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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.
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. Still on watch: PM Hun Sen to remain as CPP president after leaving office
Hang Punreay
Khmer Times, 14 September 2022
2. Cambodia hedges
Vannarith Chheang, NTU
East Asia Forum, 13 September 2022
Indonesia
3. Is Indonesia getting ‘grey-zoned’ by China?
Yayan GH Mulyana
Jakarta Post, 14 September 2022
4. Disebut “mitra” tapi tak ada payung hukumnya: pekerja gig economy tidak terproteksi [Gig workers are called “partners” but have no legal umbrella protection]
Nabiyla Risfa Izzati, Lecturer of Labour Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Conversation, 13 September 2022
5. Jakarta Legislature Names Three Candidates to Replace Anies
Mikael Niman
Jakarta Globe, 13 September 2022
6. Prabowo Subianto and Indonesia’s Next Presidential Election
Joshua Kurlantzick
Council on Foreign Relations, 13 September 2022
Malaysia
7. Grassroots or Umno warlords: who matters more to PM?
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 14 September 2022
8. DAP to fix anti-hopping loophole in party constitution through Sept 25 congress
Radzi Razak
Malay Mail, 14 September 2022
9. Khairy to contest in Alor Setar?
Malaysiakini, 14 September 2022
10. DAP outlines 9 proposals for Budget 2023
Malaysiakini, 14 September 2022
11. ‘Hadi could have been PM if PAS had stayed with Pakatan Rakyat’
N Faizal Ghazali
Malaysiakini, 14 September 2022
12. GPS gears up for general election
Desmond Davidson
Malaysian Insight, 14 September 2022
13. Cambodia civil servants set to receive 50K riel bonus for festival
Star, 14 September 2022
14. Lowering voting age does not ensure political participation
James Gomez
Malay Mail, 13 September 2022
15. Apa susahnya menetapkan tarikh pilihan raya? [How difficult is it to set an election date?]
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, 13 September 2022
Myanmar
16. The World Must Respond to Myanmar’s Civil War Rather Than Its Coup
David Hutt
Diplomat, 14 September 2022
Philippines
17. Marcos orders all sugar output for domestic use
Jordeene B. Lagare, Melvin Gascon
Inquirer, 14 September 2022
18. Sugar industry woes due to the failure of SRA to implement SIDA Law
Manila Bulletin, 14 September 2022
19. President Marcos won’t follow Duterte’s bloody approach to drug war
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 14 September 2022
20. Philippines President Marcos defends father’s martial law legacy
Reuters, 13 September 2022
Thailand
21. Door open’ for renegades
Mongkol Bangprapa And Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 14 September 2022
22. Wage hike looms large for firms
Bangkok Post, 14 September 2022
23. Reclaiming the pride of Thai rice
Nipon Poapongsakorn & Chawalrath Buranakij
Bangkok Post, 14 September 2022
24. Rich Chinese second only to wealthy Americans in bidding for Thailand’s new 10-year work visas
Bloomberg
South China Morning Post, 14 September 2022
25. Thailand’s 2023 Budget Keeps an Eye on Spending and Debt
James Guild
Diplomat, 13 September 2022
26. Thailand’s deep south conflict is approaching a critical point
Rungrawee Chalermsripinyorat.
Nikkei Asia, 13 September 2022
Vietnam
27. China stokes encirclement fear in next-door Vietnam
David Hutt
Asia Times, 13 September 2022
28. India, Vietnam agree to expand counter-terror & maritime security ties
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury
Economic Times, 13 September 2022
29. Vietnam Accelerates Smart City Building
Samaya Dharmaraj
OpenGov, 12 September 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
30. Sea riches prompt new talks Thailand, Cambodia eager to end dispute
Bangkok Post, 14 September 2022
31. Can South-East Asian countries learn to share power?
Economist, 1 September 2022
Asia Pacific
32. Big Mac or Nothingburger? Take Your Pick
An opinion piece on the outcome of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial meeting. The article also links to another CSIS piece ‘Critical Questions’ covering some facts related to IPEF.
William Alan Reinsch
CSIS, 12 September 2022
33. Two new railway lines could transform Central Asia
Economist, 6 September 2022
Climate Change/Environment
34. Too many forests lost because Indigenous peoples have had to fight alone: Malaysian activist Shaq Koyok
Robin Hicks
Eco-Business, 13 September 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
35. Penang, Langkawi, Kedah, KL part of DE Rantau to turn Malaysia into digital nomad hub
Star, 13 September 2022
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