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- No. 37: Panarat Anamwathana, Visiting Fellow
- No. 40: Peter George Warr, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 44: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 45: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 46: Thanh Giang Nguyen, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 47: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 49: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 53: 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. Cambodian conglomerate lures ASEAN money to drive nation’s growth
DYLAN LOH, Nikkei staff writer
Nikkei Asia, 29 April 2024
2. “Isolation” policy sees more opposition figures come in from the cold
Niem Chheng
Phnom Penh Post, 24 April 2024
Indonesia
3. Prabowo-backing parties open doors to Jokowi
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 29 April 2024
4. Dark day for Indonesia’s democracy?
JOHAN JAAFFAR
Star, 29 April 2024
5. Yahya Cholil: NU Siap Dukung Pemerintahan Prabowo-Gibran [Yahya Cholil: NU is Ready to Support the Prabowo-Gibran Government
Republika, 28 April 2024
6. Prabowo’s election heralds a more muscular Indonesian role on the regional stage
Rizky Ihsan, Muhamad Arif
East Asia Forum, 26 April 2024
7. Indonesia’s Prabowo to ‘expand wings of coalition’ with ‘attractive offers’ to former rivals
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 26 April 2024
Malaysia
8. From LRT to ART: Johor switches gear to autonomous rapid transit system to ease congestion, spur development
Amir Yusof
CNA, 29 April 2024
9. The Slow Death Of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Malaysia
Murray Hunter
Eurasia Review, 29 April 2024
10. Pundits: Chinese voters will use Kuala Kubu Baru vote to send protest message to DAP
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 29 April 2024
11. Nga Kor Ming’s influence in DAP on the rise
Malaysia Now, 29 April 2024
12. KKB Part 2: Not just one swing
[Link to KKB Part 1: Hot and bothered]
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 29 April 2024
13. KFC shutters over 100 restaurants in Malaysia amid pro-Palestine boycott
Zunaira Saieed and Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 29 April 2024
14. The line between Raya and ‘pilihanraya’
Mustafa K. Anuar
The Malaysian Insight, 29 April 2024
15. Mampukah Sock Tao teruskan legasi Kee Hiong? [Can Sock Tao continue Kee Hiong’s legacy?]
ARIF AIMAN ASROL
Utusan Malaysia, 29 April 2024
16. Persaingan terarah antara PH, PN di Kuala Kubu Bharu [Directed competition between PH, PN in Kuala Kubu Bharu]
Rohaniza Idris
Berita Harian, 28 April 2024
17. MALAYSIA ADOPTS A BALANCED FOREIGN POLICY, STANDS CLEAR OF PROVOCATIONS – PM ANWAR
Bernama, 28 April 2024
18. Malaysia by-election threatens to be racially polarised, could hurt government’s moral, political legitimacy: Analysts
Aqil Haziq Mahmud
CNA, 28 April 2024
19. Kuala Kubu Baru by-election: Residents take a pragmatic view when choosing next assemblyman
Anis Zalani
Malay Mail Online, 28 April 2024
20. The Sanusi factor in PAS’ grip on Kedah
Ian McIntyre
The Malaysian Insight, 28 April 2024
21. Pengasingan kuasa hanya mitos [Separation of powers is only a myth] – Hamid Sultan Backer
MOHAMAD HAFIZ YUSOF BAKRI dan JUANI MUNIR ABU BAKAR
Utusan Malaysia, 28 April 2024
22. 马新关系改善，森林城市重现生机 [As relations between Malaysia and Singapore improve, Forest City regains its vitality]
黄大志教授
星洲网, 28 April 2024
23. Commentary: As Malaysian PM Anwar’s party turns 25, who could be his successor?
James Chai
CNA, 27 April 2024
24. Towards more comprehensive pension reform
Hawati Abdul Hamid and Puteri Marjan Megat Muzafar
Free Malaysia Today, 27 April 2024
25. Twists and turns in house arrest issue
JOCELINE TAN
Star, 27 April 2024
Myanmar
26. Myanmar’s Economy Is Still In Free Fall
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 28 April 2024
27. Karen Troops Capture Another Myanmar Junta Base Near Thai Border
Hein Htoo Zan
Irrawaddy, 27 April 2024
28. The Organic Logic of Myanmar’s Revolution
Matthew B. Arnold
Irrawaddy, 27 April 2024
Philippines
29. Jeepney strike under way in Philippines as deadline to modernise nears
Guardian, 29 April 2024
30. Marcos-Duterte feud: in Liza vs Sara war of words, all eyes on who will be Philippines’ next president
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 28 April 2024
31. End of the road? Philippine jeepneys face uncertain future
Today, 28 April 2024
32. 解析菲律宾缺席西太海军论坛 [An analysis of the Philippines’ absence from the Western Pacific Naval Forum]
张竞是台湾中华战略学会资深研究员
联合早报, 27 April 2024
33. ‘Ukraine of Asia’: pro-Duterte coalition slams Philippines’ involvement in US ‘proxy war’ with China
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 26 April 2024
Thailand
34. Reshuffle in Thai Cabinet Sees New Faces and Strategic Continuity
Thai Enquirer, 29 April 2024
35. Ex-energy executive Pichai named finance minister amid growth challenge
Bangkok Post, 28 April 2024
36. Charter rewrite faces roadblock
Bangkok Post, 28 April 2024
37. Thailand’s Ageing Society And Young Thais’ Changing Views And Expectations
[This article was published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as ISEAS Perspective 2024/28]
Eurasia Review, 28 April 2024
38. A mix of loyalists and experience — the six new faces in Srettha II Cabinet
The Nation, 28 April 2024
39. FM Parnpree announces resignation in apparent protest at removal as deputy PM
The Nation, 28 April 2024
40. Thailand needs economic reform, not stimulus
[This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary website fulcrum.sg.]
Peter Warr
South China Morning Post, 27 April 2024
Vietnam
41. Vietnam’s top ousters leave Hanoi rudderless on economy
YUJI NITTA, Nikkei staff writer
Nikkei Asia, 28 April 2024
42. Vietnam’s tourism hot spot becomes foreign investment hub
Nikkei Asia, 28 April 2024
43. Why Truong My Lan’s fraud will damage Vietnam’s economy and investment reputation in Asia
Zachary Abuza
South China Morning Post, 28 April 2024
44. Thousands of Vietnamese lament life savings lost in nation’s largest financial scam
South China Morning Post, 26 April 2024
45. Head of Vietnam’s Parliament Resigns Amid Corruption Probe
[This article is also republished by The Diplomat. ]
Time, 26 April 2024
46. 越南国会主席王廷惠辞职 或被涉贪助手牵连 [Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue resigns, possibly related to aide’s alleged corruption]
周逸菲
联合早报, 26 April 2024
47. 越南公安部长苏林被视为领导接班人 [Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm seen as successor to the leadership]
联合早报, 26 April 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
48. General Atlantic and CVC halt deals in south-east Asia as Gaza boycotts intensify
Mercedes Ruehl &f A. Anantha Lakshmi
Financial Times, 29 April 2024
49. Why India’s Global South ambitions must turn to Southeast Asia
Rahul Mishra, Yanitha Meena Louis
Interpreter, 29 April 2024
50. Forget Macau’s junket launderers, dirty Chinese cash has a new home: Southeast Asia’s casino scam hubs
Toh Han Shih
South China Morning Post, 27 April 2024
51. Trade expected to gain as Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge set to open in November
The Nation, 27 April 2024
52. ASEAN, Russia reaffirm commitment to advance cooperation and enhance partnership
ASEAN Secretariat News, 26 April 2024
Asia Pacific
53. Japan’s Leader Fumio Kishida on Countering Threat of China and North Korea
TOM O’CONNOR
Newsweek, 29 April 2024
54. China is buying less from its Asian neighbors, too
Sonal Varma
Nikkei Asia, 29 April 2024
55. The US’s financial sanctions weapon against China
Han Yong Hong
ThinkChina, 26 April 2024
East/South China Sea
56. US Pacific commander says China is pursuing ‘boiling frog’ strategy
Demetri Sevastopulo
Financial Times, 28 April 2024
57. Time for ASEAN to stand up in the South China Sea
Trystanto Sanjaya
East Asia Forum, 27 April 2024
58. China Debates The Current Churn In The South China Sea
Antara Ghosal Singh
Observer Research Foundation, 26 April 2024
Climate Change/Environment
59. Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend
VICTORIA MILKO
AP News, 29 April 2024
60. Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave
CNA, 28 April 2024
61. Saigonese suffer longest heat wave in 30 years
Viet Duc
VnExpress International, 28 April 2024
62. New sustainable taxonomy will present challenges to PH
Manila Times, 27 April 2024
Media, Technology & Society
63. Why the Military Can’t Trust AI
Max Lamparth and Jacquelyn Schneider
Foreign Affairs, 29 April 2024
64. The cable ties to China’s Digital Silk Road
Sadia Rahman
Interpreter, 29 April 2024
65. For China, TikTok’s troubles are a skirmish amid bigger fights with the US
Tan Dawn Wei
Straits Times, 29 April 2024
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