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- No. 4: Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Visiting Fellow
- No. 13: Julia Lau, Senior Fellow
- No. 14: Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
- No. 34: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 35: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 37: Ian Storey, 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. A discreet start to a new political era in Cambodia
Astrid Norén-Nilsson, Lund University
East Asia Forum, 6 February 2024
2. Chinese courts go after ‘notorious’ Cambodian conglomerate
Jack Adamović Davies and Mary Zhao
Radio Free Asia, 5 February 2024
Indonesia
3. Indonesia Elections 2024: A Jokowi-backed or a Jokowi-like candidate – that’s the dilemma for Sumatran voters
Nivell Rayda
Channel News Asia, 6 February 2024
4. Indonesia Elections 2024: Anies, Prabowo or Ganjar? Why East Java could decide the presidency
Kiki Siregar
Channel News Asia, 5 February 2024
5. Weaker consumption, exports bite Indonesia’s 2023 economic growth
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 5 February 2024
6. Analysis: Mahfud’s resignation causes but a blip in the election race
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 5 February 2024
7. KPU found guilty of ethics breach in handling of Gibran VP bid
Dio Suhenda and Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 5 February 2024
8. BTP resigns as Pertamina commissioner to back Ganjar
Jakarta Post, 5 February 2024
9. Daulat Rakyat atau Daulat Partai Politik? [Sovereignty of the people or of the political parties?]
Mardian Wibowo (Pengajar Fakultas Hukum Universitas Brawijaya)
Republika, 5 February 2024
10. Media Daerah dan Pemilu 2024 [Regional Media and the 2024 Election]
Shintia Ira Claudia
Republika, 5 February 2024
11. Political Observer Claims Last Presidential Debate is Anticlimactic
Bagus Pribadi
Tempo, 5 February 2024
12. Trouble Inventing Paradise: Major Chinese Development Bank Faces Inflection Point as Concerns Mount Over ‘New Bali’ Project
Koh Ewe
Time, 5 February 2024
13. 印尼总统选举酝酿合纵连横 普拉博沃力拼一击即中 [Conflict brewing in Indonesia’s presidential election, Prabowo aiming for straight out win]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 4 February 2024
Malaysia
14. Commentary: Who benefits from former Malaysia PM Najib’s partial pardon?
Francis E Hutchinson
Channel News Asia, 6 February 2024
15. Some division chiefs want Umno to pull out of unity govt, says leader
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 6 February 2024
16. Tensions rise in Malaysia’s ruling coalition after reduced jail sentence for Najib
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 6 February 2024
17. 安华政府为何追究白礁岛案 [Why the Anwar government is pursuing the Pedra Branca case]
刘惟诚
联合早报, 6 February 2024
18. UMNO teliti pandangan menentang pengampunan Najib [UMNO examining views against Najib’s pardon]
Mohd Fadhli Mohd Sulaiman
Utusan Malaysia, 5 February 2024
19. Generasi baharu politik tersepit dendam lama [New generation of politicians trapped between old feuds] – Wan Saiful
Arif Aiman Asrol
Utusan Malaysia, 5 February 2024
20. 再宽待巫统与纳吉，希盟将成为代罪羊 [With continued leniency towards Umno and Najib, Pakatan Harapan will become the scapegoat]
林瑞源
星洲网, 5 February 2024
21. NST Leader: Anwar’s anti-graft mission bears fruit
New Straits Times, 3 February 2024
Myanmar
22. For the first time, Myanmar forces flee into Bangladesh during fighting with an ethnic armed group
Julhas Alam
APNews, 6 February 2024
23. Myanmar is burning, posing a challenge for Asean
Manu Bhaskaran
Edge Markets, 6 February 2024
Philippines
24. Feud Between Clans Emerges as Risk to One of Asia’s Growth Stars
Cliff Harvey Venzon and Manolo Serapio Jr
Bloomberg, 6 February 2024
25. The politics of drug wars
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 February 2024
26. Philippine indigenous groups question ‘true purpose’ of dam project in Marcos’ political stronghold
Michael Beltran
South China Morning Post, 5 February 2024
27. Philippine defense chief pledges to protect sovereignty amid Duterte’s secession talk
Reuters, 4 February 2024
Thailand
28. Bill proposed to revoke NCPO orders
Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 6 February 2024
29. Thailand faces bitter battle over downsizing powerful military
Marwaan Macan-Markar
Nikkei Asia, 6 February 2024
30. Move Forward still wants lese majeste absolved under amnesty
Aekarach Sattaburuth & Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 5 February 2024
31. Editorial: The Case for Universal Political Amnesty in Thailand
Arun Saronchai
Thai Enquirer, 5 February 2024
32. Suspended jail term for Pita, Future Forward figures over 2019 rally
The Nation, 5 February 2024
33. Thailand adapts strategy amid China economic shifts, eyes India as alternative
The Nation, 4 February 2024
Vietnam
34. Will Vietnam turn to Russia or America for its new jet fighter?
[This article was first published on Fulcrum]
Ian Storey
ThinkChina, 5 February 2024
35. Vietnamese Real Estate Tycoon Facing Trial in Embezzlement Case
VOA, 5 February 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. Thailand to intensify efforts to resolve Myanmar crisis
Gwen Robinson
Nikkei Asia, 6 February 2024
37. China held a record number of military exercises with ASEAN states in 2023. What’s fuelling the spike?
Wong Woon Shin
Channel News Asia, 5 February 2024
38. Survey for Framework Building of ‘People-Centric’ Smart City Model in ASEAN Countries
Fumitaka Machida, Keita Oikawa, Yoichiro Hatakeyama, Kazuhiko Ono, Chisa Uhira, Kumiko Horiba (editors)
ERIA, 5 February 2024
39. Vision for the Digitalisation of Supply Chains in ASEAN and Japan – 50th Anniversary Commemorative Project of ASEAN–Japan Friendship and Cooperation
Keita Oikawa, Fumitaka Machida (editors)
ERIA, 2 February 2024
East/South China Sea
40. Southeast Asian maritime security: Australia can help
Hanh Nguyen
Interpreter, 6 February 2024
Climate Change/Environment
41. One year into the Indonesia and Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnerships
Trang Nguyen
Interpreter, 6 February 2024
42. What is ‘blue carbon’? Southeast Asia’s net zero answer faces setbacks
Biman Mukherji
South China Morning Post, 6 February 2024
43. Which of Indonesia’s election hopefuls has the most climate credibility?
Adelia Dinda Sani
Eco-Business, 5 February 2024
44. Investors care more about reputational risk than climate risk: Survey
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 5 February 2024
Media, Technology & Society
45. Five tech trends transforming Indonesia in 2024
Putra Muskita
Jakarta Post, 6 February 2024
46. TikTok election? Indonesia’s presidential hopefuls battle it out on social media
Joseph Rachman
CNBC, 4 February 2024
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