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- No. 14: Ong Kian Ming, Associate Senior Fellow
- No. 20: Azmil Tayeb, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 45: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 46: Joseph Chinyong Liow, Member of the Board of Trustees
- No. 49: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 57: Ian Storey, 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. Cambodian PM Affirms Ban on Mekong Hydropower Projects
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 3 December 2023
2. Cambodian PM Hun Manet Poised for Bureaucratic Shake-up
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 1 December 2023
Indonesia
3. Presidential candidates and their military reform agenda
Diandra Megaputri Mengko and Aulia Fitri Rosadi
Jakarta Post, 4 December 2023
4. Candidates promise to ease mortgages, set up agency to solve housing problem
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 4 December 2023
5. Analysis: Will Firli’s extortion charges lead the KPK into the abyss?
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 4 December 2023
6. Islam takes on a lighter shade of green in 2024 Indonesian polls
Arlina Arshad
Straits Times, 4 December 2023
7. ‘Jokowism’ under the spotlight as Indonesia’s presidential poll campaign kicks off
Johannes Nugroho
Straits Times, 4 December 2023
8. Round up of the Fifth Day of the Three Presidential Candidates’ Campaigns
Banjar Chaeruddin
Sinar Harapan, 3 December 2023
9. Indonesia election 2024: can attacking Jokowi’s legacy Nusantara project help Anies Baswedan in the polls?
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 3 December 2023
10. Dancing, TikTok, campus talks: Indonesia’s presidential candidates woo youth votes in new ways
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 1 December 2023
Malaysia
11. Eligible Malaysians can redeem eMADANI credit from today
Bernama, 4 December 2023
12. Ecerdc implements 14 high-impact projects costing RM4 billion in Pahang
Bernama, 4 December 2023
13. Greater PKR autonomy in East Malaysia will raise support, says analyst
Ameer Fakhri
Free Malaysia Today, 4 December 2023
14. Expanding Johor-Singapore special economic zone
Ong Kian Ming, Associate Senior Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Malaysiakini, 4 December 2023
15. China’s GDI: Elevating foreign aid for Malaysia
Star, 4 December 2023
16. Perikatan’s Kemaman win raises crucial questions
Mustafa K. Anuar
The Malaysian Insight, 4 December 2023
17. Anwar perlu selamatkan kerajaan perpaduan sebelum terlambat [Anwar has to save the unity government before it is too late]
Oleh Muhammad Afifi Abdul Razak
Utusan Malaysia, 4 December 2023
18. Tiga kelompok pengundi Melayu, terserah sang pencaturnya… [Three groups of Malay voters, it’s up to the strategist…]
Oleh Zulkifli Jalil
Utusan Malaysia, 4 December 2023
19. 5G Saga: Malaysia to get dual network model
Anas Abu Hassan
Bernama, 3 December 2023
20. ‘Presentable’ Samsuri seen as key to wooing non-Malays for PAS
Ameer Fakhri
Free Malaysia Today, 3 December 2023
21. Is M’sia fast becoming nation for religious fanaticism?
Sukeshini Nair
Malaysiakini, 3 December 2023
22. Game-changing victory for PAS
Joceline Tan
Star, 3 December 2023
23. Terengganu Menteri Besar seen as PM contender for Malaysian opposition after poll win
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 3 December 2023
24. Muhyiddin replaceable, but ‘un-Malay’ to challenge him, says analyst
Free Malaysia Today, 2 December 2023
25. Malaysian telcos take 70% stake in state 5G agency, to set up second network
Channel News Asia, 1 December 2023
26. Big guns in Kemaman
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 1 December 2023
Myanmar
27. Myanmar: The last days of the junta?
Rahman Yaacob
Interpreter, 4 December 2023
28. Charting the Shifting Power Balance on Myanmar’s Battlefields
Ye Myo Hein
Irrawaddy, 2 December 2023
29. Operation 1027 Will Not End Until Myanmar’s Junta is Removed, Ethnic Army Says
Hein Htoo Zan
Irrawaddy, 2 December 2023
30. Myanmar pro-democracy fighters battle to take state capital
AFP
Straits Times, 2 December 2023
31. Myanmar’s Civilian Government Takes Control of Seized Funds
Irrawaddy, 1 December 2023
32. The Myanmar Army Could Actually Collapse—But Are the United States and Other Powers Ready for Such a Scenario?
Joshua Kurlantzick
Council on Foreign Relations, 30 November 2023
Philippines
33. IS Militants Claim Responsibility For Southern Philippines Bombing
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 4 December 2023
34. Alarming’ swarming: Over 135 Chinese militia vessels spotted in Julian Felipe Reef
Martin Sadongdong
Manila Bulletin, 3 December 2023
35. Will Philippines’ revived peace talks end rebel conflict for good or ‘aid the enemy’?
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 3 December 2023
36. A tough call for the President
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 December 2023
37. New Pag-asa Island station to get more tech for watching China
Frances Mangosing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 December 2023
Thailand
38. Facing up to inequality
Bangkok Post, 4 December 2023
39. PM pays first call on northeast
Bangkok Post, 4 December 2023
40. PM rejects electricity tariff hike proposal
The Nation, 4 December 2023
41. Are high times over for weed users?
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Apinya Wipatayotin & Penchan Charoensuthipan
Bangkok Post, 3 December 2023
42. Is China Replacing the US as Thailand’s Main Security Partner?
Jack Sato and Abdul Rahman Yaacob
Diplomat, 2 December 2023
Timor-Leste
43. Timor-Leste faces uncertainty in every direction
Parker Novak
Jakarta Post, 4 December 2023
Vietnam
44. Vietnam in a Styrofoam Box: A Tale of Corruption and Concealment
Buu Nguyen
Diplomat, 4 December 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
45. Thailand’s proposed 100 km land bridge poses little threat to Singapore, Malaysia ports: analysts
Goh Ruoxue
Business Times, 4 December 2023
46. Commentary: How will Henry Kissinger be remembered in Southeast Asia?
Joseph Chinyong Liow
Channel News Asia, 2 December 2023
47. ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
Irrawaddy, 2 December 2023
48. U.S. and China butt heads over investment in Southeast Asia
Kenya Akama & Yuji Nitta
Nikkei Asia, 2 December 2023
49. Will China’s Aman Youyi military drills with Southeast Asian nations reduce trust deficit?
[This commentary was first published on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary website fulcrum.sg. as Fulcrum Commentary, 2023/282]
Ian Storey
South China Morning Post, 2 December 2023
50. Marcos’ courting of U.S. support is unsettling his ASEAN neighbors
Richard Heydarian
Nikkei Asia, 1 December 2023
Asia Pacific
51. The Mekong Region Is a Test of China’s Global Development and Security Model
Xue Gong
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1 December 2023
52. Votes around the world in 2024 will test Chinese diplomacy
Yu Jie
Chatham House, 1 December 2023
53. Biden’s Meeting With Xi Set a Very Low Bar for U.S.-China Relations
Paul Poast
World Politics Review, 1 December 2023
54. Regional Security Outlook 2024
[A 84-page PDF document]
Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific, 30 November 2023
55. Issues & Insights – Charting a roadmap for multiparty confidence and security building measures, risk reduction, and arms control in the Indo-Pacific
[A 107-page PDF document]
Pacific Forum, 30 November 2023
East/South China Sea
56. Global Impact: as uncertainties swirl over South China Sea, joint exercises and heightened tensions reverberate within the neighbourhood
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 4 December 2023
57. South China Sea: Philippines risks its Beijing ties with ‘non-starter’ mini code of conduct plan
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 2 December 2023
Climate Change/Environment
58. Indonesia’s coal love affair still aflame despite pledges
Business Times, 4 December 2023
59. New capital Nusantara can become zero-carbon city by 2045: OIKN
Antara, 3 December 2023
60. Financing for energy transition in Asean gains momentum at COP28
Janice Lim
Business Times, 3 December 2023
61. Vietnam lays out US$15.5 billion energy transition plan
Business Times, 3 December 2023
62. Indonesia’s ambitions to be a hub to store carbon emissions could be risky business
Nivell Rayda
Channel News Asia, 3 December 2023
63. Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels
Guardian, 3 December 2023
Media, Technology & Society
64. Tempting tech
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Yuthana Praiwan, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Wichit Chantanusornsiri & Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 4 December 2023
65. China builds first-ever underwater data center
Dale Arasa
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 December 2023
66. Everyone wins with better Asian AI governance
Jacob Taylor, Brookings Institution
East Asia Forum, 3 December 2023
67. Indonesia pursues local, softer approach to AI regulation
Ruth Dea Juwita
Jakarta Post, 2 December 2023
Others
Belt and Road
68. The Belt and Road Initiative’s Impact Depends on the Recipient Country
Tola Amusan
Diplomat, 2 December 2023
Global Economy
69. It’s Not Deglobalization, It’s Regionalization
Shannon K. O’Neil
Council on Foreign Relations, 1 December 2023
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