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- No. 8: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow and Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 10: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 46: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 52: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 59: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 70: Vinod Thomas, 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. Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally
SOPHENG CHEANG
AP News, 21 April 2024
Indonesia
2. Indonesia reassures citizens as rupiah weakens to 4-year low against US dollar
Kiki Siregar
CNA, 22 April 2024
3. Militarizing Papua
Editorial board (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 22 April 2024
4. Analysis: For or against a Prabowo presidency without opposition?
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 22 April 2024
5. Why Indonesia Is China’s New Best Friend in Southeast Asia
Karishma Vaswani
Bloomberg, 21 April 2024
6. Indonesia seeks China’s support to extend Whoosh to Surabaya
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 21 April 2024
7. Pro-Prabowo parties jockey over cabinet makeup
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 20 April 2024
8. Is Indonesia’s Prabowo solidifying legitimacy with China, Japan and Malaysia visits?
[This commentary was first published on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary website fulcrum.sg.]
Leo Suryadinata and Siwage Dharma Negara
South China Morning Post, 20 April 2024
9. The Key Takeaways From Chinese FM Wang Yi’s Visit to Indonesia
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Diplomat, 19 April 2024
10. 普拉博沃亲信为习近平唱《歌唱祖国》 传达中印友谊 [Prabowo’s aide sings “Ode to the Motherland” for Xi Jinping, to convey the friendship between China and Indonesia]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 19 April 2024
Malaysia
11. Malaysia benefits from foreign firms moving their manufacturing facilities from China, amid trade war
Melissa Goh, Louisa Tang
CNA, 22 April 2024
12. End of the rainbow for Malaysia?
Joe Samad
Free Malaysia Today, 22 April 2024
13. Three things we learnt from: PKR’s 25th anniversary special convention
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 22 April 2024
14. Going beyond unicorns: How KL20 aims to turn Malaysia into a top regional startup hub
Zurairi A.R.
Malay Mail Online, 22 April 2024
15. NGO: Consider implications of oil and gas exploration in Langkasuka basin
Malaysiakini, 22 April 2024
16. Khazanah launches RM1b fund for local high-growth companies
Zarrah Morden
Malaysiakini, 22 April 2024
17. All eyes on speaker’s decision as Anwar govt braces for more Malay rejection
MalaysiaNow, 22 April 2024
18. Umno leadership hopes MCA, MIC will reconsider by-election stand
Rsn Murali & Imran Hilmy
Star, 22 April 2024
19. ‘Bila pula UMNO ditunggang DAP?’ [When has UMNO been exploited by DAP?”]
Zulkifli Jalil dan Aqilah Mior Kamarulbaid
Utusan Malaysia, 22 April 2024
20. Peluang PH padam kekecewaan gagal pertahan majoriti dua pertiga [PH’s chance to extinguish the disappointment of failing to maintain a two-thirds majority]
Dr Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub adalah Pensyarah Kanan Jabatan Sains Politik, Pentadbiran Awam dan Pengajian Pembangunan, Universiti Malaya (UM)
Berita Harian, 21 April 2024
21. Chinese schools in Malaysia attracting more children of other races, amid allegations of sowing disunity
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
CNA, 21 April 2024
22. Strengthen party into a national political giant – Anwar
Shamz Johan, Iqbal Harraz & Isabelle Leong
Malaysiakini, 21 April 2024
23. COMMENT | KKB polls: Challenges facing DAP and Harapan
Ong Kian Ming
Malaysiakini, 21 April 2024
24. COMMENT | PKR marks its silver jubilee
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 21 April 2024
25. COMMENT | Can Forest City be country’s economic lifeboat?
Lim Teck Ghee, Murray Hunter & Carolyn Khor
Malaysiakini, 21 April 2024
26. PKR’s two new frameworks to bolster party grassroots movement
Adib Povera, Nor Ain Mohamed Radhi
New Straits Times, 21 April 2024
27. At 25, Malaysia’s PKR seems on the up but is Anwar Ibrahim’s star power holding it back?
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 21 April 2024
28. Pulled in different directions
Philip Golingai
Star, 21 April 2024
29. Polygamy down sharply, in line with incomes in post-pandemic Malaysia
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 21 April 2024
30. Putting on a brave face
Bangkok Post, 20 April 2024
31. Shoring up structural reform for a resilient Malaysian Ringgit
Guanie Lim, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies ; Aaron Pek, Value Investing Substack
East Asia Forum, 20 April 2024
32. KKB by-election will test the political mood
Joceline Tan
Star, 20 April 2024
33. 7 petunjuk tentukan kemenangan PRK Kuala Kubu Bharu [7 clues to determine the victory of the Kuala Kubu Bharu by-election]
Sharmin Kutty Sivaraman
Berita Harian, 19 April 2024
34. Malaysians’ worries over country’s direction could hurt Anwar, says analysts
[Link to 6-page PDF document: WHAT WORRIES MALAYSIA?]
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 19 April 2024
Myanmar
35. Myanmar: Karen Rebel Forces Attack Stranded Junta Troops On Thai Border
Pimuk Rakkanam
Eurasia Review, 22 April 2024
36. Why Myanmar’s War Matters, Even if the World Isn’t Watching
Mike Ives
New York Times, 20 April 2024
37. A Trip to the Front Lines of a Forgotten War
[3-minute video]
Hannah Beech, Nikolay Nikolov and Adam Ferguson
New York Times, 20 April 2024
38. A Ragtag Resistance Sees the Tide Turning in a Forgotten War
Hannah Beech
New York Times, 20 April 2024
39. As Myanmar Junta Counteroffensive Looms, KNU Leaves Myawaddy in Hands of Allies
Hein Htoo Zan
Irrawaddy, 19 April 2024
40. What’s Happening In Myanmar’s Civil War?
Hannah Beech and Weiyi Cai
New York Times, 19 April 2024
41. Myanmar regime sends Russian aircraft to bomb lost territory
Marwaan Macan-Markar
Nikkei Asia, 19 April 2024
Philippines
42. China aid highest under Duterte, data show
Franco Jose C. Baroña
Manila Times, 22 April 2024
43. AFP looking into concerns over Chinese influx into PH
Germelina Lacorte, Leah Agonoy & Tina G. Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 22 April 2024
44. Philippines and U.S. to ‘sink’ ships in South China Sea drills
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 20 April 2024
45. ‘Too early’ to say Philippine communist insurgency defeated, report says
[Link to the report, “Calming the Long War in the Philippine Countryside“]
Benar News, 19 April 2024
46. US’s ‘Typhon’ missile system deployed in the Philippines: A dangerous move?
Han Yong Hong
ThinkChina, 19 April 2024
Thailand
47. Generals fear looser grip on reshuffles
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 22 April 2024
48. Big hopes for soft power skills
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 21 April 2024
49. Thaksin can’t help Pheu Thai win next election, most poll respondents say
The Nation, 21 April 2024
50. More than 1/3rd of Thailand’s 13.6 million 60-plus population still working
The Nation, 20 April 2024
51. Sino-Thai relations to get lift
The Nation, 20 April 2024
Vietnam
52. Corruption still seen as a concern in Vietnam despite death sentence
VOA, 21 April 2024
53. US ponders trade status upgrade for Vietnam despite some opposition
Ha Nguyen
VOA, 20 April 2024
54. How deep is Vietnam’s financial rot?
BUU NGUYEN
Asia Times, 19 April 2024
55. PacNet #24 – Vietnam-Australia partnership: beyond the upgrade
Quoc Buu Nguyen
Pacific Forum, 19 April 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
56. 社论：乐观审慎迎接东南亚大发展时代 [Editorial: Optimistically and cautiously welcome the era of great development in Southeast Asia]
联合早报, 22 April 2024
57. Australia shifts focus from ASEAN to individual Southeast Asian nations
[Link to “Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040“]
Toru Takahashi
Nikkei Asia, 21 April 2024
58. Taiwan’s Lai poised to build on Tsai’s Southeast Asia outreach
Randy Mulyanto
Nikkei Asia, 20 April 2024
59. No, Southeast Asians do not now prefer China over the US
David Hutt
Radio Free Asia, 20 April 2024
60. Emerging Security-Related Equations in Southeast Asia
Temjenmeren Ao
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 19 April 2024
61. NTS Bulletin April 2024: Food Systems Transformation in ASEAN 2025?
Jose Ma. Luis Montesclaros
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 19 April 2024
Asia Pacific
62. Reconceptualizing Asia’s Security Challenges
Jean Dong
Asia Research Institute, 21 April 2024
63. Entrepreneurship as a Driver of Innovation in the Digital Age: Analysis of Data from 17 ADB Regional Members
Erkko Autio and Donghyun Park
Asian Development Bank, 19 April 2024
64. 凝聚“全球南方”还需克服哪些障碍 [What obstacles still need to be overcome to unite the Global South?]
王友明是中国国际问题研究院研究员
环球网, 19 April 2024
East/South China Sea
65. South China Sea doesn’t have to define Sino-Philippine relations
Richard Heydarian
South China Morning Post, 22 April 2024
66. Philippines wants US, Japan to build rail network after dropping Beijing as ties sour over South China Sea frictions
South China Morning Post, 20 April 2024
Climate Change/Environment
67. Carbon Capture vs Renewable Energy
Viktor Tachev
energyTracker Asia, 22 April 2024
68. Indonesia’s green powerhouse promise in ten bold moves
Vishal Agarwal, Ashwin Balasubramanian, Fadhila Discha, and Khoon Tee Tan
McKinsey & Co., 22 April 2024
69. Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund eyes green energy transition in $1bn investment plan
A. Anantha Lakshmi
Financial Times, 21 April 2024
70. Commentary: Malaysia’s difficult path to a low-carbon economy
Vinod Thomas
CNA, 20 April 2024
71. How microloans exacerbate deforestation in Cambodia
Jack Brook, Eung Sea
Dialogue Earth, 17 April 2024
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