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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. 18: Aaron Jed Rabena, Visiting Fellow
- No. 35: Ian storey, 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
Indonesia
1. The Garment Dilemma in Indonesia-Bangladesh Trade Talks
Fajar Hidayat
Diplomat, 19 April 2023
2. Helping Papua escape from its resource curse
Deni Friawan
Jakarta Post, 19 April 2023
3. After 15 years of dispute, church in Indonesian city gets new home
Dandy Koswaraputra
Benar News, 18 April 2023
4. What Did the INA, Indonesia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, Do in 2022?
James Guild
Diplomat, 18 April 2023
5. Investors waiting on Jokowi’s successor: Investment Minister
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 18 April 2023
6. Indonesia’s 2024 Elections: President Jokowi Brokers a National Unity Coalition
Jefferson Ng Jin Chuan & Arya Fernandes
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 18 April 2023
7. China may be hindrance in RI getting FTA with US on critical minerals
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 17 April 2023
Malaysia
8. Khazanah Leads Integrated Effort To Improve Ppr Community Wellbeing
Bernama, 19 April 2023
9. Kedah PN to see increase in non-Malay support at state polls, says leader
Predeep Nambiar
Free Malaysia Today, 19 April 2023
10. DPM: 35pct seat demand based on spirit of constitution
Alyaa Alhadjri & Alena Nadia
Malaysiakini, 19 April 2023
11. Poll: Two-thirds of M’sians believe country on right track after GE15
[Link to 6-page PDF IPOS survey presentation]
Malaysiakini, 19 April 2023
12. Umno unlikely to get targeted 10 Selangor seats, says PKR source
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 19 April 2023
13. It pays to listen to dissent
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 19 April 2023
14. ‘Muda yet to prove itself politically’
Martin Carvalho
Star, 19 April 2023
15. East or West: How Anwar Ibrahim Decides?
Nawaljeet Singh Rayar
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 17 April 2023
16. Sabah’s Chinese-led Property Tourism: A Win for Development?
Sylvia Koh
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 17 April 2023
Myanmar
17. How internal conflict in Shan State has kept it aloof from the Spring Revolution
Sai Wansai
Frontier Myanmar, 18 April 2023
Philippines
18. Commentary: Is Philippines going from Duterte’s pivot to China to Marcos Jr’s rebalance to the US?
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute blog, Fulcrum]
Aaron Jed Rabena
Channel News Asia, 19 April 2023
19. China unmasked
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 April 2023
Thailand
20. No alliance’ with coup makers
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 19 April 2023
21. PM grilled on power bills
Mongkol Bangprapa & Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 19 April 2023
22. Young Thais who questioned monarchy look to win seats in parliament
Channel News Asia, 19 April 2023
23. Move Forward will oust ‘military-led parties’ and help form new govt: Pita
Nation Thailand, 19 April 2023
24. Most of Prayut’s supporters in South, aged over 60, having primary education: Nation Poll
Nation Thailand, 19 April 2023
25. 5G sparks wave of mergers by Southeast Asian telecoms
Kosuke Inoue
Nikkei Asia, 19 April 2023
26. Thai property tycoon Srettha eyes promotion to prime minister
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 19 April 2023
27. A Third of Thais Still Undecided Weeks Before Vote, Survey Shows
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 18 April 2023
28. Thai Navy in talks with China to resolve submarine engine dispute: PM
Nation Thailand, 18 April 2023
29. ChartpattanaKLA: Pushing spectrum economy, tapping aging society, lifting SMEs
Nation Thailand, 15 April 2023
Timor-Leste
30. Rallies, flags and motorbikes: it’s election time in Timor-Leste
Parker Novak
Interpreter, 18 April 2023
Vietnam
31. How the Korean Wave Intersects With Social Change in Vietnam
Thi Gammon
Diplomat, 18 April 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
33. Four in 10 Southeast Asians uncertain about green investing, study finds
Raja Aiman
Eco-Business, 19 April 2023
34. How to Survive a Great-Power Competition: Southeast Asia’s Precarious Balancing Act
Huong Le Thu
Foreign Affairs, 19 April 2023
35. Military modernisation in Southeast Asia: Learning from the Russia-Ukraine war
Ian Storey
ThinkChina, 18 April 2023
36. Arms dealers cannot be peacemakers: Europe is a lesson for Asia
Goh Choon Kang
ThinkChina, 18 April 2023
Asia Pacific
37. China and Russia Defense Ministers Vow to Expand Military Ties
Bloomberg, 19 April 2023
38. The China Factor in Vietnam’s Multidirectional Foreign Policy
Khang Vu
Diplomat, 19 April 2023
39. In Defense of the Fence Sitters: What the West Gets Wrong About Hedging
Matias Spektor
Foreign Affairs, 19 April 2023
40. EDCA gives US two international airports to use for war with China
Rigoberto Tiglao
Manila Times, 19 April 2023
41. Sino-US ties: How not to create a crisis
James Crabtree
Straits Times, 19 April 2023
42. Frozen Frontiers: China’s Great Power Ambitions in the Polar Regions
Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., & Aidan Powers-Riggs
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 18 April 2023
43. The Upside of Rivalry: India’s Great-Power Opportunity
Nirupama Rao
Foreign Affairs, 18 April 2023
44. How Asia’s fintech revolution is helping small businesses build a better future
Kamala Thiagarajan
South China Morning Post, 18 April 2023
45. India and Japan: New ‘Asian alliance’ to deal with China challenge?
Rishi Gupta
ThinkChina, 18 April 2023
East/South China Sea
46. Why the Philippines Is Exposing China’s Aggressive Actions in the South China Sea
Jay Tristan Tarriela
Diplomat, 19 April 2023
47. China exec tackles regional security in PH visit
Jacob Lazaro & Nestor Corrales
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 April 2023
48. Arbitration Support Tracker
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 18 April 2023
Climate Change/Environment
49. Risiko krisis identitas masyarakat adat akibat perubahan iklim [Risk of identity crisis for indigenous peoples due to climate change]
[19-minute podcast in Bahasa Indonesia]
Conversation, 18 April 2023
50. Southeast Asia must retire 5.5GW of coal plants per year to meet climate goals
Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez
Eco-Business, 18 April 2023
51. Towards zero emission round the clock
Eminder Kaur Kawan Singh
New Straits Times, 18 April 2023
52. Low-carbon Energy Transition: Lessons from the Philippines
Margareth Sembiring
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 18 April 2023
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