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- No. 17: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 21: Julia Lau and Francis E Hutchinson, Senior Fellows
- No. 25: Mohd Faizal Musa, Former Visiting Fellow
- No. 56: Joanne Lin Weiling, Lead Researcher
- No. 66: Southeast Asia Climate Outlook: 2023 Survey Report
- No. 67: Vinod Thomas, 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. Cambodia’s Hun Manet goes up against the private sector
David Hutt
Radio Free Asia, 11 November 2023
Indonesia
2. Gibran cleared to run despite controversy
Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 14 November 2023
3. Presidential candidates divided on Jokowi’s food estate policy
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 14 November 2023
4. Jokowinomics’ and Palestine gain Indonesia presidential election spotlight
Erwida Maulia
Nikkei Asia, 14 November 2023
5. Indonesia’s Prabowo slams West for double standards, lack of moral leadership: ‘we don’t really need Europe’
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 14 November 2023
6. Indonesia to have 3-way presidential race in 2024, with Prabowo widening lead in new poll
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 14 November 2023
7. Visi Misi Pemilu 2024: Menakar janji industrialisasi dan hilirisasi Paslon Capres-Cawapres [Vision and Mission for the 2024 Election: Measuring the promises of presidential and vice presidential candidates for industrialization and downstreaming]
Riandy Laksono, PhD Candidate in Economics, Australian National University; Andree Surianta, PhD Candidate in Public Policy, Australian National University; Krisna Gupta, Senior fellow at CIPS and a lecturer at International Trade faculty, Politeknik APP Jakarta
The Conversation, 14 November 2023
8. Indonesia to Restrict Ground Water Use to Halt Jakarta’s Sinking
Eko Listiyorini
Bloomberg, 13 November 2023
9. Analysis: Estranged Megawati can undermine Jokowi’s last year in office
Jakarta Post, 13 November 2023
10. Prabowo says he will continue Jokowi’s foreign policy
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 13 November 2023
11. Indonesia’s growing resource nationalism stirs Global South
Toru Takahashi
Nikkei Asia, 13 November 2023
12. U.S. and Indonesia inch toward critical minerals pact as Jokowi visits
Ken Moriyasu
Nikkei Asia, 13 November 2023
13. Top Indonesian Islamic Clerics Call for Israel Boycott
Fathiyah Wardah
VOA, 13 November 2023
14. Indonesia election 2024: Gen Z and millennial voters ‘critical’ to presidential race outcome
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 12 November 2023
15. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway: Indonesia’s Lessons Learned
Blake H. Berger
Diplomat, 11 November 2023
16. Indonesia’s Bharatayudha: The Unraveling Alliance Between Jokowi and the PDI-P
Virdika Rizky Utama
Diplomat, 10 November 2023
17. Even Indonesian president’s loyalists outraged over election moves-sources
Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia
Reuters, 10 November 2023
18. Massive blackouts in Sulawesi jeopardise Jokowi’s EV sector push
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 10 November 2023
Malaysia
19. Khairy reconciles with Dr M
Sheridan Mahavera
Star, 14 November 2023
20. Relative reality in Malaysian politics
Mustafa K. Anuar
The Malaysian Insight, 14 November 2023
21. Defying the US, Anwar bellows support for Hamas
Nile Bowie
Asia Times, 13 November 2023
22. Politics, Palestine and the plight of Malaysian education
Joe Samad
Free Malaysia Today, 13 November 2023
23. Sabah CM hints at early state polls
Free Malaysia Today, 13 November 2023
24. Signalling clout, Sabah’s Gagasan gathers four ex-CMs for first annual meet
Julia Chan
Malay Mail Online, 13 November 2023
25. Experts: Non-Malays reject assimilation to preserve own cultural identities
Mohamed Basyir
New Straits Times, 13 November 2023
26. Five more Bersatu MPs expected to support PM; party may collapse, says senior member
Suraya Ali
New Straits Times, 13 November 2023
27. Kemaman is not a Pas stronghold, but Umno’s: Zahid
Luqman Hakim
New Straits Times, 13 November 2023
28. Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim’s pro-Palestinian cause risks domestic issues being sidelined
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 13 November 2023
29. Chinese, Indians refuse to assimilate, says Dr Mahathir
[Link to 2h20m video interview]
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
The Malaysian Insight, 13 November 2023
30. Ada atau tidak Syed Saddiq, masa depan Muda tetap sama [With or without Syed Saddiq, Muda’s future is the same]
NURUL IRDINA SUMALI
Utusan Malaysia, 13 November 2023
31. Bersatu MPs shift in support is due to trust deficit in party’s leadership
Mohamed Basyir
New Straits Times, 12 November 2023
32. Wakil rakyat alih sokongan dedah DNA ‘katak politik’ masih menebal [People’s representatives switching support shows that the DNA of ‘political frogs’ continues to grow]
Dr Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub, Pensyarah Kanan Jabatan Sains Politik, Pentadbiran Awam dan Pengajian Pembangunan Fakulti Perniagaan dan Ekonomi, Universiti Malaya
Berita Harian, 11 November 2023
33. Hidden hands stir trouble for Bersatu
Joceline Tan
Star, 11 November 2023
34. Tolak draf awal undang-undang antilompat parti, Bersatu rugi [Bersatu’s rejection of early draft of anti-party-hopping law is its own loss]
JUANI ABU BAKAR
Utusan Malaysia, 11 November 2023
35. Malaysia Opposition Warns Some MPs Getting Pushed to Back Anwar
Anisah Shukry
Bloomberg, 10 November 2023
36. Fairer allocations to curtail political turmoil
MySinchew, 10 November 2023
37. The Drivers and Risks of Malaysia’s Vocal Support of Hamas
Rane Worldview, 10 November 2023
Myanmar
38. Non-Combatant Women of Myanmar’s Spring Revolution
Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Diplomat, 13 November 2023
39. Conflicts in northern Shan State and third NDSC meeting
Eleven Myanmar, 13 November 2023
40. ‘1,000 days of revolutionary light’: Mobilising the public in Sagaing
Frontier Myanmar, 13 November 2023
41. Revolution and the Escalating Collapse of Myanmar’s Junta
Matthew B. Arnold
Irrawaddy, 13 November 2023
42. Fighting to Govern Myanmar, From a Teeny Office in Washington
Hannah Beech
New York Times, 13 November 2023
43. Myanmar fighting blocks key trade routes with China
Straits Times, 11 November 2023
Philippines
44. Philippines races to upgrade military amid China threat – but is it ‘too little too late’?
Sophie Chew
South China Morning Post, 13 November 2023
45. Philippines-China relations: as Manila cancels billions in Chinese rail funding, are South China Sea tensions to blame?
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 11 November 2023
Thailand
46. Activist seeks court ruling on govt’s B500bn digital handout
Bangkok Post, 13 November 2023
47. B10k plan faces war of words
Bangkok Post, 13 November 2023
48. Thai PM Srettha Defends Debt Plan for $14 Billion Cash Handout
Anuchit Nguyen
Bloomberg, 13 November 2023
49. Thailand’s High-Speed Railway: On the Fast Track to Ties With China, But at What Cost?
Prem Singh Gill
Diplomat, 13 November 2023
Vietnam
50. Offshore Wind in the South China Sea: A Counter-Salami Slicing Strategy for Vietnam
Shambhu Sajith
Diplomat, 13 November 2023
51. Vietnam’s youth join Chinese trend of ‘lying flat’ as pay stagnates amid booming economy
Lam Nguyen
South China Morning Post, 12 November 2023
52. What do experts think about Vietnam’s GDP growth ahead in 2024?
Voice of Vietnam, 11 November 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
53. Japan’s new golden age in Southeast Asia
Richard Javad Heydarian
Interpreter, 14 November 2023
54. Will China-friendly Laos affect ‘unity in Asean’ over Myanmar crisis, South China Sea?
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 11 November 2023
55. ASEAN’s Indo-Pacific Priorities
Yukti Panwar
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 10 November 2023
56. 化软肋为优势 老挝任亚细安轮值主席或能推动缅课题 [Turning weaknesses into strengths, Laos’ appointment as ASEAN rotating chairman may be able to promote Myanmar issues]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 10 November 2023
Asia Pacific
57. Secretary Yellen: APEC is at the Center of the Global Economy, Actions We Take Matter
APEC, 13 November 2023
58. How America Should React to China’s Economic Slowdown: Blame Beijing and Help Clean Up Its Mess—but Don’t Gloat
Daniel Rosen and Logan Wright
Foreign Affairs, 13 November 2023
59. Will the Chinese Economy Surpass the U.S. Economy?
Foreign Affairs, 13 November 2023
60. The U.S. is out of sync with APEC priorities
Kurt Tong
Nikkei Asia, 13 November 2023
61. APEC Regional Trends Analysis, November 2023
APEC, 12 November 2023
62. 从峇厘岛到旧金山：拜习会可有何期待 [From Bali to San Francisco: what to expect from the Biden-Xi meeting]
朱志群
联合早报, 10 November 2023
East/South China Sea
63. Beijing’s strong-arming of the Philippines plays right into Washington’s hands
Greg Poling and Jude Blanchette
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 13 November 2023
64. Assessing China’s Claims in the South China Sea and East China Sea
Noiranjana Kashyap
Geopolitical Monitor, 13 November 2023
65. Managing the Complex Maritime Disputes That Divide China and the US
Lyle Goldstein
Diplomat, 11 November 2023
Climate Change/Environment
66. 东南亚国家青睐可再生能源，但担心成本太高[Southeast Asian countries are in favor of renewable energy but worry about costs]
in-en.com, 14 November 2023
67. Climate Change Will Test Tokyo’s World-Class Flood Defenses
Linda Poon and Shoko Oda
Bloomberg, 13 November 2023
68. Why railways are Southeast Asia’s answer to decarbonisation and growth
Yuen Yoong Leong & Wing Thye Woo
South China Morning Post, 11 November 2023
69. Why Renewables Are Key to COP28 Success
Justin Worland
Time, 10 November 2023
Media, Technology & Society
70. TikTok in talks with Indonesian e-commerce firms about partnerships -minister
Stanley Widianto and Ananda Teresia
Reuters, 13 November 2023
Others
Belt & Road Initiative
71. Belt and Road 2.0
Grace Stanhope
Interpreter, 13 November 2023
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