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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. 5: Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow
- No. 26: Mohd Faizal Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 32: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 33: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 38: 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 | Others
Cambodia
1. Hun Sen’s son set for electoral success
Sokvy Rim, The Thinker Cambodia
East Asia Forum, 19 July 2022
2. National Assembly to debate draft Constitution
Soth Koemsoeun
Khmer Times, 19 July 2022
3. Chinese-invested economic zone in Cambodia registers trade increase of 38 pct in H1
Khmer Times, 19 July 2022
4. What ails Cambodia’s logistics sector?
[Link to the report “Cambodia Economic Update – Weathering the Oil Priceshock : Special Focus – Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Disruptions : Strategies to Reduce Logistics Costs (English)“]
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
Phnom Penh Post, 14 July 2022
Indonesia
5. Transformasi Digital Hadirkan Peluang Sekaligus Tantangan [Digital Transformation Presents Opportunities as well as Challenges]
BeritaSatu, 19 July 2022
6. Indonesia’s Joko Widodo hints at how he wants to be remembered: through his budgets and Nusantara spending plan
Gerardus Yosari and Prem Singh Gill
South China Morning Post, 19 July 2022
7. Analysis: Anies’ presidential hope hinges on NasDem. Will it deliver?
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 18 July 2022
8. Battling Inflation: Jakarta Resists Standard Medicine
Richard Borsuk
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 18 July 2022
9. Indonesia urges tech platforms to sign up to new licensing rules or risk being blocked
Straits Times, 18 July 2022
Malaysia
10. PKR perlu keluar daripada bayang-bayang Anwar, Rafizi [PKR needs to get out from the shadow of Anwar, Rafizi]
Dr Mohd Izani Mohd Zain adalah Profesor Madya di Fakulti Ekologi Manusia, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 19 July 2022
11. 97,000 households living in poverty in Sarawak, says minister
Free Malaysia Today, 19 July 2022
12. 90% of civil servants Bumiputeras, no quota involved, says minister
Free Malaysia Today, 19 July 2022
13. RM10.46bil lost in unpicked oil palm fruit due to labour shortage
Free Malaysia Today, 19 July 2022
14. Malaysia can’t take on anymore debt, says Tengku Zafrul
Chan Kok Leong
Malaysian Insight, 19 July 2022
15. Suruhanjaya Patuh Syariah perkemas industri halal [Shariah compliance commission streamlines the halal industry]
Prof Madya Dr Nurul Aini Muhamed adalah Pensyarah Fakulti Ekonomi dan Muamalat dan Felo Penyelidik Institut Penyelidikan dan Pengurusan Halal (IHRAM), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 18 July 2022
16. CNA Explains: What to watch out for as Malaysia’s parliamentary meeting kicks off
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 18 July 2022
17. Is Sabah still relevant to federal govt, says Warisan MP
Free Malaysia Today, 18 July 2022
18. Nasib parti Pejuang di tangan rakyat [Pejuang’s fate is in the hands of the rakyat]
Mahdzir Ibrahim adalah ahli Pejuang.
Malaysian Insight, 18 July 2022
19. On technical and vocational education and training in Malaysia
Wong Tai-Chee
Sinchew 星洲网, 18 July 2022
20. Ruckus in Malaysia Parliament after debate on Sulu claim rejected
Nadirah H. Rodzi
Straits Times, 18 July 2022
21. Malaysia’s bipartisan cooperation MOU does not necessarily end on Jul 31, says Anwar Ibrahim
Amir Yusof
Channel News Asia, 17 July 2022
Myanmar
22. With No Int’l Support, Myanmar Resistance Groups Seek Public Funds for Homemade Weapons
Irrawaddy, 19 July 2022
23. Past week sees student demonstrations and garment workers’ strike in Myanmar
Mizzima, 17 July 2022
Philippines
24. Marcos moves to soothe Duterte’s stormy EU relations
David Hutt
Asia Times, 18 July 2022
25. 中菲铁路建设合作离不开务实 [China-Philippines cooperation on railway construction is inseparable from pragmatism]
代帆是暨南大学国际关系学院副院长，菲律宾研究中心主任
Huanqiu 环球网, 18 July 2022
Singapore
26. Masalah Melayu Singapura [Problems faced by Malay Singaporeans]
Mohd Faizal Musa atau Faisal Tehrani bertugas sebagai felo di Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (UKM), Felo Pelawat di ISEAS-Yusuf Ishak dan Bersekutu untuk sebuah projek di bawah Weatherhead Center, Universiti Harvard.
Malaysian Insight, 19 July 2022
Thailand
27. Thai 3Rs secret to handling US, China
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 19 July 2022
28. Bhumjaithai’s cannabis legalisation policy has backfired
Bangkok Post, 19 July 2022
29. Military top brass defend 2023 budget request for 197 billion baht
Nation, 19 July 2022
30. Researchers say Thai pro-democracy activists hit by spyware
Elaine Kurtenbach and Zen Soo
Associated Press, 18 July 2022
31. Thailand breaks away from Southeast Asia’s brutally punitive drug policies
Gloria Lai is the Regional Director: Asia for the International Drug Policy Consortium
New Mandala, 18 July 2022
Vietnam
32. Vietnam’s Richest Man Lost $490M in 6 Hours Because of a Wild Rumor
Vice, 18 July 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
33. 学者：在大国博弈间保持中立和自主 亚细安国家应加强“亚细安核心” [Scholars: To maintain neutrality and autonomy in the game of great powers, ASEAN countries should strengthen the “ASEAN core”]
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 18 July 2022
34. Clean energy imports into Southeast Asia: are the moonshot plans useful?
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 14 July 2022
Asia Pacific
35. Biden’s Middle East Policy Contradicts His China Policy
Mohammadbagher Forough
Diplomat, 19 July 2022
36. My Say: Risks from big power frictions in Asia could subside
Manu Bhaskaran
Edge Markets, 19 July 2022
37. Australia’s new government seizes the international bully pulpit
Hugh Piper
Interpreter, 19 July 2022
38. China’s soft power success story in Indonesia: Vaccines and Uyghur Muslims
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 15 July 2022
Climate Change/Environment
39. Amid rising pressure, Indonesia’s sea-based communities adapt to change
Warief Djajanto Basorie and Mahmud Ichi
Monga Bay, 18 July 2022
Others
G-7
40. The G-7 Infrastructure Plan Won’t Succeed Unless It Learns from Past Failures
Stephen Paduano
Foreign Policy, 18 July 2022
Global Trade
41. US, allies cannot allow China to dominate raw materials, technologies: Yellen
CNA
Channel News Asia, 18 July 2022
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