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Today’s issue includes the following commentaries and citations attributed to ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and its researchers. You can click on the links to go to the articles directly.
- No. 9: Ooi Kee Beng, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 29: Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Fellow
- No. 30: Le Hong Hiep, 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 | Others
Indonesia
1. Democracy or dynasty? Megawati delivers Jokowi a clip
Johannes Nugroho
Interpreter, 6 April 2022
2. The dear price of extending presidential term limit
Gde Siriana is executive director of the Indonesia Future Studies (INFUS)
Jakarta Post, 6 April 2022
3. About communist descendants and mosque loudspeakers
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 6 April 2022
4. Survey finds Indonesians ‘prefer’ bin Salman, Putin
Jakarta Post, 6 April 2022
5. Indonesia can become world’s largest shrimp exporter: Delos
Antara, 5 April 2022
6. Who Was Jakarta Built For?
James Guild
Diplomat, 5 April 2022
7. Salvo of approval greets TNI chief’s recruitment move
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 5 April 2022
8. Survey: Indonesians’ view of China worsens compared with 11 years ago
[Link to the report “Charting Their Own Course: How Indonesians See The World“]
Radio Free Asia, 5 April 2022
Malaysia
9. Opportunities for governance upgrade in post-pandemic phase
Ooi Kee Beng, Visiting Senior Fellow, ISEAS
Edge Markets, 6 April 2022
10. Abdul Aziz: Merit not sole determinant in DAP internal election
Malaysiakini, 6 April 2022
11. Keep singing classic ‘Malays weak’ Umno tune and perish, Rafizi tells Bersatu
Malaysiakini, 6 April 2022
12. Stable tent more important than ‘big tent’, Loke tells Pakatan
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 6 April 2022
13. ‘Fickle’ Muhyiddin in dire straits now, say analysts
Rahimy Rahim
Star, 6 April 2022
14. Sarawak DAP to lead talks on uniting opposition for GE15
Free Malaysia Today, 5 April 2022
15. Bertemu Azam Baki [A meeting with Azam Baki]
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.
Malaysian Insight, 5 April 2022
16. Observers predict dirty fight between Rafizi, Saifuddin
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 5 April 2022
17. Gerakan-PN partnership: A year of charting new course and party consolidation
Ivanpal Singh Grewal
Star, 5 April 2022
Myanmar
18. Myanmar’s Military Junta Tightens Control Over Foreign Currency Flows
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 5 April 2022
19. China Will Face Rejection From Myanmar People for Working With Junta: Shadow Govt
Irrawaddy, 5 April 2022
20. Myanmar Junta’s Jade Mining Ban Targets Resistance Funding, KIA Says
Irrawaddy, 5 April 2022
21. Burma’s opportunity lost
Mizzima Editorial
Mizzima, 5 April 2022
Philippines
22. The costs of crony capitalism
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 April 2022
23. Duterte 2.0 more akin to Marcos than Moreno – Banayo
Daniza Fernandez
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 April 2022
24. There’s still time for Marcos tax probe – Pimentel
Ben O. de Vera, DJ Yap & Marlon Ramos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 April 2022
25. Digital distortion presents an electoral threat in the Philippines
Kian Vesteinsson
Southeast Asia Globe, 5 April 2022
Thailand
26. Growth outlook darkens
Bangkok Post, 6 April 2022
27. Panel clears govt MPs of proxy voting for budget
Bangkok Post, 6 April 2022
28. In Thailand, the war in Ukraine divides the generations
Rebecca Ratcliffe & Aksarapak Lapanunt
Guardian, 6 April 2022
29. As embattled Thai PM Prayuth courts a general’s favour, another Shinawatra eyes power
Jitsiree Thongnoi
South China Morning Post, 6 April 2022
Vietnam
30. Will Vietnam be able to wean itself off Russian arms?
[This article was first published in Fulcrum, the commentary and news analysis website of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.]
Le Hong Hiep
Straits Times, 6 April 2022
31. Why Vietnam Holds the Trump Card in the US-Vietnam Partnership
Khang Vu
Diplomat, 5 April 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
32. Malay for ASEAN
Jakarta Post, 6 April 2022
33. US determined to hold summit, deepen engagement with Asean
Nirmal Ghosh
Straits Times, 6 April 2022
34. Laos, VN try for 10-15% uptick in trade this year
Phnom Penh Post, 5 April 2022
35. Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022: Mobilizing Taxes for Development
Asian Development Bank, 6 April 2022
Asia Pacific
36. Is The Ukraine War Binding The BRICS?
Patial RC
Eurasia Review, 6 April 2022
37. Aukus partnership plans to develop hypersonic weapons in apparent response to China’s build-up
Jacob Fromer
South China Morning Post, 6 April 2022
38. Asia to see solid growth amid Ukraine war, other uncertainties: ADB
[Link to 428-page PDF document “Asian Development Outlook 2022 Mobilizing Taxes for Development”]
Raul Dancel
Straits Times, 6 April 2022
39. World Bank says war shocks to drag on Asian economies
[Link to the report “World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update – Spring 2022“]
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 5 April 2022
40. New Indo-Pacific economic framework will boost US engagement in region: Biden’s top trade envoy
Bhagyashree Garekar
Straits Times, 5 April 2022
East / South China Sea
41. Of maritime security and a rules-based order
Abhijit Singh
Interpreter, 5 April 2022
Image credit: “Myanmar Yangon Thanlyn“, by Werner Bayer on Flickr.
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