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- No. 6: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 17: James Chai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 26: Joanne Lin Weiling, Lead Researcher
- No. 35: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 41: Jayant Menon, 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. Who will be the next president of Indonesia?
Economist, 26 January 2024
2. Indonesia to establish Nusantara Ring Corridor to boost economy
Antara, 25 January 2024
3. The Maritime Implications of Indonesia’s Presidential Election
John Bradford and Waffaa Kharisma
Diplomat, 25 January 2024
4. Cracks in cabinet raise governance concerns
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 25 January 2024
5. Some Indonesians fear being left behind by energy transition: Report
Yohana Belinda
Jakarta Post, 25 January 2024
6. Whoosh faces hefty deficit in first year of operation
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 25 January 2024
7. Jokowi’s land reform agenda stalls as conflicts nearly double, report shows
Hans Nicholas Jong
Mongabay, 25 January 2024
8. Pengamat Militer: Posisi TNI Gamang Akibat Pernyataan Presiden Jokowi [Military Observer: TNI’s Position Uncertain Due to President Jokowi’s Statement]
Republika, 25 January 2024
9. Indonesia’s Jokowi stokes further controversy by declaring presidents ‘can take sides’ in elections
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 25 January 2024
10. Anies is Online: Bold or Risky?
Haidar Masyhur Fadhil
Stratsea, 25 January 2024
11. After Widodo: Indonesia votes on president for next chapter of nickel boom
A. Anantha Lakshmi
Financial Times, 24 January 2024
12. Think tank lambasts ‘reckless’ rice import plan
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 24 January 2024
13. Indonesia’s Strategies for Joining the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement
[12-page PDF document]
Hasran, Karima Taushia
Center for Indonesian Policy Studies, 1 January 2024
Malaysia
14. Wan Junaidi sworn in as 8th Sarawak governor
Free Malaysia Today, 26 January 2024
15. Batu Puteh RCI Malaysia’s internal matter, says S’pore Foreign Ministry
Malaysiakini, 26 January 2024
16. ‘Desperation’ led to Perikatan MPs bailing out
Wani Muthiah
Star, 26 January 2024
17. Commentary: Malaysia’s ‘Dubai Move’ was doomed to fail – it misunderstood Sarawak’s GPS coalition
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
James Chai
Channel News Asia, 25 January 2024
18. Explainer | What is behind Malaysia’s corruption crackdown that’s ensnared Daim Zainuddin, former aide of Mahathir Mohamad?
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 25 January 2024
19. A sixth Bersatu MP declares support for PMX
Wani Muthiah
Star, 25 January 2024
20. 马国种族主义的虚构与现实 [The fiction and reality of racism in Malaysia]
陈春安
联合早报, 25 January 2024
Myanmar
21. Myanmar’s army denies that generals were sentenced to death for surrendering key city to insurgents
APNews, 25 January 2024
22. India Mulls an End to Myanmar Free Movement Border Zone
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 25 January 2024
23. Myanmar Junta Accused of Insulting Beijing by Violating Ceasefire Near Shared Border
Irrawaddy, 25 January 2024
24. Myanmar’s Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
Irrawaddy, 25 January 2024
25. Kayin Border Guard Force cuts ties with Myanmar junta
Radio Free Asia, 25 January 2024
26. China mediated ceasefire in Myanmar, but questions remain if it can lead to lasting peace
Lim Min Zhang
Straits Times, 25 January 2024
Philippines
27. The Philippines’ twin transition can help in meeting SDGs
Francis Quimba, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, Jose Ramon Albert, Philippine Institute for Development Studies
East Asia Forum, 26 January 2024
28. Sustaining the U.S.-Philippines-Japan Triad with Japhet Quitzon
[32-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Polingand Japhet Quitzon
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 25 January 2024
Thailand
29. Pita vows oversight of govt initiatives
Aekarach Sattaburuth & Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 26 January 2024
30. Land Bridge: A Project for No one
Serichon
Thai Enquirer, 26 January 2024
31. Thanathorn named member of panel studying military’s business interests
The Nation, 26 January 2024
32. Pita returns to parliament, criticises handout scheme
Bangkok Post, 25 January 2024
33. Financial crisis looms over Thailand
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 25 January 2024
34. Pita verdict a victory for rule of law in Thailand
Lynn Sasinpong
Thai Enquirer, 25 January 2024
35. The Kra land bridge: Thailand’s white elephant comes charging back
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Ian Storey
ThinkChina, 25 January 2024
Vietnam
36. Few countries are better placed than Vietnam to get rich
Economist, 23 January 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. ASEAN needs to promote cross-border power trade
Nadiya Pranindita
Jakarta Post, 26 January 2024
38. Asia braces for Trump comeback and major U.S. policy reversal
Toru Takahashi
Nikkei Asia, 25 January 2024
39. Multilateral Matters – January 2024: Southeast Asia in 2024: The Challenges Ahead
Nazia Hussain, Jose Miguelito Enriquez
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 25 January 2024
Asia Pacific
40. 2024 Global Forecast: A World Dividing – Part I: THE CHINA CHALLENGE
[81-page PDF document]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 25 January 2024
41. US House panel renews push to punish trade fraud by Chinese companies, warning of ‘catastrophic impact’ on manufacturing
Bochen Han
South China Morning Post, 25 January 2024
Climate Change/Environment
42. Innovation: The most important yet the most ignored facet of Indonesia’s energy transition
Rizvi Shihab
Jakarta Post, 26 January 2024
43. Thailand Promises Genuine Green-Investment Funds to Meet Carbon Targets
Anuchit Nguyen
Bloomberg, 25 January 2024
44. The clean energy economy demands massive integration investments now
Pablo Hevia-Koch, Alana Rawlins Bilbao and Daniel Morris
IEA, 25 January 2024
45. Climate litigation a ‘trillion-dollar’ risk for big polluters: Study
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 25 January 2024
46. Clean sources of generation are set to cover all of the world’s additional electricity demand over the next three years
[Link to 170-page PDF report – Electricity 2024: Analysis and forecast to 2026]
IEA, 24 January 2024
Media, Technology & Society
47. White House science chief signals US-China co-operation on AI safety
Madhumita Murgia
Financial Times, 25 January 2024
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