Daily News on Southeast Asia – 13 Sep 2022

Every weekday, ISEAS Library collates articles relevant to Southeast Asia and special topics in line with the research interests of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. To view articles behind paywalls, please visit the Library during its operating hours.


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. Sukarno’s clan is soon losing its grip on PDI-P
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 13 September 2022
 
2. RI factories struggle with high energy, materials prices
Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman
Jakarta Post, 13 September 2022
 
3. Indonesia leaving Australia in its EV-making dust
John McBeth
Asia Times, 12 September 2022
 
4. Suharso Summoned by President after Losing Bid to Retain PPP Chairmanship
Lenny Tristia Tambun, Yustinus Paat
Jakarta Globe, 12 September 2022
 
5. Men- and women-owned/led MSMEs and the COVID-19 Policy Responses in Indonesia [85-page pdf report]
Niken Kusumawardhani, Rizki Fillaili, Wandira Larasati, Hening Wikan Sawiji
SMERU, 2022
 
6. Builders Begin to Secure Contracts from the Nusantara Project
Parluhutan Situmorang
Jakarta Globe, 13 September 2022
 
7. Anies to answer ‘call of duty’ if nominated
Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 13 September 2022
 
8. What do fintechs have to do with social justice anyway?
Taran Arjun Dasani
Jakarta Post, 13 September 2022

Malaysia

9. Percaturan MUDA bergabung dengan PH strategi yang baik [MUDA’s tie up with PH is a good strategy] – AMANAH
Amirul Aiman Hamsuddin
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 13 September 2022
 
10. ‘Prince of Usukan’ seen as BN’s best bet for Kota Belud seat
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 13 September 2022
 
11. Analysts: BN may just keep PBM as ally and not part of coalition, won’t give up seven Parliament seats for party hoppers
Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
Malay Mail Online, 13 September 2022
 
12. Warmer ties with Russia unlikely, even as geopolitical ground continues to shift
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 13 September 2022
 
13. Bersatu expects PAS to remain committed to PN
Malaysiakini, 13 September 2022
 
14. No discussion yet with UMNO top leaders on when to hold general election: Malaysia PM Ismail Sabri
Channel News Asia, 12 September 2022
 
15. PAS growing unpopular even among Muslims, says analyst
Shahrul Shahabudin
Free Malaysia Today, 12 September 2022
 
16. GE15: GRS ‘theoretically’ working with BN, but prepared for anything, says Kitingan
Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 12 September 2022
 
17. Making trade, investment work for Malaysia 
Calvin Cheng
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, 10 September 2022
 
18. Becoming the citadel of corruption, paving the way to a failed state
Rais Hussin
Malay Mail Online, 13 September 2022
 
19. Najib stripped of Selangor titles
Wani Muthiah
Star, 13 September 2022

Myanmar

20. Deals with Russia could ease Myanmar’s woes, but only up to a point
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 13 September 2022
 
21. The Myanmar military’s real weak spot: economic ineptitude
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 12 September 2022

Philippines

22. Sweetening the sugar crisis
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 September 2022
 
23. Philippines Requests ICC to Halt Drug War Investigation
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 12 September 2022
 
24. Chinese ‘swarming’ continues as 48 protests filed since June 30
Frances Mangosing
Inquirer, 12 September 2022

Thailand

25. Rethink tourist levy
Bangkok Post, 13 September 2022
 
26. Analysis: Govt reeling as Anutin switches to Thaksin’s side ahead of election
Nation, 13 September 2022

Vietnam

27. Vietnam desires stronger parliamentary ties with Cambodia
Voice of Vietnam, 12 September 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

28. SE Asia to host big powers in November
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 13 September 2022
 
29. My Say: Southeast Asia must prepare to weather the coming storm
Manu BHaskaran
Edge Markets, 13 September 2022
 
30. Economic integration key for ASEAN progress, says PM Hun Sen
Adur Pradeep
Khmer Times, 13 September 2022
 
31. Setting standards: PM wants Asean to become role model for world
Taing Rinith
Khmer Times, 13 September 2022
 
32. US-China rivalry in Southeast Asia need not be a zero-sum game
Thi Mai Anh Nguyen
Interpreter, 12 September 2022
 
33. Southeast Asia govts primary adopters of regtech strategies
Adur Pradeep
Khmer Times, 12 September 2022
 
34. The Challenges of Expansion: Timor-Leste and ASEAN
Maria Ortuoste
Asialink, 13 September 2022

Asia Pacific

35. India is quietly laying claim to economic superpower status
Martin Farrer
Guardian, 12 September 2022
 
36. India’s rice export ban paralyzes trade in Asia as prices rise
Jakarta Post, 9 September 2022
 
37. Powerhouse: clean energy transitions in the Indo-Pacific
Parul Bakshi
Interpreter, 13 September 2022
 
38. [State of our world] China’s future in a politicised world
Lance Gore
Think China, 12 September 2022

Climate Change/Environment

39. Managing southeast Asia’s transboundary smoke
Jason Loh And Anis Salwana Abdul Malik Work For Emir Research.
Malaysian Insight, 12 September 2022

40. Indonesia, Brazil biggest culprits in tropical forest loss linked to industrial mining -study
[Link To Study: A Pantropical Assessment Of Deforestation Caused By Industrial Mining]
Gloria Dickie
Reuters, 12 September 2022

41. Indonesia and Norway take up battle against deforestation again with new climate deal
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 12 September 2022

Others

Global Powers
 
42. AUKUS, one year on
Sam Roggeveen
Interpreter, 13 September 2022

Media, Technology & Society
 
43. Indonesia Set to Pass New Data Privacy Law After Spate of Leaks
Norman Harsono And Faris Mokhtar
Bloomberg, 13 September 2022
 
44. ‘Hacktivist’ polarizes RI netizens after data breach spree
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 13 September 2022
 
45. From block to blue ticks: How China became big business for Twitter
Reuters
Inquirer, 13 September 2022


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