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Indonesia
1. Analysis: Bansos drives government, household consumption steady
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 15 February 2024
2. Hamengku Buwono X confirms offer ‘to bridge’ talks between Jokowi, Megawati
Jakarta Post, 14 February 2024
3. Controversy: Anies Baswedan as Imam Mahdi
Haidar Masyhur Fadhil
Stratsea, 14 February 2024
Indonesian General Election 2024
4. Indonesia’s Next Leader Targets Energy Subsidies in First Move
Claire Jiao and Faris Mokhtar
Bloomberg, 15 February 2024
Malaysia
5. ECONtemplation: Punching above our weight is necessary for economic breakthrough
Woon Khai Jhek
Edge Markets, 15 February 2024
6. Malaysia still ranked ‘flawed democracy’ and scoring poorly in civil liberties, but best performer in the region
[Link to Democracy Index 2023]
Malay Mail Online, 15 February 2024
7. Implikasi Nik Elin, apa yang kita patut tahu [The implications of Nik Elin, what we should know]
Mohd. Zainuddin Omar
Utusan Malaysia, 15 February 2024
8. King consents to setting up of RCI to review case involving Batu Puteh sovereignty
Bernama, 14 February 2024
9. Govt to introduce Malaysia Madani white rice
Bernama, 14 February 2024
10. Digital economy attracts up to 70 pct of Malaysia’s 225 bln approved investments
Bernama, 14 February 2024
11. Kedah MB: Retain pension scheme for teachers, soldiers, police, firefighters and nurses
Adie Zulkifli
New Straits Times, 14 February 2024
12. Sabah native courts to be on par with civil, syariah courts this year, says Hajiji
Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 14 February 2024
13. Malaysia berhadapan krisis kelahiran [Malaysia is facing a birth crisis]
Juani Munir Abu Bakar
Utusan Malaysia, 14 February 2024
14. An Inquisition into Malaysia’s PADU Subsidy Targeting, and Beyond
Ong Wooi Leng & Doris Liew
Penang Institute, 13 February 2024
Myanmar
15. Myanmar will start drafting 5,000 people a month into the military soon. Some think of fleeing
Grant Peck
APNews, 15 February 2024
16. SAC confirms not all 13 million people under Military Service Law obligated to serve
Eleven Myanmar, 14 February 2024
Singapore
17. Adakah belanjawan tahun ini ‘Belanjawan Pilihan Raya’? [Is this year’s budget an ‘Election Budget’?]
Ruzaini Rashid
Berita Mediacorp, 14 February 2024
Thailand
18. No EM for Thaksin?
Wassayos Ngamkham
Bangkok Post, 15 February 2024
19. Thailand’s Move Forward shifts focus from royal reform to military
Kosuke Inoue
Nikkei Asia, 15 February 2024
20. What Thaksin Shinawatra’s Parole Says About Thai Politics
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 14 February 2024
21. Srettha touts clean energy development plan to lure foreign investment
The Nation, 14 February 2024
Vietnam
22. Positive outlook for Vietnamese exports in 2024
Voice of Vietnam, 15 February 2024
23. Why Vietnam Cannot Copy the Philippines’ China Policy
Khang Vu
Diplomat, 14 February 2024
24. Getting Vietnam’s economic growth back on track
Suiwah Leung
East Asia Forum, 14 February 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
25. A subtle dance on energy talks
Bangkok Post, 15 February 2024
26. Malaysia’s Westports eyes expansion despite Thailand’s land bridge project
The Nation, 14 February 2024
East/South China Sea
27. Philippines’ South China Sea gambit is high on effort, low on results
Zhihua Zheng
South China Morning Post, 15 February 2024
28. Philippines to maintain ‘assertive transparency’ over South China Sea row against Beijing’s ‘bullying behaviour’
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 14 February 2024
Climate Change/Environment
29. Sarawak to cooperate with EU in energy production sector
Bernama, 15 February 2024
30. Go big or go home: Australia should invest at scale in Southeast Asia’s energy transition
Michelle Lyons, Roland Rajah, Grace Stanhope
Interpreter, 15 February 2024
31. How to Get More Bang for Your Climate-Change Buck: Rich Countries Should Increase Their Spending on Green Projects in Poor Countries
Rachel Glennerster and Seema Jayachandran
Foreign Affairs, 14 February 2024
32. At IEA Ministerial Meeting and 50th Anniversary, global leaders pledge to strengthen energy security and accelerate clean transitions to keep 1.5 °C target alive
IEA, 14 February 2024
33. Singapore’s carbon tax hike will drive innovation
Tan Wooi Leong
Nikkei Asia, 13 February 2024
Others
US Foreign Policy
34. Why America Can’t Have It All: Washington Must Choose Between Primacy and Prioritizing
Stephen Wertheim
Foreign Affairs, 14 February 2024
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