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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. 20: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 31: Jayant Menon, Senior 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. PM’s successor will receive China’s backing, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi assures Mr Hun Sen
Khmer Times, 5 August 2022
2. U.S. Bolsters Aid for Cambodia Amid Efforts to Ease Global Food Crisis
Edward Wong
New York Times, 4 August 2022
Indonesia
3. Indonesia’s GDP Growth on Track Amid Mounting Global Uncertainty
Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao
Bloomberg, 5 August 2022
4. Why EU imposes countervailing duties on Indonesian steel from Morowali
Pradnyawati Pambagyo
Jakarta Post, 5 August 2022
5. Pineapples and high-speed rail: Mission of economy for Indonesia and China
Kun Liu
Jakarta Post, 5 August 2022
6. Government prepares investment opportunity map in 13 provinces
Antara, 4 August 2022
7. Taking digital health forward in Indonesia Five pillars to drive digital health in Indonesia.
Anurag Agrawal and Yishu Pi
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2022
8. Women’s rights & gender equality in Indonesia: watch now [2-hour webinar]
New Mandala, 4 August 2022
Malaysia
9. No party elections at AGM in November, says Umno sec-gen
Reshna Reem Ganesan
Free Malaysia Today, 5 August 2022
10. No one as capable as Anwar to be PM, Rafizi says
Noel Achariam
Malaysian Insight, 5 August 2022
11. Perikatan may pull out of govt after PM cancels last-ditch meeting
Joceline Tan
Star, 5 August 2022
12. Tengku Zafrul’s BN switch shows PN reps losing faith, says Umno man
Free Malaysia Today, 4 August 2022
13. Dr M announces new coalition of four parties, Gerakan Tanah Air
New Straits Times, 4 August 2022
Myanmar
14. Pariah Solidarity: Myanmar-Russia Relations Blossom Amid Western Sanctions
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 5 August 2022
15. SSPP/SSA delegation arrive in Nay Pyi Taw to discuss peace with SAC
Eleven Myanmar, 4 August 2022
Philippines
16. FDI Spillover Effects: Evidence from the Philippines
Rafaelita M. Aldaba, Angel Derrickvhel Quejada
ERIA, 5 August 2022
17. The Philippine-US Alliance Has a Major Blind Spot: Cybersecurity
By Gregory H. Winger and Miguel Alberto Gomez
Diplomat, 4 August 2022
18. Is Bongbong Marcos’s early pragmatism a paradox or an illusion?
Economist, 4 August 2022
19. As Duterte stepped down, more Filipinos tighten belts to make ends meet
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 August 2022
Thailand
20. Commentary: Bangkok’s flawed plan to allow foreign land ownership
[This commentary first appeared on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Prem Singh Gill and Ratana Boy
Channel News Asia, 5 August 2022
21. Changes in Trade and Investment Policies in Thailand and the Implications for Medium-term Growth
Archanun Kohpaiboon, Juthathip Jongwanich
ERIA, 5 August 2022
22. Thai Elections with Pongkwan “PK” Sawasdipakdi [33-minute podcast]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 4 August 2022
Vietnam
23. Vietnam spends US$5 billion importing oil in H1
VietNamNet, 5 August 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
24. Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit: Singapore and Malaysia deserve to be more than a sideshow to US-China drama
Bhavan Jaipragas
South China Morning Post, 5 August 2022
25. A French Court’s Bizarre Verdict Roils Southeast Asian Waters
Philip Bowring
Asia Sentinel, 4 August 2022
26. Timor-Leste Denied Entry to ASEAN – For Now
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 4 August 2022
55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting & Related Meetings (2-6 Aug 2022)
27. Joint Communique of The 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
ASEAN Secretariat News, 5 August 2022
28. Parsing the Content of ASEAN’s Latest Joint Communique
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 5 August 2022
29. ASEAN community can no longer tolerate Myanmar junta
Andrew W. Manton
Jakarta Post, 5 August 2022
30. UK to strengthen ties with Southeast Asia and scale-up security and development links
[Link to the “Plan of Action to Implement the ASEAN-United Kingdom Dialogue Partnership (2022-2026)”]
Khmer Times, 5 August 2022
31. 布林肯：美国“一中”政策不变 盼北京勿借机增加侵略性军事活动 [Blinken: US’ “One China” policy remains unchanged, hopes Beijing will not take this opportunity to increase aggressive military activities]
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 5 August 2022
32. Asean foreign ministers say RCEP key contributor to region’s recovery strategy
Star, 5 August 2022
33. Plan of Action to Implement the ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity (2021 – 2025)
ASEAN Secretariat News, 4 August 2022
34. ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on The Cross Strait Development
ASEAN Secretariat News, 4 August 2022
35. ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Work Plan 2023 – 2027
ASEAN Secretariat News, 4 August 2022
36. Plan of Action to Implement the ASEAN-EU Strategic Partnership (2023-2027)
ASEAN Secretariat News, 4 August 2022
37. Redeeming ASEAN ‘centrality’ in Indo-Pacific region
Swaran Singh
Asia Times, 4 August 2022
38. AMM: Myanmar to be ‘closely monitored’ until summit
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2022
39. ASEAN urges ‘maximum restraint’ as China launches missile exercises around Taiwan
John Bechtel
Radio Free Asia, 4 August 2022
Asia Pacific
40. Australia’s Interests in East Asia’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Shiro Armstrong
ERIA, 5 August 2022
41. China and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: An Economic and Political Perspective
Zhang Yunling
ERIA, 5 August 2022
42. Heyday of Asian Regionalism? The Implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership for the United States
Mireya Solís
ERIA, 5 August 2022
43. Is the Sri Lankan Debt Crisis a Harbinger? Why U.S.-Chinese Tensions Put Developing Countries at Risk
Shantayanan Devarajan and Homi Kharas
Foreign Affairs, 4 August 2022
44. China’s Taiwan war games threaten more global supply chain disruption
AFP
Jakarta Post, 4 August 2022
45. From Pragmatism to Aggression: The Sources and Consequences of China’s Assertive Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping
Anthony Toh, Lee Jonghyuk
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 4 August 2022
Climate Change/Environment
46. Brunei, Singapore committed to climate change fight
James Kon
Borneo Bulletin, 5 August 2022
47. The danger of climate ‘doomerism’
David Fogarty
Straits Times, 5 August 2022
48. Project aims to restore degraded Indonesian forests — by partnering with timber giants
Robin Hicks
Eco-Business, 4 August 2022
49. The Philippines’ Climate Policies and the Priorities for the New President
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 4 August 2022
50. Hijrah Ekologis [An ecological hijrah]
ABDUL MU’TI, Guru Besar UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta dan Sekretaris Umum PP Muhammadiyah
Republika, 4 August 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
51. Cyber policy critics targeted in cyberattacks
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 5 August 2022
52. Meta says has removed hundreds of fake Facebook, Instagram accounts from Malaysian ‘troll farm’, alleges link to police
[Link to the “Meta’s Adversarial Threat Report, Second Quarter 2022”]
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 5 August 2022
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