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- No. 07: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 18: Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
- No. 19: Serina Abdul Rahman, Associate Fellow
- No. 36: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 37: 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
Cambodia
1. IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Cambodia
IMF News, 31 January 2024
2. Small States and COVID-19: Cambodia’s Approach
Deep K Datta Ray
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 31 January 2024
Indonesia
3. Indonesia Elections 2024: Young voters want more than promises and social media campaigns from next president
Nivell Rayda
Channel News Asia, 1 February 2024
4. Indonesia Embraces New Thinking Amid Rice Crisis
Subejo
Diplomat, 1 February 2024
5. Indonesian Islamists’ pragmatic pivot in 2024
Nava Nuraniyah
New Mandala, 1 February 2024
6. Senior Indonesian minister resigns in protest over alleged partiality ahead of 2024 election
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 1 February 2024
7. “中国因素”能成为印尼总统选举议题吗？[Can the “China factor” become an issue in Indonesia’s presidential election?]
廖建裕是新加坡尤索夫伊萨东南亚研究院资深访问研究员
南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院兼任教授
联合早报, 1 February 2024
8. Kebijakan Hilirisasi Sumber Daya Alam: Lanjut atau Berubah? [Downstream Natural Resources Policy: Continue or Change?]
[A 6-page PDF report] Jeremy Samuel Ngadiman, Nadya Daulay, , Deni Friawan
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 31 January 2024
9. Jokowi’s ‘open campaigning’ casts shadow on polls
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 31 January 2024
10. Prabowo, Ganjar to retain foreign policy status quo as Anies seeks shift
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 31 January 2024
11. Symbolism over substance in US–Indonesia partnership
Arrizal Jaknanihan, The Australian National University , Alfin Basundoro, The Australian National University
East Asia Forum, 30 January 2024
Malaysia
12. Cold war between Hadi and Muhyiddin?
Free Malaysia Today, 1 February 2024
13. Federal power ‘a daydream’ for PAS without non-Malay votes, says analyst
Nora Mahpar
Free Malaysia Today, 1 February 2024
14. PAS-led PN a double-edged sword, says analyst
Lynelle Tham
Free Malaysia Today, 1 February 2024
15. The Bel Retiro Roundtable Wonders about Penang’s Far Future
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Penang Monthly, 1 February 2024
16. 土团党面临瓦解危机 [Bersatu faces crisis of potential collapse]
利亮时教授
星洲网, 1 February 2024
17. Former Malaysian premier Najib Razak’s jail term halved from 12 to 6 years, say official sources
Leslie Lopez
Channel News Asia, 31 January 2024
18. Malaysia installs ‘vocal and pro-business’ Johor sultan as new king
Norman Goh
Nikkei Asia, 31 January 2024
19. Malaysia prepares for ‘hands-on’ king as Johor Sultan takes the throne
Kate Mayberry
Al Jazeera, 30 January 2024
Myanmar
20. Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi: No way to treat ‘The Lady’
Dominic Faulder
Nikkei Asia, 1 February 2024
21. Myanmar’s embattled junta extends emergency rule on eve of coup anniversary
Reuters, 1 February 2024
22. Vise tightening on Myanmar’s economy 3 years after military takeover triggered civil strife
Elaine Kurtenbach
APNews, 31 January 2024
23. Ahead of Coup Anniversary, Myanmar Resistance Groups Release Political Roadmap
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 31 January 2024
24. Myanmar’s NUG, Three Revolutionary Groups Issue Joint Position Statement
Irrawaddy, 31 January 2024
25. Myanmar resistance groups offer conditional talks with military
Francesca Regalado and Gwen Robinson
Nikkei Asia, 31 January 2024
26. Three years after coup, Myanmar junta chief under unprecedented pressure
Reuters, 31 January 2024
27. 社评：中缅边境决不允许有“黑道家族”存在 [Editorial: No “Mafia Family” allowed on the China-Myanmar border]
环球网, 31 January 2024
Philippines
28. Why Philippines Constitution Change Push Splits Marcos, Duterte
Andreo Calonzo and Cliff Harvey Venzon
Bloomberg, 1 February 2024
29. Worthy cost of military upgrading
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 February 2024
Thailand
30. Ruling strikes at MFP’s heart
Mongkol Bangprapa & Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 1 February 2024
31. CNA Explains: What’s next for Thailand’s progressive movement, after court ruling against Move Forward Party?
Saksith Saiyasombut
Channel News Asia, 1 February 2024
32. Editorial: Key takeaways from the Constitutional Court Decision
Lynn Sasinpong
Thai Enquirer, 1 February 2024
33. Move Forward doomed, says ex-election commissioner
Bangkok Post, 31 January 2024
34. Thai economy gets added boost from overseas remittances: Labour Ministry
The Nation, 31 January 2024
35. Thailand’s trade deficit with China reaches record high
The Nation, 31 January 2024
36. Thai Court Says Move Forward’s Campaign Against Lese Majeste Law Violated Constitution
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Time, 31 January 2024
37. 泰国法院裁定 前进党违宪或被令解散 [Thai court rules MFP unconstitutional, may be ordered to dissolve]
范晓琪
联合早报, 31 January 2024
Vietnam
38. US to consider recognizing Vietnam’s market economy in 2024
VietNamNet, 1 February 2024
39. Vietnam – Philippines joint press statement
VietNamNet, 31 January 2024
40. Vietnam Overtakes China as Largest Exporter of Goods Made With Uyghur Forced Labor
An Hai
VOA, 31 January 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
41. Its Time for A Pacific Maritime Security Program for Southeast Asia
Shaun Cameron
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 1 February 2024
42. ASEAN and the arc of uncertainties
Rahman Yaacob
Interpreter, 1 February 2024
43. ASEAN security platform revival ‘not enough’ without larger reforms
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 31 January 2024
44. Chinese EV leader BYD makes aggressive push in ASEAN
Dylan Loh
Nikkei Asia, 31 January 2024
Asia Pacific
45. Beijing hedges its bets in Myanmar
Enze Han, University of Hong Kong
East Asia Forum, 31 January 2024
46. The Nikkei View: U.S. should stay committed to Asia’s security
Nikkei Asia, 31 January 2024
47. Cooling inflation is brightening Asia’s economic outlook
Krishna Srinivasan
Nikkei Asia, 31 January 2024
48. Resilient China and U.S. lift IMF global economic outlook for 2024
Jack Stone Truitt
Nikkei Asia, 30 January 2024
East/South China Sea
49. China says it allowed airdrop to disputed shoal, prompting rebuke by Manila
Reuters
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 31 January 2024
50. Tracking Tensions at Second Thomas Shoal
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 30 January 2024
Climate Change/Environment
51. Cambodia: The ‘burning prisons’ fuelled by fast fashion
BBC, 1 February 2024
52. Indonesia issues CCS rules allowing 30% carbon storage from overseas
Reuters, 1 February 2024
53. The relationship between growth in GDP and CO2 has loosened; it needs to be cut completely
Siddharth Singh
IEA, 31 January 2024
54. Tak cuma sektor energi, Indonesia perlu transisi industri yang matang demi meraih transisi berkeadilan [Not only the energy sector, Indonesia needs a mature industrial transition to achieve a just transition]
Fikri Muhammad, Senior Analyst (Economics and Governance), Climateworks Centre; Muhammad Rizki Kresnawan, Senior Project Manager (Research) – Energy System, Climateworks Centre
The Conversation, 31 January 2024
Media, Technology & Society
55. Ministry coordinates with social media platforms ahead of elections
Antara, 31 January 2024
56. Perang siber Pemilu 2024: akankah mengulang polarisasi politik warisan Pemilu 2019? [2024 Election cyber war: will it repeat the legacy of political polarization from the 2019 Election?]
Wijayanto, Associate professor in Mass Media, Digital Politics, and Democracy, Universitas Diponegoro
The Conversation, 31 January 2024
Others
Global Supply Chain
57. The looming trade tensions over China’s subsidies
Joe Leahy, James Kynge and Sun Yu
Financial Times, 30 January 2024
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