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- No. 15: Ong Kian Ming, Former Associate Senior Fellow
- No. 23: Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting 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
Indonesia
1. Jokowi’s neutrality a ruse, critics claim
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 18 January 2024
2. Presidential election unveils Indonesia’s taxation challenges
Henderi Gunadi
Jakarta Post, 18 January 2024
3. Taking comprehensive measures to tackle election hoaxes: ministry
Antara, 17 January 2024
4. The Case for a More Ambitious Indonesia-US Partnership
Sophie Egar and Joseph Bouchard
Diplomat, 17 January 2024
5. As elections loom, Jokowi leaves a troubled legacy for Indonesia’s energy transition
Firdaus Cahyadi
Eco-Business, 17 January 2024
6. East Java NU leadership shakeup sparks political stirs
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 17 January 2024
7. Report outlines cost of Indonesia’s EV dream as Chinese-funded nickel plants linked to pollution, ‘land grabbing’
{Link to Nickel Unearthed -The Human and Climate Costs of Indonesia’s Nickel Industry]
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 17 January 2024
8. Indonesia’s support for genocide case against Israel in ICJ overshadowed by its dark history
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 17 January 2024
9. Millions of young Indonesians eligible to vote, but will their voice count?
Benar News, 16 January 2024
Malaysia
10. Two Malaysian filmmakers are charged with offending the religious feelings of others in banned film
APNews, 18 January 2024
11. What’s all the fuss about the Fixed-term Parliament Act?
Lynelle Tham
Free Malaysia Today, 18 January 2024
12. Non-Muslim support possible if PAS dares to change, say analysts
Shamz Johan
Malaysiakini, 18 January 2024
13. Manfaatkan potensi besar Felda [Take advantage of Felda’s great potential]
Aida Rozita Mokhtar, Setiausaha Pertubuhan Pemberdayaan Ummah (Berdaya).
Utusan Malaysia, 18 January 2024
14. Sabah Umno, allies can spring surprise, says party leader
Free Malaysia Today, 17 January 2024
15. Rope in private sector in drafting MoU on Johor-S’pore SEZ, govt told
Free Malaysia Today, 17 January 2024
16. Govt censorship on 3R issues exceeds Sedition Act provisions’
Zarrah Morden
Malaysiakini, 17 January 2024
17. 伊党的难题：如何吸引非穆斯林 [PAS’s conundrum: How to attract non-Muslims]
张庆禄
星洲网, 17 January 2024
Myanmar
18. Revolution or rollback? Hluttaws convene in Myanmar
Frontier Myanmar, 17 January 2024
19. More Than 80% of The Population of Myanmar’s Karenni State Has Been Displaced by War
Brian Wei
Irrawaddy, 17 January 2024
Philippines
20. Marcos’s first year was a mixed bag for the Philippines
Kevin Nielsen M Agojo, City University of Hong Kong
East Asia Forum, 18 January 2024
21. PH signs five-year defense pact with UK
Dona Z. Pazzibugan
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 January 2024
Thailand
22. Thaksin can now spend the rest of his jail term at home, says Corrections Dept
The Nation, 17 January 2024
23. 泰国数码钱包计划再延后 学者：料打击为泰党 [Thailand’s digital wallet plan delayed again; Scholars: Expected blow to Pheu Thai]
范晓琪
联合早报, 17 January 2024
Vietnam
24. Vietnam’s lagging North-Central region sees investment boom
Yuji Nitta
Nikkei Asia, 18 January 2024
25. China supports Việt Nam’s development of green economy, people-to-people diplomacy: Ambassador
Viet Nam News, 17 January 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
26. Thailand’s Srettha pushes ‘seamless ASEAN’ in Davos
Kenji Kawase
Nikkei Asia, 18 January 2024
27. Indonesia Should Advocate for Full ASEAN Membership to the G20
Ridvan Kilic
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 17 January 2024
28. Geopolitical tensions continue to draw relocations to Southeast Asia
Jarupong Krisanaraj
The Nation, 17 January 2024
Asia Pacific
29. Nations in Biden’s Indo-Pacific ‘framework’ are losing interest, trade group official warns
Ji Siqi
South China Morning Post, 18 January 2024
30. What happens in Asia matters to Europe, says Nato Secretary-General Stoltenberg at WEF
Shefali Rekhi
Straits Times, 17 January 2024
East/South China Sea
31. China’s Big Gamble in the South China Sea
Hung Tran
Diplomat, 17 January 2024
32. South China Sea: Philippines defence minister calls out China official for ‘gutter-level talk’, to ramp up military ties
Reuters and Bloomberg
South China Morning Post, 17 January 2024
Climate Change/Environment
33. Powering Singapore: Urgent need to find energy alternatives amid net-zero push
Chang Young Ho and Christopher Soh
Straits Times, 18 January 2024
34. The Only Way to Make Climate Progress
[Link to Shaping Cooperation in a Fragmenting World White Paper January 2024]
Samir Saran and Danny Quah
Foreign Policy, 17 January 2024
35. Climate change in South China Sea will have global weather impact: experts
Subel Rai Bhandari
Radio Free Asia, 17 January 2024
Media, Technology & Society
36. The online hate campaign turning Indonesians against Rohingya refugees
Rebecca Ratcliffe and Ardila Syakriah
Guardian, 18 January 2024
37. Rohingya di Indonesia: bagaimana dehumanisasi terhadap pengungsi terjadi di media sosial [Rohingya in Indonesia: how the dehumanisation of refugees happens on social media]
Bagas Aditya, Research Assistant, The University of Melbourne
The Conversation, 16 January 2024
Others
UNCLOS
38. The new Great Game has melting Arctic ice all over it
Ravi Velloor
Straits Times, 18 January 2024
World Economic Forum 2024
39. Geopolitical risks overshadow economic optimism in Davos
Sam Fleming
Financial Times, 17 January 2024
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