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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. 13: Mohd Faizal Bin Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 24: The State of Southeast Asia: 2022 Survey Report
- No. 45: William Choong, Senior Fellow
- No. 46: State of Southeast Asia 2022 Survey Report
- No. 54: Michael Schaper, 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 | Others
Cambodia
1. Hun Sen Plods Along With Cambodia’s Leadership Succession
David Hutt
Diplomat, 12 July 2022
2. Apolitical NEC proposal: Five parties will push for the changes in a bid for fairer polls
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 12 July 2022
3. RCEP, CCFTA give boost to e-commerce development in Cambodia
Khmer Times, 12 July 2022
Indonesia
4. House systematically flouts democratic norms, critics say
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 12 July 2022
5. Survei: Saat Ini Masyarakat Takut Menyatakan Pendapat [Survey: People Are Currently Afraid to Express Their Opinions]
Republika, 12 July 2022
6. Localization and China’s Tech Success in Indonesia
Gatra Priyandita, Dirk Van Der Kley, Benjamin Herscovitch
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 11 July 2022
7. Why Indonesia Needs to Reform Its System of Energy Subsidies
I Dewa Made Raditya Margenta and Filda C. Yusgiantoro
Diplomat, 11 July 2022
8. Faktor Moderasi Islam Indonesia [Moderate factors in Islam in Indonesian]
Prof Nasaruddin Umar
Republika, 11 July 2022
Malaysia
9. Solve labour shortages, production disruptions in palm oil sector before domestic output and exports can be increased
Dr Ong Kian Ming
Edge Markets, 12 July 2022
10. Wan Saiful confirms stepping down as PTPTN chairman
Free Malaysia Today, 12 July 2022
11. Strife with Bersatu suggests PAS weighing life without Perikatan, say analysts
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 12 July 2022
12. BN source of political instability
Liew Chin Tong
Malaysiakini, 12 July 2022
13. Ahmad Lutfi Othman: Penyala api yang belum padam [Ahmad Lutfi Othman: The unquenchable igniter]
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, 12 July 2022
14. Daim’s crystal ball shows stronger PAS in GE15, Bersatu, Pejuang ‘finished’
Bangkok Post, 11 July 2022
15. Perikatan to use new logo in next general election
Malaysian Insight, 11 July 2022
16. GE15 depends on economy
Tarrence Tan And Martin Carvalho
Star, 11 July 2022
17. Party polls poser
Philip Golingai
Star, 10 July 2022
18. MA63 must be honoured, no need for a new deal, says Shafie
Muguntan Vanar
Star, 10 July 2022
19. Pulau Pinang berpotensi ketuai pemulihan negara [Penang has the potential to lead the country’s recovery]
Audrey Dermawan
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 9 July 2022
20. Isu 1MDB terus ‘meracun’ UMNO [The 1MDB issue continues to ‘poison’ UMNO]
Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman, Penolong Naib Canselor Kepimpinan dan Pembangunan Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 9 July 2022
21. Rafizi – a different kind of No 2
Joceline Tan
Star, 9 July 2022
22. Tok Mat: A modernizer who is not afraid to break eggs?
by Nick Kochan
Asia Times, 8 July 2022
23. Melaka CM may face no-confidence vote, says report
Free Malaysia Today, 8 July 2022
24. China’s divided image in Malaysia
Ngeow Chow Bing, Director, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya
ThinkChina, 5 July 2022
Myanmar
25. Spotlight on Three Major Chinese Infrastructure Initiatives in Myanmar
Irrawaddy, 11 July 2022
26. NUG claims Myanmar junta is mocking ASEAN
Mizzima
Mizzima, 11 July 2022
27. Observers say inclusive dialogue unlikely in Myanmar without added pressure on junta
Radio Free Asia, 11 July 2022
28. Exclusive: Myanmar’s junta rolls out Chinese camera surveillance systems in more cities
Fanny Potkin
Reuters, 11 July 2022
29. Blinken vows to keep US pressure on Myanmar regime
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 11 July 2022
Thailand
30. Pheu Thai unveils Bangkok lineup
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 11 July 2022
31. Move Forward submits bill seeking elections for all governors
Bangkok Post, 11 July 2022
32. Self-interest governs list-seat drama
Veera Prateepchaikul
Bangkok Post, 11 July 2022
33. Prayut focuses on ‘prosperity’
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 9 July 2022
Vietnam
34. Asian Development Bank and Viet Nam: Fact Sheet
[4-page PDF document]
Asian Development Bank, 8 July 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
35. ASEAN Chair welcomes US call to pressure Junta on reforms
Ben Sokhean
Khmer Times, 12 July 2022
36. Thailand Could Revisit its Myanmar Policy
Ashley South
Irrawaddy, 11 July 2022
37. China Reaffirms Support for ASEAN’s Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 11 July 2022
38. ‘Our Mekong is dying’: Locals reel from fish crisis as dams sprout up from Laos to China
Tom Fawthrop
South China Morning Post, 10 July 2022
39. ‘Inflation jihad’, cash handouts: Can Singapore, Malaysia and other Asian countries soften the blow of rising prices?
Joseph Sipalan Aisyah L
South China Morning Post, 9 July 2022
Asia Pacific
40. Ball in US court to keep Asia Pacific stable
Jakarta Post
Jakarta Post, 12 July 2022
41. US and Australia must boost Indo-Pacific security cooperation as China looms: deputy prime minister
Owen Churchill
South China Morning Post, 12 July 2022
42. Japan, Nato and the East-West alliance
Tosh Minohara
Straits Times, 12 July 2022
43. NATO recognises global power shift to the Indo-Pacific
Graeme Dobell
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 11 July 2022
44. South Korea ventures into its Indo-Pacific strategy
Seungjoo Lee, Chung-Ang University
East Asia Forum, 11 July 2022
45. Australia and Asean ties: A hard slog ahead
[This is an edited version of the article first published in Fulcrum.]
William Choong
Straits Times, 11 July 2022
46. China’s challenges in making itself more ‘respectable and lovable’
Danson Cheong
Straits Times, 11 July 2022
47. Rice Faces Squeeze on Higher Fertilizer Costs and Booming Demand
Bloomberg, 10 July 2022
48. Shinzo Abe Forged a New Asia
Mihir Sharma
Bloomberg, 9 July 2022
49. The BRICS Summit Isn’t Just a ‘Talk Shop’ Anymore
Paul Poast
World Politics Review, 8 July 2022
East/South China Sea
50. Chinese incursions: No ‘golden era’
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 July 2022
51. South China Sea: US-led Southeast Asian strategy to contain Beijing would ‘complicate’ disputes, Chinese experts warn
Minnie Chan
South China Morning Post, 9 July 2022
Climate Change/Environment
52. Laos has safeguards to reduce social, environmental impacts of dams: EMA
Audrey Tan
Straits Times, 12 July 2022
53. Mainstreaming Water Resilience in Asia and the Pacific: Guidance Note
[66-page PDF document]
Asian Development Bank, 8 July 2022
54. Commentary: Franchises like fast food chains could lead fight against climate change
[This commentary first appeared on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, The Fulcrum.]
Michael Schaper
Channel News Asia, 8 July 2022
Others
Global Supply Chain
55. Supply chains catch a breath as China lifts zero-COVID
Qingjiang Kong, China University of Political Science and Law and Weihuan Zhou, UNSW
East Asia Forum, 9 July 2022
Group of 20 (G-20)
56. Foreign ministers define challenge for Indonesia in hosting G20 Summit
Endy Bayuni
Jakarta Post, 12 July 2022
57. G20 follow up needed to consolidate progress at WTO ministerial conference
Ken Heydon, LSE
East Asia Forum, 10 July 2022
58. G20 to Tackle Soaring Global Food Price
Jakarta Globe, 9 July 2022
Media, Technology & Society
59. Investing in the skills to accelerate equitable digital development
Cheng Wei Swee, AlphaBeta
East Asia Forum, 9 July 2022
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