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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: Julia Lau, Senior Fellow
- No. 37: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
- No. 38: Tham Siew Yean, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 44: Mirza Sadaqat Huda, Lead Researcher and Sharon Seah, 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 | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Indonesia
1. As Jakarta chokes in the smog, authorities make bigger push for public transport
Shoeb Kagda
Business Times, 10 October 2023
2. When will Tesla make a move in Indonesia?
James Guild, RSIS
East Asia Forum, 10 October 2023
3. The trap of protectionism
Jakarta Post, 10 October 2023
4. Prabowo and other ministers running in 2024 must resign
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 10 October 2023
5. Work on Tuban refinery with Rosneft continues: Govt
Yohana Belinda
Jakarta Post, 10 October 2023
6. Indonesia expects to finalise US$560 million railway loan from China next week
Channel News Asia, 9 October 2023
7. Mahfud emerges as serious contender for Ganjar VP
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 9 October 2023
8. Jokowi to import another 1.5 million tonnes of rice to brace for El Niño
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 9 October 2023
9. Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto to ensure ‘continuity’ in policies if he becomes president, brother Hashim Djojohadikusumo says
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 9 October 2023
10. 大选前巩固权力 佐科即将改组内阁 [Jokowi is about to reshuffle his cabinet to consolidate power before the election]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 9 October 2023
11. Jokowi to reshuffle cabinet ahead of 2024 election
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 8 October 2023
Laos
12. Will Laos’ economic zones boost growth or bring in criminals?
Alastair McCready
Nikkei Asia, 10 October 2023
Malaysia
13. GOVT FOCUSING ON EFFORTS TO BRIDGE DEVELOPMENT GAP IN FOUR STATES
Bernama, 10 October 2023
14. Malaysia pursuing more de-dollarisation, more trading in ringgit: PM
Business Times, 10 October 2023
15. Malaysia to bring back national service – but just for 45 days
Channel News Asia, 10 October 2023
16. Despite slimmer majority, analysts say ‘green wave’ slowed in Pelangai
Faisal Asyraf
Free Malaysia Today, 10 October 2023
17. Explained: why the Singapore dollar is so strong against the ringgit
Rex Tan
Free Malaysia Today, 10 October 2023
18. Govt spent 322% more on subsidies in 2022
Free Malaysia Today, 10 October 2023
19. M’sia pursuing de-dollarisation, trading in ringgit: PM
Raveena Nagotra & Isabelle Leong
Malaysiakini, 10 October 2023
20. PM to meet Chinese automaker Geely in Tg Malim, tomorrow
Qistina Sallehuddin & Mohamed Basyir
New Straits Times, 10 October 2023
21. FIVE LCS WILL ONLY BE READY IN 2029 – PAC
Bernama, 9 October 2023
22. 94% Chinese support BN in Pelangai by-election
MySinchew, 9 October 2023
Myanmar
23. Myanmar regime ups minimum wage by 20% amid inflation
Nikkei Asia, 10 October 2023
24. Digital Currency: Beacon of Hope in Fight Against Myanmar Junta
Ingyin Naing
VOA, 9 October 2023
Philippines
25. Growing economic discontent
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 October 2023
26. 菲国内部分势力被两个信号误导了 [Philippine forces have been misled by two signals]
马博是南京大学国际关系学院副教授、中国南海研究协同创新中心主任助理
环球网, 10 October 2023
Thailand
27. First look at new Thai diplomatic tactics
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 10 October 2023
28. Padipat reveals Fair Party move
Bangkok Post, 10 October 2023
29. Army eyes backup plan for security
Abdullah Benjakat
Bangkok Post, 10 October 2023
30. Thailand’s coalition does not guarantee stable politics
Kosuke Inoue
Nikkei Asia, 10 October 2023
31. Thailand Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
Irrawaddy, 9 October 2023
32. Thai PM Srettha visits ASEAN neighbors to lure investment
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Nikkei Asia, 9 October 2023
Vietnam
33. Poorest districts worst affected in Ho Chi Minh City floods
Nhung Nguyen
Eco-Business, 9 October 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
34. Single households growing the fastest in South-east Asia: Bain study
[Link to 62-page PDF report “Bold Moves: Leading Southeast Asia’s Next Wave of Consumer Growth“]
Business Times, 10 October 2023
35. Israel-Hamas crisis tears a splintering ASEAN in half
Richard Heydarian
Asia Times, 9 October 2023
36. New report: Climate, human activities are key causes of Mekong flow changes
[Link to 154-page PDF report “Technical Report – Phase 1 Historical changes of featured hydrological conditions and their causes“]
Mekong River Commission, 9 October 2023
37. Hong Kong should find its ‘unique selling point’ to capitalise on Asean opportunities, global business leaders say
Ezra Cheung
South China Morning Post, 9 October 2023
38. Rise of Unicorns in Southeast Asia
[This article originally appeared on the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute’s Fulcrum]
Tham Siew Yean, Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS
Asia Link, 6 October 2023
Asia Pacific
39. There Is No Consensus on American Decline in Beijing
Daniel Fu & Arran Hope
Diplomat, 9 October 2023
East/South China Sea
40. China claims Ayungin Shoal has never been part of PH
Charie Abarca
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 October 2023
41. China urges Philippines to end ‘provocations’ in South China Sea
Reuters, 9 October 2023
42. ASEAN States and the South China Sea Disputes: Going it Alone or Together?
Gilang Kembara
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 9 October 2023
Climate Change/Environment
43. Indonesia and Netherlands will expedite energy transition: minister
Antara, 10 October 2023
44. Perceptions of Energy Transition in Southeast Asia: Between Hope and Fear
[Link to 52-page report “Southeast Asia Climate Outlook 2023 Survey Report“]
Mirza Sadaqat Huda and Sharon Seah, Lead Researcher and Senior Fellow an
Asia Link, 9 October 2023
45. Analysis: China remains key to success of Southeast Asia’s energy transition
Muyi Yang
China Dialogue, 9 October 2023
46. Battery Energy Storage Systems Development – ASEAN Members Fall Behind
Tim Daiss
Energy Tracker Asia, 9 October 2023
47. Deep-sea solution seeding hope for struggling but essential seaweed farming industry
Jack Board
Channel News Asia, 8 October 2023
Media, Technology & Society
48. Online scams in Southeast Asia create double victims: those targeted and those forced to carry them out
Jitsiree Thongnoi
Interpreter, 10 October 2023
49. Telegram: the Junta’s Platform for Amplifying Hate Speech in Myanmar
Irrawaddy, 9 October 2023
50. PH on steep drop in terms of ‘internet freedoms’
[Link to report “Freedom on the Net 2023”]
Krixia Subingsubing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 October 2023
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