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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. 18: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 29: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 41: Mirza Sadaqat Huda, Lead Researcher
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. Khmer National United Party is asking for the hand of Funcinpec again
Ben Sokhean
Khmer Times, 20 July 2022
2. National Assembly to Review Proposed Constitutional Changes
Mao Sopha
Cambodianess, 19 July 2022
Indonesia
3. Poverty rate drops but inequality does not
Jakarta Post, 20 July 2022
4. How Indonesia can learn from euro-US dollar parity
Barra Kukuh Mamia and Suryaputra Wijaksana
Jakarta Post, 20 July 2022
5. Deadline Looms for Indonesia’s Harsh New Internet Content Restrictions
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 19 July 2022
6. Is Indonesia’s “Civil Islam” a model for the Muslim world?
Farah Adeed
Acton Institute, 14 July 2022
Laos
7. Dire financial figures work in Lao leader’s favour
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 19 July 2022
8. Chinese investment in Laos tops USD16 billion
Vientiane Times, 19 July 2022
Malaysia
9. Azalina, Maria head new multi-party democracy caucus
Free Malaysia Today, 20 July 2022
10. Workers’ MoU breach won’t inspire investor confidence, says economist
Samuel Chua
Free Malaysia Today, 20 July 2022
11. Malaysia, Indonesia agree in principle to integrate recruitment mechanism
Free Malaysia Today, 20 July 2022
12. Country’s food supply chain comes under spotlight in Dewan Rakyat today
Malay Mail Online, 20 July 2022
13. Appoint a ‘czar’ to strengthen ecosystem in Malaysia
Simone Galimberti
New Straits Times, 20 July 2022
14. Costly labour crunch
M. Veera Pandiyan
Star, 20 July 2022
15. Dewan Rakyat passes amendment to make Segamat district part of East Coast Economic Region
Malay Mail Online, 19 July 2022
16. Sabah sets up committee to address rising price of goods
Malay Mail Online, 19 July 2022
17. EPF’s insurance platform to benefit middle-income group, economists say
Azzman Abdul Jamal
Malaysia Now, 19 July 2022
18. Sultan Ibrahim and Permaisuri Johor to make three-day official visit to Singapore from July 20
Star, 19 July 2022
19. Comprehensive security doctrine ensures joint responsibility of all to maintain national security
Star, 19 July 2022
20. MPs sacked by parties won’t lose seats in revised anti-hopping bill
Malaysian Insight, 18 July 2022
Myanmar
21. Myanmar military landmine use amounts to war crimes: Amnesty
Bangkok Post, 20 July 2022
22. Duwa Lashi La on the State of Myanmar’s Resistance
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 19 July 2022
23. Myanmar Military’s Long History of Electoral Fraud
Bertil Lintner
Irrawaddy, 19 July 2022
24. Why Myanmar Junta Chief Downgrades Martyrs’ Day
Irrawaddy, 18 July 2022
Philippines
25. F2F: A delicate balancing act
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 July 2022
26. In a reset, Marcos scraps Duterte’s China loans
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 19 July 2022
Thailand
27. PM rips Pheu Thai over Thaksin
Aekarach Sattaburuth & Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 20 July 2022
28. Prayut counters censure attack as lacking in correct information
Nation, 19 July 2022
29. ข่าวในพระราชสำนัก 18 กรกฎาคม 2565 [News of the royal court 18 July 2022]
[21-minute video]
GOOD NEWS นำเสนอเรื่องราวข่าวสารดี ๆ, 18 July 2022
Vietnam
30. Ample Opportunities to Level Up Australia-Vietnam Relations
Huynh Tam Sang and Pham Do An
Diplomat, 20 July 2022
31. Vietnam loses out to regional rivals in foreign tourist attraction
Voice of Vietnam, 19 July 2022
32. WB asked to prioritise soft infrastructure development in Vietnam
Voice of Vietnam, 19 July 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
33. EU, ASEAN to Hold First Inter-Bloc Summit in December: Report
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 20 July 2022
34. China Won Over Southeast Asia During the Pandemic
Dominque Fraser and Richard Maude
Diplomat, 20 July 2022
35. Looking beyond the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific
Shafiah F Muhibat, CSIS
East Asia Forum, 20 July 2022
36. SE Asia well poised to weather inflation, commodities crises: ADB president
Vincent Fabian Thomas
Jakarta Post, 20 July 2022
37. East Timor hopes to join ASEAN under Indonesia presidency next year
Reuters, 19 July 2022
Asia Pacific
38. New G-7 initiative has potential to be a game changer in the Indo-Pacific
Barbara Weisel is a managing director at Rock Creek Global Advisors in Washington, and a member of the AAIP advisory board. A former American trade official, she was the country’s chief negotiator of the original Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Straits Times, 20 July 2022
39. Economic Insights from Input–Output Tables for Asia and the Pacific
[217-page PDF document]
Asian Development Bank, 19 July 2022
Climate Change/Environment
40. Climate goals call for less rivalry
Bangkok Post, 20 July 2022
41. Commentary: Could Russia-Ukraine conflict derail Southeast Asia’s decarbonisation efforts?
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog The Fulcrum.]
Mirza Sadaqat Huda
Channel News Asia, 20 July 2022
42. Turning the tide on plastic pollution through regional collaboration in South-east Asia
Axel van Trotsenburg is the World Bank’s managing director for operations. Lim Jock Hoi is Asean secretary-general.
Straits Times, 20 July 2022
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