Daily News on Southeast Asia – 23 Aug 2022

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Today’s issue includes an article citing Terence Chong, Senior Fellow. You can click on the link to go to the article directly.


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


Brunei

1. Brunei growth outlook cautiously optimistic: CSPS
Azlan Othman
Borneo Bulletin, 23 August 2022

Cambodia

2. National Love Party Leaders Score Top Jobs
Phoung Vantha
Cambodianess, 22 August 2022
 
3. Why Cambodia’s Opposition Parties Must Unite
David Hutt
Diplomat, 22 August 2022

Indonesia

4. Yosua murder takes political turn at House
Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 23 August 2022
 
5. ‘Jokowinomics’ buys political stability for $33.5 billion
Endy Bayuni
Jakarta Post, 23 August 2022
 
6. Charting pathways for Indonesia’s personal data protection ecosystem
Pingkan Audrine
Jakarta Post, 23 August 2022
 
7. Editorial: Reforming the police
Jakarta Post, 23 August 2022
 
8. Lessons learned from the 1997 Asian financial crisis
Jusuf Wanandi
Jakarta Post, 23 August 2022
 
9. Indonesia reaffirms plan to establish bullion bank
Wike D. Herlinda
Jakarta Post, 22 August 2022
 
10. Inscribed in Stone: The Making of Jokowi’s Foreign Policy Legacy
Adhi Priamarizki, Keoni Indrabayu Marzuki
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 22 August 2022

Laos

11. Overall Mekong River flow patterns do not change: report finding
Vientiane Times, 23 August 2022

Malaysia

12. Analysts scoff at PN’s election hopes for Pahang
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 23 August 2022
 
13. Deputy finance minister says Malaysia’s low 2.5pc inflation rate thanks to subsidies, price controls
Ashman Adam
Malay Mail Online, 23 August 2022
 
14. Working in Singapore but still living in Malaysia to make every dollar count
Azzman Abdul Jamal
Malyasia Now, 23 August 2022
 
15. 依斯迈沙比利的窘境 [Ismail Sabri’s Dilemma]
戴子豪
Sinchew 星洲网, 23 August 2022
 
16. Umno meetings expose rift between ruling party’s leaders
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 23 August 2022
 
17. UMNO’s and Najib’s 40-Year Raid on the Defense Ministry
John Berthelsen
Asia Sentinel, 22 August 2022
 
18. Malaysia’s Mahathir Sees ‘50-50 Chance’ Najib Gets 1MDB Pardon
Philip Heijmans and Ravil Shirodkar
Bloomberg, 22 August 2022
 
19. PM Ismail Sabri undecided on timing of Malaysia general election, says political situation still unstable
Melissa Goh
Channel News Asia, 22 August 2022
 
20. Over 150 Umno divisions want GE15 to be held immediately
Nora Mahpar and Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 22 August 2022
 
21. No by-election for Batu Lintang, seat not vacant, says Sarawak speaker
Free Malaysia Today, 22 August 2022
 
22. Mustapa: Agriculture and Domestic Trade Ministries asked to present holistic study of national food supply
Malay Mail Online, 22 August 2022
 
23. Malaysia hopes to revive KL-Singapore HSR project, says PM
Malay Mail Online, 22 August 2022
 
24. GE15: Radzi sidesteps talks of contesting in Putrajaya
Malaysiakini, 22 August 2022
 
25. Despite war of words, MIC needs Umno more
P Ramasamy
Malaysiakini, 22 August 2022
 
26. Hadi lacks knowledge on what really causes corruption, says G25
Malaysian Insight, 22 August 2022
 
27. Sabah STAR contesting under GRS banner in GE15, says Kitingan
Durie Rainer Fong
Star, 22 August 2022

Myanmar

28. UN envoy and SAC: more than tit for tat
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 23 August 2022
 
29. Workers from hotbeds of resistance to Myanmar junta say they face discrimination
Radio Free Asia, 22 August 2022

Philippines

30. Editorial: A continuing embarrassment
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 August 2022
 
31. Philippines sees China as ‘best option’ for 3 rail projects
Lucio B Pitlo III
Asia Times, 22 August 2022
 
32. Philippines’ Marcos seeks record $94 billion budget for 2023
Straits Times, 22 August 2022
 
33. She is loved in China, so can ex-Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos play peacemaker?
Benjamin Kang Lim
Straits Times, 20 August 2022

Singapore

34. 377A: Gay marriage looms as new frontline in Singapore battle for LGBT rights
Tessa Wong
BBC, 23 August 2022

Thailand

35. Students call for an end to protest curbs
Bangkok Post, 23 August 2022
 
36. PM to meet top brass over reshuffle
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 23 August 2022
 
37. Tenure ruling a massive test
Bangkok Post, 23 August 2022
 
38. Election Commission dumps petition on Prayut’s term of office, drawing ire
Bangkok Post, 22 August 2022

Vietnam

39. Supply chain disruptions offer ‘opportunity in difficulty’
VietNamNet, 22 August 2022
 
40. Export forecast for this year to reach roughly US$368 billion
Voice of Vietnam, 22 August 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

41. Why TikTok is finding success in Southeast Asia while hurdles mount in West
Coco Feng
South China Morning Post, 22 August 2022

Asia Pacific

42. China Hasn’t Reached the Peak of Its Power: Why Beijing Can Afford to Bide Its Time
Oriana Skylar Mastro and Derek Scissors
Foreign Affairs, 22 August 2022
 
43. After Pelosi’s Visit, Most of the Indo-Pacific Sides With Beijing
Derek Grossman
Foreign Policy, 22 August 2022
 
44. Small Modular Reactors: The Next Phase for Nuclear Power in the Indo-Pacific? [56-page PDF document]
David Santoro & Carl Baker (editors)
Pacific Forum, 22 August 2022

Climate Change/Environment

45. Govt needs private investment to achieve energy transition target: BI
Antara, 22 August 2022
 
46. Short and Long-Term Actions Needed to Help Asia and the Pacific Beat the Global Food Crisis
Asian Development Bank, 22 August 2022
 
47. Renewables won’t spell the end of energy geopolitics
William Leben
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 22 August 2022
 
48. Long overlooked, East Malaysia’s disappearing shorelines in spotlight as government tackles coastal erosion
Samantha Ho
Eco-Business, 22 August 2022
 
49. Target net zero: A journey to decarbonizing the public sector
Hauke Engel, Alastair Hamilton, Libbi Lee, and Jonathan Woetzel
McKinsey & Co., 22 August 2022


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