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- No. 6: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 19: Mohd Faizal Bin Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 42: Nyugen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 54: Jayant Menon, 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 warships have been docked in Cambodia for 5 months, but government says it’s not permanent
SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING
AP News, 8 May 2024
Indonesia
2. Made-in-Indonesia rule threatens Jokowi’s move up value chain
Business Times, 9 May 2024
3. Indonesian defense ministry seeks budget boost to counter Papuan insurgency
Arie Firdaus
Benar News, 8 May 2024
4. Kaesang touted as candidate for Bekasi mayor
Radhiyya Indra
Jakarta Post, 8 May 2024
5. More ministries could lead to more corruption: Mahfud
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 8 May 2024
Laos
6. China-Laos Railway Brings Higher Mobility, Employment As Profit Concerns Linger
Jitsiree Thongnoi
China-Global South Project, 8 May 2024
7. Is the Lao State Collapsing?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 8 May 2024
Malaysia
8. Analysis: Politics, business viability, diplomacy make purported casino in Malaysia’s Forest City a risky bet
Amir Yusof
CNA, 9 May 2024
9. Commentary: Rise of ‘birther politics’ in Malaysia and how it might backfire
James Chai
CNA, 9 May 2024
10. Duo no longer Bersatu members after joining PH campaign, says Hamzah
Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 9 May 2024
11. MCA’s odds better with BN, analysts say
Anne Muhammad
Free Malaysia Today, 9 May 2024
12. GE14’s impact on state-federal relations
Tricia Yeoh
Malaysiakini, 9 May 2024
13. US monitored ship-to-ship oil transfers in M’sian waters, says official
Martin Vengadesan
Malaysiakini, 9 May 2024
14. Can Umno make a comeback after wasting six years?
Wong Chin Huat
Malaysiakini, 9 May 2024
15. Perlembagaan baharu Bersatu tiada kesan [Bersatu’s new constitution has no effect]
ARIF AIMAN ASROL
Utusan Malaysia, 9 May 2024
16. The Growing Momentum For Secession In Sabah And Sarawak
Murray Hunter
Eurasia Review, 8 May 2024
17. Impending huge public sector pay hike gets economists thinking about where the money is coming from
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 8 May 2024
18. In Kuala Lumpur, children go hungry as food inflation squeezes poor despite Malaysia ‘getting richer’
South China Morning Post, 8 May 2024
19. Betulkah tiada penduduk miskin di Pulau Pinang? [Is it true that there are no poor people in Penang?]
Mohd Faizal Musa atau Faisal Tehrani bertugas sebagai felo di Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (UKM), Felo Pelawat di ISEAS-Yusuf Ishak dan Bersekutu untuk sebuah projek di bawah Weatherhead Center, Universiti Harvard.
The Malaysian Insight, 8 May 2024
Myanmar
20. Myanmar’s public struggles with inflation as currency tumbles
Nikkei Asia, 9 May 2024
21. Mapping Territorial Control in Post-Coup Myanmar: Flawed by Design?
Han Ya
Diplomat, 8 May 2024
22. Lao police arrest and hand over 17 Myanmar citizens to military junta
Radio Free Asia, 8 May 2024
23. Myanmar’s military on the back foot as the dry season comes to a close
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 8 May 2024
24. Myanmar junta rebuffs Cambodia ex-leader’s request to meet Suu Kyi
AFP
VOA, 8 May 2024
Philippines
25. Filipinos want military action to resolve sea row
Red Mendoza
Manila Times, 9 May 2024
26. Standing shoulder to shoulder for security
Dindo Manhit
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 May 2024
27. DOJ studying PH reentry to ICC, other legal options
Jane Bautista
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 May 2024
28. Highly-educated Filipinos as OFWs: A double-edged sword for PH
Cristina Eloisa Baclig
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 May 2024
29. Philippine defense chief urges probe into alleged South China Sea ‘deal’ recording
Jason Gutierrez
Benar News, 8 May 2024
30. MARCOS’ POLICY OF MILITARISM OVER DIPLOMACY
Bobby M. Tuazon
Centre for People Empowerment in Governance, 8 May 2024
31. When China’s Digital Silk Road meets Philippines’ digital transformation
Julio Amador III , Deryk Matthew Baladjay
Philstar Global, 8 May 2024
32. Two Years of the Marcos Presidency: Political and Governance Trends
Centre for People Empowerment in Governance, 7 May 2024
Thailand
33. Chinese to visit for new round of sub negotiations
WASSANA NANUAM
Bangkok Post, 9 May 2024
34. Govt, BoT spat may not be economic
CHARTCHAI PARASUK
Bangkok Post, 9 May 2024
35. Opinion – Fair Weather Friends: Looming MFP dissolution shows fickleness of the West
Arun Saronchai
ThaiEnquirer, 9 May 2024
36. Suriya: Thai-Chinese high-speed railway on track to open in 2030
The Nation, 9 May 2024
37. PM: Cannabis to be relisted as a narcotic by year-end
Bangkok Post, 8 May 2024
38. Associations line up to oppose increase in minimum wage
PHUSADEE ARUNMAS
Bangkok Post, 8 May 2024
39. Srettha tells disgruntled deputy finance minister to rethink decision to quit
The Nation, 8 May 2024
Vietnam
33. Chinese to visit for new round of sub negotiations
WASSANA NANUAM
Bangkok Post, 9 May 2024
34. Govt, BoT spat may not be economic
CHARTCHAI PARASUK
Bangkok Post, 9 May 2024
35. Opinion – Fair Weather Friends: Looming MFP dissolution shows fickleness of the West
Arun Saronchai
ThaiEnquirer, 9 May 2024
36. Suriya: Thai-Chinese high-speed railway on track to open in 2030
The Nation, 9 May 2024
37. PM: Cannabis to be relisted as a narcotic by year-end
Bangkok Post, 8 May 2024
38. Associations line up to oppose increase in minimum wage
PHUSADEE ARUNMAS
Bangkok Post, 8 May 2024
39. Srettha tells disgruntled deputy finance minister to rethink decision to quit
The Nation, 8 May 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
43. Thaksin ‘met with Malaysia’s Anwar’
MONGKOL BANGPRAPA & AEKARACH SATTABURUTH
Bangkok Post, 9 May 2024
44. India and ASEAN rise in supply chain priority, global survey shows
DYLAN LOH
Nikkei Asia, 9 May 2024
45. The Funan Techo Canal project and appropriate behavior
VietNamNet, 9 May 2024
46. 31st ASEAN-EU Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) Meeting
ASEAN Secretariat News, 8 May 2024
47. Forging forward: ASEAN, EU Launch Blue Book 2024-2025
ASEAN Secretariat News, 8 May 2024
48. Former Thai PM Thaksin Holds Talks With Opponents of Myanmar Junta
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 8 May 2024
49. Thailand concerned that trade with Myanmar is declining
Mizzima, 8 May 2024
50. Myanmar resistance rejects Thaksin’s mediation offer: sources
The Nation, 8 May 2024
Asia Pacific
51. China’s Digital Silk Road taking its shot at the global stage
Evan Williams, Pomona College
East Asia Forum, 9 May 2024
52. China Threat Pulls 26 Nations For World’s Biggest Naval Drills; Bonds Euro-Atlantic, Indo-Pacific Partners
Prakash Nanda
Eurasian Times, 8 May 2024
53. Philippines first, India later, as U.S. prioritizes ‘Squad’ allies
KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent
Nikkei Asia, 8 May 2024
54. Overcapacity: Surplus of Chinese goods an issue to some, welcomed by others
Chen Jing
ThinkChina, 8 May 2024
East/South China Sea
55. “Squad” goals: Consolidating the new quadrilateral partnership
RICHARD JAVAD HEYDARIAN
Interpreter, 9 May 2024
56. South China Sea: Philippines fears Beijing’s floating nuclear plants could further militarise disputed waterway
South China Morning Post, 8 May 2024
57. South China Sea: recording of Philippine deal on Second Thomas Shoal simply ‘propaganda’, analysts say
Jeoffrey Maitem
South China Morning Post, 8 May 2024
Climate Change/Environment
58. Indonesia Bets Big on Electric Vehicles
Joseph Rachman
Foreign Policy, 8 May 2024
59. Lao farmers worry about upcoming rice season as heat wave kills crops
Radio Free Asia, 8 May 2024
Media, Technology & Society
60. Top eight cybersecurity predictions for 2024
The Nation, 9 May 2024
Others
Geopolitics
61. Geopolitics And Its Impact On Global Trade And The Dollar
Gita Gopinath
Eurasia Review, 8 May 2024
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