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- No. 5: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 6: Julia Lau, Senior Fellow
- No.31: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No.36: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No.37: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No.38: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting 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’s Unique Islamic Sect Fights to Resist Assimilation
Daniel Zak and Chantara Tith
Diplomat, 20 March 2024
Indonesia
2. Prabowo Subianto’s election as Indonesia’s next president is official. Why is it being challenged?
Niniek Karmini
AP News, 21 March 2024
3. Indonesia presidential candidate Anies files court challenge to election result
Channel News Asia, 21 March 2024
4. Prabowo’s presidency to power up Indonesia’s visibility on world stage: Analysts
Arlina Arshad
Straits Times, 21 March 2024
5. 总统选举后的普拉博沃 [Prabowo after the presidential election]
廖建裕是新加坡尤索夫伊萨东南亚研究院资深访问研究员 南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院兼任教授
联合早报, 21 March 2024
6. 普拉博沃确定胜选 组建大联盟仍路漫漫 [Prabowo wins, but there is still a long way to go to form a major alliance]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 21 March 2024
7. PDI-P wins popular vote, Golkar close behind
Dio Suhenda and Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2024
8. Much work left to be done in aluminum industry, govt admits
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 20 March 2024
9. Cek Fakta: Prabowo mengklaim rasio pajak Indonesia di bawah negara tetangga. Benarkah? [Fact Check: Prabowo claims Indonesia’s tax rate is lower than neighboring countries. Is this true?]
Anggi M. Lubis
The Conversation, 18 March 2024
Laos
10. Vientiane Logistics Park – the new kid on the ASEAN bloc
Peter Janssen
Business Times, 21 March 2024
Malaysia
11. Malaysia king set to extend powers as ‘honorary’ police chief
Business Times, 21 March 2024
12. Transfer levy reduces Malaysia’s appeal as transit hub, says Matta
Ameer Fakhri
Free Malaysia Today, 21 March 2024
13. King’s call for fair development a warning to govt and opposition, says analyst
Nora Mahpar
Free Malaysia Today, 21 March 2024
14. Analysts: Tepid response to Padu due to Malaysians’ suspicions, fears over data privacy and security
Yiswaree Palansamy
Malay Mail Online, 21 March 2024
15. COMMENT | How Akmal weaponised a mistake
S Thayaparan
Malaysiakini, 21 March 2024
16. Malaysians working in Singapore gain spending power as ringgit slumps
Dylan Loh
Nikkei Asia, 21 March 2024
17. Malaysians could pay more for vegetables as worker exodus sparks supply fears: ‘locals don’t want the jobs’
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 21 March 2024
18. Over RM800mil lost to foreign fishing vessels in M’sian waters, says Mat Sabu
Junaid Ibrahim, Rahimy Rahim and Allison Lai
Star, 21 March 2024
19. Malaysia ‘hilang’ 250,000 hektar sawit dalam 5 tahun [Malaysia ‘lost’ 250,000 hectares of oil palm in 5 years]
Mohamad Shofi Mat Isa
Utusan Malaysia, 21 March 2024
20. 元首难定马国政治浮沉 [Difficult for the Agong to determine the ups and downs of Malaysian politics]
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, 21 March 2024
21. New role for Agong in police may render him liable for force’s wrongdoings – MP
Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam & Isabelle Leong
Malaysiakini, 20 March 2024
22. Spotlight on PAS’ kindergarten network over wage woes
Malaysiakini, 20 March 2024
23. Malaysia’s Place in the Race for Semiconductor Business
Rane Worldview, 20 March 2024
24. Johor forms committee to ensure goods sold in state do not offend religious sensitivities
Remar Nordin
Star, 20 March 2024
Myanmar
25. As Myanmar’s army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns
AP News, 21 March 2024
26. Myanmar Junta Repeats Lie That 2020 Election Was Rigged
Maung Kavi
Irrawaddy, 20 March 2024
27. Myanmar is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
Irrawaddy, 20 March 2024
Philippines
28. House hearing reveals Chinese nationals recruited to PCG auxiliary
Faith Argosino
Inquirer, 20 March 2024
Thailand
29. Structural flaws impede our economy
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 21 March 2024
30. Thailand’s prime minister suspends national police chief on concerns of possible power struggle
Jintamas Saksornchai
AP News, 20 March 2024
31. How Thailand’s ‘One of a Kind’ Defense Minister Will Be Remembered
Tita Sanglee
Diplomat, 20 March 2024
32. Pheu Thai’s ‘quick win’ 20-baht train fare policy a resounding success, boasts Suriya
Nation, 20 March 2024
33. EC told to resubmit petition seeking the dissolution of Move Forward
The Nation, 20 March 2024
Vietnam
34. Vietnam to name third president in a year
Channel News Asia, 21 March 2024
35. Explainer: Vietnam’s president resigns – who’s who and what comes next?
Straits Times, 21 March 2024
36. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anti-corruption campaign
Aniruddha Ghosal
AP News, 20 March 2024
37. Vietnam’s political turmoil deepens as president resigns
A. Anantha Lakshmi
Financial Times, 20 March 2024
38. Vietnam’s President Resigns Over Communist Party Breaches, State Media Says
Sui-Lee Wee
New York Times, 20 March 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
39. New Zealand and ASEAN: Focusing on what’s right under its nose
Orson Tan
Interpreter, 21 March 2024
40. Digital economy proposed sector of focus for Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone
Yee Xiang Yun
Star, 21 March 2024
41. What Southeast Asia’s Aging Populations Could Mean Politically
David Hutt
Diplomat, 20 March 2024
42. Does Vietnam-Philippines Maritime Cooperation Offer a Template for the Region?
Benjamin Blandin
Diplomat, 20 March 2024
Asia Pacific
43. Commentary: What another Putin presidential term means for global security
Robert E Kelly
Channel News Asia, 21 March 2024
44. China’s grey-zone provocations: Time to reciprocate
Peter Layton
Interpreter, 21 March 2024
45. The Indo-Pacific Strategy’s Fatal Blind Spot
Carl Bildt
Project Syndicate, 20 March 2024
46. Why Asia Should Sound the Trump Alarm
James Crabtree
Foreign Policy, 20 March 2024
East/South China Sea
47. China Navy ship sighted near Pag-asa; others more swarm WPS
Nestor Corrales
Inquirer, 21 March 2024
48. Philippine, US, French navies to sail in West PH Sea for Balikatan
John Eric Mendoza
Inquirer, 20 March 2024
49. The South China Sea Could Boil Over
Brahma Chellaney
Project Syndicate, 20 March 2024
Climate Change/Environment
50. Smoking out the truth up north
Molpasorn Shoowong
Bangkok Post, 21 March 2024
51. El Niño, burning peatlands and coal: Air pollution in Southeast Asia got worse in 2023
Robin Hicks
Eco-business, 21 March 2024
52. False Solutions to Climate Change Promoted in Southeast Asia Pose Various Risks
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 21 March 2024
53. Trouble down the line as changing climate threatens power grids
David Fogarty and Jonathan Pearlman
Straits Times, 21 March 2024
54. China’s Cooperation with Southeast Asia to Support More Ambitious Clean Energy Transition by 2030
[incl. link to 42-page report]
Asia Society, 20 March 2024
55. Asia struggles to contain record e-waste deluge, UN report shows
[Link to report “The Global E-Waste Monitor 2024“] Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 20 March 2024
56. Focus on Climate Change: Myanmar Can Play a Global Role in Mitigating The Crisis
Nyein Nyein
Irrawaddy, 20 March 2024
Media, Technology & Society
57. Vietnam’s struggle with cyber security
Viet Dung Trinh, University of Queensland
East Asia Forum, 20 March 2024
58. Taiwan aims to build global platform to counter disinformation
Elaine Chan
Radio Free Asia, 20 March 2024
Others
59. Navigating Geopolitical Risk with Guillermo Christensen, Partner at K&L Gates [37 min podcast]
Kirti Gupta
CSIS, 19 March 2024
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