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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. 10: Ooi Kee Beng, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 20: Kevin Zhang, Senior Research Officer and Siti Suhaila Harith, former Research Intern
- No. 24: Mohd Faizal Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 39: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 57: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
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. Cambodia’s Hun Sen is Fearful of What Will Happen after July’s General Election
David Hutt
Diplomat, 31 May 2023
Indonesia
2. Erdogan and Jokowi
Jakarta Post, 31 May 2023
3. President’s admission of intervention divides public
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 31 May 2023
4. Riau Islands Fishermen Reject Sea Sand Export
Tempo, 31 May 2023
5. Sandiaga Uno Not In PKS Party’s VP Candidate Shortlist
Tempo, 31 May 2023
6. Govt to ban LNG exports to meet domestic needs
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 30 May 2023
7. Police to investigate alleged leak of Constitutional Court ruling
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 30 May 2023
8. Prabowo dan Ganjar Diminta Mundur dari Jabatannya [Prabowo and Ganjar Asked to Resign from Their Positions]
Febrian Fachri
Republika, 30 May 2023
Malaysia
9. AHMAD ZAHID WANTS MCMC TO MONITOR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ON RACE AND RELIGION
Bernama, 31 May 2023
10. Picking On The Present: Why Malaysia always feels more likely to fail than succeed
Ooi Kee Beng
Edge Markets, 31 May 2023
11. Nurul Izzah to contest in Penang polls, says source
Free Malaysia Today, 31 May 2023
12. Restore provision that allows for minority state govt in Sabah, says Leiking
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 31 May 2023
13. Economist warns against politicising ringgit as PH attacks backfire amid currency slump
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 31 May 2023
14. Ministers not up to the job should just go
Francis Paul Siah
Malaysiakini, 31 May 2023
15. DAP grassroots to honour alliance with Umno
Noel Achariam, Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 31 May 2023
16. MIC to back Pakatan candidates in state polls
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 31 May 2023
17. BNM: Malaysia’s official reserve assets at US$114.42 billion as of last month
New Straits Times, 31 May 2023
18. Bersatu makes another challenge
NURBAITI HAMDAN
Star, 31 May 2023
19. Nurul Izzah denies rumour of contesting in Penang polls
Lo Tern Chern
Star, 31 May 2023
20. Mahathir’s rapprochement with Islamists won’t heal Malaysia’s fractured polity
Kevin Zhang and Siti Suhaila Harith, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
East Asia Forum, 30 May 2023
21. My Say: Anwar’s China visit combines economic diplomacy with geopolitical hedging
Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah
Edge Markets, 30 May 2023
22. T20 contributed 85% of personal income tax in 2022
Free Malaysia Today, 30 May 2023
23. MCA, MIC can’t expect to be allotted Penang seats, says Ramasamy
Malaysian Insight, 30 May 2023
24. Melayu pertama naik haji [The first Malay to go on Hajj]
Faisal Tehrani
Malaysian Insight, 30 May 2023
25. Mahathir Q&A: Auto industry ‘will have to go to hydrogen’
Nikkei Asia, 30 May 2023
26. ‘It’s a lot cheaper’: Singaporeans plan holidays as Malaysian ringgit plunges amid US debt woes
Kimberly Lim and Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 30 May 2023
Myanmar
27. Myanmar coup: The soldiers refusing to fight
Ko Ko Aung, Rebecca Henschke and Charlotte Attwood
BBC, 31 May 2023
28. Anti-Chinese Protests Are on the Rise in Myanmar
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 31 May 2023
29. ESG investors push international firms to rethink Myanmar projects
Nikkei Asia, 31 May 2023
30. ‘We can’t live without scavenging’: The workers harvesting Yangon’s waste
Frontier Myanmar, 30 May 2023
31. Stateless Rohingya could soon be the ‘new Palestinians’, top UN official warns
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Guardian, 30 May 2023
32. Reassessing Myanmar’s 2015 Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement
[Link to 160-page PDF report: The Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement
in Myanmar – Promoting Ethnic Peace or Strengthening State Control?]
Nicholas Nugent
Mizzima, 29 May 2023
Philippines
33. ‘Grave concerns’ raised over ‘Maharlika’ passage
Melvin Gascon & Nestor Corrales
Inquirer, 31 May 2023
34. Lakas-CMD, 7 political parties forge alliance
Jeannette I. Andrade
Inquirer, 31 May 2023
35. Marcos assures gov’t pension funds will not be part of Maharlika capital
Betheena Unite
Manila Bulletin, 31 May 2023
36. Senate OKs Maharlika bill on final reading
Hannah Torregoza
Manila Bulletin, 31 May 2023
37. A litmus test for Marcos admin
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 31 May 2023
Singapore
38. EU-Singapore in a deepening digital embrace
Nile Bowie
Asia Times, 30 May 2023
39. Presiden Halimah lambang perpaduan; menyatukan rakyat SG: Dr Norshahril Saat [President Halimah is a symbol of unity; uniting the people of SG: Dr Norshahril Saat]
Berita Mediacorp, 30 May 2023
Thailand
40. The Risks for Thailand’s Progressive Turn
Aim Sinpeng
Asialink, 31 May 2023
41. Lamphun had highest voter turnout in general election
Bangkok Post, 31 May 2023
42. Analysis: Why Pheu Thai is unlikely to betray Move Forward-led coalition
Nation Thailand, 31 May 2023
43. Chevron, PTTEP granted licences in Gulf
Bangkok Post, 30 May 2023
44. Move Forward expected to dump junta’s 20-year National Strategy
Nation Thailand, 30 May 2023
45. Thailand’s Move Forward prioritises marriage equality as Bangkok makes WorldPride 2028 push
Aidan Jones
South China Morning Post, 30 May 2023
46. Election winner MFP sets up transition team to take over as new Thai government
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 30 May 2023
Vietnam
47. The Case for ‘Kangaroo Diplomacy’ in Australia’s Relations With Vietnam
Hai Hong Nguyen
Diplomat, 31 May 2023
48. Saving Vietnam’s street life from prosperity
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 31 May 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
49. Asean, ADMM and regional defence cooperation: how successful has it been in inducing regional defence cooperation?
Faiz Abdullah
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, 31 May 2023
50. Land erosion worsens in Mekong Delta
VietNamNet, 31 May 2023
51. ASEAN marching toward digital community 2045
Lili Yan Ing and Yessi Vadila
Jakarta Post, 30 May 2023
52. Private investment is key for improving ASEAN’s health resilience
Arsjad Rasjid
Nikkei Asia, 30 May 2023
53. China plans 6-nation drills with Southeast Asian countries
Radio Free Asia, 30 May 2023
Asia Pacific
54. Singapore’s tanker seizures soar to record highs as Russian dark oil fleet grows
Bloomberg
South China Morning Post, 31 May 2023
55. Taiwan’s island internet cutoff highlights infrastructure risks
Jason Hsu and Charles Mok
Nikkei Asia, 30 May 2023
56. The Quad is rebalancing
Vivek Mishra
Observer Research Foundation, 30 May 2023
57. The U.S. Is Losing Ground to China in Southeast Asia
Joshua Kurlantzick
World Politics Review, 30 May 2023
East/South China Sea
58. US and the Philippines are playing a dangerous game in the South China Sea
Mark J. Valencia
South China Morning Post, 31 May 2023
59. Why the Philippines is deploying navigation buoys in the South China Sea
Camille Elemia
Benar News, 30 May 2023
60. China’s Aggressive Maneuver Against U.S. Spy Plane Highlights Escalating Tensions
W.J. Hennigan
Time, 30 May 2023
Climate Change/Environment
61. Can sustainable aviation fuel make flying green? Here’s why it may not be that simple
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 31 May 2023
62. The Supply Side of Decarbonization
Ricardo Hausmann
Project Syndicate, 30 May 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
63. Study shows race narrative topped social media postings during GE
[Link to the 62-page report, “Social Media Monitoring of Malaysia’s 15th General Elections“]
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 30 May 2023
64. Farmers, Facebook and Myanmar’s coup
Hilary Faxon, Kendra Kintzi, Van Tran, Kay Zak Wine & Swan Ye Htut
New Mandala, 30 May 2023
65. YouTube to be removed from TVs if it contains ‘dirty’ content
VietNamNet, 30 May 2023
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