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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 offers OECD ‘the voice of the Global South’: ambassador
Shigeru Seno
Nikkei Asia, 8 February 2024
2. Indonesia projects 5.2 percent economic growth in 2024
Antara, 7 February 2024
3. Managing Conflict in Papua: Suggestions for a New President
Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict, 6 February 2024
Malaysia
4. It’s now the energy transition and water transformation ministry
Free Malaysia Today, 8 February 2024
5. Demanding more seats in Sabah polls a no-brainer for Upko, says analyst
Chia Wan Rou
Free Malaysia Today, 8 February 2024
6. Prioritise Umno over Najib, as party is haemorrhaging support, say reps
Malay Mail Online, 8 February 2024
7. 10 steps to restore confidence after partial pardon
P Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 8 February 2024
8. INTERACTIVE: Reforming Malaysia’s ballooning civil service pensions
Diyana Pfordten
Star, 8 February 2024
9. 马国政坛稳定须经考验 [Malaysia’s political stability must be tested]
胡逸山是新加坡国际事务学会（研究所）高级研究员, 马来西亚太平洋研究中心首席顾问
联合早报, 8 February 2024
10. Former PM among those to face Malaysia’s anti-graft agency over vehicle contract awarded to firm since 1990s
Channel News Asia, 7 February 2024
11. In the midst of festive merrymaking, an introspect into the future of Malaysian Chinese community
Kuik Cheng Kang
MySinchew, 7 February 2024
12. Deliver on promises or face protests, Malaysian reform group Bersih tells Anwar government
Straits Times, 7 February 2024
13. Anwar Hasn’t Delivered the Change He Promised—and Malaysia Needs
Joshua Kurlantzick
World Politics Review, 7 February 2024
Myanmar
14. Myanmar and Australia: A partnership paved with good intentions
Moe Thuzar, Kyi Sin
Interpreter, 8 February 2024
15. UEC Chairman vows to restore trust and dignity in upcoming election
Eleven Myanmar, 7 February 2024
16. The Nikkei View: Myanmar’s deepening humanitarian crisis demands action
Nikkei Asia, 7 February 2024
Singapore
17. TikTok’s unwanted viral moment shows Singapore-China confusion hasn’t changed
Kazimier Lim
Interpreter, 8 February 2024
Thailand
18. Soft or hard landing for Thai economy?
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 8 February 2024
19. Thai rice exports face fraught year ahead
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 8 February 2024
20. PT stance on lese majeste is firm
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 8 February 2024
21. Ministry prepares next phase of debt suspension
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 8 February 2024
22. Thai Government and Southern Separatists Agree to New Plan to End Conflict
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 8 February 2024
23. Lese majeste charges unlikely to send Thaksin back to jail: source
The Nation, 8 February 2024
24. How China’s EVs are Taking Thailand by Storm
Li Xirui
Diplomat, 7 February 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
25. Why Vietnam Agreed to Supply the Philippines with Rice For Five Years
James Guild
Diplomat, 7 February 2024
26. Thailand and Cambodia agree to talks on disputed, energy-rich waters
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 7 February 2024
Asia Pacific
27. Asan International Security Outlook 2024
Asan Institute For Policy Studies, 8 February 2024
28. 2024 Global Forecast: A World Dividing – Part IV: Vying For Influence In The Global South
[52-page PDF document]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 7 February 2024
29. Multilateralism and China’s Hedging Strategy
Kaize Zhu
Diplomat, 7 February 2024
30. Xi’s playbook for China is different from what U.S. thinks, scholars say
Ken Moriyasu
Nikkei Asia, 7 February 2024
East/South China Sea
31. China, ASEAN unlikely to achieve Code of Conduct in 2024: experts
Radio Free Asia, 7 February 2024
Climate Change/Environment
32. LCC2030C reduces more than 3 mil tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent — Nik Nazmi
Bernama, 7 February 2024
Media, Technology & Society
33. The China-US Tech War Comes to the Cloud
Megha Shrivastava
Diplomat, 7 February 2024
34. The Coming Flood of Disinformation: How Washington Gave Up on the Fight Against Falsehoods
Nina Jankowicz
Foreign Affairs, 7 February 2024
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