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.
This issue includes an article mentioning Melinda Martinus, Lead Researcher & Chhay Lim, Visiting Fellow. You can click on the link to go to the article 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. Commentary: Can Cambodia’s future foreign policy diverge from China?
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Melinda Martinus & Chhay Lim
Channel News Asia, 16 March 2023
Indonesia
2. Indonesian President Jokowi plans to focus on family, and sustainability, after his term ends
Arlina Arshad & Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 16 March 2023
3. Three years on, preemployment card touted as model for govt e-services
Jakarta Post, 15 March 2023
4. Lingkar Madani: Erick Thohir Diprediksi Jadi Kunci Kemenangan Pemilu 2024 [Erick Thohir Predicted to be the Key to Winning the 2024 Election]
Republika, 15 March 2023
Laos
5. Economic diplomacy: unlocked Laos looks for new links
Greg Earl
Interpreter, 16 March 2023
6. As Laos builds more hydropower dams, citizens say electricity rates remain too high
Radio Free Asia, 15 March 2023
Malaysia
7. GLC political appointees: Who are they?
Reshna Reem Ganesan
Free Malaysia Today, 16 March 2023
8. To win votes, lose toll highways
Rosli Khan
Free Malaysia Today, 16 March 2023
9. Officials who let unaccredited speakers in Johor mosques will be sacked
Free Malaysia Today, 16 March 2023
10. Hadi’s defiance receives unexpected support from PKR rep
Malaysiakini, 16 March 2023
11. GE15 voting analysis – Part 4: The Chinese Pole
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 16 March 2023
12. Opposition’ not appropriate term for assemblymen not in ruling party, says Johor Ruler
Yee Xiang Yun
Star, 16 March 2023
13. Selangor PAS urges state to allow visiting clerics to preach in mosques, surau
Wani Muthiah
Star, 16 March 2023
14. 伊化这条路: 只能跟着伊党跑? [The path of Islamization: only the path of PAS?]
张庆禄
星洲网, 16 March 2023
15. UMNO takes ‘positive view’ of Muafakat Nasional – Ahmad Zahid
Bernama, 15 March 2023
16. Minister never issued statement on Puspal guidelines, says ministry
Malay Mail Online, 15 March 2023
17. Trapped’ in public housing schemes with no exit plan
Aidila Razak
Malaysiakini, 15 March 2023
18. Ignorance shouting down multiculturalism, interfaith understanding
Emmanuel Joseph
Malaysian Insight, 15 March 2023
Myanmar
19. Understanding The Military Coup In Myanmar, Two Years Later
Lian Bawi Thang
East-West Center, 15 March 2023
20. In India’s Mizoram, ethnic ties drive response to Chin conflict
Emily Fishbein
Frontier Myanmar, 15 March 2023
21. Myanmar is a failing state, led by a junta fuelled by Russian arms, says UN rights envoy
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Guardian, 15 March 2023
22. Amendment grants Myanmar junta sweeping new powers under Anti-Terrorism Law
Radio Free Asia, 15 March 2023
Philippines
23. Implications of PH foreign policy pivot to US
Prof. Anna Malindog-Uy
Manila Times, 16 March 2023
24. Zubiri thinks charter change moves delayed 3 new laws
Marlon Ramos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 March 2023
25. Philippines fishermen balk at land reclamation projects
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 15 March 2023
26. Philippines: Largest war games with US not directed at China
Benar News, 15 March 2023
27. 15.3M doses of COVID-19 vaccines expiring in next 7 months
Kathleen de Villa
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 March 2023
Thailand
28. Pita rules out alliance with PPRP, UTN
Bangkok Post, 16 March 2023
29. Legalising of vices in spotlight
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Bangkok Post, 16 March 2023
30. Squatters get B7.71bn housing project
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 16 March 2023
31. Thailand’s development model splutters
Peerasit Kamnuansilpa
Bangkok Post, 16 March 2023
32. Prawit makes policy unity pitch
Wassana Nanuam & Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 16 March 2023
33. Party by party guide to Thailand’s general election
Jarupong Krisanaraj
Nation Thailand, 16 March 2023
34. Thailand, EU agree to restart trade talks halted by 2014 coup
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 16 March 2023
35. Thailand’s Foreign Policy: Hedging by Default?
Jittipat Poonkham
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 15 March 2023
Vietnam
36. Why Vietnam doesn’t want to claim Ke Huy Quan
Jonathan Head & Tran Vo
BBC, 16 March 2023
37. Vietnam hedges its bets on the BRI
Viet Dung Trinh, University of Queensland and Huy Hai Do, Hanoi University
East Asia Forum, 15 March 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. Finding common ground on COC ‘still a challenge’
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 16 March 2023
39. Jokowi hopes for Singapore investments in education, healthcare in Indonesia’s new capital
Arlina Arshad
Straits Times, 16 March 2023
40. South-East Asian nation including Malaysia must step up to Philippines geopolitical lead
Collins Chong Yew Keat
Star, 15 March 2023
Asia Pacific
41. How China lost Asia
Yoon Young-kwan
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 16 March 2023
42. AUKUS is underway, but key challenges remain
Gregory Brown, Bronte Munro & Iain MacGillivray
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 16 March 2023
43. Is RCEP a threat or an opportunity?
Antonio Contreras
Manila Times, 16 March 2023
44. What to know about Australia’s Aukus subs and why it’s causing anxiety in Asia
Kimberly Lim
South China Morning Post, 16 March 2023
45. Australia should seek security in Asia with its sovereignty, not ‘rubbish’ defence deals like Aukus: former PM Paul Keating
Su-Lin Tan
South China Morning Post, 15 March 2023
Climate Change/Environment
46. Pertumbuhan kendaraan listrik 2023 bakal pesat, ini 6 saran agar Indonesia tidak kewalahan [The growth of electric vehicles in 2023 will be rapid, here are 6 suggestions so that Indonesia is not overwhelmed]
Faris Adnan Padhilah, Researcher in Power Systems, Institute for Essential Services Reform; Ilham Rizqian Fahreza Surya, Environmental Policy Researcher, Institute for Essential Services Reform; Pintoko Aji,
Renewable Energy Researcher, Institute for Ess
Conversation, 15 March 2023
47. Can India’s G20 Presidency Facilitate Global Energy Transition?
Manish Vaid
Diplomat, 15 March 2023
48. Improved air quality in Southeast Asia in 2022, report says
Subel Rai Bhandari
[Link to the IQAir World Air Quality Report 2022]
Radio Free Asia, 15 March 2023
49. Russia Is Vital to the Clean Energy Transition. That’s a Problem
Suriya Jayanti
Time, 15 March 2023
Others
Law of the Sea
50. A Rush to Mine the Deep Sea Is Underway. It Must Be Stopped.
Diva Amon
New York Times, 15 March 2023
Media, Technology & Society
51. Social media frenzy fuels bank busting panic
Bangkok Post, 16 March 2023
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