Daily News on Southeast Asia – 13 Apr 2022

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Brunei

1. Brunei extends early endemic phase of Covid-19 to April 30
Star, 13 April 2022

Indonesia

2. Govt will heed demands raised by student demonstrators: VP
Antara, 13 April 2022

3.
Three-horse race takes shape for 2024 presidential election
Jakarta Post, 13 April 2022

4.
Govt maps rare earth reserves for industry goals
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 13 April 2022

5.
Gernas BBI can support economic revival in West Sumatra: Governor
Antara, 12 April 2022

6.
‘Initial phase’ of Indonesia’s 2024 elections will begin on Jun 14: President Joko Widodo
Kiki Siregar
Channel News Asia, 12 April 2022

7.
Reform era presidents all upheld democracy. President Jokowi should join the club
Jakarta Post, 12 April 2022

8.
The future is now: Collaborative governance to achieve Indonesia’s ambitions
Cazadira Fediva Tamzil & Indira Zahra-Aridati
Jakarta Post, 12 April 2022

9.
Will Indonesia’s digital activism overrule its representative democracy?
Aloysius Efraim Leonard
Jakarta Post, 12 April 2022

Malaysia

10. MRT3 to revamp tender process, incorporate affordable housing
Free Malaysia Today, 13 April 2022

11.
Kit Siang turns down DAP’s offer to be party mentor but pledges full support for new leaders
Keertan Ayamany
Malay Mail Online, 13 April 2022

12.
The anti-hopping law detour
Andrew Ong
Malaysiakini, 13 April 2022

13.
Govt’s delay in processing migrant workers irks employers
Khoo Gek San
Malaysian Insight, 13 April 2022

14.
Penang government asked to re-look Burmah Square mega development
Marina Emmanuel
New Straits Times, 13 April 2022

15.
NST Leader: Politics of defection
New Straits Times, 13 April 2022

16.
Malaysia needs Chinese tourists to lift economy
Ganeshwaran Kana
Star, 13 April 2022

17.
i-Biaya to help increase home ownership among M40, B40
Bernama, 12 April 2022

18.
Automotive High-Tech Valley can be electric car hub, says PM
Free Malaysia Today, 12 April 2022

19.
DAP sec-gen Anthony Loke wants party ready to face GE15 by August
Ashman Adam
Malay Mail Online, 12 April 2022

20.
PKR election: Maszlee Malik vying for Simpang Renggam division chief post
Malay Mail Online, 12 April 2022

21.
HR minister: Nearly 180,000 applications to hire foreign workers to be processed in six weeks
Malay Mail Online, 12 April 2022

22.
No free lunch in RM5.48b toll road purchase
P Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 12 April 2022

23.
Technocratic legal bailout framework to arrest “bailoutpreneurship”
Dr Rais Hussin & Dr Margarita Peredaryenko
Sinchew 星洲网, 12 April 2022

24.
Malaysia not spared from global fallout of Ukraine war
Sinchew 星洲网, 12 April 2022

25.
Malaysia wage movement gathers momentum
Ashley Yeong
Southeast Asia Globe, 12 April 2022

26.
ST Explains: Where to draw the line for Malaysia’s anti-hopping Bill?
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 12 April 2022

Myanmar

27. Myanmar protesters seek joyless New Year to subvert junta’s ‘fun Thingyan’ festivities
Min Ye Kyaw
South China Morning Post, 13 April 2022

28.
PacNet #19 – Myanmar: Words like “genocide” have consequences
David I. Steinberg
Pacific Forum, 12 April 2022

Philippines

29. Red-tagging as a human rights violation in the Philippines
Teo S. Marasigan
New Mandala, 13 April 2022

30.
Robredo gains converts, Marcos is Cebu party’s pick
Dale G. Israel and DJ Yap, Dempsey Reyes
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 April 2022

31.
Analytics firm outlines action plan for prexy bets in last few weeks before May polls
Gabriel Pabico Lalu
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 April 2022

32.
Pulse Asia: 2 out of 10 voters change their minds on election day
Jake J. Maderazo
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 April 2022

33.
Economic Snapshots Quarterly
ADRi, 31 March 2022

34.
A national security strategy (NSS) for the 17th philippine president: The case for a limited balancing strategy
Dr. Rene de Castro
ADRi, 7 March 2022

Thailand

35. Pressure builds to reopen
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 13 April 2022

36.
PM outlines top priorities amid increasing inflation
Chatrudee Theparat
Bangkok Post, 13 April 2022

Vietnam

37. Assessment method of SOEs should be changed: economist
VietNamNet, 13 April 2022

38.
Mekong Delta needs proper investment in logistics infrastructure
VietNamNet, 13 April 2022

39.
Canadian expert highlights Vietnam as attractive strategic partner
Voice of Vietnam, 13 April 2022

40.
Party gets tough on notorious graft scandals of public concern
Voice of Vietnam, 12 April 2022

41.
The next stage of Vietnam’s development journey
Manuela V. Ferro
World Bank Blogs, 12 April 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

42. Why we can’t push for Malay to be Asean’s second language just yet
Walter Sandosam
Free Malaysia Today, 13 April 2022

43.
A new leader addresses the ‘State of the Mekong’
Anton L. Delgado
Southeast Asia Globe, 13 April 2022

44.
AMRO projects 2022 ASEAN+3 GDP growth at 4.7%
Phnom Penh Post, 12 April 2022

45.
What Is ASEAN?
Council on Foreign Relations, 11 April 2022

Asia Pacific

46. India’s RCEP exit and its regional future
Asha Sundaram, University of Auckland
East Asia Forum, 13 April 2022

47.
My Say: What a new world order holds for Asia
Manu BHaskaran
Edge Markets, 12 April 2022

48.
Tackling The Pandemic Of Inequality In Asia And The Pacific
[Link to 208-page PDF report]
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Eurasia Review, 12 April 2022

49.
Non-traditional security threats to peace and security in the indo-pacific
Mely Caballero-Anthony
ADRi, 23 March 2022

East / South China Sea

50. Law of the sea: A contested watershed ruling
Clive Schofield
Interpreter, 13 April 2022

51.
With friends like these…
Predictably, last week’s telephone “summit” between President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping produced the same expressions of commitment to peace, security, and stability in the South China Sea.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 April 2022

Others

Global Economy

52. The IMF’s Role: Economic Impacts of Climate Change on The Global Economy
[Link to 6-page PDF report]
Eric Koons Energy Tracker Asia, 12 April 2022


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