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- No. 10: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 24: Peter Chang Thiam Chai, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 39: Peter Chang Thiam Chai, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 42: Lye Liang Fook, 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. China’s powerful NDRC steps in to speed up the Funan Techo Canal work
Nhean Chamrong
Khmer Times, 12 September 2024
Indonesia
2. Work starts on new Jakarta mass-transit line
Bangkok Post, 12 September 2024
3. Prabowo consolidates power as presidency looms
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 12 September 2024
4. Analysis: Govt plans to limit consumption of subsidized fuels, again
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 12 September 2024
5. Indonesian sovereign wealth fund should be politically independent
Luther Lie
Jakarta Post, 12 September 2024
6. Indonesia hybrid car incentives grind to halt amid political shakeup
Tomoyoshi Oshikiri
Nikkei Asia, 12 September 2024
7. Indonesia’s US$20 billion Bali LRT raises eyebrows over heavy China reliance
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 12 September 2024
8. PDI-P slams petition filed at administrative court to challenge party structure
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 11 September 2024
9. Former minister, current leaders cut from KPK commissioner selection
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 11 September 2024
10. Peneliti ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Singapura: Posisi Gibran Jadi Wapres Terpilih Goyah dan akan Diganti [ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore Researcher: Gibran’s Position as Elected Vice President is Shaky and Will Be Replaced]
Ibnu Maksum
Suara Nasional, 11 September 2024
11. Jilbab dan Pancasila: kapan negara akan berhenti mengatur tubuh perempuan? [Hijab and Pancasila: when will the state stop regulating women’s bodies?]
Muhammad Ammar Hidayahtulloh, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
The Conversation, 8 September 2024
Malaysia
12. Malaysia’s social media licensing plan could hurt innovation, SMEs: analysts
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 12 September 2024
13. BN’s Mahkota candidate has ‘wow factor’, say analysts
Free Malaysia Today, 12 September 2024
14. Plan for Bandar Malaysia to fund HSR unsustainable, say experts
Lynelle Tham
Free Malaysia Today, 12 September 2024
15. Many Bumiputera residential lots unsold, ageing, says Rehda
Mikha Chan
Free Malaysia Today, 12 September 2024
16. Thousands of reports ignored, PM’s ‘we are family’ remark rings hollow – NGO
Malaysiakini, 12 September 2024
17. Muhyiddin’s seat secure despite legal setback
Zakiah Koya
Star, 12 September 2024
18. 安华当下的外交策略是否明智？[Is Anwar’s current diplomatic strategy wise?]
黄子豪
星洲网, 12 September 2024
19. 安华抛金砖 引玉或招险？[Will Anwar’s ‘golden brick’ effort pay off or invite risk?]
邓世轩是马国时事评论员
联合早报, 12 September 2024
20. 马国百亿市值新贵带来什么启发？[What insight can we glean from Malaysia’s billions-dollar market?]
郑荣信是马来西亚专栏作家
联合早报, 12 September 2024
21. PAS orders Youth wing to engage non-Muslims, win back trust
Hariz Mohd & N Faizal Ghazali
Malaysiakini, 11 September 2024
22. In Malaysia, Anwar ally Teresa Kok stands firm amid police probe over halal remarks
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 11 September 2024
23. Huge potential in halal diplomacy
Mazwin Nik Anis
Star, 11 September 2024
24. Asian Angle | In China’s education exports to Malaysia, trust and sensitivity are key
[ This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary website, Fulcrum]
Peter T. C. Chang
South China Morning Post, 8 September 2024
25. The politico-legal character of Malaysia: secular or religious?
Jahaberdeen M. Yunoos
Star, 8 September 2024
Myanmar
26. From Ukraine to Myanmar, Drone Warfare Marks a Paradigm Shift
Antonio Graceffo
Geopolitical Monitor, 11 September 2024
27. Is China Losing Balance in Its Approach to Myanmar?
Khin Oo
Irrawaddy, 11 September 2024
28. Myanmar’s new measure to address labor issue meets criticism
Kiana Duncan
Radio Free Asia, 11 September 2024
Philippines
29. BARMM split unlikely, parliament exec says
Jerome Aning, Ryan Rosauro
Inquirer, 12 September 2024
30. Making sense of the Alice Guo enterprise
Lian Buan
Rappler, 12 September 2024
31. 10 Chinese tag Ong, 53 others for trafficking via Porac Pogo
Jane Bautista
Inquirer, 11 September 2024
Thailand
32. New Thai PM’s reform agenda lacks specifics: Economists
Star, 12 September 2024
33. Paetongtarn’s 10-point plan to stimulate Thailand’s economy
The Nation, 12 September 2024
34. Palang Pracharath haemorrhaging top talent
Bangkok Post, 11 September 2024
35. Election agency asked to investigate Thaksin’s ‘control’ of Pheu Thai
Bangkok Post, 11 September 2024
36. Pheu Thai’s Pichet, Bhumjaithai’s Paradorn elected deputy House speakers
The Nation, 11 September 2024
Vietnam
37. Why Biden Should Welcome Vietnam’s To Lam to the White House
Hai Hong Nguyen
Diplomat, 11 September 2024
38. To Lam Signals No Honeymoon for Vietnamese Journalists and Dissidents
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 11 September 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
39. Are the Philippines’ tough South China Sea tactics a risk to ASEAN centrality?
Peter T C Chang
ThinkChina, 12 September 2024
Asia Pacific
40. China and fulcrum of peace, security
[Link to “Part 1 – Unpacking China’s Global Influence“] Vitit Muntarbhorn
Bangkok Post, 12 September 2024
41. Analysis: China moves to play ‘Okinawa card’ over Japan’s Taiwan stance
Katsuji Nakazawa
Nikkei Asia, 12 September 2024
42. Beijing Xiangshan Forum: China to host annual show of military diplomacy this week
Tan Si Hui
CNA, 11 September 2024
43. The Coming Clash Between China and the Global South
James Crabtree
Foreign Policy, 11 September 2024
44. Sixty countries endorse ‘blueprint’ for AI use in military; China opts out
Joyce Lee
Reuters, 10 September 2024
East/South China Sea
45. Current Security Architecture In Asia Pacific: Reaffirming ASEAN Way Of Peaceful Settlement Of Disputes In South China Sea
Rommel C. Banlaoi
Eurasia Review, 12 September 2024
46. PH, China hold high-level talks on SCS issue
Joseph Pedrajas
Manila Bulletin, 12 September 2024
47. China to ‘crush’ foreign encroachment in South China Sea: Military official
Straits Times, 12 September 2024
48. Backgrounder: The People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM)
Zachary Fillingham
Global Indonesian Voices, 11 September 2024
49. Malaysia and China won’t be going to war over South China Sea drilling
Phar Kim Beng
Nikkei Asia, 11 September 2024
50. Poland’s support of Philippines over South China Sea signals fears over trade, Russia
Jeoffrey Maitem
South China Morning Post, 11 September 2024
Climate Change/Environment
51. Southeast Asia battles floods, landslides as death toll passes 200
Inquirer, 12 September 2024
52. High-Level Dialogue on Mining Issued Lima Statement
APEC, 11 September 2024
53. ‘I need to plant more trees than they cut’: Cambodia’s environment minister wants to boost nation’s green credentials
Ng Wai Mun
Eco-Business, 11 September 2024
54. Cambodian carbon credit project hit by rights abuse claims is reinstated
Gerald Flynn
Mongabay, 11 September 2024
55. Thailand’s EV makers seek to renegotiate govt incentives as sales slow
Chayut Setboonsarng
Reuters, 11 September 2024
56. Indonesia’s Confident Strides in CCS Technology
Diofanny Swandrina Putri and Taqi Hammam Ariza
Stratsea, 11 September 2024
57. To ensure a just carbon market, Malaysia must strengthen Indigenous rights
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 10 September 2024
Media, Technology & Society
58. Analysis: Malaysia’s botched web rerouting plan shows it must be more transparent, ‘better prepared’ on new internet policies
Aqil Haziq Mahmud
CNA, 11 September 2024
Others
Global Economy
59. Asia’s Consumer Tipping Point
Juan Caballero and Wolfgang Fengler
Project Syndicate, 11 September 2024
Cold War
60. The 12 elements of cold war 2.0
Graeme Dobell
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 12 September 2024
US Foreign Policy
61. Where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris Stand on China
Chad de Guzman and Koh Ewe
Time, 11 September 2024
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