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- No. 24: Julia Lau and Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellows
- No. 40: State of Southeast Asia 2023 Survey
- No. 49: 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
Cambodia
1. We Can Handle Loans, PM Says as Debt Tops $10 Billion
Teng Yalirozy
Cambodianess, 2 November 2023
Indonesia
2. A test of TNI neutrality
Jakarta Post, 3 November 2023
3. Ethics council says chief justice may have lied
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 3 November 2023
4. Executive branch impartiality in question after apparent endorsements of 2024 candidates
Yerica Lai & Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 3 November 2023
5. From tall order to piece of cake: Presidential candidates vow to beef up R&D
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 3 November 2023
6. Indonesia’s nickel downstreaming needs more global players
Arrizal A. Jaknanihan & Lukas Singarimbun
Jakarta Post, 3 November 2023
7. The presidential election and intricacies within radical groups
Noor Huda Ismail
Jakarta Post, 3 November 2023
8. Analysis: Scandals involving Indonesia’s anti-corruption chief a test of Jokowi’s commitment to fighting graft
Nivell Rayda
Channel News Asia, 2 November 2023
9. Indonesian Finance Ministry plans to implement new core tax system in 2024
Sheena Suparman
Jakarta Post, 2 November 2023
Laos
10. Sustainable pivot needed to secure Laos’ future
Lan Mercado
Asia Times, 2 November 2023
Malaysia
11. Menu Rahmah usah hanya tinggal nasi, kuah [Rahmah’s menu doesn’t have to be just rice and gravy]
Hishamuddin Aun
Free Malaysia Today, 3 November 2023
12. Poor water management could see companies leave Malaysia, warns Santiago
Free Malaysia Today, 3 November 2023
13. Putrajaya must not play Opposition’s game in Israel-Palestine war, analysts warn
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 3 November 2023
14. S’wak redelineation looms, watchdog calls for reforms
Malaysiakini, 3 November 2023
15. Logistics players ride the wave of Malaysia’s semiconductor surge from ‘chip war’
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 3 November 2023
16. BN must drop race politics to stay relevant, say pundits
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
The Malaysian Insight, 3 November 2023
17. Govt examining new implementation model for KL-Singapore HSR project – Loke
Bernama, 2 November 2023
18. Johor secures RM3.35 bln committed investments for manufacturing sector as at 2Q 2023
Bernama, 2 November 2023
19. Minimum wage order review takes into account socioeconomic indicators – Sivakumar
Bernama, 2 November 2023
20. Malaysia Minister Confident Anwar Government Will Last Full Term
Ram Anand & Netty Idayu Ismail
Bloomberg, 2 November 2023
21. My Say: Envisioning a new future for the nation’s agriculture
Huzaime Hamid
Edge Markets, 2 November 2023
22. No plans to make voting mandatory for now, says Azalina
Free Malaysia Today, 2 November 2023
23. Proposed HSR will focus only on KL-Singapore route, says Loke
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 2 November 2023
24. Anwar cannot be seen as being ambiguous on Palestine – analysts
Malaysiakini, 2 November 2023
25. Wan Saiful should act pro bono for PTPTN
Ong Kian Ming
Malaysiakini, 2 November 2023
26. Anwar Ibrahim’s Quiet Triumph
Kishore Mahbubani
Project Syndicate, 2 November 2023
27. Menyorot arah kebijakan luar negeri Malaysia di bawah pemerintahan Anwar Ibrahim [Highlighting the direction of Malaysia’s foreign policy under the Anwar Ibrahim government]
Aniello Iannone, Lecturer, Researcher, Indonesianists, Universitas Diponegoro
The Conversation, 2 November 2023
Myanmar
28. Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses
Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 2 November 2023
29. The use of drop bombs with Chinese label in Shan State (northern) battles is creating misunderstanding: SAC’s spokesperson
Eleven Myanmar, 2 November 2023
30. Myanmar military says lost control of strategic border town
Jakarta Post, 2 November 2023
31. 社评：中国最希望缅甸稳定，这一点永不会变 [Editorial: China most hopes for stability in Myanmar, and this will never change]
环球网, 1 November 2023
Philippines
32. Philippines’ Marcos relinquishes agriculture post as prices soar
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 3 November 2023
33. Why the Philippines is exiting the Belt and Road
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 2 November 2023
34. More Filipino families ‘poor’ due to inflation —NEDA
Betheena Unite
Manila Bulletin, 2 November 2023
Thailand
35. Thai PM Srettha renews push for marriage equality
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 3 November 2023
Vietnam
36. Vietnam’s 10-month trade surplus hits five-year record high of US$24.6 billion
Voice of Vietnam, 3 November 2023
37. U.S.-Vietnam Relations with Do Hoang
[29-minute PodCast]
Gregory B. Polingand Japhet Quitzon
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 2 November 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. Fumio Kishida’s ‘gift packs’ for Southeast Asia are ominous
Global Times editorial
Global Times, 3 November 2023
39. From Cambodia to Thailand, rubber producers brace for new EU rules
Shaun Turton
Nikkei Asia, 3 November 2023
40. The Quad needs to work with other groups. ASEAN is the place to start
Bharat Sharma
Nikkei Asia, 3 November 2023
41. ASEAN Digital Community 2045
Lili Yan ING, Secretary General of the International Economic Association (IEA) and
Lead Advisor (Southeast Asia Region), ERIA, Yessi VADILA,Trade Specialist, ERIA
Ivana MARKUS & Livia NAZARA, Research Associate, ERIA
ERIA, 2 November 2023
42. Asean should unite vs Chinese coercion’
Fatima Cielo Cancel
Manila Times, 2 November 2023
43. JB-Singapore SEZ a win-win for all
MySinchew, 2 November 2023
Asia Pacific
44. All Talk and Little Action: Previewing the Xi-Biden Summit
Rane Worldview, 2 November 2023
45. 我在香山论坛感受到思想激烈碰撞 [A fierce collision of ideas at the Xiangshan Forum]
马博是南京大学国际关系学院副教授、中国南海研究协同创新中心主任助理
环球网, 1 November 2023
East/South China Sea
46. No need for PH allies to join resupply trips’
Franco Jose C. Baroña
Manila Times, 3 November 2023
47. South China Sea brims with rare earth and renewable power promise
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 3 November 2023
Climate Change/Environment
48. Empat Permasalahan Lingkungan yang Perlu Mendapatkan Perhatian Pasangan Calon Presiden dan Calon Wakil Presiden 2024 [ Four Environmental Issues that Need the Attention of the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates ]
[A 5-page PDF report]
CSIS Indonesia
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 2 November 2023
49. How is Southeast Asia’s charge to EVs going?
Tham Siew Yean
Eco-Business, 2 November 2023
50. What to watch in 2024: energy
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), 2 November 2023
51. Climate’s ‘Catch-22’: Cutting pollution heats up the planet
Reuters, 2 November 2023
52. Indonesia’s Jokowi to push for domestic seaweed processing, including for fuel
Reuters, 2 November 2023
53. Climate experts warn of fossil fuel tactics at COP28
AFP
Straits Times, 2 November 2023
Others
Global Democracy
54. The Global State of Democracy 2023
[Link to 210-page report “The Global State of Democracy 2023: The New Checks and Balances“]
International IDEA, 2 November 2023
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