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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. 19: Hwok-Aun Lee, Senior Fellow
- No. 38: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 46: 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 | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Cambodia
1. Newsweek retracts paid story on sanctioned Cambodian firm
Alex Willemyns
Radio Free Asia, 14 October 2024
Indonesia
2. What Australia’s new defence deal with Indonesia means for regional security
Justin Hastings, University of Sydney
East Asia Forum, 15 October 2024
3. A decade of positive performance in ensuring social benefits through development
Jakarta Post, 15 October 2024
4. How Indonesia’s outgoing Jokowi steered son Gibran to vice presidency
Reuters, 15 October 2024
5. IP24084 | Prabowo’s Post-Election Diplomacy: Domestic-driven International Activism
Adhi Priamarizki
S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 15 October 2024
6. Widodo’s Asean summit ‘snub’ reveals gaps in Indonesia’s foreign policy
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 15 October 2024
7. The risk of a Timor-like intervention still shapes Indonesia’s view of security
Rahman Yaacob
Interpreter, 14 October 2024
8. Aceh bangkit berkat partisipasi aktif masyarakat dan badan usaha desa [The rise of Aceh thanks to the active participation of the community and village businesses]
Abd. Jamal, Guru Besar Ekonomi Regional, Universitas Syiah Kuala; Fitriyani, Professor of Economics, Universitas Syiah Kuala; Muhammad Nasir, Professor of Economy, Universitas Syiah Kuala; Putri Bintusy Syathi, Professor of Economics, Universitas Syiah Kuala
The Conversation, 14 October 2024
9. 佐科10年政绩：基建得分 民主失分 [Jokowi’s 10-year performance: points for infrastructure development; negative points for democracy]
联合早报, 14 October 2024
10. Navigating the Uncertainty of Indonesia’s Foreign Policy under Prabowo Subianto
Gabriel Langoday
Modern Diplomacy, 12 October 2024
Laos
11. China eyes route for C919 into Southeast Asia, with landlocked Laos on the radar
Amanda Lee & Ralph Jennings
South China Morning Post, 14 October 2024
Malaysia
12. Prominent opposition politician allegedly linked to multi-million ringgit corruption probe by Malaysia’s anti-graft busters
CNA, 15 October 2024
13. How the 2024 budget helped tackle household debt
Shamsul Nazir
Free Malaysia Today, 15 October 2024
14. Business sector in favour of GST revival
Star, 15 October 2024
15. 阿克马变土青团偶像 [Akmal becomes an idol for Bersatu Youth]
郑钦亮
星洲网, 15 October 2024
16. Malaysia’s eviction of sea nomads casts light on precarious lives
Mandy Leong, Hasnoor Hussein & Rozanna Latiff
Reuters, 14 October 2024
17. Malaysia’s Anwar to unveil bold budget with tax hikes and subsidy cuts: analysts
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 14 October 2024
18. Allies at odds: Discontent brews in Johor over unequal treatment of unity government parties
Lu Wei Hoong
Straits Times, 14 October 2024
19. Malaysia’s youth survey reveals deep ethnic divides and hopes for fairer policies
[Link to download page of National Youth Survey 2024]
[This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s in Fulcrum as Commentary 2024/307]
South China Morning Post, 13 October 2024
Myanmar
20. Awaiting A Pro-People Regime For Myanmar – OpEd
Nava Thakuria
Eurasia Review, 14 October 2024
Philippines
21. Support for Marcos rises; Duterte’s dips
Kristina Maralit
Manila Times, 15 October 2024
22. 7 of 10 voters to junk pro-China candidates
Bernadette E. Tamayo
Manila Times, 15 October 2024
23. Bersamin: PH won’t work with ICC on EJK probe
Jane Bautista, Jeannette I. Andrade & Melvin Gascon
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 October 2024
24. Duterte: Worst president ever?
Richard Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 October 2024
25. Under Marcos, Philippines still using Facebook to ‘red-tag’ young activists: Amnesty International
Jojo Riñoza
Benar News, 14 October 2024
26. Recycling Of Political Power Among The Trapos And Elite: Tightening Of Dynastic Rule In The 2025 Mid-Term Philippine Elections – Analysis
Rizal G. Buendia
Eurasia Review, 14 October 2024
27. South Korea eyes more ships for PH
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 October 2024
28. Israel’s Expanding War and Its Implications to the Philippines
Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr.
Stratsea, 14 October 2024
29. In Metro Manila, political dynasties clash from within and between themselves
James Patrick Cruz
Rappler, 13 October 2024
30. Economic Snapshots: Quick Facts and Figures About the Philippine Economy Third Quarter 2024
Stratbase ADR Institute, 1 September 2024
Thailand
31. Pheu Thai eyes consensus bid
Bangkok Post, 15 October 2024
32. House to finally debate amnesty for lese majeste cases
Bangkok Post, 15 October 2024
33. Thai Progressives Have Written a New Script For Political Opposition
David Hutt
Diplomat, 15 October 2024
34. Old missteps haunt Thailand’s billionaire Shinawatras
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 15 October 2024
Vietnam
35. Vietnam needs to diversify supply chains for sustainable growth: economists
VietNamNet, 14 October 2024
36. Vietnam, China issue joint statement
VietNamNet, 14 October 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Thailand, China, Laos agree on plan to build a connectivity corridor
The Nation, 15 October 2024
38. World Leaders Vigorously Compete for ASEAN Partnerships
Duncan Bartlett
Diplomat, 14 October 2024
39. India-ASEAN Digital Cooperation Assessing the Regulatory Ecology for Financial Technology Collaboration
[Link to 116-page PDF]
ERIA, 14 October 2024
40. India-ASEAN Cooperation Pilot Study on Digital Public Infrastructure Collaboration
[Link to 84-page PDF]
ERIA, 14 October 2024
41. ASEAN chair calls for end of Myanmar war, but rebels say that depends on junta
Radio Free Asia, 14 October 2024
42. CO24153 | Navigating US-ASEAN Economic Relations After the 2024 US Presidential Election
Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit & Shay Wester
S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 14 October 2024
Asia Pacific
43. India Emerges as ASEAN’s Hedging Bet Against China at Laos Summit
Elizabeth Roche
Diplomat, 14 October 2024
44. The Peril of American Neglect in the Pacific
Charles Edel & Kathryn Paik
Foreign Affairs, 10 October 2024
East/South China Sea
45. The Philippines and South Korea are steeling security ties. How will China respond?
Seong Hyeon Choi
South China Morning Post, 14 October 2024
46. How South China Sea disputes are uniting Asean states
Richard Heydarian
South China Morning Post, 14 October 2024
Climate Change/Environment
47. Philippines eyes idle green mining assets to seed sovereign wealth fund
Gabrielle See
Eco-Business, 15 October 2024
48. The ripple effects of EU deforestation laws in Southeast Asia
Mohd. Yunus
Interpreter, 15 October 2024
49. Malaysia cannot rule out CCUS but must keep ‘eyes wide open’ to risks, says environment minister Nik Nazmi
Eco-Business, 14 October 2024
50. Over One-third of AZEC Agreements Support Fossil Fuels, Risking High Emissions and Future Costs for Southeast Asia
Walter James
Energy Tracker Asia, 14 October 2024
51. The Political and Economic Governance of Energy Security and Ciritical Minerals
Victor Andres “Dindo” C. Manhit
Stratbase ADR Institute, 27 June 2024
Media, Technology & Society
52. Vietnam’s Relationship With Big Tech Is at a Crossroads
Catherine Thorbecke
Bloomberg, 14 October 2024
53. What are data centres, and how come Malaysia is able to attract billions in tech investments for them?
Anis Zalani
Malay Mail Online, 14 October 2024
Others
Global Economy
54. US’ protectionist trade policies are backfiring
Anne O Krueger
Bangkok Post, 14 October 2024
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