro Gozali Idrus
Benar News, 5 October 2023
5. Indonesia’s 2024 Presidential Election Could Be the Last Battle of the Titans
Sana Jaffrey
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 5 October 2023
6. Village funds; a form of state appreciation for villages
Sheena Suparman
Jakarta Post, 5 October 2023
7. Tantangan Hak Guna Usaha 190 Tahun di IKN Nusantara [Challenges of 190-year Land Rights in IKN Nusantara]
Prof Bambang Juanda, Dosen Departemen Ilmu Ekonomi FEM IPB
Republika, 5 October 2023
Malaysia
8. Will it be a ‘competent’ reshuffle?
Shankar R. Santhiram
Free Malaysia Today, 6 October 2023
9. Ipsos: Malaysians rank third highest globally for trust in healthcare system
[Link to “State of the Malaysian Healthcare System: Health Service Monitor 2023”]
Julia Chan
Malay Mail Online, 6 October 2023
10. Ramasamy: Indians need independent party not aligned to Harapan or PN
Malaysiakini, 6 October 2023
11. ‘What you know, not who you know should be key’ – Syed Husin
Malaysiakini, 6 October 2023
12. Malaysia rice shortage will recur unless govt reforms supply chain, ups crop yields: Analysts
Zunaira Saieed & Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 6 October 2023
13. Former Goldman banker Roger Ng to be returned to Malaysia in 1MDB case
Straits Times, 6 October 2023
14. Pengundi muda Pelangai masih atas pagar, jadi king maker [Pelangai’s young voters are still on the fence, to be king makers]
Mohamad Shofi Mat Isa
Utusan Malaysia, 6 October 2023
15. 巫统复兴的关键 [The key to Umno’s revival]
郑名烈
星洲网, 6 October 2023
16. 印尼迁都或影响东西马关系 [Indonesia’s capital relocation may affect East-West Malaysia relations]
何正宇
星洲网, 6 October 2023
17. “窥探”国阵与希盟在补选的合作 [“A peek” into the PH-BN cooperation on the by-election]
刘哲伟目前在国际伊斯兰大学政治学系任职助理教授。
The Malaysian Insight, 5 October 2023
18. Konsep ketuanan Melayu dalam konteks politik semasa [The concept of Malay supremacy in the context of contemporary politics]
Muhammad Afifi Abdul Razak ialah penganalisis politik.
Utusan Malaysia, 5 October 2023
19. Government policies partly to blame for Malaysia’s looming rice crisis
Murray Hunter
MySinchew, 3 October 2023
Myanmar
20. Myanmar’s cyber-scam industry limps on amid regional crackdown
Frontier Myanmar, 5 October 2023
21. Myanmar Junta Taps Allies for Energy Amid Power Shortage and Blackouts
Irrawaddy, 5 October 2023
22. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador and Peace Council Earn Nobel Nominations
Irrawaddy, 5 October 2023
23. Anti-junta teachers still 130,000-strong
Radio Free Asia, 5 October 2023
24. Junta enlists China in changing Myanmar IDs to biometric smart cards
Radio Free Asia, 5 October 2023
Philippines
25. Philippines risks losing foreign investment over delayed tax rebates
Yuichi Shiga
Nikkei Asia, 6 October 2023
26. VP: Secret funds’ critics ‘enemies of the people’
Dempsey Reyes & Krixia Subingsubing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 October 2023
27. Marcos Jr isn’t nearly as popular as previously
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 5 October 2023
28. A Step in the Right Direction: Advancing the Philippines’ Maritime Priorities
Lisa Marie Palma & Maria Gabriela Alano
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 4 October 2023
Thailand
29. After Awkward Ascension, Thailand’s New Prime Minister Tries Old-Fashioned Populism
Koh Ewe
Others, 6 October 2023
30. PM faces graft complaint for police chief decision
Bangkok Post, 5 October 2023
31. Amnesty bill for political protesters submitted
Bangkok Post, 5 October 2023
32. Inflation in Thailand falls to 0.30% in September, lowest in Southeast Asia
The Nation, 5 October 2023
33. Structural reforms, skill development of work force key challenge for Thai economy
Nongluck Ajanapanya
The Nation, 5 October 2023
34. Thailand’s new soft-power panel unveils strategy for global competitiveness
The Nation, 5 October 2023
35. From friend to enemy: Chalerm drops Thaksin
The Nation, 5 October 2023
Vietnam
36. Vietnam is pointing the way for ASEAN to upgrade its exports
Hongyan Zhao & Yin Fai Ho
Nikkei Asia, 5 October 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. ‘Same, same but different’: assessing ASEAN’s and the EU’s maritime strategies
Rahul Mishra & Li Yan
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 6 October 2023
38. Negara pembekal makanan ASEAN nyata komitmen tampung kekurangan bekalan negara anggota [ASEAN food supplier countries express commitment to meeting supply shortage of member countries]
Berita Harian, 6 October 2023
39. Japan-ASEAN Relations with Aizawa Nobuhiro
[26-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling & Japhet Quitzon
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 5 October 2023
40. Japan as a diplomatic asset to ASEAN
John D Ciorciari, University of Michigan
East Asia Forum, 5 October 2023
41. Asean’s consensus decision making not inscribed on ‘sacred tablet’, but be careful about setting it aside: Bilahari
Sulaiman Daud & Brenda Khoo
Mothership, 5 October 2023
42. Southeast Asia won’t be ‘split between two camps’ over US-China rivalry, Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong says
Kimberly Lim
South China Morning Post, 5 October 2023
43. Scam operators double down as South-east Asian authorities sound alarm
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 5 October 2023
44. Southeast Asia’s economies: Softening but still strong
Denis Bugrov, Debadrita Dhara & Kamaruzaman Kamarudin
McKinsey, 4 October 2023
45. 亚细安秘书长：亚细安努力避免缅甸局势恶化 [ASEAN Secretary-General: ASEAN strives to prevent the situation in Myanmar from deteriorating]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 4 October 2023
Asia Pacific
46. How China approaches military crises and the implications for crisis management
[A 190-page PDF document]
Contributions from Drew T. Holliday, David C. Logan, Shuxian Luo, Jagannath Panda, David Santoro, Phillip C. Saunders, Adam Segal, Balazs Szanto, and Zi Yang. Edited by Roy D. Kamphausen
Pacific Forum, 6 October 2023
47. ‘Substantive’ talks between US, Chinese militaries must resume, Pentagon official says
Amber Wang
South China Morning Post, 6 October 2023
48. China will benefit if able to co-prosper with countries in Asia: PM Lee
Goh Yan Han
Straits Times, 6 October 2023
49. Efforts to stabilise US-China ties will continue amid small window of opportunity: Panellists
[Contains 76 minute video clip]
Albert Wai & Joyce Lim
Straits Times, 5 October 2023
Climate Change/Environment
50. A Tariff for the Climate: How a Foreign Pollution Fee Can Protect the Environment—and Help America Stand Up to China
Bill Cassidy is a Republican U.S. Senator from Louisiana.
Foreign Affairs, 5 October 2023
51. Facing Climate Change, ASEAN Starts Cooperating on Regional Power-Sharing Grid
Devianti Faridz
VOA Cambodia, 5 October 2023
52. Climate ambitions threaten a new wave of trade protectionism
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), 4 October 2023
53. Putting renewable energy within reach: Vietnam’s high-stakes pivot
McKinsey, 3 October 2023
54. Hadapi perubahan iklim, Indonesia perlu perkuat diplomasi air [In the face of climate change, Indonesia needs to strengthen water diplomacy]
Dewa Ayu Putu Eva Wishanti, Dosen Hubungan Internasional, Universitas Brawijaya
The Conversation, 3 October 2023
Media, Technology & Society
55. TikTok pledges to redress law violations in Vietnam
Voice of Vietnam, 6 October 2023
56. The U.S. warns of Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability
[Link to the report “How the People’s Republic of China Seeks to Reshape the Global Information Environment“]
Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 5 October 2023
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