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- No. 6: Yanuar Nugroho, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 7: Melinda Martinus, Lead Researcher
- No. 15: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 18: James Chai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 25: Kevin Zhang, Associate Senior Research Officer
- No. 27: Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
- No. 29: Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
- No. 30: Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
- No. 31: Moe Thuzar, Senior Fellow
- No. 47: Aries Arguay, 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. Indonesia Elections 2024: High stakes as presidential candidates face off in last TV debate
Kiki Siregar
Channel News Asia, 4 February 2024
2. Jokowi in battle with party PDI-P in Central Java
[4-min news broadcast]
Channel News Asia, 4 February 2024
3. Indonesia tax hikes spark outcry among businesses
Erwida Maulia
Nikkei Asia, 4 February 2024
4. Indonesia’s bid to join OECD faces opposition by Israel
Shigeru Seno
Nikkei Asia, 4 February 2024
5. Indonesia election 2024: can Ganjar Pranowo force a run-off as bid for ‘total victory’ dries up?
Amy Sood and Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 4 February 2024
6. Indonesia’s next president will uphold Jokowi’s legacy. But that on its own might not be enough
[This article was first published on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blogsite fulcrum.sg]
Yanuar Nugroho
South China Morning Post, 4 February 2024
7. 印尼迁都成败取决于总统大选结果 [Success of Indonesia’s capital relocation depends on outcome of presidential election]
联合早报, 4 February 2024
8. Indonesia Elections 2024: Prabowo’s dual role as minister, presidential hopeful risks abuse of authority, analysts say
Nivell Rayda
Channel News Asia, 3 February 2024
9. Indonesia Elections 2024: From contentious figure to crowd magnet, VP candidate Gibran expands Prabowo’s reach, appeal
Nivell Rayda
Channel News Asia, 3 February 2024
10. Indonesia’s 2024 election campaign has been relatively free from polarizing religious rhetoric
Tria Dianti and Arie Firdaus
Benar News, 2 February 2024
11. East Java Looms as Key Battleground in Indonesian Presidential Contest
Joseph Rachman
Diplomat, 2 February 2024
12. Rethinking Indonesia’s investment policies through the lens of conditionalities
Ronald Tundang
East Asia Forum, 2 February 2024
13. Govt infrastructure projects often overlook proper risk assessment, BPKP says
Yohana Belinda
Jakarta Post, 2 February 2024
14. Bagaimana Pilpres 2024 akan membingkai ulang arah kebijakan politik luar negeri Indonesia? [How will the 2024 presidential elections frame the direction of Indonesia’s foreign policy?]
Hangga Fathana, Assistant Professor in International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta
The Conversation, 2 February 2024
15. Indonesia election: The ‘four-finger’ salute and how Jokowi spurred its spread
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 1 February 2024
Malaysia
16. PN must decide on PM candidate quickly, say analysts
Nora Mahpar
Free Malaysia Today, 4 February 2024
17. Both sides of Malaysia’s political divide unhappy with Najib’s reduced sentence
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 4 February 2024
18. 纳吉展示了精英阶层如何永远安然无恙 [Najib shows how elites can always be safe]
蔡镇燊
星洲网, 4 February 2024
19. Malaysia has a new king, now will politics finally take a back seat?
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 3 February 2024
20. Malaysia’s anti-corruption net tightens around Anwar’s rivals after decades of bad blood: ‘it’s a smart move’
Hadi Azmi, Joseph Sipalan and Aidan Jones
South China Morning Post, 3 February 2024
21. MACC targets the two Tuns
Joceline Tan
Star, 3 February 2024
22. Najib saga stains Malaysia’s reputation, Anwar’s credentials
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 3 February 2024
23. Shocked and betrayed: Ordinary Malaysians dismayed at Najib’s reduced jail time
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 3 February 2024
24. Analysis: Malaysia PM Anwar set to benefit from Najib’s partial pardon, but don’t expect status quo for UMNO
Aqil Haziq Mahmud and Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 2 February 2024
25. Najib’s reduced prison sentence and misplaced faith in Malaysia’s ‘reformist’ Anwar Ibrahim
Kevin Zhang
East Asia Forum, 2 February 2024
26. Question mark over impact of Najib decision on business, investment
Sankita Jayanandan and Annabelle Lawrence
Free Malaysia Today, 2 February 2024
27. Malaysia Reduces Sentence of Najib Razak, Disgraced Ex-Prime Minister
Sui-Lee Wee and Tashny Sukumaran
New York Times, 2 February 2024
28. UMNO pertaruh ‘taktik’ baharu tawan hati rakyat Kelantan menjelang PRU16 [UMNO betting on new ‘tactics’ to attract Kelantan voters at GE-16]
Muhammad Yatimin Abdullah
Utusan Malaysia, 2 February 2024
29. 分析：纳吉获减刑而非全面特赦 对安华及扎希都有利 [Analysis: Najib’s commutation of sentence rather than full amnesty benefits both Anwar and Zahid]
萧郡瑜
联合早报, 2 February 2024
30. 马国前首相纳吉12年刑期减半 最快2026年出狱 [Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib’s 12-year sentence halved; will be released from prison as soon as 2026]
萧郡瑜
联合早报, 2 February 2024
Myanmar
31. Why we need to care about Myanmar
Johanna Son
Bangkok Post, 3 February 2024
32. ‘We’ll never give up’: The fight for Loikaw
Andrew Nachemson
Frontier Myanmar, 3 February 2024
33. Myanmar opposition releases plan for post-junta constitution, governance
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 3 February 2024
34. Myanmar tragedy raises troubling questions about a better future
Nicholas Farrelly, University of Tasmania
East Asia Forum, 2 February 2024
35. Myanmar: New data suggests military still importing fuel for deadly air strikes despite sanctions
Amnesty International, 31 January 2024
Philippines
36. How a Philippine social enterprise brought help and hope to farmers when they needed it most
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 4 February 2024
37. What the Marcos-Duterte feud means for the Philippines, US and China
Mark T. Townsend
South China Morning Post, 3 February 2024
38. UN official: Violence against media ‘disturbing’ under Marcos
Camille Elemia and Jojo Riñoza
Benar News, 2 February 2024
39. Philippines ‘breaking from its shell’ with submarine purchase
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 2 February 2024
40. Marcos-Duterte rift escalates over Philippines constitutional changes
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 2 February 2024
Thailand
41. MFP unfazed by court ruling
Bangkok Post, 5 February 2024
42. Debt-stricken Sri Lanka signs a free trade pact with Thailand
Bharatha Mallawarachi
Associated Press, 3 February 2024
Vietnam
43. Party leader’s article charts vision to build strong Vietnam
VietNamNet, 2 February 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
44. Southeast Asia is the blessing Australia overlooks
Alexander Lee
Interpreter, 5 February 2024
Asia Pacific
45. EU supports building a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific
Josep Borrell Fontelles
Nikkei Asia, 3 February 2024
East/South China Sea
46. Is Vietnam’s restrained approach to maritime issues the key to fewer, muted confrontations with China?
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 4 February 2024
47. 中国特稿：各方行为准则磋商进展缓慢 南中国海夜长暗流多 [China Feature: Negotiations on a code of conduct for all parties are progressing slowly]
黄小芳
联合早报, 4 February 2024
Climate Change/Environment
48. Minister: Govt completing development strategies document to ensure net zero carbon emission in Malaysia by 2050
Malay Mail Online, 3 February 2024
49. Energy-fuelled destruction: A cautionary tale for Sabah’s energy crisis
Chrishen Gomez
Edge Markets, 2 February 2024
50. Wasting food amid the urgency of food security.
Dewa Pambudhi
Jakarta Post, 2 February 2024
51. Asean renewable energy sector gets boost from China’s solar projects, faces hurdle of fossil fuels reliance
Biman Mukherji
South China Morning Post, 2 February 2024
Media, Technology & Society
52. Indonesia Elections 2024: How AI has become a double-edged sword for candidates and election officials
Nivell Rayda
Channel News Asia, 4 February 2024
53. Rohingya Refugees File Petition Against Facebook in Indian Court
Shaikh Azizur Rahman
VOA, 3 February 2024
54. Ownership of Accounts by Children Among Issues to be Raised with Tikitok Management
Bernama, 2 February 2024
55. Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide
Jon Bateman, Dean Jackson
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 31 January 2024
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