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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. 49: Joanne Lin, Co-coordinator, ASEAN Studies Centre & William Choong, Senior Fellow
- No. 51: Hoang Thi Ha, 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. 台柬关系从盟友到势不两立 [Taiwan-Cambodia relations inconsistent]
黄一展是联合国资讯科技处顾问
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 27 October 2022
2. Candlelight Party Denies Links With Sam Rainsy
Romdoul Chetra & Teng Yalirozy
Cambodianess, 26 October 2022
Indonesia
3. Indonesia’s Police On Trial
Aisyah Llewellyn
Diplomat, 27 October 2022
4. Expats cautiously welcome ‘second home’ visa
Dio Suhenda & Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 27 October 2022
5. RI looks to Xi ahead of hard times
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 27 October 2022
6. PDI-P gives Ganjar slap on wrist for breaking ranks over presidential run
Fikri Harish & Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 26 October 2022
7. Jokowi tries reassuring investors on Nusantara
Nana Shibata & Ismi Damayanti
Nikkei Asia, 26 October 2022
8. Political Islam in Indonesia: Looking at Pemilu 2024 and Beyond
Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo
Stratsea, 26 October 2022
9. Calls to oust NasDem from ruling coalition intensify
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 22 October 2022
Malaysia
10. 3-party pact can end Anwar’s political career, says PAS man
Free Malaysia Today, 27 October 2022
11. You are special to us, Ismail tells Felda settlers
Free Malaysia Today, 27 October 2022
12. Planning GE15 foray into Pandan, Warisan banks on Shafie Apdal for halo effect
Kenneth Tee
Malay Mail Online, 27 October 2022
13. Retaking the Felda Malay heartland
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 27 October 2022
14. Analysts predict small parties will have no impact on GE
Angie Tan
Malaysian Insight, 27 October 2022
15. GE15: Making KDMR votes in Sabah count
Roy Goh
New Straits Times, 27 October 2022
16. Big names in the Johor fray
Nelson Benjamin
Star, 27 October 2022
17. GE15: Wetrom’s sacking by Hajiji fortifies goodwill between GRS, Barisan, say observers
Muguntan Vanar
Star, 27 October 2022
18. Promise of DPM post insufficient to win over Sabahan voters, say analysts
Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 27 October 2022
19. After failed pacts, Malaysian coalitions court Sabah and Sarawak instead
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 27 October 2022
20. More fresh faces as PKR, DAP begin to unveil Malaysia GE15 candidates
Amir Yusof & Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 26 October 2022
21. Malaysia’s youth election: will the biggest ever cohort of under-40s voters make a difference?
Virginia Harrison
Guardian, 26 October 2022
22. DAP drops Charles Santiago in Klang as part of Selangor seat shake-up
Kenneth Tee
Malay Mail Online, 26 October 2022
23. After olive branch rejected, Dr Mahathir implies Opposition would work with Umno
Justin Ong
Malay Mail Online, 26 October 2022
24. Rafizi, PH’s ‘plan B’ for PM if Anwar loses in Tambun?
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 26 October 2022
25. Perikatan plays race card in Bangi
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 26 October 2022
26. Pakatan jatuh sebab bertembung dengan rakyat, kata Azmin [Pakatan fell because it conflicted with the people, says Azmin]
Malaysian Insight, 26 October 2022
27. The question who’s the traitor is unimportant, says analyst
Sinchew 星洲网, 26 October 2022
Myanmar
28. U.N. envoy: Myanmar crisis deepens, taking ‘catastrophic toll’
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 26 October 2022
29. ‘Ready to kill’: Inside the weapons factories of the resistance
Frontier Myanmar, 26 October 2022
30. World has left Bangladesh to shelter 1m Rohingya refugees alone, says minister
Kaamil Ahmed
Guardian, 26 October 2022
31. Shunned by the West, Russia and Myanmar Form a Partnership of Unequals
Sui-Lee Wee
New York Times, 26 October 2022
Philippines
32. Philippine Lawmaker Proposes Bill Prohibiting Foreign Ships’ Incursions
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 27 October 2022
33. BOC goes digital in sharing of customs declaration documents to ASEAN neighbors
Aaron Recuenco
Manila Bulletin, 26 October 2022
34. Martial Law nostalgia and Ilocano youth: reimagining the Marcos legacy
Athena Charanne “Ash” R. Presto & Aaron Abel T. Mallari
New Mandala, 26 October 2022
35. POGO bad for PH-China bilateral relations – Ambassador Xilian
Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat
Manila Bulletin, 25 October 2022
Thailand
36. Finding heritage-based fixes for floods
Bangkok Post, 27 October 2022
37. Cabinet rejig serves who?
Bangkok Post, 27 October 2022
38. Chuan charged with defamation
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 27 October 2022
39. Law against enforced disappearance, torture published in Royal Gazette, takes effect after 120 days
Nation, 26 October 2022
Vietnam
40. Why LGBT Rights Trump Environmentalism in Vietnam
Mai Truong
Diplomat, 27 October 2022
41. The Vietnamese Communist Party’s Moral Vanguardism
David Hutt
Diplomat, 26 October 2022
42. Vietnam’s Deteriorating Ties With China Should Be a Wake-Up Call
Alexander Clarkson
World Politics Review, 26 October 2022
43. ‘Fake News’ damages the work of Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security
Radio Free Asia, 25 October 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
44. ASEAN stewardship in an uncertain world
Julia Tijaja
Jakarta Post, 27 October 2022
45. Undermining goodwill: Myanmar junta thwarting Asean efforts to resolve crisis
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 27 October 2022
46. South-East Asia digital economy slows as consumers curb spending
[Link to 126-page report “e-Conomy SEA 2022“]
Star, 27 October 2022
47. Challenging Malaysia’s Moral Authority on Myanmar
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 26 October 2022
48. Ramping up cross-border freight along South-east Asian roads
Shawn Chen
Business Times, 25 October 2022
Asia Pacific
49. ‘Tilting’ or tottering for the UK in the Indo-Pacific?
Joanne Lin is co-coordinator at the Asean Studies Centre, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and William Choong is senior fellow at the institute as well as managing editor at Fulcrum, the institute’s commentary and analysis website.
Straits Times, 27 October 2022
50. Asia gets mixed marks amid ‘global rule of law recession’
Alex Willemyns
Radio Free Asia, 26 October 2022
East/South China Sea
51. Catching dreams or chasing shadows for South China Sea Code of Conduct
Hoang Thi Ha is senior fellow and co-coordinator of the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
Straits Times, 27 October 2022
52. Southeast Asia will feel economic, political fallout from a more powerful Xi Jinping
Zachary Abuza
Radio Free Asia, 26 October 2022
Climate Change/Environment
53. Will Indonesia Go Green at the G-20?
James Guild
Diplomat, 26 October 2022
54. Indonesia developing regulations for cross-border renewable energy grid: minister
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 26 October 2022
55. Singapore scales up hydrogen fuel plans, pledges 2030 emissions cuts
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 25 October 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
56. Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Eco-Business, 26 October 2022
57. ADRi RTD: “Establishing a Strong and Credible Cyber Defense Posture in the Philippines”
Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies, 26 October 2022
58. Thailand ranks high in the world of digital nomads
Nation, 25 October 2022
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