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- No. 2: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
- No. 5: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 8: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 33: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher
- No. 35: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher & Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 36: William Choong, Senior Fellow
- No. 38: Sharon Seah, 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. Cambodian Court Sentences Opposition Figure to 3 Years Prison
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 19 October 2023
2. After 10 Years of China’s BRI Projects in Cambodia, Benefits Up for Debate
Sun Narin
VOA, 18 October 2023
Indonesia
3. Indonesia kicks off election season today to pick new president, legislators next February – here’s what to expect
Nivell Rayda
Channel News Asia, 19 October 2023
4. Navigating Indonesia’s manufacturing challenges
Abrar Aulia
Jakarta Post, 19 October 2023
5. 甘查尔与印安全统筹部长搭档竞选正副总统 [Ganjar teams up with security minister to run for President and Vice President]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 19 October 2023
6. PDI-P move puts Prabowo on the spot
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 18 October 2023
7. Indonesia is facing up to its need for health care investment
Budi Gunadi Sadikin is Indonesia’s minister of health.
Nikkei Asia, 18 October 2023
8. Indonesia election 2024: Jokowi’s son could run against ruling party’s VP pick as divisions widen
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 18 October 2023
9. For Prabowo, Victory Remains Elusive, for Now
Rangga A. Akhli
Stratsea, 18 October 2023
10. 3 kejanggalan putusan MK dan bagaimana lembaga peradilan ini gagal mempertahankan independensi [3 irregularities in the Constitutional Court’s decision and how this judicial institution failed to maintain independence]
Fakhris Lutfianto Hapsoro, Lecturer of Constitutional Law, Sekolah tinggi Ilmu Hukum IBLAM Jakarta
The Conversation, 18 October 2023
Malaysia
11. RM100 E-wallet assistance will be distributed December this year – Steven Sim
Karina Imran
Bernama, 19 October 2023
12. Analysis: Malaysia’s pro-Palestinian stance and ties with Hamas — under the spotlight but not under pressure
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 19 October 2023
13. Missed opportunity for transport in Budget 2024
Rosli Khan
Free Malaysia Today, 19 October 2023
14. Long-awaited foreign worker management report declassified
[Link to a 109-page report “Report of the Independent Committee on the Management of Foreign Workers“]
S Vinothaa
Malaysiakini, 19 October 2023
15. Pas will return to Putrajaya – Tuan Ibrahim
Nuradzimmah Daim & Hakim Masari
New Straits Times, 19 October 2023
16. Muktamar medan elak Pas jadi seperti UMNO [Congress is a platform for PAS to avoid becoming like UMNO]
Ahmad Fadhlullah Adnan
Utusan Malaysia, 19 October 2023
17. 土团需摆脱伊党自立 [PPBM needs to break free of PAS and stand on its own]
郑名烈
星洲网, 19 October 2023
18. 马国财案有什么盲区？[What are the blind spots in the Malaysia’s financial cases?]
郑荣信是马来西亚专栏作家 马国注册私募基金Censuria资本首席分析师
联合早报, 19 October 2023
19. Fiscal Responsibility Act may be risky to implement, says KJ
Amirul Aiman
Free Malaysia Today, 18 October 2023
20. Disservice, or third time’s the charm?
June H.L. Wong
Star, 18 October 2023
Philippines
21. Philippines’ Marcos Says Sovereign Wealth Fund Will Proceed
Manolo Serapio Jr
Bloomberg, 18 October 2023
22. Confidential Funds Controversy Erupts in Philippines
Ashlee Manalang
Geopolitical Monitor, 18 October 2023
Singapore
23. Singapore Races To Keep Money Laundering From Muddying Its Image
Rane Worldview, 18 October 2023
Thailand
24. PM plots green growth path
Bangkok Post, 19 October 2023
25. Better options to govt’s cash handout
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 19 October 2023
26. Economic restructuring is the urgent pill Thailand needs
Tulip Naksompop Blauw
The Nation, 19 October 2023
27. Party wants court to suspend B500bn govt handout
Bangkok Post, 18 October 2023
28. Vladimir Putin accepts Srettha’s invitation to visit Thailand
Nontarat Phaicharoen
Benar News, 18 October 2023
29. Rule limiting spending digital wallet handout to 4km radius to be scrapped
The Nation, 18 October 2023
Vietnam
30. Vietnam proposes digital economy cooperation on three pillars at Beijing forum
Voice of Vietnam, 18 October 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
31. Owning the Indo-Pacific term: Time for a new ASEAN strategic narrative
NGÔ DI LÂN
Interpreter, 19 October 2023
32. Cambodian PM pushes for expressway to link Phnom Penh and HCM City
Star, 19 October 2023
33. Asean unity put to practice in Israel-Hamas war, despite divided opinion: Experts
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 19 October 2023
34. Southeast Asian nations call for ceasefire in Gaza after hospital bombing
Benar News, 18 October 2023
35. Israel-Hamas conflict could have implications on ASEAN centrality as members adopt different stances: Experts
Leong Wai Kit & Calvin Yang
Channel News Asia, 18 October 2023
36. The US in Southeast Asia: Less Drinking, More Thinking
William Choong
Diplomat, 18 October 2023
37. Navigating the Climate Emergency: The Crucial Role of Adaptive Decision Support Systems in ASEAN’s Disaster Management
[Link to 22-page report ”Index for Risk Management Report for 2023”]
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 18 October 2023
38. PM’s upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia significant to further relations
[Also republished on VietnamNet]
Vietnam Plus, 17 October 2023
East/South China Sea
39. More PH-US exercises vs ‘risky’ China moves
Frances Mangosing, Jacob Lazaro
Inquirer, 19 October 2023
40. South China Sea a ticking time bomb waiting to explode
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 18 October 2023
Climate Change/Environment
41. Moving to green: Impact of energy transition on TNI and defense sector
Anastasia Febiola S.
Jakarta Post, 19 October 2023
Others
Belt and Road Forum
42. How China Is Remaking the Belt and Road
Shannon Tiezzi
Diplomat, 18 October 2023
43. Which World Leaders Came to China’s 3rd Belt and Road Forum?
Shannon Tiezzi
Diplomat, 18 October 2023
44. China launches Global AI Governance Initiative, offering an open approach in contrast to US blockade
Wang Cong and Yin Yeping
Global Times, 18 October 2023
45. With Putin by His Side, Xi Outlines His Vision of a New World Order
David Pierson, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Tiffany May
New York Times, 18 October 2023
Belt and Road Initiative
46. Balancing sustainability in BRI
Bangkok Post, 19 October 2023
47. Ten years of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Evolution and the road ahead
[A 17-page PDF document]
Christoph Nedopil Wang
The Green Finance & Development Center, 12 October 2023
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