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- No. 8: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 9: Azmil Tayeb, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 31: Fulcrum Commentary, 2023/258
- No. 34: Joseph Liow, Member of ISEAS’ Board of Trustees
- No. 35: Tham Siew Yean, Visiting 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
Indonesia
1. Combining inclusive and open principles for Indonesia’s economy
Kiki Verico
Jakarta Post, 2 November 2023
2. Indonesia heading toward the blue economy
Lili Retnosari
Jakarta Post, 2 November 2023
3. Indonesia’s quest for developed country status faces economic hurdles
Jakarta Post, 2 November 2023
4. U.S. senators oppose Indonesia FTA that paves way for nickel subsidies
Ken Moriyasu
Nikkei Asia, 2 November 2023
5. Gibran’s candidacy cleared as House rubber-stamps top court’s ruling
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2023
6. More local firms start developing malls, hospitals in Nusantara
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2023
7. Rice yet again largest driver of inflation
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2023
8. Indonesia election 2024: as Jokowi ‘deserts’ nation’s ruling party, will voters be divided?
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 1 November 2023
Malaysia
9. Malaysia: How Far Will PAS Deviate From The Ulama Leadership Model, And Why Does It Matter?
Azmil Tayeb
Eurasia Review, 2 November 2023
10. No need to revive UPSR, says expert
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 2 November 2023
11. Govt to start charging High-Value Goods Tax from May 1, 2024
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 2 November 2023
12. Ong Kian Ming: PTPTN loan repayment via income contingent loan method should have been implemented gradually
Malay Mail Online, 2 November 2023
13. Wajarkah langkah turunkan had umur senator? [Is it appropriate to lower age limit for senators?]
Fakhrurrazi Rashid
The Malaysian Insight, 2 November 2023
14. 甘马挽补选与伊党政治考量 [Kemaman by-election and PAS’s political considerations]
冯振豪
星洲网, 2 November 2023
15. Netherlands agrees to support Malaysia at December MSPO meeting
Bernama, 1 November 2023
16. Trouble for PN if agreement for equal allocations not signed, says analysts
Qistina Sallehuddin
New Straits Times, 1 November 2023
17. Survival dan cabaran industri sawit negara [Survival and challenges for the country’s oil palm industry]
Aqilah Mior Kamarulbaid
Utusan Malaysia, 1 November 2023
Myanmar
18. As fighting on Myanmar-China border rages on, scam networks hunt for new sites
Aidan Jones and Sophie Chew
South China Morning Post, 2 November 2023
19. Problematic pilot kicks off census countdown
Frontier Myanmar, 1 November 2023
20. Myanmar’s Wa Army Vows Neutrality in Fight Between Regime, Ethnic Alliance
Irrawaddy, 1 November 2023
21. Trade through Myanmar’s largest border gate stops as resistance offensive intensifies
Aung Naing
Myanmar NOW, 1 November 2023
22. Military shifts strategy in Myanmar’s far south
Radio Free Asia, 1 November 2023
Thailand
23. BAAC expects 85% of farmers to join debt plan
WICHIT CHANTANUSORNSIRI
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023
24. Births of a nation
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023
25. Dear Santa: Please send copy4 billion
CHARTCHAI PARASUK
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023
26. MFP urges Srettha to change mind on Isoc
Wassana Nanuam & Aekarach sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023
27. PM approves new subsidies for EVs
PHUSADEE ARUNMAS & LAMONPHET APISITNIRAN
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023
28. Srettha blocks rice price stability scheme
PHUSADEE ARUNMAS
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023
29. Delegation from southern Thailand asks Hamas to return 22 workers held hostage
Wilawan Watcharasakwej
Benar News, 1 November 2023
30. Transport Ministry to take 1-trillion southern land bridge project on roadshow in 2024
The Nation, 1 November 2023
31. Thailand’s exposure to Northeast Asia’s slowdowns
[Originally published on Fulcrum]
Richard Yarrow
ThinkChina, 1 November 2023
Timor-Leste
32. Australia should listen to what Timor-Leste wants
Melissa Conley Tyler, AP4D, Héctor Salazar Salame, The Asia Foundation and Zofimo Corbafo, Tebedai Solutions
East Asia Forum, 2 November 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
33. Beyond Johor, Singapore companies looking at Klang Valley, Penang for Malaysia expansion
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 2 November 2023
34. How Israel-Hamas war unfolds has geopolitical impact on South-east Asia: NTU prof
[This article is also published by The Nation.]
Chang May Choon
Straits Times, 2 November 2023
35. How is Southeast Asia’s Charge to Electric Vehicles Going?
Tham Siew Yean, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and Emeritus Professor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Tempo, 1 November 2023
Asia Pacific
36. China relations: The Indo-Pacific ‘fence’ is softening at the edges
Ravi Velloor
Straits Times, 2 November 2023
37. How AUKUS Plus could add to Indo-Pacific coalition building
Kei Koga, NTU
East Asia Forum, 1 November 2023
38. What Is the Global South?
JOSEPH S. NYE, JR.
Project Syndicate, 1 November 2023
East/South China Sea
39. Japan as China counterweight? All eyes on Fumio Kishida’s trip agenda in Philippines, Malaysia
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 1 November 2023
Climate Change/Environment
40. Govt publishes JETP plan for review, skirts thorny captive power issue
[Link to Indonesia’s JETP Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan]
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2023
41. Indonesia sets emission target for G7 funding, maps investment
[Link to Indonesia’s JETP Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan]
Nikkei Asia, 1 November 2023
42. Thailand announces reduced EV subsidies to run until 2027
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat,
Nikkei Asia, 1 November 2023
Media, Technology & Society
43. Artificial Intelligence: The regulatory race to ensure a democratic future
LYDIA KHALIL
Interpreter, 2 November 2023
44. KKD mulls mandatory registration for social media service providers
Bernama, 1 November 2023
45. Prabowo Subianto outspends other presidential candidates on social media ads: Meta
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2023
Others
Global Economy
46. Unconventional Economic Wisdom: Fixing global economic governance
Joseph E Stiglitz
Edge Markets, 1 November 2023
Global Supply Chain
47. Issues & Insights Vol. 23, SR 10 – Friend-shoring in the Indo-Pacific
[65-page PDF document]
Akhil Ramesh & Rob York
Pacific Forum, 1 November 2023
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