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- No. 4: Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Visiting Fellow
- No. 24: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 28: Lye Liang Fook, Senior Fellow
- No. 32: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 33: Fulcrum Commentary, 2023/288
- No. 35: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting 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. Agriculture seen as key driver of Cambodia’s economic growth
Chea Vanyuth
Khmer Times, 13 December 2023
Indonesia
2. Reversing reformasi
Jacqui Baker is a Lecturer in Southeast Asian Politics and a Senior Fellow at Murdoch University’s Indo-Pacific Research Centre
New Mandala, 13 December 2023
3. Race heats up with testy first debate
Yerica Lai, Dio Suhenda and Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 12 December 2023
4. Indonesia’s polarisation isn’t dead, just resting
Seth Soderborg & Burhanuddin Muhtadi
New Mandala, 12 December 2023
Malaysia
5. Analysis: A tale of priorities, compromises and missed opportunities in Malaysia PM Anwar’s first Cabinet reshuffle
Amir Yusof
Channel News Asia, 13 December 2023
6. Analysts see DAP-Umno balancing act in Cabinet reshuffle
Lynelle Tham
Free Malaysia Today, 13 December 2023
7. Sarawak to get at least 12 new seats post-redelineation, say GPS sources
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 13 December 2023
8. Veteran Cabinet additions will shore up faith in Anwar’s administration, analysts say
Kenneth Tee
Malay Mail Online, 13 December 2023
9. PM: Johor sultan’s views won’t influence constitutional monarchy principle
Malaysiakini, 13 December 2023
10. Anwar needs experienced cabinet members, pundits say
Noel Achariam
The Malaysian Insight, 13 December 2023
11. 重党权、轻绩效的内阁改组 [A cabinet reshuffle heavy on party powers, light on performance]
黄子豪
星洲网, 13 December 2023
12. Snap Insight: Malaysia PM Anwar’s new Cabinet choices display his strengthened political hand
Leslie Lopez
Channel News Asia, 12 December 2023
13. Foreign minister’s post will weaken Tok Mat in Umno, says Wan Saiful
Free Malaysia Today, 12 December 2023
14. Dr M: Next Agong’s wish for control over MACC, Petronas raises questions
Malaysiakini, 12 December 2023
15. Anwar’s cabinet reshuffle lacks any inspiration: old ministers out and old ministers in
Murray Hunter
MySinchew, 12 December 2023
16. Anwar shows he is a ‘listening PM’
Joceline Tan
Star, 12 December 2023
Myanmar
17. Red dawn: Myanmar’s reborn communist army
Hein Thar
Frontier Myanmar, 13 December 2023
18. Is Myanmar’s Civil War Pushing the Country Toward Fragmentation?
Kyaw Hsan Hlaing
Diplomat, 12 December 2023
19. Myanmar Junta’s Losses Not Confined to Battlefield: NUG Foreign Minister
Irrawaddy, 12 December 2023
20. Who’s Who in the Two Major Anti-Regime Offensives in Myanmar?
Irrawaddy, 12 December 2023
21. Myanmar economy to stagnate as fighting escalates at border
[Link to “Myanmar Economic Monitor: Challenges Amid Conflict (English)“]
Thompson Chau
Nikkei Asia, 12 December 2023
22. In Myanmar, Rebels Make Advances, but Peace Remains a Distant Prospect
Rane Worldview, 12 December 2023
23. War-wracked Myanmar is now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
[Link To Southeast Asia Opium Survey 2023]
Grant Peck
APNews, 12 December 2023
Singapore
24. SG 2023
Berita Mediacorp, 12 December 2023
Thailand
25. FTI warns over hikes in minimum wage
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 13 December 2023
26. Debt relief proposed for 10.3m people
Bangkok Post, 12 December 2023
27. Thailand’s ‘bad’ economy must grow to get investment, PM Srettha says
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 12 December 2023
Vietnam
28. Everyone Is Wooing Vietnam. Why Hanoi’s ‘Bamboo Policy’ Works
Karishma Vaswani
Bloomberg, 13 December 2023
29. Vietnam and China Announce Major Upgrade in Relations During Xi Visit
Khang Vu
Diplomat, 13 December 2023
30. Vietnam, China sign 36 cooperation documents
VietNamNet, 13 December 2023
31. Vietnam and China agree to build ‘shared future’ as Xi visits Trong
Yuji Nitta
Nikkei Asia, 12 December 2023
Asia Pacific
32. “无上限“的中俄伙伴关系的局限性 [Limitations of the “unlimited” Sino-Russian partnership]
Luna Pham
Radio Free Asia, 12 December 2023
East/South China Sea
33. Philippines counters China’s aggression at sea with ‘assertive transparency’ campaign
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 13 December 2023
34. China testing waters in S China Sea vs Philippines and US
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 12 December 2023
35. 习近平会越共总书记阮富仲 同意积极解决南中国海分歧 [Xi Jinping meets General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, agrees to actively resolve disputes in the South China Sea]
缪宗翰
联合早报, 12 December 2023
Climate Change/Environment
36. Breaking Down the $20 Billion in Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership
James Guild
Diplomat, 12 December 2023
Media, Technology & Society
37. Four-month trial for TikTok-Tokopedia collaboration: Trade Minister
Antara, 12 December 2023
38. Malaysia launching digital ministry to drive AI and growth
Norman Goh
Nikkei Asia, 12 December 2023
Others
Global Affairs
39. The Self-Doubting Superpower
Fareed Zakaria
Foreign Affairs, 12 December 2023
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