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- No. 9: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 19: Cassey Lee, Senior Fellow
- No. 30: Moe Thuzar, Senior Fellow
- No. 25: Thanh Giang Nguyen, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 40: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
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. Inside the foundry of Angkor’s kings
Pierre Barthélémy
Le Monde, 21 April 2024
Indonesia
2. Court rulings seal Prabowo win
Dio Suhenda and Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 23 April 2024
3. Jokowi’s approval rating hits new high, survey finds
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 23 April 2024
4. PDI-P confirms Jokowi no longer a member after backing Prabowo
Ananda Teresia
Jakarta Post, 23 April 2024
5. Pascaputusan MK, Indonesia Menuju Ekuilibrium Politik Baru [After the Constitutional Court’s decision, Indonesia is heading towards a new political equilibrium]
Republika, 23 April 2024
6. Pengamat Sebut Karier Politik Anies-Muhaimin dan Ganjar-Mahfud Belum Habis [Observers say Anies-Muhaimin and Ganjar-Mahfud’s political careers are not over yet]
Republika, 22 April 2024
7. Survei Indikator Dinilai Perkuat Adanya Skenario Pembubaran KPK [Indikator survey considered a sign for the dissolution of KPK]
Rizky Suryarandika, Nawir Arsyad Akbar
Republika, 22 April 2024
8. Indonesia’s top court upholds Prabowo’s presidential win, dismissing fraud allegations from rivals
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 22 April 2024
9. 对手上诉遭驳回 普拉博沃正式确认当选总统 [Opponent’s appeal rejected, Prabowo officially confirmed as president]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 22 April 2024
Malaysia
10. KKB by-election: challenges for DAP, PH and the unity govt – Part 2
[link to Part 1]
Ong Kian Ming
Free Malaysia Today, 23 April 2024
11. Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election reveals frustrations of MCA, MIC in ‘unity govt’
MalaysiaNow, 23 April 2024
12. Isu bangsa, ekonomi petunjuk pengundian [Issues of race, economy are voting indicators]
Zulkifli Jalil
Utusan Malaysia, 23 April 2024
13. PKR perlu sedia berubah demi kesinambungan pemerintahan [PKR needs to be ready to change for the sake of continuity of government]
Prof Dr Mohd Izani Mohd Zain
Berita Harian, 22 April 2024
14. Malaysia rolls out ‘Golden Pass’ to lure unicorns and VC firms
Norman Goh and Hakimie Amrie
Nikkei Asia, 22 April 2024
15. THE NAJIB QUESTION
Shahril Sufian Bin Hamdan
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 22 April 2024
16. Malaysia’s growing nationalism renews Sarawak’s quest for autonomy to become a ‘state within a state’
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 22 April 2024
17. Pro-Perikatan Indian party may sit out KKB polls, says its president
Ravin Palanisamy
The Malaysian Insight, 22 April 2024
18. Why Malaysia has no problems with China
Bunn Nagara
ThinkChina, 22 April 2024
19. Malaysia–China economic relations: Riding the dragon’s tail for structural transformation
[Originally published on Fulcrum]
Cassey Lee
ThinkChina, 22 April 2024
20. BN hanya letak calon PRK KKB jika PH tidak mahu – Mohamad [BN will only put up a candidate for KKB by-election if PH doesn’t want to – Mohamad]
Amree Ahmad
Utusan Malaysia, 22 April 2024
21. Salah siapa wakil rakyat PN 100 peratus bumiputera? [Whose fault is it that PN MPs are 100 percent bumiputera?]
Zulkifli Jalil dan Ahmad Fadhlullah Adnan
Utusan Malaysia, 21 April 2024
22. Hari ini lebih ramai sokong PKR [Today more people support PKR]
Mohamad Hafiz Yusof Bakri
Utusan Malaysia, 21 April 2024
23. Reformasi satu proses ‘menyakitkan’ – Adam Adli [Reform is a ‘painful’ process – Adam Adli]
Mohamad Hafiz Yusof Bakri
Utusan Malaysia, 21 April 2024
Myanmar
24. Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down
Grant Peck
Associated Press, 23 April 2024
25. CNA Explains: Why was Aung San Suu Kyi moved out of prison?
Leong Wai Kit
CNA, 23 April 2024
26. Inside the fall of Myawaddy
Mizzima, 22 April 2024
27. US report: ‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya took place last year
[Link to the “2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices“]
Alex Willemyns
Radio Free Asia, 22 April 2024
Philippines
28. Philippines arms up a two-front pushback on China
RICHARD JAVAD HEYDARIAN
Asia Times, 23 April 2024
29. Barangay geopolitics: ‘Bobo ba tayo?’
Richard Heydarian
Inquirer, 23 April 2024
30. As Philippines’ Vice-President Sara Duterte fires back at first lady Liza Marcos, will family tensions soar further?
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 23 April 2024
31. What’s in the Philippines’ Luzon Corridor?
Mong Palatino
The Diplomat, 22 April 2024
Thailand
32. Thai-Israeli relations need recalibrating
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 23 April 2024
33. Thailand’s $13.5 billion stimulus project gets cabinet approval
CNA, 23 April 2024
34. Opinion: The NACC has long been problematic; an investigation is warranted
Arun Saronchai
Thai Enquirer, 23 April 2024
35. Move Forward seeks to rein in military ‘super board’
Aekarach Sattaburuth & Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 22 April 2024
36. 2nd phase of Thai-China rail gets nod
SUPOJ WANCHAROEN
Bangkok Post, 22 April 2024
37. Thailand: Why The Betong International Airport Is A White Elephant – OpEd
Murray Hunter
Eurasia Review, 22 April 2024
Vietnam
38. High Time for the United States to Graduate Vietnam from Its Nonmarket Economy Status
Murray Hiebert
CSIS, 22 April 2024
39. Vietnam police arrest assistant to National Assembly chairman
Radio Free Asia, 22 April 2024
40. 越南国会主席助理涉贪被捕 或影响国会主席仕途 [Assistant to Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman arrested for corruption, which may affect the career of the National Assembly Chairman]
周逸菲
联合早报, 22 April 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
41. The Return of Terrorism to Southeast Asia
Greg Barton
Asia Link, 22 April 2024
42. With BrahMos missile delivery to Philippines, India sets out its arms stall for Southeast Asia
Junaid Kathju
South China Morning Post, 22 April 2024
43. Analysts: ASEAN must ‘find its backbone’ in Myanmar
Luke Hunt
VOA, 22 April 2024
Asia Pacific
44. Chinese warn of Taiwan crisis from US military aid
JEFF PAO
Asia Times, 23 April 2024
45. Biggest Shake-Up In 9 Years – China’s Xi Jinping Takes ‘Direct Control’ Of Military Amid US Tensions; 4 Reasons For Disbanding SSF
Prakash Nanda
Eurasian Times, 23 April 2024
East/South China Sea
46. South China Sea: China and Cambodia vow to move quickly to conclude code of conduct amid tension in disputed waterway
Zhao Ziwen
South China Morning Post, 22 April 2024
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