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- No. 32: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 36: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 51: William Choong, Senior Fellow
- No. 54: Mirza Sadaqat Huda, Lead Researcher
- No. 59: Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting 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 | Others
Cambodia
1. De-Dollarization and the Importance of Public Sentiment in Cambodia
Leang Seakleng
Diplomat, 18 July 2022
2. Lt Gen Manet a hit on Facebook with one million followers
Hang Punreay
Khmer Times, 18 July 2022
3. China’s Global Development Initiative vital for least developed countries, says Cambodia’s Prak Sokhonn
Khmer Times, 17 July 2022
Indonesia
4. The policy mix turn: From disciplining prices to resolving stagflation
Kristianus Pramudito Isyunanda
Jakarta Post, 18 July 2022
5. Menanti Regulasi Pariwisata Halal [Awaiting regulations for halal tourism]
Safri Haliding, Pengurus Dpp Ikatan Ahli Ekonomi Islam (iaei)
Republika, 18 July 2022
6. Indonesia less likely to experience recession: minister
Antara, 17 July 2022
7. Kisah Menggembirakan di Masa Malaise: Kulliyatul Mubalighat Untuk Perempuan Berkemajuan [A Uplifting Story in the Time of Malaise: Kulliyatul Mubalighat for Progressive Women]
Fikrul Hanif Sufyan (Pemerhati/Penulis Sejarah, Ketua PUSDAKUM Muhammadiyah Sumbar, dan Pengajar di STKIP Yayasan Abdi Pendidikan Payakumbuh)
Republika, 17 July 2022
8. Was Indonesian freedom fighter Kapitan Pattimura actually a Muslim? Conspiracy highlights rising historical revisionism
Johannes Nugroho
South China Morning Post, 17 July 2022
9. Jumlah Penduduk Miskin Secara Nasional Menurun, Mengapa di Jakarta Meningkat? [Why is the number of poor people in Jakarta increasing when the national number is decreasing?]
Deddy Darmawan Nasution, Antara
Republika, 16 July 2022
10. Indonesia removes palm oil export levy until Aug. 31
Bernadette Christina and Fransiska Nangoy
Reuters, 16 July 2022
11. Why new details about Indonesia’s criminal code revamp are worrying President Joko Widodo’s critics
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 15 July 2022
12. The Assassination of Shinzo Abe and its Security Impact on Indonesia
Damai Setianing Ilahi
Stratsea, 15 July 2022
Laos
13. Why China can’t let Laos default
David Hutt
Asia Times, 15 July 2022
Malaysia
14. Malaysia paying the price for labour abuses
Geoffrey Williams
Free Malaysia Today, 18 July 2022
15. In triumph, Rafizi exposes his flaws
Free Malaysia Today, 18 July 2022
16. Three things we learnt from the 2022 PKR congress
Radzi Razak and Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
Malay Mail Online, 18 July 2022
17. New anti-hopping bill protects party dissidents, stricter on independents
Malaysiakini, 18 July 2022
18. Radical economic approach needed to fix economy, says Malay council
Nabihah Hamid
Malaysian Insight, 18 July 2022
19. Peninsular Malay leaders want to ride roughshod over Borneo, say analysts
Desmond Davidson
Malaysian Insight, 18 July 2022
20. Rafizi – too powerful for comfort
Joceline Tan
Star, 18 July 2022
21. ‘We’re not backing Umno’s GE15 call’
Star, 18 July 2022
22. The sultan, his family and a $15bn dispute over oil in Malaysia
Oliver Telling & Leo Lewis
Financial Times, 17 July 2022
23. Battle thieves and the corrupt, not Rafizi, Anwar tells PKR
Anne Muhammad and Jason Thomas
Free Malaysia Today, 17 July 2022
24. Has Malaysia crossed the Rubicon?
Free Malaysia Today, 17 July 2022
25. Post-GE15 alliance may be needed to form govt – Loke
Malaysiakini, 17 July 2022
26. Rafizi the right tonic for lacklustre opposition, say analysts
Chan Kok Leong, Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 17 July 2022
27. Rafizi’s team dominates new PKR leadership
Arfa Yunus
New Straits Times, 17 July 2022
28. As Malaysia’s parliament resumes, will it be Najib Razak’s last meeting?
Hadi Azmi and Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 17 July 2022
29. Opposition parties at odds
Philip Golingai
Star, 17 July 2022
30. Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah to continue focusing on Sabah’s east coast, reaffirms GRS-friendly stance
Kristy Inus
Star, 17 July 2022
31. Anwar’s PKR eases rift over Malaysia election strategy as party congress closes
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 17 July 2022
32. 大马人真的“亲中”吗？[Are Malaysians really “pro-China”?]
冯振豪
Sinchew 星洲网, 16 July 2022
33. Kedah MB on shaky ground
Joceline Tan
Star, 16 July 2022
34. Malaysia’s subsidies a dilemma amid soaring cost of living
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 16 July 2022
35. The Malay language reigns supreme for Malaysians
Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim
Edge Markets, 15 July 2022
36. 纳兹里：巫统党选若大选前举行扎希会输给首相 [Nazri: Zahid will lose to PM in Umno election if held before general election]
萧郡瑜
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 15 July 2022
37. PBS seeks makeover to rid itself of ‘old people’s party’ image
Paul Mu
New Straits Times, 15 July 2022
Myanmar
38. Myanmar junta chief deepens Russian embrace
Mizzima Editorial
Mizzima, 16 July 2022
39. Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Testifies in Election Fraud Trial
Kiko Rosario
Diplomat, 15 July 2022
Philippines
40. Explore other funding options for railway projects – Rodriguez
Jeannette I. Andrade
Inquirer, 18 July 2022
41. 菲律宾外交表态有利区域稳定 [Philippine diplomacy is good for regional stability]
张竞
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 18 July 2022
42. Time to ‘rightsize’ bureaucracy
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 July 2022
43. Marcos misinterprets the cause of the Philippines’ food crisis. It was decentralisation, not weak leadership
Virgilio A. Tiongson served as Provincial Administrator of Nueva Vizcaya for 12 years, at the onset of decentralisation.
South China Morning Post, 17 July 2022
44. Marcos wants Philippines to renegotiate loans on China-backed rail projects
Reuters, 16 July 2022
Thailand
45. Minnows to aid PPRP at poll
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 18 July 2022
46. A pro-democracy group gathers people’s ‘votes’ to oust Prayut
Nation, 17 July 2022
47. Keys to the kingdom?
Bangkok Post, 16 July 2022
48. The least of govt problems
Bangkok Post, 16 July 2022
49. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Daughter of Former PM Emerges as Force in Thai Politics
Erich Parpart
VOA, 16 July 2022
50. New Bangkok Governor challenges government’s grip on power
Mathis Lohatepanont, University of Michigan
East Asia Forum, 15 July 2022
Asia Pacific
51. Ex-PM’s basso continuo: A legacy that endures
William Choong
Straits Times, 14 July 2022
East/South China Sea
52. It’s Marcos’ turn to walk the South China Sea tightrope
Charissa Yong
Straits Times, 18 July 2022
Climate Change/Environment
53. Collaboration for the climate
Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata
Bangkok Post, 18 July 2022
54. “东南亚电池”计划加建20多个水电站 老挝水电发展须克服地缘政治挑战 [“Southeast Asia Battery” plans to build more than 20 hydropower stations, Laos’ hydropower development must overcome geopolitical challenges]
廖慧婷
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 16 July 2022
55. Is Singapore pursuing a false climate solution by buying Mekong hydropower?
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 16 July 2022
56. Carbon Tax in 2022 Is Still on The Table Despite Delays
Jakarta Globe, 15 July 2022
57. Indonesia’s been making headway on haze. Is it a sign of clearer skies to come for Southeast Asia?
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 15 July 2022
Others
Belt & Road Initiative
58. Commentary: G7 initiative to counter China’s Belt and Road heats up competition – for the better
Stefanie Kam is Associate Research Fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University.
Channel News Asia, 18 July 2022
Group of 20 (G-20)
59. Commentary: Jokowi should tackle global food shortages with Indonesia’s G20 presidency
[This commentary first appeared on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Maria Monica Wihardja
Channel News Asia, 17 July 2022
60. G-20 finance chiefs pledge to tackle rising food crisis, but remain split over Russia’s role in it
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 16 July 2022
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