Daily News on Southeast Asia – 8 Nov 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 PacificEast/South China Sea | Climate Change/Environment | Others


Cambodia

1. Hun Sen juggles global, regional politics
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 8 November 2022

Indonesia

2. Jokowi Readies G-20 Deals to Showcase Indonesia’s Growing Clout
Norman Harsono
Bloomberg, 8 November 2022
 
3. New Defence Structures in Riau Islands: Implications and Challenges
Adhi Priamarizki
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 8 November 2022
 
4. DPR aiming to complete Papua election regulation by Dec
Antara, 7 November 2022
 
5. Govt still deliberating on 2023 provincial minimum wage: minister
Antara, 7 November 2022
 
6. How will Indonesia balance economic growth with its green transition?
Bo Bai
Jakarta Post, 7 November 2022
 
7. Indonesian Islamic group eyes ‘soft power’ with Spanish church purchase
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 7 November 2022
 
8. Australia and Indonesia’s Cooperative Relationship on Terrorism
Irine Hiraswari Gayatri
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 4 November 2022

Malaysia

9. My Say: What the post-election budget will look like
Huzaime Hamid
Edge Markets, 8 November 2022
 
10. Seven deadly sins of Malaysia’s approach to education
Sharifah Munirah Alatas
Free Malaysia Today, 8 November 2022
 
11. Trust, the bigger challenge for GE15 victors
Sophie Lemière
Malaysia Now, 8 November 2022
 
12. COP27: Malaysia to focus on adaptation, climate finance and showcasing local solutions
Tan Zhai Yun
Edge Markets, 7 November 2022

Philippines

13. PH ranks high in sustainability index
[link to Sustainable Trade Index (STI)]
Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat
Manila Bulletin, 8 November 2022
 
14. Magalong, Vico: Governance beyond partisanship
Richard Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 November 2022

Thailand

15. Govt U-turns on land plan
MONGKOL BANGPRAPA AND WASSANA NANUAM
Bangkok Post, 8 November 2022
 
16. PM shrugs off defection talk
Wassana Nanuam & Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 8 November 2022
 
17. Thailand to cut mall, gas station opening hrs if LNG hits $50/unit
Nation, 8 November 2022
 
18. Thailand has 3.4 million poor people, census shows
Nation, 7 November 2022

Vietnam

19. Crude oil nearly exhausted, finding new mines difficult
VietNamNet, 7 November 2022
 
20. Hanoi’s Beijing Syndrome
Duy Hoang
Diplomat, 5 November 2022
 
21. A High-Level Visit Showcases China and Vietnam’s Complicated Relationship
Stratfor Worldview, 4 November 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

22. Three pathways for Australia to reset relations with Southeast Asia
Huong Le Thu
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 8 November 2022
 
23. My Say: What Xi Jinping’s new China means for Southeast Asia
Manu BHaskaran
Edge Markets, 8 November 2022
 
24. RI must recognize NUG as 2023 ASEAN chair: Activists
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 8 November 2022
 
25. Asean needs a more active strategy to head off a US-China conflict
James Curran
Straits Times, 8 November 2022
 
26. ASEAN Struggles on in an Uncertain Age
Richard Maude
Diplomat, 7 November 2022
 
27. ASEAN Integration Report 2022
Dr. Evelyn S. Devadason, Dr. Lurong Chen, Ms Yuanita Suhud, Dr. Aya Ono, Dr. Anh Tuan Nguyen, Dr. Poppy S. Winanti, Dr. Katrina Navallo, Dr. Upalat Korwatanasakul, Dr. Adiasri Putri Purbantina, Mr Imran Shamsunahar, Dr. Juita Mohamad, Ms Julia Merican, Ms Kirjane Ngu and Mr Jazreen Harith
Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, 7 November 2022
 
28. Asean – economic giant in the making with unique growth story
Manoj Mathew
Khmer Times, 7 November 2022
 
29. India’s strategic partnership with ASEAN set to grow
Khmer Times, 7 November 2022
 
30. Asean should stick to founding principles in Myanmar decision, says senior Cambodian official
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 7 November 2022

Asia Pacific

31. Palm oil faces headwinds amid China lockdowns, EU phaseout
ERWIDA MAULIA
Nikkei Asia, 8 November 2022
 
32. China’s growing global links show there is no such thing as a US-led international order
Zhou Bo
South China Morning Post, 8 November 2022

East/South China Sea

33. South China Sea: between US-China tensions and Asean disputes, a code of conduct remains out of reach
Mark J. Valencia
South China Morning Post, 8 November 2022

Climate Change/Environment

34. Nurturing supply and demand: How Asia’s energy players can accelerate green growth
David Dyer, Rod Farmer, Jakob Fischer, and Bart Woord
McKinsey & Co., 8 November 2022
 
35. Soaring methane emissions raise stakes for Asia at COP27
Dominic Faulder
Nikkei Asia, 8 November 2022
 
36. Vietnam struggles to break one of world’s biggest coal addictions
AFP
Channel News Asia, 7 November 2022
 
37. Where’s the money? COP27 climate summit opens with a rallying call for rich nations to pay up
Sam Meredith
CNBC, 7 November 2022
 
38. Time to Rethink Climate Finance: Net Zero Won’t Come Cheap
Kelly Sims Gallagher
Foreign Affairs, 7 November 2022
 
39. How to Slow Climate Change While Fighting Poverty
Rabah Arezki
Foreign Policy, 7 November 2022
 
40. COP27: How climate finance and adaptation can support vulnerable countries
World Economic Forum, 7 November 2022
 
41. What to Expect at COP27
DAN BAER, NOAH GORDON, AMR HAMZAWY, ZAINAB USMAN
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 4 November 2022

Others

Media, Technology & Society
 
42. Buying your way to online legitimacy: What happens if anyone can buy Twitter’s ‘blue tick’ status?
Timothy Graham
South China Morning Post, 7 November 2022

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