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- No. 19: Lee Hwok Aun, 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. When the US Tried to Orchestrate a Coup in Cambodia
Matthew Jagel
Diplomat, 26 March 2024
Indonesia
2. Asialink Webinar Series: Indonesia’s Next President [inc link to 1hr 15 min video]
AsiaLink, 27 March 2024
3. Tsingshan unit plans Indonesian battery plant as trade frictions mount
Business Times, 27 March 2024
4. Analysis: Troubled Indonesia Eximbank hit by another round of Rp 2.5 trillion fraud
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 27 March 2024
5. Possible Prabowo-Megawati post-election meeting gains steam
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 26 March 2024
6. No shame in continuing Jokowi’s policies, Prabowo says
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 26 March 2024
7. Tolak Kursi Menteri, Ganjar Memilih untuk Jadi Oposisi [Rejecting Ministerial Appointment, Ganjar Chooses to Be in the Opposition]
Republika, 26 March 2024
8. Peran Jokowi di Balik Penyusunan Kabinet Pemerintahan Prabowo [Jokowi’s Role Behind the Preparation of the Prabowo Cabinet]
Febryan A, Nawir Arsyad Akbar
Republika, 26 March 2024
Malaysia
9. Low Salary Is Reason For Graduates Refusing To Work In Skills Sector
[Link to “Shifting Tides: Charting Career Progression of Malaysia’s Skilled Talents”]
Bernama, 27 March 2024
10. It’ll Take More Than Patriotism to Save Malaysia’s Currency
Daniel Moss
Bloomberg, 27 March 2024
11. GLICs have no plans to invest in Thailand’s Chumphon-Ranong Land Bridge megaproject, says Loke
Choy Nyen Yiau
Edge Malaysia, 27 March 2024
12. My Say: Positioning Malaysia to receive FDI from global supply chain diversification
Doris Liew
Edge Markets, 27 March 2024
13. Malaysia: The Realities And Challenges Ahead For The Anwar Government
Murray Hunter
Eurasia Review, 27 March 2024
14. Going solo in state polls still an option, says Sabah Umno
Nora Mahpar
Free Malaysia Today, 27 March 2024
15. Taiwan’s Advantech aims to turn Malaysia into Southeast Asia hub
Nikkei Asia, 27 March 2024
16. INTERACTIVE: How the jobs mismatch may derail Malaysia’s drive to become a high-income nation
Shyafiq Dzulkifli And Rebecca Rajaendram
Star, 27 March 2024
17. Malaysia tunjuk contoh imbangi kuasa AS-China, tolak Sinofobia [Malaysia shows example of how to balance US-China power, reject Sinophobia]
Dr Zaharul Abdullah adalah Pensyarah Sains Politik Pusat Pengajian Pendidikan Jarak Jauh, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Berita Harian, 26 March 2024
18. UMNO has crossed the Rubicon and no longer deserves to be with our Unity Government
Professor Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
MySinchew, 26 March 2024
19. Public Service Reform: From Pensions To EPF – Good Move?
[37-min podcast]
Lee Hwok-Aun, Coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
BFM, 26 March 2024
20. PRN Sabah dijangka lebih banyak penjuru [Sabah by-election expected to be contested by even more candidates]
Hafiz Saidina
Utusan Malaysia, 25 March 2024
Myanmar
21. Myanmar’s military marks Armed Forces Day amid continued violence
Leong Wai Kit & Calvin Yang
Channel News Asia, 27 March 2024
22. ‘Trust deficit’ between China and Myanmar’s military, report says
Thompson Chau
Nikkei Asia, 27 March 2024
23. Myanmar’s Dictator Debuts His ‘Skyful of Lies’ on Russian TV
Maung Kavi
Irrawaddy, 26 March 2024
24. Myanmar’s Junta Plays Both Rakhine and Rohingya for Fools
Paul Greening
Irrawaddy, 26 March 2024
25. Ethnic people reject Myanmar junta dam construction plans
Mizzima, 26 March 2024
Philippines
26. PH, India push maritime safety
Bernadette E. Tamayo
Manila Times, 27 March 2024
27. Like father, like son? Ex-Philippine president’s son warns he’ll ‘kill’ drug dealers
Benar News, 26 March 2024
28. Philippines wealth fund will ‘avoid’ fate of Malaysia’s 1MDB, chief says
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 26 March 2024
Thailand
29. Wage rise for select regions
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 27 March 2024
30. PM’s roadshows likely to draw B558bn
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 27 March 2024
31. Thailand can lift tourism revenue by legalising casinos: study
Business Times, 27 March 2024
32. CNA Correspondent Podcast: Megaproject in Thailand – A bridge too far?
[20-min podcast]
Teresa Tang and Jack Board
Channel News Asia, 27 March 2024
33. Kao Mai ‘not a fallback’ party if MFP dissolved
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 26 March 2024
34. Paroled Thaksin visits Pheu Thai HQ
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 26 March 2024
35. Chuan did not defame Thaksin by blaming him for reviving violence in South: court
The Nation, 26 March 2024
Vietnam
36. Vietnam minister says president’s resignation has not affected policies
David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis
Reuters, 27 March 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. UN report: Migrants abused by ‘military, police, smugglers, criminal gangs’
[Link to the report, “Migrant Smuggling in South East Asia“]
Benar News, 26 March 2024
38. Thailand Sends First Aid Shipment to Myanmar Along Controversial Humanitarian Corridor
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 26 March 2024
39. 4 Key Takeaways Emerging From China’s Trade Data
Gabriele Manca
Diplomat, 26 March 2024
Asia Pacific
40. Don’t expect much from EU efforts in the Indo-Pacific
George Boone
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 27 March 2024
41. China’s economic prospects, opening-up pledges help global growth, stability as Boao Forum kicks off annual meeting
[Link to Asian Economic Outlook and Integration Progress Annual Report 2024; Sustainable Development: Asia and the World Annual Report 2024 — Striding Towards Zero-Carbon Electricity Era and Bolstering Green Development in Asia
Global Times, 27 March 2024
42. US supports pushback vs Chinese aggression
Catherine S. Valente
Manila Times, 27 March 2024
43. Strategic Support Force: China’s mission to win future wars hinges on this shadowy military branch
Amber Wang
South China Morning Post, 27 March 2024
44. China is trying to connect Southeast Asia by high-speed rail. Here’s how that’s going
Heather Chen
CNN, 26 March 2024
East/South China Sea
45. South China Sea: Philippines must softly manage disputes or miss out economically
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
South China Morning Post, 27 March 2024
46. Filipino bishops battle Beijing in maritime dispute
Benar News, 26 March 2024
47. South China Sea: no risk of imminent war with Philippines over disputed claims, Beijing think tank says
Amber Wang
South China Morning Post, 26 March 2024
48. From Kinmen to the South China Sea: Weaponising narratives
Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby
ThinkChina, 26 March 2024
Climate Change/Environment
49. Making exports for a low-carbon era
Kannika Thampanishvong & Nipon Poapongsakorn
Bangkok Post, 27 March 2024
50. Indonesia sustainable taxonomy: Pathway to attain sustainable development
Andjarsari Paramaditha
Jakarta Post, 27 March 2024
51. Spike in deforestation in Indonesian protected area linked to shadowy firms based in tax havens
Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez
Eco-Business, 26 March 2024
Media, Technology & Society
52. Meta is limiting how much political content users see. Here’s how to opt out of that
Rachel Treisman
NPR, 26 March 2024
Others
Boao Forum Asia
53. Asia’s future in a challenging world
Yi Xin
Jakarta Post, 26 March 2024
BRICS
54. BRICS development bank aims to make US$5 billion in loans in 2024
Channel News Asia, 27 March 2024
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