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- No. 9: Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow
- No. 12: Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow
- No. 26: Aries Arugay, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 33: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 50: Jayant Menon, 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. Torture, forced labor alleged at Prince Group-linked compound
Jack Adamović Davies
Radio Free Asia, 12 February 2024
Indonesia
2. Indonesia’s next president should focus on job creation
Trinh Nguyen
Nikkei Asia, 13 February 2024
3. Post-2024 Election: What is the future of Indonesian Foreign Policy?
Lina Alexandra, Head, Department of International Relations, CSIS Indonesia
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 12 February 2024
4. Indonesia’s Cybersecurity Woes: Reflections for the Next Government
Gatra Priyandita, Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 12 February 2024
5. Indonesia’s Path Between the Reefs: Why Jakarta Won’t Abandon Its Foreign Policy of Nonalignment
Dewi Fortuna Anwar
Foreign Affairs, 12 February 2024
6. Tale of two cities: Religious tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 12 February 2024
7. Mencermati Pertumbuhan Ekonomi 2023 [Paying Attention to Economic Growth in 2023]
Sunarsip
Republika, 12 February 2024
8. Whoever wins the presidential election, Indonesia will remain close to China
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Yeta Purnama
The Conversation, 9 February 2024
Indonesian General Election 2024
9. Year of Elections: What you need to know about Indonesia’s politics and candidates [34-minute podcast]
The National News, 13 February 2024
Laos
10. Laos to reap little profit from growth of farm exports
Radio Free Asia, 9 February 2024
Malaysia
11. Malaysia’s plan to scrap pensions sparks backlash, calls to raise salaries of civil servants
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 13 February 2024
12. Trapped in middle income bracket by wrong choices
Lynelle Tham
Free Malaysia Today, 13 February 2024
13. Malaysia’s tax collection among the lowest in SE Asia, say analysts
Bernama, 12 February 2024
14. Guan Eng-Chow feud will test DAP supporters’ tolerance, says analyst
Mikha Chan
Free Malaysia Today, 12 February 2024
15. Malaysia not theocracy, Zaid tells Umno
Malaysiakini, 12 February 2024
16. Malaysian Muslims who challenged sharia expansion in Kelantan hit out at death threats, ‘vitriolic campaign’
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 12 February 2024
17. States must respect Federal Constitution
Shad Saleem Faruqi
Star, 12 February 2024
18. Clare Rewcastle Brown: UK journalist says Malaysia sentence is ‘political revenge’
Leisha Chi-Santorelli
BBC, 11 February 2024
19. Kerajaan Perpaduan rugi jika DAP tak berhati-hati isu perkauman [The Unity Government will lose out if DAP is not careful about racial issues]
Suraya Roslan
Berita Harian, 11 February 2024
20. Tensions too intense to ignore
Joceline Tan
Star, 10 February 2024
21. Top Malaysian court rules more than a dozen state Sharia laws invalid
Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Benar News, 9 February 2024
Myanmar
22. Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar’s military government activates conscription law
APNews, 12 February 2024
23. Six Key Points About Myanmar’s Newly Enforced Conscription Law
Irrawaddy, 12 February 2024
Philippines
24. US military drills in Philippines unaffected by America’s focus on Ukraine and Gaza, US general says
Jim Gomez
APNews, 9 February 2024
25. Philippines gunning for fast and massive military build-up
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 9 February 2024
26. Can Manila diffuse tensions in the South China Sea?
Tommy Walker
DW, 9 February 2024
27. Tensions Flare Between the Philippines’ Current and Former Presidents
Rane Worldview, 9 February 2024
28. Will foreign investment bring growth to the Philippines? Constitutional changes raise concerns over local interests, inflation
Michael Beltran
South China Morning Post, 9 February 2024
29. Why the Philippines Is Increasingly Keeping a Close Eye on Taiwan
Chad de Guzman
Time, 9 February 2024
Thailand
30. Thailand’s economic challenges surface amid calls for structural reform
The Nation, 13 February 2024
31. City blueprint tests governor’s green credentials
Supoj Wancharoen
Bangkok Post, 12 February 2024
Vietnam
32. Vietnam headed to the future with a defective compass
Alexander L Vuving
East Asia Forum, 12 February 2024
33. In Vietnam, VinFast’s Critics Face The Police
Kevin Williams
Inside EVs, 12 February 2024
34. Vietnam dangles chip incentives to draw foreign companies
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 12 February 2024
35. Vietnam’s great power balancing act
Ngo Di Lan, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
East Asia Forum, 10 February 2024
36. Cleaning house in the Communist Party of Vietnam ahead of Tet
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 10 February 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Myanmar eyes return to Asean fold
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 13 February 2024
38. Bigger chunk: Australia aims to double up trade with ASEAN
Ben Sokhean
Khmer Times, 12 February 2024
39. The case for seating overseas legislators in Southeast Asian parliaments
David Hutt
Radio Free Asia, 11 February 2024
40. Internet Governance: Priority Issues for ASEAN
Tan E Guang Eugene, Helena Huang Yixin
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 9 February 2024
Asia Pacific
41. The impact of global food chokepoint pressures on Asia’s food security
Genevieve Donnellon-May
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 13 February 2024
42. Navigating the Political Economy of Cold War 2.0
Ronald U. Mendoza
Diplomat, 12 February 2024
43. Can China’s Global South outreach be sustained?
Lim Min Zhang
Straits Times, 12 February 2024
44. Asia develops an appetite for degrowth ‘doughnut economics’
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 11 February 2024
East/South China Sea
45. Sustaining the U.S.-Philippines-Japan Triad
Gregory B. Poling and Japhet Quitzon
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 12 February 2024
46. Will US-Philippines dialogue only worsen South China Sea tensions?
Nian Peng
South China Morning Post, 10 February 2024
47. The Looming Crisis in the South China Sea: To Avoid a Conflict With China, America Needs a Clearer Strategy
Michael J. Mazarr
Foreign Affairs, 9 February 2024
Climate Change/Environment
48. Green businesses will provide next wave of prosperity
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 12 February 2024
49. IEA and India to start membership talks as Asian energy use rises
Madoka Kitamatsu and Takashi Tsuji
Nikkei Asia, 11 February 2024
50. China funds clean energy for belt and road partners, fuelling green transition and salving chafed feelings
Ralph Jennings
South China Morning Post, 10 February 2024
51. Why Indonesia is abandoning its capital city to save it
Al Jazeera, 9 February 2024
52. Vietnam’s Climate Solutions Are Decimating the Mekong Delta
Quinn Goranson
Diplomat, 9 February 2024
53. ‘Tough decisions ahead’: Malaysia must harmonise state and federal jurisdictions over carbon ahead of climate change bill
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 9 February 2024
54. Biden’s ‘pause’ on LNG export terminals is good for Asia
Lidy Nacpil, Joojin Kim and Yuki Tanabe
Nikkei Asia, 9 February 2024
Media, Technology & Society
55. Addressing the damage done by post-truth politics to democracy, media
Fetty Azizah
Jakarta Post, 13 February 2024
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