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- No. 15: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 37: Dien Luong, Associate Fellow
- No. 41: Hoang Thi Ha, Senior Fellow and Aries A. Arugay, 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. Cambodia Looks to the Future By Luring Back Western Investors
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 6 February 2024
Indonesia
2. Analysis: Rumors of finance minister’s departure dampen rupiah value
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 7 February 2024
3. Fighting professional enablers, combating tax crime
HM Sembiring
Jakarta Post, 6 February 2024
4. Women Behind Deradicalization Efforts
Kusumasari Ayuningtyas
Stratsea, 4 February 2024
Indonesian General Election 2024
5. Indonesia Elections 2024: Will Jokowi’s successor be ‘brave and firm’ in upholding human rights?
Aqil Haziq Mahmud
Channel News Asia, 7 February 2024
6. Moral movement
Jakarta Post, 7 February 2024
7. Govt flagged for unusual aid spending ahead of election
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 7 February 2024
8. Indonesia election 2024: will Gibran’s chances be hurt by election body’s ethics scandal?
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 7 February 2024
9. ‘I’ll vote randomly’: Legislative candidates remain distant from diaspora community
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 6 February 2024
10. Bawaslu, KPU on guard for overseas voting amid potential glitches, foul play
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 6 February 2024
11. Indonesia’s growth strategy in focus ahead of presidential vote
Nana Shibata and Erwida Maulia
Nikkei Asia, 6 February 2024
12. Previewing Indonesia’s Presidential Election
Rane Worldview, 6 February 2024
13. Sri Mulyani di Antara Jokowi dan Megawati [Sri Mulyani between Jokowi and Megawati]
Republika, 6 February 2024
14. Jokowi’s aid overspending, alleged partiality ahead of polls create discontent in Cabinet: Sources
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 6 February 2024
15. 佐科是左右印尼大选的造王者？[Is Jokowi the kingmaker for the Indonesian election?] [23-minute podcast]
联合早报, 6 February 2024
16. Chasing the Indonesian youth vote: Can Jokowi’s son make a difference?
Arlina Arshad
Straits Times, 5 February 2024
17. Bagaimana aktivisme digital penggemar K-Pop di Indonesia mewarnai Pemilu 2024 [How the digital activism of K-Pop fans in Indonesia will color the 2024 election]
Masitoh Nur Rohma, Assistant Professor in International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta
The Conversation, 5 February 2024
18. The Muted Islamist Populism in Indonesia
Yahya Fathur Rozy
Stratsea, 4 February 2024
Malaysia
19. How Sabah is tackling its energy woes
Tan Chin Tung
Free Malaysia Today, 7 February 2024
20. Chinese new villages: Don’t turn Unesco proposal into racial issue – MB
Malaysiakini, 7 February 2024
21. Is the Pardons Board decision on Najib the Agong’s call?
Isabelle Leong
Malaysiakini, 7 February 2024
22. Lobbying on for Senate presidency
Martin Carvalho And Arfa Yunus
Star, 7 February 2024
23. UMNO patut contohi Pas dan PKR [UMNO should emulate Pas and PKR]
Fitri Nizam
Utusan Malaysia, 7 February 2024
24. GE15 shows Upko should contest more seats, says sec-gen
Shahrul Shahabudin
Free Malaysia Today, 6 February 2024
25. Bersatu wants membership annulment, not sacking of MPs who support Anwar
Wani Muthiah
Star, 6 February 2024
26. Issues surrounding the Pardons Board decision
Shad Saleem Faruqi
Star, 5 February 2024
Myanmar
27. ‘The military is in chaos’: Cracks in the support base
Frontier Myanmar, 6 February 2024
28. Myanmar Junta Shoots to Revive Peace Talks, Replaces Top Negotiator
Irrawaddy, 6 February 2024
29. Myanmar’s Multi-Generational Karen Revolution
David Scott Mathieson
Irrawaddy, 6 February 2024
30. Bangladesh Grills Myanmar Junta Over Cross-Border Shelling
Muktadir Rashid
Irrawaddy, 6 February 2024
Philippines
31. Promising rice self-sufficiency
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 February 2024
Thailand
32. Thai prosecutors say former Prime Minister Thaksin is being investigated for royal defamation
Jintamas Saksornchai
APNews, 6 February 2024
33. Move Forward: Pita’s PM candidacy intact
Bangkok Post, 6 February 2024
34. Thailand’s New Government Rebalances Its Relationship With China
Tommy Walker
Diplomat, 6 February 2024
35. Thailand’s PM clashes with central bank governor over $14bn handout plan
Mercedes Ruehl
Financial Times, 6 February 2024
36. Navigating Economic Turbulence: The Thai Economy at a Crossroads
Thai Enquirer, 6 February 2024
Vietnam
37. Vietnam’s lackluster nightlife symbolizes official inertia
Dien Luong
Nikkei Asia, 7 February 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. The role of Singapore, Malaysia and Australia in ASEAN centrality
Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman
Interpreter, 7 February 2024
39. Philippine President Marcos Jr’s visit to Vietnam: Creating a ‘united front’ over South China Sea issue?
Peng Nian
ThinkChina, 6 February 2024
40. The Good and the Bad for Biden in Southeast Asia
Derek Grossman
Foreign Policy, 5 February 2024
41. Marcos’s visit to Vietnam: When Manila’s pivot meets Hanoi’s pragmatism
[This article was first published on Fulcrum]
Hoang Thi Ha and Aries A Arugay
ThinkChina, 5 February 2024
Asia Pacific
42. Shipping, Ports, and China’s New Maritime Empire – Insights from Christopher R. O’Dea
Mercy A. Kuo
Diplomat, 6 February 2024
43. Asia-Pacific’s mineral exporters face bumpy ride amid China’s ‘sputtering demand’, property woes
Biman Mukherji
South China Morning Post, 6 February 2024
Climate Change/Environment
44. Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category
Seth Borenstein
APNews, 6 February 2024
45. Concerns about the US LNG pause in Asia are overblown
Sam Reynolds
Eco-Business, 6 February 2024
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