Daily News on Southeast Asia – 26 Oct 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.

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. Potential Impact of RCEP and Structural Transformation on Cambodia
Shandre M Thangavelu, Jeffrey Cheah, Vutha Hing, Ea Hai Khov, Bunroth Khong & Seychanly Titih
ERIA, 21 October 2022

Indonesia

2. Data Bicara: Lebih dari 55% calon pekerja Generasi Z ingin menjadi PNS atau pegawai BUMN
Luthfi T. Dzulfikar, Editor Pendidikan + Anak Muda
Conversation, 25 October 2022

Laos

3. Laos to grant honorary citizenship to foreigners who invest US$1.5 million
Radio Free Asia, 25 October 2022

Malaysia

4. PAS to go it alone in Sabah
Tracy Bul
Free Malaysia Today, 26 October 2022

5. GE15: Loke confirms Wong Tack out, Young Syefura in for Bentong contest
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 26 October 2022

6. What fate for the Umno court cluster at the polling booth?
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 26 October 2022

7. Harapan should start courting GPS
Francis Paul Siah
Malaysiakini, 26 October 2022

8. Analysts: Picking Nizar for Pekan could save Najib’s legacy
Farah Ayuni Zulkefli
Malaysiakini, 26 October 2022

9. More DPMs, more benefits?
Rahimy Rahim & Fatimah Zainal
Star, 26 October 2022

10. Malaysia election: Ismail spurns debate challenge from Anwar
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 26 October 2022

11. Report: Dr Wan Azizah to run in Bandar Tun Razak
Keertan Ayamany
Malay Mail Online, 25 October 2022

12. Harapan on verge of making the same mistake
P Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 25 October 2022

13. Apa kata PM dari Borneo, TPM dari Semenanjung? [How about a PM from Borneo and a DPM from the Peninsula?]
Faisal Tehrani (Mohd Faizal Bin Musa, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS)
Malaysian Insight, 25 October 2022

14. Mahathir: GTA not approved, so now it’s Pejuang
New Straits Times, 25 October 2022

Myanmar

15. The International Community is Overcomplicating the Myanmar Crisis
David Hutt
Diplomat, 25 October 2022

16. Myanmar junta strips Rohingya of ownership of land they were forced to flee in 2017
Sa Tun Aung
Myanmar NOW, 25 October 2022

Thailand

17. Prayut ignores Pheu Thai speculation
Aekarach Sattaburuth & Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 26 October 2022

18. Cabinet backs expats owning land
Phusadee Arunmas & Lamonphet Apisitniran
Bangkok Post, 26 October 2022

19. Thailand has highest income inequality in east Asia: World Bank rural poverty report
[Link to the 82-page pdf report “Thailand Rural Income Diagnostic”]
Nation, 25 October 2022

20. Thailand eyes new stimulus schemes as New Year gifts for the public
Nation, 25 October 2022

Vietnam

21. Vietnam wires into global electronics
Suiwah Leung
East Asia Forum, 25 October 2022

22. Vietnam’s Communist Party chief to be first foreign leader to visit China after 20th congress
Cyril Ip
South China Morning Post, 25 October 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

23. Southeast Asia should diversify energy sources, learn from Europe’s Russian ‘mistake’: Global agency chief
Fabian Koh
Channel News Asia, 26 October 2022

24. ASEAN urges for immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar
Khmer Times, 26 October 2022

25. Cambodia, Singapore to enhance energy cooperation
Chea Vanyuth
Khmer Times, 26 October 2022

26. What Took Place at the First ASEAN CBR Security Conference?
Prashanth Parameswaran
Diplomat, 25 October 2022

27. ASEAN Strategic Policy Dialogue On Disaster Management (SPDDM) 2022
[26-page PDF document]
Alistair D. B. Cook, Christopher Chen, Lina Gong & S. Nanthini
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 25 October 2022

Asia Pacific

28. Belt and Road’s next chapter will be all about the yuan
Diana Choyleva & Dinny McMahon
Nikkei Asia, 25 October 2022

Climate Change/Environment

29. Public Attitudes Towards Energy Policy and Sustainable Development Goals in ASEAN
ERIA, 26 October 2022

30. Singapore’s strategy towards net zero
Lawrence Wong
Straits Times, 26 October 2022

31. Emissions from China-invested overseas coal plants equal to whole of Spain–research
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 25 October 2022

32. Decarbonation of Thermal Power Generation in ASEAN Countries
ERIA, 24 October 2022

Others

Global Economy

33. Globalization Isn’t Dead: The World Is More Fragmented, but Interdependence Still Rules
Ian Bremmer
Foreign Affairs, 25 October 2022

RCEP

34. Global Value Chain Indicators: A Survey and Application to RCEP
Chandra T. Putra
ERIA, 21 October 2022

35. Economic and Technical Cooperation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Focus Areas and Support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises RCEP, RCEP countries, SMEs
Cassey Lee, Senior Fellow, ISEAS
ERIA, 21 October 2022

36. Investment Liberalisation in East and Southeast Asia
Toshiyuki Matsuura
ERIA, 21 October 2022

37. The Implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for Asian Regional Architecture
Shiro Armstrong & Peter Drysdale
ERIA, 21 October 2022

38. RCEP Services Liberalisation: Key Features and Implications
Ramonette B. Serafica & Intan M. Ramli
ERIA, 21 October 2022


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