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Cambodia
1. China’s No.1 Ally In Asia – Wang Yi Vows ‘Phenomenal’ Support To Cambodia For Naval Facility, Taiwan Policy?
Sakshi Tiwari
Eurasian Times, 24 April 2024
Indonesia
2. Nusantara’s electric vehicle development drawing international, domestic investors: Indonesian officials
CNA, 25 April 2024
3. Lawmakers demand Elections Law amendment after court ruling
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 24 April 2024
4. House of old men: 2024 election sees lowest number of young lawmakers
Radhiyya Indra
Jakarta Post, 24 April 2024
5. Kehadiran Anies di KPU Redakan Ketegangan Politik dan Tanda Luruhnya Koalisi Perubahan [Anies’ presence at the KPU reduces political tension and is a sign of the collapse of the coalition for change]
Republika, 24 April 2024
6. How the Indonesia Investment Authority Built Its Portfolio in 2023
James Guild
Diplomat, 23 April 2024
7. 5 facts about Muslims and Christians in Indonesia
Pew Research Center, 28 March 2024
Malaysia
8. EPF ANNOUNCES ACCOUNT RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVE, MEMBERS TO HAVE FLEXIBLE ACCOUNT FROM MAY 11
Bernama, 25 April 2024
9. Malaysia in Talks With Tycoons on Casino to Revive $100 Billion Forest City
Niki Koswanage, Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, and Ram Anand
Bloomberg, 25 April 2024
10. DAP’s candidate for KKB polls a high-risk gamble, says analyst
Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 25 April 2024
11. Did online shopping ruin Aidilfitri traders? Shopee says top buys were ‘baju Raya’, lights, sambal and dendeng
Kenneth Tee
Malay Mail Online, 25 April 2024
12. Casino licence for Forest City a ‘lie’, says Anwar
New Straits Times, 25 April 2024
13. Pengundi Melayu alah dengan DAP, sokong PN? [Malay voters sick of DAP, support PN?]
MUHAMAD AIDIEL ASYRAAF ZABIDI
Utusan Malaysia, 25 April 2024
14. 我国能成为东南亚集成电路领头羊吗? [Can Malaysia become the leader in integrated circuits in Southeast Asia?]
黄子豪
星洲网, 25 April 2024
15. 民行党许胜不许败的新古毛补选 [The DAP cannot lose the KKB by-election]
刘惟诚
联合早报, 25 April 2024
16. Sabah’s opposition reps can apply for more funding, says Hajiji
Free Malaysia Today, 24 April 2024
17. What’s next for 5G deployment in Malaysia?
Ong Kian Ming
Free Malaysia Today, 24 April 2024
18. Expert: Polls defeat will force Anwar, Harapan back to drawing board
Malaysiakini, 24 April 2024
19. PRK Kuala Kubu Bharu: Pang Sock Tao calon boleh menang – Anthony Loke [Kuala Kubu Bharu by-election: Pang Sock Tao is a candidate who can win – Anthony Loke]
MOHAMAD NAUFAL MOHAMAD IDRIS
Utusan Malaysia, 24 April 2024
Myanmar
20. CSOs reject Thai Government calling Aung San Suu Kyi the ‘former’ State Counsellor
Mizzima, 24 April 2024
21. India to indefinitely close border crossing to Myanmar
Mizzima, 24 April 2024
22. ASEAN calls for a ceasefire in Myanmar a boon for struggling junta
David Hutt
Radio Free Asia, 24 April 2024
23. Conscription in Myanmar: Is the Military Junta Losing Control?
Sandeep Singh
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 23 April 2024
Philippines
24. Pro-China coalition formed
Franco Jose C. Baroña
Manila Times, 25 April 2024
25. Duterte attacks vs Marcos: Fearless or reckless?
Joel Ruiz Butuyan
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 April 2024
26. Philippines’ Marcos Jnr has been rebranding himself as a human rights supporter. Is it working?
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 25 April 2024
27. Bad energy policy the root cause of power shortages
Manila Times, 24 April 2024
Thailand
28. The thorny issue of digital wallet funding
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 25 April 2024
29. All in to fix charter
Bangkok Post, 25 April 2024
30. Suriya outlines China visit agenda
SUPOJ WANCHAROEN
Bangkok Post, 25 April 2024
31. Finance Ministry hits back at digital wallet criticism
WICHIT CHANTANUSORNSIRI AND REUTERS
Bangkok Post, 24 April 2024
32. Former PM Yingluck no longer facing legal action from NACC
The Nation, 24 April 2024
Timor-Leste
33. What Prabowo’s election victory in Indonesia means for deeper reconciliation with Timor‑Leste
FIDELIS MAGALHÃES
Interpreter, 24 April 2024
Vietnam
34. Vietnam emerges as fastest growing digital economy in ASEAN
Voice of Vietnam, 24 April 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
35. Funan Canal gets a shot in the arm with Laos’ support
Manoj Mathew
Khmer Times, 25 April 2024
36. Vietnam’s geopolitical anxiety over Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal
[This article was first published in Fulcrum, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blogsite.] Chansambath Bong
Think China, 25 April 2024
37. Discussion on EU-Asean FTA has shifted towards cooperation in specific areas: DPM Heng
Zhao Yifan
Business Times, 24 April 2024
38. US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
[Link to the report, “China Forces Myanmar Scam Syndicates to Move to Thai Border“]
Irrawaddy, 24 April 2024
39. Vietnam should ask Cambodia to delay canal project: experts
Radio Free Asia, 24 April 2024
40. Engaging with Southeast Asia: The Ambassadors’ Perspective
[57 min video]
Asia Society, 22 April 2024
Asia Pacific
41. A Heavy Lift: Making Collective Deterrence and Defense Work in the Indo-Pacific
[15-page PDF document]
David Santoro and Brad Glosserman
Pacific Forum, 25 April 2024
42. 在对华政策上，菲律宾正成为东盟的异类 [In terms of China policy, the Philippines is becoming an outlier in ASEAN]
马丁·雅克 是清华大学当代国际关系研究院客座研究员、复旦大学中国研究院客座教授
环球网, 25 April 2024
43. The Delusion of Peak China: America Can’t Wish Away Its Toughest Challenger
Evan S. Medeiros
Foreign Affairs, 24 April 2024
44. The Future of Asia’s Infrastructure: A Conversation with AIIB President Jin Liqun
[ 1 hr 20 min video]
Asia Society, 23 April 2024
45. China’s Alternative Order: And What America Should Learn From It
Elizabeth Economy
Foreign Affairs, 23 April 2024
Climate Change/Environment
46. Navigating Thailand’s energy transition
KONGPOB AREERAT Kongpob Areerat
Bangkok Post, 25 April 2024
47. Why does the EU want to quit the Energy Charter Treaty?
EcoBusiness, 25 April 2024
48. EU votes to leave energy treaty as green rules pushed through
Financial Times, 25 April 2024
49. Sabah state assembly passes new Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Enactment climate
STEPHANIE LEE
The Star, 25 April 2024
50. Solar giants seek high US taris on Asean panels
Bangkok Post, 24 April 2024
51. Advancing Indonesia’s Blue Economy Agenda
[5-page PDF document]
Farhan Julianto, Dandy Rafitrandi
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 22 April 2024
Media, Technology & Society
52. ‘Black hole’ of alluring content: Chinese social media apps like Xiaohongshu pull in S’pore users
Goh Yan Han
Straits Times, 25 April 2024
53. INTERVIEW: Examining fake news sites generating Chinese propaganda
Li Sai
Radio Free Asia, 24 April 2024
54. CO24056 | Safeguarding against Ethno-political Influence in Vernacular News Media
Deborah Koh
RSIS, 24 April 2024
55. ‘Audio deepfake’ of Marcos Jnr ordering military action against China prompts Manila to debunk clip
Jeoffrey Maitem
South China Morning Post, 24 April 2024
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