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- No. 2: Yanuar Nugroho, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 25: Kyi Sin, Research Officer
- No. 30: Michael Montesano, Associate 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. Assessing Cambodia’s Maritime Governance Capacity: Priorities and Challenges
Chansambath Bong
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 21 November 2023
Indonesia
2. Commentary: Can Indonesia’s three presidential candidates deliver on their promises?
[This commentary first appeared on ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Yanuar Nugroho
Channel News Asia, 22 November 2023
3. Banyumas-Banyuwangi corridor: The battleground in the presidential race
Adi Abidin
Jakarta Post, 22 November 2023
4. Candidates lack plans for saving ailing SOEs: Analysts
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 22 November 2023
5. Decoupling of the consumer classes
Stella Kusumawardhani
Jakarta Post, 22 November 2023
6. Govt under pressure to welcome more Rohingya
Nina A. Loasana and Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 22 November 2023
7. Assessing Indonesia’s Maritime Governance Capacity: Priorities and Challenges
Tangguh Chairil
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 21 November 2023
8. Indonesian lawmakers approve Jokowi ally as military chief
Arie Firdaus
Benar News, 21 November 2023
9. Jokowi’s supporters mount defense over First Lady’s alleged role in son VP bid
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 21 November 2023
10. Blunder PDIP yang Dinilai Sebabkan Elektabilitas Ganjar-Mahfud Merosot [PDIP Blunder which is considered to have caused Ganjar-Mahfud’s electability to decline]
Eva Rianti, Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Antara
Republika, 20 November 2023
Malaysia
11. FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE, PM ANWAR PROVES COMMITMENT TO FULFIL ASPIRATIONS OF SARAWAKIANS
Hamdan Ismail
Bernama, 22 November 2023
12. Facing ‘virus of division’, Johor Sultan says priority as incoming Agong to defend 33 million Malaysians, not 222 MPs
Ben Tan
Malay Mail Online, 22 November 2023
13. Former BNM deputy governor: Malaysia’s ’emotional’ leaders more focused on ‘self-glorifying’ international stunts, risk antagonising economic partners
Zaf Seraj
Malay Mail Online, 22 November 2023
14. PM: Stance won’t affect foreign investments
Star, 22 November 2023
15. Anwar’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat to meet amid rumblings of non-Malay discontent
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 22 November 2023
16. German firms say 2024 a challenging year for business in Malaysia
The Malaysian Insight, 22 November 2023
17. Govt to only introduce other taxes as a last resort, says Steven Sim
The Malaysian Insight, 22 November 2023
18. Year-old govt must turn economic plans into reality, say economists
Alfian Z.M. Tahir, Desmond Davidson
The Malaysian Insight, 22 November 2023
19. Bersatu to table motion to amend party constitution at 2023 AGM
Bernama, 21 November 2023
20. Terengganu think tank: Over half of voters say Kemaman result’s nullification ‘politically motivated’, handouts weren’t illegal
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 21 November 2023
Myanmar
21. Why is Myanmar’s new deep-sea port such hot property?
SHAUN CAMERON
Interpreter, 22 November 2023
22. Is ‘Operation 1027’ a Game Changer for Myanmar?
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 21 November 2023
23. Operation 1027 is Changing Myanmar’s Frontier Geographies. Is India Ready?
Angshuman Choudhury
Diplomat, 21 November 2023
24. China’s all-out effort to wipe out scam syndicate families in northern Myanmar
ThinkChina, 21 November 2023
25. Why Myanmar’s warring groups are vying to combat cybercrimes
Kyi Sin
ThinkChina, 21 November 2023
Philippines
26. Impeachment and accountability
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 22 November 2023
27. The US, China, and the Philippines in Between
Andrea Chloe Wong
Asia Research Institute, 21 November 2023
Thailand
28. B500bn loan bill stuck in limbo
MONGKOL BANGPRAPA & AEKARACH SATTABURUTH
Bangkok Post, 22 November 2023
29. PM unveils ‘Proactive Diplomacy’
PORAMET TANGSATHAPORN
Bangkok Post, 22 November 2023
30. It Is Time For the Thai Authorities to Step Up Their Strategic Communication
Tita Sanglee
Diplomat, 22 November 2023
31. Thai Cabinet Approves Draft Law on Marriage Equality
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 22 November 2023
32. “Thai landbridge plan poses critical challenge for Malaysian ports”
S. BIRRUNTHA
New Straits Times, 22 November 2023
33. Factors that could shoot down 500-bn digital wallet borrowing bill
The Nation, 21 November 2023
34. Govt must shoulder payment of allowances for seniors: NESDC
The Nation, 21 November 2023
Vietnam
35. What Vietnam Can Learn from the Stalemate in Ukraine
Khang Vu
Diplomat, 21 November 2023
36. Embezzlement case shines light on Vietnamese corruption
Radio Free Asia, 21 November 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Japan to expand role and become major player in Asean
Nicholas Chung
Free Malaysia Today, 22 November 2023
38. Malaysia, Vietnam electronics face closer US scrutiny over China forced labour
Malay Mail Online, 22 November 2023
39. ASEAN economies await a cloudy 2024 amid export worries
DYLAN LOH, NANA SHIBATA, RAMON ROYANDOYAN and FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writers
Nikkei Asia, 22 November 2023
40. ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on The U.S.- China Summit Meeting
ASEAN Secretariat News, 21 November 2023
41. Maritime Governance Policy and Priorities in Southeast Asia
John Bradford and Bec Strating
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 21 November 2023
42. Anthony Loke: Malaysia to implement Asean cross-border permits from January 1
Zaf Seraj
Malay Mail Online, 21 November 2023
Asia Pacific
43. Commentary: US will only have itself to blame if China’s economic influence in Asia grows
Kevin Chen
Channel News Asia, 22 November 2023
44. IPEF: Three Pillars Succeed, One Falters
Erin L. Murphy
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 21 November 2023
45. A Paradigm Shift in America’s Asia Policy: Washington Must Get More Countries Off the Sidelines in Its Contest With China
John Lee
Foreign Affairs, 21 November 2023
46. China’s Global Initiatives: Geopolitical, Economic, and Domestic Challenges
Yen Zhiyi, Stefanie Kam
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 21 November 2023
47. ‘Playing catch-up’: China aims for stronger Southeast Asian ties with Aman Youyi joint military drills
Seong Hyeon Choi
South China Morning Post, 21 November 2023
East/South China Sea
48. The Philippines Perspective of China’s Role in the SCS: A conversation with July Amador
[36-minute PodCast]
Bonny Lin
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 21 November 2023
49. US, Philippines launch joint sea and air patrols
Jason Gutierrez
Radio Free Asia, 21 November 2023
Climate Change/Environment
50. End monopoly for cheap, clean energy
Areeporn Asawapongphan
Bangkok Post, 22 November 2023
51. Don’t squander Loss and Damage victory at COP28
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Malaysiakini, 22 November 2023
52. Asia’s climate-driven health crisis raises alarm ahead of COP28
Sayumi Take
Nikkei Asia, 22 November 2023
53. Global warming on course for 2.9C, UN report warns
[Link to 108-page PDF “Emissions Gap Report 2023“]
Catherine Early
China Dialogue, 21 November 2023
54. Indonesia’s Coming Geothermal Boom
James Guild
Diplomat, 21 November 2023
55. China’s carbon emissions set to peak before 2030 – expert poll
Reuters, 21 November 2023
56. Indonesia launches $27 billion renewable energy investment plan
Straits Times, 21 November 2023
57. Visi dan misi capres-cawapres 2024 soal transisi energi: siapa yang lebih unggul? [The 2024 presidential and vice presidential candidates’ vision and mission regarding the energy transition: who is superior?]
Denny Gunawan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, ARC Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy, Particles and Catalysis Research Laboratory, UNSW Sydney
The Conversation, 21 November 2023
Media, Technology & Society
58. Indonesia’s presidential candidates use dance, cats, memes to appeal to netizens ahead of Feb polls
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 21 November 2023
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