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- No. 4: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 5: Leo Suryadinata and Yanuar Nugroho, Visiting Senior Fellows
- No. 28: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 31: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 35: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher
- No. 41: 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. 应高度重视中国印尼的人文合作 [Cultural cooperation between China and Indonesia should be highly valued]
印尼学者韦珍玉是印尼战略与国际问题研究中心中国部负责人，复旦大学一带一路及全球治理研究院访问学者
环球网, 19 December 2023
2. Prabowo-Gibran team criticizes Anies for recruiting ‘insiders’ in Jakarta
Jakarta Post, 18 December 2023
3. Thales aims for smart city development in Indonesia’s new capital
Nana Shibata and Mailys Pene-Lassus
Nikkei Asia, 18 December 2023
4. 印尼经济特区若招资欠佳将取消资格 分析：行政效率欠缺导致发展滞缓 [Indonesian special economic zones will be disqualified if they fail to attract investment Analysis: Lack of administrative efficiency leads to sluggish development]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 18 December 2023
5. 普拉博沃力争首轮投票胜出 分析：三角战要达过半门槛难度高 [Prabowo strives to win the first round of voting Analysis: It is difficult to reach the halfway threshold in a triangular battle]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 15 December 2023
Laos
6. Laos’ Economic Woes Will Continue In 2024
David Hutt
Diplomat, 18 December 2023
Malaysia
7. Anwar says Look East policy now includes China
Bernama, 19 December 2023
8. My Say: Catalysing Malaysia’s food security transformation
Wan Najwa Wan Sulaiman
Edge Markets, 19 December 2023
9. Get DAP under control, stop ‘toxic’ narratives – PAS tells Anwar
Malaysiakini, 19 December 2023
10. UMNO perlu buat ‘proksi referendum’ ukur penerimaan ahli [UMNO needs to conduct a ‘proxy referendum’ to measure the acceptance of members]
MOHD. FADHLI SULAIMAN
Utusan Malaysia, 19 December 2023
11. 越来越伊斯兰化的马来西亚 [An increasingly Islamized Malaysia]
戴子豪
星洲网, 19 December 2023
12. Anwar’s visit to Japan attracts RM6.56b in potential investments
Bernama, 18 December 2023
13. Japan, Malaysia Announce Diplomatic Upgrade, Enhanced Security Cooperation
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 18 December 2023
14. Recapping the First Year of Malaysia’s Foreign Policy Under Anwar Ibrahim
Angeline Tan
Diplomat, 18 December 2023
15. Analysts pour cold water on Muhyiddin’s Malay PM claim
Ameer Fakhri
Free Malaysia Today, 18 December 2023
16. Non-Malay PM only possible when Malays ready, says Dr M
Free Malaysia Today, 18 December 2023
17. Tax Incentives for Political Donations: Lessons for Malaysia
Syazwan Zainal and Tan Wan Ying
Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, 18 December 2023
18. Malaysia’s Anwar pushes for local currency transactions in trade
Norman Goh
Nikkei Asia, 18 December 2023
Myanmar
19. Myanmar Ethnic Alliance Continues Gains, Despite China-Brokered Ceasefire
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 18 December 2023
20. Revolutionary Forces United in Fighting Myanmar Junta on, off Battlefield: NUG Foreign Minister
Irrawaddy, 18 December 2023
21. In Pictures: How Myanmar’s resistance fights with drones
Nikkei Asia, 18 December 2023
Thailand
22. Legal issues ‘make charter rewrite hard’
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 19 December 2023
23. The Strength of Party Brands at the 2023 General Election
Mathis Lohatepanont and Chitchaya Chimtanoo
Thai Enquirer, 19 December 2023
24. Culture Ministry aims to boost soft power contribution to Thai economy
The Nation, 18 December 2023
25. Thai govt’s 90-day report: Cutting expenses, boosting income, stimulating tourism
The Nation, 18 December 2023
Timor-Leste
26. Beginning the repairs on Timor-Leste’s economy
Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University
East Asia Forum, 19 December 2023
Vietnam
27. China Railway Plans to Test Vietnam’s Foreign Policy Equilibrium
Brandon Tran
Diplomat, 18 December 2023
28. Vietnamese Response to Xi Jinping Visit Muted Amid Activism Crackdown
VOA, 18 December 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
29. Commentary: ASEAN leadership needed when US is distracted by wars and election
Chong Ja Ian
Channel News Asia, 19 December 2023
30. My Say: Proactively enhancing Southeast Asia’s food security with supply chain resilience
Nimal Manuel, Deepak S Moorthy and Vu Nguyen
Edge Markets, 19 December 2023
31. Japan-ASEAN in a much more muscular embrace
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 18 December 2023
32. Japan-led Asian green initiative works to scale up transition finance
Akira Kitado
Nikkei Asia, 18 December 2023
33. Japan, ASEAN step up security cooperation amid South China Sea tensions
Radio Free Asia, 18 December 2023
34. 社评：日本想要在东盟倾倒政治污水 [Editorial: Japan wants to dump political wastewater in ASEAN]
环球网, 18 December 2023
35. 亚细安与日本发表愿景声明 推进经济与海上安全合作 [ASEAN and Japan issue vision statement to advance economic and maritime security cooperation]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 17 December 2023
Asia Pacific
36. Xi’s visit signals better Sino-Vietnam ties
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 19 December 2023
37. It’s all about power: US-China relations set to remain rocky in 2024
Robert S. Ross
ThinkChina, 18 December 2023
East/South China Sea
38. South China Sea: Beijing flexes maritime muscles as Manila’s ‘aggressive transparency’ puts it on the defensive
Laura Zhou
South China Morning Post, 18 December 2023
Climate Change/Environment
39. DEEP BLUE SCARS – Environmental Threats to the South China Sea
[A digital report]
Monica Sato, Harrison Prétat, Tabitha Mallory, Hao Chen, and Gregory Poling
CSIS, 18 December 2023
40. In China’s deep-sea mining, the Dream is ready to raise ‘flammable ice’ from the ocean’s depths
Mandy Zuo
South China Morning Post, 18 December 2023
41. 国际特稿：摆脱化石燃料 全面落实难度高 [International feature: Difficult to fully wean off fossil fuels]
廖慧婷
联合早报, 17 December 2023
Media, Technology & Society
42. With region as playground, Singapore has a shot at generative AI big league
Irene Tham
Straits Times, 19 December 2023
43. In the age of TikTok, election debates are paramount
Ary Hermawan
Jakarta Post, 18 December 2023
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