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- No. 2: Fulcrum Commentary 2023/283
- No. 12: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 15: Ong Kian Ming, Associate Senior Fellow
- No. 23: Surachanee Sriyai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 26: Aries Arugay, Fellow
- No. 35: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 37: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 39: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 40: Joanne Lin Weiling, Lead Researcher
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. PM okay with ‘dictator’ label so long as peace reigns
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 1 December 2023
2. Building resilient growth: Cambodia’s key challenges and opportunities
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
[Originally published on Fulcrum]
Khmer Times, 1 December 2023
3. Cambodia looking to dominate global cashew nut market
Star, 1 December 2023
Indonesia
4. Reviving the KPK
Jakarta Post, 1 December 2023
5. Presidential candidates to face off in debates ahead of polls
Yerica Lai & Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 1 December 2023
6. Prabowo to build 10 metaverse cities worth Rp 125 trillion, Budiman Sudjatmiko says
Jakarta Post, 30 November 2023
7. Analysing Indonesia’s 2024 food security policy
Sheena Suparman
Jakarta Post, 30 November 2023
8. ‘Don’t be too careful’: Jokowi urges banks to jack up loans for the economy
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 30 November 2023
9. Poorly performing city employees to be relocated to new capital: Heru Budi Hartono
Jakarta Post, 30 November 2023
10. Jokowi’s Dynasty-Building Overshadows Indonesia’s Presidential Election
Erin Cook
World Politics Review, 30 November 2023
Laos
11. Laos sees economic recovery but challenges remain: World Bank
The Nation, 1 December 2023
Malaysia
12. ‘Intellectual and spiritual’: PAS technocrat leader Ahmad Samsuri embodies Malaysian party’s plan to reinvent its image
Amir Yusof
Channel News Asia, 1 December 2023
13. Monsoon may dampen PAS’s chance of bigger majority in Kemaman, says think tank
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Free Malaysia Today, 1 December 2023
14. Retirees fret as uncertainty swirls over pension rate
K. Parkaran
Free Malaysia Today, 1 December 2023
15. Keep ‘golden share’ in DNB to prevent private duopoly of 5G, Kian Ming tells Finance and Digital Ministries
Anis Zalani
Malay Mail Online, 1 December 2023
16. NST Leader: Young, schooled and jobless
New Straits Times, 1 December 2023
17. Adjustments to pension system needed in light of rising life expectancy
New Straits Times, 1 December 2023
18. Malaysia’s telcos set to agree ‘compromise’ deal with govt, ending face-off over a second 5G operator
Leslie Lopez
Channel News Asia, 30 November 2023
19. Progressive wage: Company, staff must show proof of commitment
Hariz Mohd, Isabelle Leong & Haspaizi Zain
Malaysiakini, 30 November 2023
20. Kemaman by-election: Pas’ Dr Sam ‘prime minister’ material
T.N.Alagesh
New Straits Times, 30 November 2023
Myanmar
21. Myanmar Update with Lucas Myers
[contains 35-minute podcast]
Gregory B. Poling & Japhet Quitzon
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 30 November 2023
22. In rare admission, junta chief acknowledges military losses in Shan state
Radio Free Asia, 30 November 2023
23. Myanmar exile government seeks foothold by supporting overseas workers
Radio Free Asia, 30 November 2023
Philippines
24. How US courted PH to thwart China
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 December 2023
25. Philippines seeking partners to counter Beijing in South China Sea
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 30 November 2023
26. Political shakedowns in the Philippines threaten Marcos-Duterte alliance
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 30 November 2023
Thailand
27. Power rate hike plan shocks PM
Bangkok Post, 1 December 2023
28. Rethink debt servicing
Bangkok Post, 1 December 2023
29. Thailand’s semi-democracy returns
Thitinan Ponhsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 1 December 2023
30. Commentary: Thai PM’s first 100 days in office follow a populist path
Prem Singh Gill
Channel News Asia, 1 December 2023
31. More than 5 bn baht proposed as budget for soft power promotion
The Nation, 1 December 2023
32. Some facts about the Privy Council of Thailand
The Nation, 1 December 2023
33. Madam Dear launches Democrat leadership bid to ‘restore glory days’
The Nation, 29 November 2023
Vietnam
34. China’s low-cost brands flood Vietnam as younger consumers seek affordable options
Jamille Tran
Business Times, 30 November 2023
35. Vietnam’s Rare Earth Sector on the Rise
VOA, 30 November 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. ASEAN Holds the Key to Reducing US Dependence on Taiwan’s Chip Industry
Chin Hsueh
Diplomat, 1 December 2023
37. 10th ASEAN Economic Community Dialogue unpacks world’s first regionwide framework agreement on digital economy
ASEAN Secretariat News, 30 November 2023
38. Henry Kissinger’s mixed legacy in Southeast Asia: from ‘war criminal’ in Vietnam to ‘close friend’ of Singapore
Maria Siow, Kimberly Lim & Anand Mathai
South China Morning Post, 30 November 2023
39. China’s military exercises with Southeast Asian nations likely to rise in frequency and scale
Ian Storey
ThinkChina, 30 November 2023
40. Mixue, ChaGee, Luckin: F&B brands boosting China’s soft power in Southeast Asia?
Claudia Liao, Zhou Yifei
ThinkChina, 29 November 2023
Asia Pacific
41. Asia In The World Economy: China’s self-inflicted economic wounds
Takatoshi Ito
Edge Markets, 1 December 2023
42. China, Vietnam consider rail link through rare earths heartland
Free Malaysia Today, 1 December 2023
Climate Change/Environment
43. Some $340 bln of pledged climate cash did not go where needed–ONE Campaign
Reuters
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 30 November 2023
44. Indonesia’s waste opportunity: Could the new capital be a role model for trash management?
Sunny K.
Eco-Business, 30 November 2023
Media, Technology & Society
45. Bin Laden’s “Letter to America”: TikTok and Information Warfare
Professor Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann and Dr Mohiuddin Ahmed
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 1 December 2023
46. AI in Southeast Asia: As rules are drafted, workers share their worries and wishes
Aqil Haziq Mahmud
Channel News Asia, 1 December 2023
47. Meta removes thousands of fake Facebook accounts linked to China-based network
Channel News Asia, 1 December 2023
Others
US Foreign Policy
48. Great statesman, modern Machiavelli: Henry Kissinger’s complex and conflicted legacy
Nirmal Ghosh
Straits Times, 1 December 2023
49. Judging Henry Kissinger: Did the Ends Justify the Means?
Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Foreign Affairs, 30 November 2023
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