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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. 1: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 33: Kai Ostwald, Associate Senior Fellow
- No. 34: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 40: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 45: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 48: William Choong, Senior Fellow
- No. 52: State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 53: Dien Luong, Associate Fellow
- No. 55: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 56: State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 58: 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 | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Cambodia
1. Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal project: A catalog of worries (analysis)
Pham Phan Long
Mongabay, 15 July 2024
Indonesia
2. Bahlil Denies China’s Monopoly on Indonesian Foreign Investment
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 15 July 2024
3. Analysis: Jokowi takes war against Megawati to Central Java, her home turf
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 15 July 2024
4. Jokowi inks 190-year IKN land rights rule for investors
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 15 July 2024
5. PDI-P to lock horns again with Jokowi in Central Java gubernatorial election
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 14 July 2024
6. Bobby’s North Sumatra gubernatorial bid gains steam
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 14 July 2024
7. Missed construction targets put capital relocation plan in limbo
Radhiyya Indra and Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 13 July 2024
8. As Balinese fret over Russian presence, firm behind new enclave treads carefully
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 13 July 2024
9. Johor-Singapore SEZ won’t affect Batam, Bintan, govt says
Ruth Dea Juwita
Jakarta Post, 12 July 2024
Laos
10. Laos central bank shake-up reveals forex crisis, China dependence
Marwaan Macan-Markar
Nikkei Asia, 14 July 2024
Malaysia
11. Governance failures, alleged misuse of funds at Malaysian government agency HRD Corp add urgency to labour reforms
Leslie Lopez
CNA, 15 July 2024
12. Malaysia’s king bids to revive Chinese-backed ‘dream paradise’
Mercedes Ruehl
Financial Times, 15 July 2024
13. Muhyiddin ‘formula’ shows Bersatu’s lack of succession plan, says analyst
Rex Tan
Free Malaysia Today, 15 July 2024
14. Not your daddy’s old folks home: What you need to know about Malaysia’s new-gen senior care centres
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 15 July 2024
15. Party-hopping: What they said then
Malaysia Now, 15 July 2024
16. Bersatu adamant about contesting Sabah polls despite objections
Star, 15 July 2024
17. The party will decide, says Zahid on stepping down
Yee Xiang Yun
Star, 15 July 2024
18. Long queues, leaky ceilings: Can new investors pilot Malaysia’s KLIA up the global airport rankings?
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 15 July 2024
19. Siapa yang betul-betul disengsarakan, dimangsakan? [Who is the real victim?]
Zulkifli Jalil dan Aqilah Mior Kamarulbaid
The Malaysian Insight, 15 July 2024
20. PM Anwar announces RM31.7m for 317 Felda land schemes under Sejati Madani
Anis Zalani
Malay Mail Online, 14 July 2024
21. DPPNPP setuju Dominic diganti sebagai Pengerusi PN Pulau Pinang [DPPNPP agreed to replace Dominic as Chairman of Penang PN]
Iswan Shafiq Isa
Utusan Malaysia, 14 July 2024
22. Public opinion against saving the ‘frogs’
Joceline Tan
Star, 13 July 2024
Myanmar
23. New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar’s northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene
Grant Peck
AP News, 15 July 2024
24. Four political party officials visit China at invitation of Chinese Communist Party
Eleven Myanmar, 13 July 2024
25. Aung Hlaing Oo: Favored Go-Between for Junta, E. Europe Arms Makers
Aung Zaw
Irrawaddy, 13 July 2024
26. Myanmar’s Generals Berate And Scold Bankers as Financial Crisis Deepens
Hein Htoo Zan
Irrawaddy, 12 July 2024
27. Congress moves to create special US rep for Rohingyas
Alex Willemyns
Radio Free Asia, 12 July 2024
Philippines
28. Hontiveros shows alleged Pogo-Pharmally link: Michael Yang’s bro
Charie Abarca
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 July 2024
29. Philippines braces for Taiwan fallout as ‘bolder’ Japan challenges Beijing
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 15 July 2024
30. Philippines-Japan troop pact ‘launchpad’ for more defense ties
Ramon Royandoyan
Nikkei Asia, 14 July 2024
31. What will Marcos discuss in his 3rd Sona? Political analyst weighs in
Dianne Sampang
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 July 2024
32. China looms large as Philippines-Japan defence pact heads for Senate showdown
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 13 July 2024
Singapore
33. The long game in Singapore’s ‘next gen’ politics
Kai Ostwald, University of British Columbia
East Asia Forum, 13 July 2024
34. S. Rajaratnam: Recounting the life and work of one of Singapore’s core founding fathers
Straits Times, 13 July 2024
Thailand
35. Government to fund B500bn stimulus scheme with 2024, 2025 budgets
Reuters
Bangkok Post, 15 July 2024
36. Thai economy faces upheaval due to factory closures and cheap Chinese imports
Reuters
Business Times, 15 July 2024
37. Thaksin visits one of Pheu Thai’s lost provinces, vows concrete work for public
Bangkok Post, 14 July 2024
38. Thaksin encounters challenges on comeback tour
Bangkok Post, 13 July 2024
39. Senate poses risk to political reform
Chairith Yonpiam
Bangkok Post, 13 July 2024
40. Is Thailand’s grand compromise between Thaksin and his political foes at risk of collapse?
[This commentary first appeared in ISEAS-Yusof Ishak’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Napon Jatusripitak
South China Morning Post, 13 July 2024
41. Top political trends: Tired of Pheu Thai, nostalgia for Prayut
The Nation, 13 July 2024
42. 2024 Southeast Asia Oration with Mr Pita Limjaroenrat [2-hour video]
AsiaLink, 12 July 2024
43. Will Trump’s return affect trade with Thailand?
The Nation, 12 July 2024
Vietnam
44. Part 2: Should Vietnam prepare for Trump’s return?
[Link to Part 1]
VietNamNet, 14 July 2024
45. Bamboo in the Wind: Vietnam’s Quest for Neutrality
Nguyen Khac Giang
E-International Relations, 12 July 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
46. Cambodian, Vietnamese leaders vow to expand ties, no discussion on Funan Techo Canal
Ry Sochan
Phnom Penh Post, 15 July 2024
47. Taiwan woos South-east Asian tourists as Chinese stay away
Straits Times, 15 July 2024
48. Australia’s ‘monolingual mind’ widens its isolation from Asia
Su-Lin Tan
South China Morning Post, 14 July 2024
49. 特朗普当选对东南亚有什么影响？[What impact will Trump’s election have on Southeast Asia?]
黄一展是联合国资讯科技处顾问，旅居曼谷
联合早报, 13 July 2024
50. Private-sector needs to shape policies on Johor-S’pore SEZ as talks continue, say panellists
Kang Wan Chern
Straits Times, 12 July 2024
Asia Pacific
51. What to expect from China’s upcoming Third Plenum
Yiping Huang, Peking University
East Asia Forum, 14 July 2024
52. Democratic Asia must bolster defenses, no matter who wins the U.S. election
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia 2024 Survey]
Brian P. Klein
Nikkei Asia, 14 July 2024
53. America’s hypocrisy is the gift that keeps on giving for China
Dien Luong
Nikkei Asia, 12 July 2024
East/South China Sea
54. Philippines and Vietnam’s South China Sea strategies have failed
Derek Grossman
Nikkei Asia, 15 July 2024
55. South China Sea: Philippines, Vietnam urged to file joint arbitration on fishing rights
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 15 July 2024
56. ‘Opportune’ timing: Why the Philippines is filing a seabed bid in the South China Sea, and the likely outcome
Wong Woon Shin
CNA, 13 July 2024
57. South China Sea: Marcos has resisted drastic moves so far, but for how long?
Richard Heydarian
South China Morning Post, 13 July 2024
58. New UK government raises question of change in South China Sea policy
Radio Free Asia, 12 July 2024
Climate Change/Environment
59. New hydropower dam in Laos could lead to ‘economic losses’
Wassayos Ngamkham
Bangkok Post, 15 July 2024
60. Agriculture ‘major driver’ of rise in nitrous oxide emissions over past 40 years
Orla Dwyer
Eco-Business, 15 July 2024
61. Energy security, international dimension and primary energy management
Sampe L. Purba
Jakarta Post, 13 July 2024
62. Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur are united in confronting climate crisis
Yuriko Koike and Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh
Nikkei Asia, 13 July 2024
Media, Technology & Society
63. Digital minister proposes new law to hold social media platforms accountable for cyberbullying
Malay Mail Online, 14 July 2024
64. Forging Malaysia’s AI destiny: TiPM’s holistic approach
MySinchew, 13 July 2024
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