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- No. 3: Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Visiting Fellow
- No. 22: Aries Arugay, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 28: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 29: Lye Liang Fook, Senior Fellow
- No. 31: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow, and Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 32: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 33: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 46: Melinda Martinus, 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
Indonesia
1. Indonesia’s defense: Toward regional power by 2045
Hotmangaradja Pandjaitan and Wibawanto Nugroho Widodo
Jakarta Post, 12 December 2023
2. Analisis Survei: Pemilih Demokrat dan PAN tak Solid Dukung Prabowo-Gibran [Survey Analysis: Democrat and PAN voters do not solidly support Prabowo-Gibran]
Wahyu Suryana
Republika, 12 December 2023
3. From Army General to Cuddly Grandpa: Prabowo’s TikTok Makeover
Karishma Vaswani
Bloomberg, 11 December 2023
4. Will US-China Rivalry Spur the Transformation of Indonesia’s Critical Minerals Sector?
Moch Faisal Karim
Diplomat, 11 December 2023
5. Indonesians set to roll the dice on Prabowo
Editorial Board, ANU
East Asia Forum, 11 December 2023
6. Activists demand clear commitment to democracy, ethics in first presidential debate
Nina A. Loasana and Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 11 December 2023
7. Surveys show Ganjar, Anies locked in tight competition for runoff
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 11 December 2023
8. Defence minister Prabowo surges ahead in Indonesia’s presidential race
Reuters, 11 December 2023
Laos
9. How Will Laos Handle Its 2024 Chairmanship of ASEAN?
To Minh Son
Diplomat, 8 December 2023
Malaysia
10. PM Anwar wants Malaysia’s investment landscape, ecosystem to be more creative and investor friendly
Malay Mail Online, 12 December 2023
11. [Full list] Anwar’s new cabinet line-up
New Straits Times, 12 December 2023
12. Too many parties fighting over small Indian pie
K. Kabilan
The Malaysian Insight, 12 December 2023
13. Working with DAP won’t destroy Umno
Moaz Nair
The Malaysian Insight, 12 December 2023
14. 纳吉还有影响力吗? [Does Najib still have influence?]
戴子豪
星洲网, 12 December 2023
15. My Say: One year at Miti: A journey to elevate Malaysia’s economy
Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz
Edge Markets, 11 December 2023
16. Upko ready to face early Sabah polls, says Youth chief
Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 11 December 2023
17. Orang Melayu mungkin belum melihat keberkesanan kerajaan Perpaduan [The Malays may have yet to see the effectiveness of the Unity government]
Syed Azlan Sayid Hizar
Utusan Malaysia, 11 December 2023
Myanmar
18. Myanmar Junta Chief Uses Injured Soldiers and IDPs for Propaganda Splash
Irrawaddy, 11 December 2023
19. Myanmar Junta Loses Over a Dozen Troops, More Bases in Three Days of Resistance Attacks
Irrawaddy, 11 December 2023
20. China brokers talks in Myanmar between military junta and rebel groups that yield ‘positive results’
Reuters and Agence France-Presse
South China Morning Post, 11 December 2023
21. In Its Seventh Week, Operation 1027 Continues Expanding in Myanmar
Irrawaddy, 9 December 2023
Philippines
22. U.S.-China rivalry hits home in this Philippine province
Nick Aspinwall
Nikkei Asia, 12 December 2023
23. Making peace, making history
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 December 2023
Thailand
24. MFP gives Pheu Thai the hurry-up on charter reform
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 12 December 2023
25. Tackling our precarious border scenario
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 12 December 2023
26. More Democrats join exodus following election of new leader
The Nation, 11 December 2023
27. Thailand unveils two weapons to attract foreign investment
The Nation, 11 December 2023
Vietnam
28. China’s president will visit Vietnam weeks after it strengthened ties with the US and Japan
HUIZHONG WU
APNews, 12 December 2023
29. Xi Makes First Vietnam Visit Since 2017 to Counter US Clout
Philip Heijmans
Bloomberg, 12 December 2023
30. Putting Xi’s Upcoming Visit to Vietnam in Context
Rane Worldview, 11 December 2023
31. In Vietnam, a ‘shared destiny’ and the US are likely to be high on Xi Jinping’s agenda
Shi Jiangtao
South China Morning Post, 11 December 2023
32. Vietnam Wary of Chinese Pressure on Infrastructure Program, Experts Say
Ha Nguyen
VOA, 11 December 2023
33. 中国将献议“无偿援助”为越南建设跨境铁路 [China to offer “free assistance” to Vietnam to build cross-border railway]
联合早报, 11 December 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
34. Southeast Asia’s Brewing Refugee Crisis
Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern
Diplomat, 11 December 2023
35. Southeast Asia eyes ‘double benefit’ of tapping China, India tourists post-Covid
Biman Mukherji
South China Morning Post, 11 December 2023
36. Vietnam and Cambodia to eye US$20 billion trade, complete border demarcation
Voice of Vietnam, 11 December 2023
37. Why is maintaining ties with Vietnam important for Cambodia?
Seun Sam is a policy analyst at the Royal Academy of Cambodia.
Phnom Penh Post, 10 December 2023
Asia Pacific
38. Japan’s ‘green’ aid for ASEAN is more about money than climate
Raoul Manuel
Nikkei Asia, 12 December 2023
39. Asia lags behind pre-pandemic levels of food security, UN food agency says
[Link to “Asia and the Pacific – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023“]
Elaine Kurtenbach
APNews, 11 December 2023
40. Quad should lead region forward in securing mineral supply chains
Abhishek Sharma
Nikkei Asia, 11 December 2023
East/South China Sea
41. The Cambodian Narrative on the South China Sea Dispute, The Unfinished Story
Chheang Vannarith is President of the Asian Vision Institute (AVI) and Founder and Chairman of Angkor Social Innovation Park (ASIP).
Khmer Times, 12 December 2023
42. What It Feels Like to Be the Target of China’s Water Cannons
Camille Elemia
New York Times, 11 December 2023
Climate Change/Environment
43. ADB Supports Lao PDR to Address Climate Risks, Improve Livelihoods
Asian Development Bank, 12 December 2023
44. OJK to require banks to factor in climate risks starting in 2026
Yohana Belinda
Jakarta Post, 12 December 2023
45. Climate Finance: How Countries Can Develop National Strategies for Carbon Markets
Virender K. Duggal, Principal Climate Change Specialist, ADB Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
Asian Development Bank, 11 December 2023
46. 气候损失和损害专项基金“雷声大雨点小” [COP28 loss and damage fund – much said, little done]
海珂娴
联合早报, 11 December 2023
47. Cambodia Making Seven Commitments to Combat Climate Change at COP28
Kann Vicheika
VOA, 8 December 2023
Media, Technology & Society
48. A Chinese-owned News App Is Taking Africa by Storm
Veronika Blablová
Diplomat, 12 December 2023
49. KKD will continue to block social media platforms that compromise public morals – Fahmi
Bernama, 11 December 2023
50. Finding a Fix for Indonesia’s Data Protection Problems
Arif Perdana and Saru Arifin
Diplomat, 11 December 2023
51. Alibaba research unit unveils AI tailored for Southeast Asia as e-commerce giant pushes large language models in fast-growth region
Che Pan
South China Morning Post, 11 December 2023
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