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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
Indonesia
1. Political parties begin repositioning talks after Prabowo’s victory
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 24 April 2024
2. KAI asks for government help to alleviate high-speed rail debt burden
Aditya Hadi
Jakarta Post, 24 April 2024
3. Power projection and integrated force: Key for the TNI’s future warfare
Anastasia Febiola S
Jakarta Post, 23 April 2024
4. Proposed tourism fee on airfares faces business backlash
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 23 April 2024
5. Edy Rahmayadi eyeing PDI-P support for gubernatorial election
Jakarta Post, 23 April 2024
6. Kualitas Pemilu dan Demokrasi Indonesia Harus Ditingkatkan [The quality of Indonesian elections and democracy must be improved]
Republika, 23 April 2024
7. UK ‘actively collaborating’ with Indonesia in using counterterrorism laws to curb civil liberties: report
[Link to 58-page PDF document: EXPORTING PREVENT – The UK government’s complicity in rights-violating counter-extremism programmes in Indonesia]
Johannes Nugroho
South China Morning Post, 23 April 2024
Malaysia
8. Malaysia to follow Singapore’s lead in QR code clearance; pilot for factory workers at Johor land checkpoints
CNA, 24 April 2024
9. The economic impact of the new EPF Account 3
Geoffrey Williams
Free Malaysia Today, 24 April 2024
10. Too soon to tell, analyst says on MIPP’s prospects in PN
Yasmin Abdul Latif
Free Malaysia Today, 24 April 2024
11. Three things we learnt from: KL20 Summit 2024
Hajar Umira Md Zaki , Zurairi A.R. and Muhammad Yusry
Malay Mail Online, 24 April 2024
12. In Kuala Kubu Baharu, support from ‘the other side’ a distant dream for PN, PH
Malaysia Now, 24 April 2024
13. Lesson in economics from hawkers’ rebellion
Andrew Sia
Malaysiakini, 24 April 2024
14. KKB polls: PN poised to field Bersatu candidate instead of Gerakan
CHA ZHI TING
Malaysiakini, 24 April 2024
15. Youth not interested in joining political parties, study shows
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
theVibes, 24 April 2024
16. KKB BY-ELECTION: UNITY GOVT CANDIDATE HAS POTENTIAL FOR BIG WIN – FAHMI
Bernama, 23 April 2024
17. KKB poll: PKR Youth to focus on selected areas, reach out to young voters
Malay Mail Online, 23 April 2024
Myanmar
18. Myanmar Military Reoccupies Myawaddy Base as Karen Rebels Withdraw
Sebastian Strangio
The Diplomat, 24 April 2024
19. Myanmar junta slams US aid plan
Ingyin Naing
VOA, 23 April 2024
20. Racial wart on Myanmar’s revolutionary troika
DAVID SCOTT MATHIESON
Asia Times, 22 April 2024
Philippines
21. First COVID-19, now heat: Online schooling returns to the Philippines
CNA, 24 April 2024
22. An Imelda 2.0, even more powerful
Rigoberto D. Tiglao
Manila Times, 24 April 2024
23. Marcos–Duterte mega-dynasty on the rocks
Danilo Araña Arao, UP Diliman
East Asia Forum, 23 April 2024
24. Without fanfare, the Philippines is getting richer
Economist, 23 April 2024
25. Filipinos more concerned about inflation and jobs as Marcos Jnr focuses more on South China Sea, survey finds
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 23 April 2024
Singapore
26. Singapore’s new ‘Invincible’ sub points to US-China war worries
GABRIEL HONRADA
Asia Times, 24 April 2024
Thailand
27. Cabinet clears path for election
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 24 April 2024
28. Thailand downplays risk as Myanmar sends troops to key border town
FRANCESCA REGALADO
Nikkei Asia, 24 April 2024
29. Cabinet approves 3 charter-change referendums
Bangkok Post, 23 April 2024
30. Household debt top worry for domestic tourism sector, study finds
The Nation, 23 April 2024
Vietnam
31. CNA Explains: How a death sentence in Vietnam links to a massive anti-corruption drive
Tung Ngo
CNA, 24 April 2024
32. With Landmark Corruption Trial, Vietnam’s Communist Party Flexes Its Muscles
Mai Truong
Diplomat, 23 April 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
33. What does Southeast Asia really want?
Ei Sun Oh
Manila Times, 24 April 2024
34. Minister Nguyen Manh Hung: The future of ASEAN is digital technology
VietNamNet, 24 April 2024
35. 8 in 10 firms in S-E Asia, Greater China positive about business environment: UOB survey
[link to UOB Business Outlook Study 2024 (Regional): Positivity and resilience take centre stage survey]
Business Times, 23 April 2024
36. Why Doesn’t Southeast Asia Choose the U.S.?
Liu Chang
China-US Focus, 23 April 2024
37. Thailand offers to mediate in Myanmar conflict, urges ASEAN involvement amid violence
Nontarat Phaicharoen for BenarNews and Pimuk Rakkanam
Radio Free Asia, 23 April 2024
38. South China Sea: as tensions mount, Wang Yi vows Beijing to be by Cambodia’s side no matter what
Zhao Ziwen
South China Morning Post, 23 April 2024
39. Vietnamese and Lao PMs co-chair roundtable with ASEAN businesses and partners
Voice of Vietnam, 23 April 2024
Asia Pacific
40. The Danger of China’s Digital Silk Road
[a 14-min video]
[Link to report “China: The rise of digital repression in the Indo-Pacific“]
Michael Caster
Diplomat, 23 April 2024
41. PacNet #25 – Bigger isn’t necessarily better: Making Collective Deterrence and Defense Work in the Indo-Pacific
David Santoro and Brad Glosserman
Pacific Forum, 23 April 2024
42. An Asian NATO led by the US-Japan alliance?
Chen Gang
ThinkChina, 23 April 2024
East/South China Sea
40. The Danger of China’s Digital Silk Road
[a 14-min video]
[Link to report “China: The rise of digital repression in the Indo-Pacific“]
Michael Caster
Diplomat, 23 April 2024
41. PacNet #25 – Bigger isn’t necessarily better: Making Collective Deterrence and Defense Work in the Indo-Pacific
David Santoro and Brad Glosserman
Pacific Forum, 23 April 2024
42. An Asian NATO led by the US-Japan alliance?
Chen Gang
ThinkChina, 23 April 2024
Climate Change/Environment
45. Asia-Pacific States Must Divorce Their Industry Friends for a Strong Global Plastics Treaty
Arpita Bhagat
Diplomat, 24 April 2024
46. Japanese Banks Pour Billions Into Fossil Fuel Industry
Viktor Tachev
energy Tracker Asia, 24 April 2024
47. The world’s electric car fleet continues to grow strongly, with 2024 sales set to reach 17 million
[Link to 174-page PDF document: Global EV Outlook 2024 – Moving towards increased affordability]
IEA, 23 April 2024
48. State of the Climate in Asia 2023
[38-page PDF document]
World Meteorological Organization (WMO), 23 April 2024
Media, Technology & Society
49. Add poor media literacy to TikTok fears
NIR EISIKOVITS
Asia Times, 24 April 2024
50. Bill to ban TikTok in US clears Congress
CNA, 24 April 2024
51. Keeping Facebook responsible in Myanmar
Janette Alywyn
East Asia Forum, 24 April 2024
52. Palace warns vs Marcos ‘deepfake’ video ordering military action vs ‘particular foreign country’
Catherine S. Valente
Manila Times, 24 April 2024
53. Experts caution govt over plans to use AI to fight misinformation
Martin Vengadesan & Alyaa Alhadjri
Malaysiakini, 23 April 2024
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