Daily News on Southeast Asia – 10 Jun 2022

Every weekday, ISEAS Library collates articles relevant to Southeast Asia and special topics in line with the research interests of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. To view articles behind paywalls, please visit the Library during its operating hours.

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.


Brunei | Cambodia | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Vietnam | ASEAN / Southeast Asia | Asia PacificEast / South China Sea | Climate Change/Environment | Media, Technology and Society


Cambodia

1. Putting a Positive Spin on Cambodia’s Local Election
David Hutt
Diplomat, 9 June 2022

Indonesia

2. Looking ahead to Indonesia’s 2024 elections
Deasy Simandjuntak is Associate Fellow in Indonesia Studies Programme at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore, Adjunct Associate Professor at National Chengchi University, Taipei and International Visiting Fellow at Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, Taipei.
East Asia Forum, 10 June 2022

3. Consensus reached on campaign period after months-long stalemate
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 9 June 2022

4. Observers remain unconvinced of capital city relocation, CSIS survey finds
Yvette Tanamal (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 8 June 2022

5. Prediksi Mengapa Jokowi akan Sangat Berhati-hati Soal Reshuffle [Predictions for why Jokowi will be very careful about reshuffling Cabinet]
Febrianto Adi Saputro, Mabruroh, Haura Hafizhah, Dessy Suciati Saputri
Republika, 8 June 2022

Laos

6. Women’s Resilience in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: How Laws and Policies Promote Gender Equality in Climate change and Disaster Risk Management
Asian Development Bank, 10 June 2022

Malaysia

7. My Say: Breaking down silos in the palm oil industry
Qua Kiat Seng
Edge Markets, 10 June 2022

8. Even Umno split over snap polls, PH men tell Zahid
Predeep Nambiar
Free Malaysia Today, 10 June 2022

9. Mandatory death penalty to be abolished
Free Malaysia Today, 10 June 2022

10. PKR delays congress for polls audit
Anne Muhammad
Free Malaysia Today, 10 June 2022

11. PBB party polls unlikely to see race for top posts, says vice president
Malay Mail Online, 10 June 2022

12. Analysts: PM might just opt to keep Zuraida
Kow Gah Chie
Malaysiakini, 10 June 2022

13. Stay away from Bon Odori, PAS tells Muslims despite royal decree
Star, 10 June 2022

14. Warisan and DAP on warpath over GE15 in Sabah
Muguntan Vanar
Star, 10 June 2022

15. Living costs, subsidies are key issues ahead of Malaysia’s next election: Umno leader
Lim Ai Leen
Straits Times, 10 June 2022

16. Minister: Anti-party hopping Bill to be tabled and debated during July sitting, no special parliamentary sitting as too costly
Yiswaree Palansamy
Malay Mail Online, 9 June 2022

17. BN hopes to avoid facing angry voters with snap election, say analysts
Raevathi Supramaniam
Malaysian Insight, 9 June 2022

18. Putting the Gini back in the bottle
Dr. Rais Hussin is President and CEO at EMIR Research
Sinchew 星洲网, 9 June 2022

19. As polls and his final appeal loom, Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib Razak amps up claims of conspiracy
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 9 June 2022

Myanmar

20. Amid violent unrest, Myanmar’s military junta hopes to revive tourism
DPA
South China Morning Post, 10 June 2022

21. Junta Myanmar kian Ganas, ASEAN masih Hormati Teritorial Myanmar [As Myanmar’s junta gets more violent, ASEAN continues to respect Myanmar’s territorial rights]
Patrick Sorongan
Suara Pemred, 10 June 2022

22. Don’t help the junta rewrite history
Frontier Myanmar, 9 June 2022

Philippines

23. US think tank: Time to boost ties with PH
[Link to “Revitalizing the U.S.-Philippines Alliance to Address Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific: A Report from the CNAS U.S.-Philippines Alliance Task Force“]
Frances Mangosing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 June 2022

24. US Official Meets Marcos in Philippines in Diplomatic Push
David Rising
Diplomat, 9 June 2022

25. Celebrating the enduring friendship between Filipinos and Chinese
Editorial
Manila Bulletin, 9 June 2022

26. Gov’t may now tap P75-billion coco levy fund for farmers
Jordeene B. Lagare, Nestor Corrales
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 June 2022

27. Next DFA chief may have to balance positions of Marcos siblings on West Phl Sea
Philstar Global, 9 June 2022

Thailand

28. Govt rationalises Asean fuel prices
Bangkok Post, 10 June 2022

29. Jobless data, not cherries
Bangkok Post, 10 June 2022

30. Oil refineries face state price cap
Bangkok Post, 10 June 2022

31. Tourism to get B100m ‘booster shot’
Dusida Worrachaddejchai
Bangkok Post, 10 June 2022

32. China losing, US gaining crucial ground in Thailand
Shawn W. Crispin
Asia Times, 9 June 2022

Vietnam

33. “Not worth it”: why Grab is shedding drivers and frustrating customers in Vietnam
Nhung Nguyen
Rest of World, 9 June 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

34. Asean/SE Asia and the cycles of history
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 10 June 2022

35. New leadership in Seoul brings fresh ideas
Anucha Charoenpo
Bangkok Post, 10 June 2022

36. ASEAN+3 significant to regional structure: Vietnam’s Ambassador
Khmer Times, 10 June 2022

37. Why won’t Asean condemn Myanmar junta’s plan to hang four people? In case they need to use the same option
Bhavan Jaipragas
South China Morning Post, 10 June 2022

38. Asian Insider Podcast: Japan’s ties with Asean are not waning, says PM Fumio Kishida’s aide [28-minute podcast]
Bhagyashree Garekar
Straits Times, 10 June 2022

39. Japan will coordinate with Asean to tackle after-effects of Ukraine war: PM Fumio Kishida
Bhagyashree Garekar
Straits Times, 10 June 2022

40. Asean must play cards right amid competition
Thomas Daniel
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, 9 June 2022

41. Finland and Sweden today, Southeast Asia tomorrow?
Kuik Cheng-Chwee, Abdul Razak Ahmad and Lai Yew Meng
ThinkChina, 9 June 2022

Asia Pacific

42. Commentary: Visiting Japan might be troublesome and expensive, but that might not stop Singapore travellers
Raini Hamdi
Channel News Asia, 10 June 2022

43. Australia shifts Asian focus with change in government
James Curran
Straits Times, 10 June 2022

44. Quad Pact on Maritime Domain Awareness with Zack Cooper
[28-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling, Simon Tran Hudes, Andreyka Natalegawa
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 9 June 2022

45. EU faces uphill task beefing up defense ties with Asia
David Hutt
Deutsche Welle, 9 June 2022

46. Why Is the US Ambivalent About Trade Engagement in the Indo-Pacific?
Hanh Nguyen
Diplomat, 9 June 2022

47. What is the point of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework?
Economist, 9 June 2022

48. China’s Southern Strategy: Beijing Is Using the Global South to Constrain America
Nadège Rolland
Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2022

49. With Great-Power Crisis Comes Great-Power Opportunity: The War in Ukraine Should Prompt a New Opening to China
Francis J. Gavin
Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2022

50. Growing Food Insecurity – Asia’s Huge Appetite for Fish: Can It Be Met?
Genevieve Donnellon-May, Paul Teng
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 9 June 2022

51. India, Vietnam deepen defence ties as Delhi seeks to boost maritime presence in Indo-Pacific
Nirmala Ganapathy
Straits Times, 9 June 2022

52. The Quad’s new maritime initiative has potential to spur militarization of the Indo-Pacific
Ravi Buddhavarapu
CNBC, 8 June 2022

53. Will China’s ‘Global Security Initiative’ Catch on?
Ovigwe Eguegu
Diplomat, 8 June 2022

East/South China Sea

54. Philippines protests new Chinese ‘swarming’ in South China Sea
Radio Free Asia, 9 June 2022

Climate Change/Environment

55. Indonesia needs Rp28 trillion to achieve net energy transition by 2060
Antara, 10 June 2022

56. Singapore introduces framework for sovereign green bonds ahead of inaugural issuance
Channel News Asia, 9 June 2022

Media, Technology and Society

57. How Palace may pick vloggers for accreditation
Nestor Corrales
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 June 2022

58. How Myanmar lobbyists use Telegram to spread propaganda, fake news
Nway Minn Thila
Mizzima, 9 June 2022


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