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- No. 3: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
- No. 8: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 15: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 22: Romain Caillaud, Associate Fellow
- No. 39: Phan Xuan Dung, Research Officer
- No. 40: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 41: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 42: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 44: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow and Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 46: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 47: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 48: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 51: State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 53: State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 57: Christopher Len, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 60: Tham Siew Yean, Visiting Senior Fellow and Neo Hui Yun Rebecca, Research Officer
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. Cambodia will never lose sovereignty over the Funan Techo Canal, PM says
Khmer Times, 5 August 2024
2. Cambodia’s Hun Dynasty stakes reputation on the Funan Techo Canal
David Hutt
Radio Free Asia, 3 August 2024
Indonesia
3. Can Prabowo’s economic policies steer Indonesia through troubled waters?
Amy Chew
South China Morning Post, 5 August 2024
4. Indonesia eyes more oversight of fast-growing peer-to-peer lending industry
Star, 5 August 2024
5. Ahok Says It’s Hard for PDI-P to Support Anies’ Gubernatorial Bid
Yustinus Patris Paat
Jakarta Globe, 4 August 2024
6. Prabowo may inspire Indonesia’s bold diplomacy
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2024
7. Parties begin to unify behind Ridwan as Anies’ candidacy grows uncertain
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2024
8. Who’s afraid of Prabowo?
[Originally published here at the Straits Times]
Johannes Nugroho
Star, 4 August 2024
9. Indonesia’s new golden visa: Is the risk worth the reward?
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 4 August 2024
10. Two tickets rise for South Sulawesi gubernatorial race
Andi Hajramurni and Alifia Sekar
Jakarta Post, 3 August 2024
Malaysia
11. Chinese emigration to Malaysia doubles on student and investment surge
Financial Times, 5 August 2024
12. Perikatan banks on discontent to win
Star, 5 August 2024
13. BlackRock haunts government’s second pro-Palestine rally as critics hope Anwar will back away from airport deal
Malaysia Now, 4 August 2024
14. Umno barometer in Nenggiri
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 4 August 2024
15. Anwar’s stance on Haniyeh’s killing shows strong support for Palestine, boosts Islamic credentials
Lu Wei Hoong
Straits Times, 4 August 2024
16. Malaysia PM’s alliance aims to win by-election battle in opposition stronghold state of Kelantan
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 4 August 2024
17. Sabah political egos a hurdle to realising MA63, says Pandikar
Jason Santos
The Malaysian Insight, 4 August 2024
18. RTS is coming: Why JB urgently needs a public transport overhaul to handle rising commuters
Malay Mail Online, 3 August 2024
19. Dominic Lau – ambitious leader of a sunset party
Joceline Tan
Star, 3 August 2024
20. COMMENT | Anwar’s deficits: Madani govt assessment Part 2
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 2 August 2024
Myanmar
21. Myanmar Resistance Group Claims It Has ‘Fully Captured’ Key Military HQ
Diplomat, 5 August 2024
22. Myanmar’s economy sinks deeper into quagmire as junta extends coercive control
[Originally published here on Fulcrum]
Romain Caillaud
South China Morning Post, 4 August 2024
23. Myanmar Junta Envoy Holds Talks With Cambodia’s Current, Ex-PMs
Irrawaddy, 2 August 2024
24. Myanmar’s Revolution at Crossroads: Attrition, National Rebirth or Disintegration?
Paul Lim
Irrawaddy, 2 August 2024
Philippines
25. Cognac, tortoises and a pink-striped helicopter: inside the mystery of Alice Guo, the missing Philippines mayor
Rebecca Ratcliffe and Guill Ramos
Guardian, 4 August 2024
26. PH, Germany eye finalization of ‘broader’ defense agreement
Manila Bulletin, 4 August 2024
27. Musical chairs in the administration
Ben Kritz
Manila Times, 4 August 2024
28. Philippines looks to diversify project funding beyond China amid maritime row
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 4 August 2024
29. Marcos signs order for government workers’ wage hike, extra allowance
Inquirer, 3 August 2024
30. The Chinoy integration into Philippine society
Philip M. Lustre Jr.
Inquirer, 3 August 2024
31. The Philippines’ Defense Diplomacy Is All About Agency, Not Alignment
Richard Javad Heydarian
World Politics Review, 2 August 2024
Thailand
32. Handout scheme to proceed regardless of PM’s fate
Phusadee Arunmas & Onnucha Hutasingh
Bangkok Post, 5 August 2024
33. Established local figures sweep PAO elections in three provinces
The Nation, 5 August 2024
34. Why I Remain Hopeful Despite Thailand’s Fragile Democracy
Pita Limjaroenrat
The Nation, 5 August 2024
35. Thailand’s establishment silences voices of change
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Nikkei Asia, 4 August 2024
36. The enemy from within
Bangkok Post, 3 August 2024
37. Monitor the wallet scheme
Bangkok Post, 3 August 2024
38. Analysis – Constitutional Court set to change Thailand’s political landscape over next 14-days
Thai Enquirer, 1 August 2024
Vietnam
39. 继续被美国归为“非市场经济” 越南表失望 [Vietnam disappointed that it continues to be classified as a “non-market economy” by the United States]
周逸菲
联合早报, 4 August 2024
40. Vietnam’s president is confirmed as the new Communist Party chief — the country’s most powerful role
AP News, 3 August 2024
41. Vietnam confirms To Lam as Communist Party chief
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 3 August 2024
42. Vietnam’s president takes top job as Communist Party chief
Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio
Reuters, 3 August 2024
43. Despite reforms, Vietnam remains a non-market economy, US declares
Holly Chik and Ralph Jennings
South China Morning Post, 3 August 2024
44. To Lam: ex-public security minister turned Vietnam top leader
[Link to the Fulcrum article, “Nguyen Phu Trong’s Incomplete Legacy in Vietnam”]
Straits Times, 3 August 2024
45. Personnel preparations for 14th Party Congress is Party Chief To Lam’s priority
VietNamNet, 3 August 2024
46. 越南国家主席苏林接任越共总书记 预料大政方针不变 [Vietnamese President To Lam takes over as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, major policies are expected to remain unchanged]
吴汉钧
联合早报, 3 August 2024
47. To Lam Confirmed as Vietnam’s Top Leader Until at Least 2026
Damien Cave
New York Times, 2 August 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
48. 吴玉贤：凯德投资瞄准东南亚三大投资主题 [CapitaLand Investment targets three major investment themes in Southeast Asia]
[Link to ISEAS Perspective 2024/14 “Demographic Transitions in Southeast Asia: Reframing How We Think and Act About Ageing”]
联合早报, 5 August 2024
49. Southeast Asia must factor Big Tech firms into its US-China calculus
Elina Noor
South China Morning Post, 4 August 2024
50. Rethinking ASEAN Economic Security Amid Geopolitical Risks
Arrizal Jaknanihan
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2 August 2024
Asia Pacific
51. The Problem of US Military Access in a Non-Aligned Indo-Pacific
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
Lucas Myers
Diplomat, 3 August 2024
52. Blinken’s Asia trip beefs up alliances but will they endure?
Straits Times, 3 August 2024
53. Winds of change in India-China relations
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
M. K. Bhadrakumar was a career diplomat by profession.
Sri Lanka Guardian, 2 August 2024
East/South China Sea
54. Vietnam must be more assertive in the South China Sea
East Asia Forum, 3 August 2024
55. Chinese ship surveying reefs, shoals in WPS
Franco Jose C. Baroña
Manila Times, 4 August 2024
56. Philippines Fortifies South China Sea Outpost For a Decade
Bloomberg, 2 August 2024
Climate Change/Environment
57. Sarawak’s green hydrogen ambitions: What it means for Southeast Asia
[Originally published here on Fulcrum]
Christopher Len
Eco-Business, 1 August 2024
58. Vietnam Needs NGOs and Youth to Meet Climate Change Challenges
James Borton
Geopolitical Monitor, 1 August 2024
59. Malaysia Nears Its 40% Renewable Energy Target by 2035
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 5 August 2024
60. Rare earth elements a potential bonanza for Malaysia
[Originally published here on 360info]
Tham Siew Yean and Neo Hui Yun Rebecca
Astro Awani, 3 August 2024
Media, Technology & Society
61. Putrajaya mulls Malaysian social media platform
The Malaysian Insight, 5 August 2024
62. China’s high stakes and deepfakes in the Philippines
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 2 August 2024
Others
US Trade Policy
63. U.S. Allies Brace for Trump’s Trade Threats
Keith Johnson
Foreign Policy, 2 August 2024
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