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- No. 28: Dien Luong, Associate Fellow
- No. 35: Le Hong Hiep, 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. Why Cambodia’s Government Cannot Win Its Fight Against Corruption
David Hutt
Diplomat, 9 January 2024
2. Political Repression Hampers Hun Manet’s Plans for Cambodia’s Economy
Joshua Kurlantzick
World Politics Review, 9 January 2024
Indonesia
3. Jokowi, PDI-P grow further apart ahead of election
Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 10 January 2024
4. Presidential campaigns eye eased approach to local content policy
Ruth Dea Juwita
Jakarta Post, 10 January 2024
5. Luhut’s rejected lawsuit
Jakarta Post, 10 January 2024
6. Maritime policy spells a quick win for the next president
Agung Dhamar Syakti
Jakarta Post, 10 January 2024
7. Indonesia rides the high-speed rail on a fast track to development
Joel Shen
Straits Times, 10 January 2024
8. Explainer: Indonesia’s Return to Industrialization
Athar Hadiyan & Darynaufal Mulyaman
Stratsea, 10 January 2024
9. Candidates failed showing how to respond to superpowers’ rivalry: CSIS
Antara, 9 January 2024
10. Where Does Anies Baswedan Stand on Indonesia’s Foreign Policy?
Noto Suoneto
Diplomat, 9 January 2024
11. The Jokowi-Prabowo rendezvous: The threads of political allegiance and democracy
Virdika Rizky Utama
Jakarta Post, 9 January 2024
12. Ganjar promises ‘zaken’ cabinet to prevent nepotism
Jakarta Post, 9 January 2024
13. Indonesia’s Jokowi begins trip to Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei
Nana Shibata & Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 9 January 2024
Laos
14. Over 50 Hydropower Projects Approved in Southern Laos
Xinhua News Agency
Cambodianess, 9 January 2024
Malaysia
15. Malaysia set to decide on jailed former PM Najib’s high-stakes bid for royal pardon
Leslie Lopez
Channel News Asia, 10 January 2024
16. Fixed-term Parliament won’t curb repeat of Sheraton Move, say experts
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 10 January 2024
17. DAP, PKR at odds over Mitra committee
K. Parkaran
Free Malaysia Today, 10 January 2024
18. Malaysia Madani, one year on
Sheikh Shamir
Malaysian Insight, 10 January 2024
19. Leave Palace out of political plots
Mazwin Nik Anis & Sheridan Mahavera
Star, 10 January 2024
20. Sabah Umno in no hurry to seek allies for state polls, says Bung
Muguntan Vanar
Star, 10 January 2024
21. Govt to establish task force to grow semiconductor sector
Free Malaysia Today, 9 January 2024
22. PAS leader: How can a poor party buy MPs?
Malaysiakini, 9 January 2024
23. Dubai Move boosts govt, backfires on Opposition’
Qistina Sallehuddin
New Straits Times, 8 January 2024
24. ‘Anwar hilang majoriti, biar Dewan Rakyat tentukan’ [‘Anwar lost his majority, let the Dewan Rakyat decide’]
Fitri Nizam
Utusan Malaysia, 8 January 2024
Myanmar
25. Is China Playing Both Sides in Myanmar?
James Palmer
Foreign Policy, 9 January 2024
26. Inside the ‘liberated’ villages of Myanmar’s deep south
Mar Naw
Frontier Myanmar, 9 January 2024
27. Myanmar Navy Chief Transferred to National Security Advisor
Irrawaddy, 9 January 2024
Vietnam
28. Will Vietnam Get Caught in the Crosshairs of Great-Power Politics Again?
Dien Luong
Foreign Policy, 9 January 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
29. Philippines, Indonesia Move to Deepen Energy, Security Ties
Cliff Harvey Venzon and Andreo Calonzo
Bloomberg, 10 January 2024
30. Rohingya Resettlement: Where is ASEAN?
Sadia Aktar Korobi
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 9 January 2024
31. ASEAN Chair Laos Appoints Special Envoy on Myanmar
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 9 January 2024
32. U.S. has role to play in battle against Southeast Asian scam gangs
Alvin Camba
Nikkei Asia, 9 January 2024
33. Indonesia ready to work with countries to finalise South China Sea code
Reuters, 9 January 2024
34. Support in Southeast Asia for Hamas at odds with rejection of terrorism
Riaz Khokhar
South China Morning Post, 9 January 2024
East/South China Sea
35. Chinese ‘monster’ ship patrols near Vietnam’s oil fields
Radio Free Asia, 9 January 2024
Climate Change/Environment
36. 2023 confirmed as world’s hottest year on record
Mark Poynting & Erwan Rivault
BBC, 9 January 2024
37. Can the Philippines fulfill its 2024 climate ambitions?
Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez
Eco-Business, 9 January 2024
38. Geopolitics cloud high hopes for clean energy in Southeast Asia
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 9 January 2024
39. Vehicle emissions are polluting Malaysia’s cities
Siti Haslina Mohd Shafie
Eco-Business, 9 January 2024
40. Prasarana to only buy EVs for new buses from next year, Loke says
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 9 January 2024
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