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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. 10: James Chai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 20: Ooi Kee Beng, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 23: Mohd Faizal Bin Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 35: Norshahril Saat, 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. Youths petition gov’t to scrap Vietnamese language course
Khmer Times, 31 August 2022
2. Siem Reap, reinventing the arteries of Angkor
Tom Vater
Nikkei Asia, 31 August 2022
Indonesia
3. Analysis: Jokowi seeks to circumvent courts in resolving human rights violations
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 31 August 2022
4. China pushes ahead with Indonesia’s largest hydro-plant project
Erwida Maulia
Nikkei Asia, 31 August 2022
5. Pushing toward a cashless society to boost Indonesia’s GDP
Bobby Hermanus
Jakarta Post, 30 August 2022
6. Indonesian Parliament approves membership of RCEP trade pact
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 30 August 2022
7. Jokowi Believed to Be Maintaining Political Influence Following Recent Events
Dewi Nurita
Tempo, 30 August 2022
8. New Capital City Development Focuses on Empowering Domestic Products
Muhammad Hendartyo
Tempo, 30 August 2022
Laos
9. Lao villagers welcome minimal impact of solar project
Radio Free Asia, 30 August 2022
Malaysia
10. How Malaysia’s Judiciary Fought Back and Convicted a Former PM
James Chai
Diplomat, 31 August 2022
11. Prisoner Najib a boon for Umno but bane for MCA, MIC as GE15 nears
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 31 August 2022
12. Anwar and Rafizi must be on same page
Francis Paul Siah
Malaysiakini, 31 August 2022
13. Youth split over whether to vote
Malaysian Insight, 31 August 2022
14. Undi18 to prepare young voters for GE15
Elill Easwaran
Malaysian Insight, 31 August 2022
15. Najib Razak is just the symptom, problem is bigger
Dr. Rais Hussin is the CEO of EMIR Research
Sinchew 星洲网, 31 August 2022
16. Silencing the money that talks in politics
Wong Chun Wai
Star, 31 August 2022
17. 10 states likely to stay out
Joseph Kaos Jr
Star, 31 August 2022
18. Pemimpin ‘tidak sebulu’ jejas rentak UMNO hadapi PRU-15 [Leaders ‘not in the same vein’ affect pace of UMNO facing GE-15]
Mohd Iskandar Ibrahim
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 30 August 2022
19. Malaysia polls likely to be held later this year, say analysts as political parties gear up for campaign
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 30 August 2022
20. My Say: The trap of victimhood in the building of nationhood
Ooi Kee Beng
Edge Markets, 30 August 2022
21. Poverty, corruption still major issues after 65 years of Merdeka
Maria Chin Abdullah, MP for Petaling Jaya
Malaysiakini, 30 August 2022
22. Courting the next general election
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 30 August 2022
23. 10 dalil mengapa si dia tidak wajar diampunkan [10 reasons why he should not be pardoned]
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, 30 August 2022
24. Budget 2023: If we can’t boost revenue, then cut expenses
Sinchew 星洲网, 30 August 2022
25. Racial & Religious Harmony in Malaysia: Interview with YB Dato’ Wira Haji Amiruddin bin Haji Hamzah (MP, Kubang Pasu)
Hafiz Hassim
Stratsea, 30 August 2022
Myanmar
26. SAC Chairman holds 2nd meeting with RCSS’s peace delegation
Eleven Myanmar, 30 August 2022
27. Justice denied as regime targets activists’ lawyers
Frontier Myanmar, 30 August 2022
28. Myanmar Junta Imposes New Restrictions on Political Parties
Irrawaddy, 30 August 2022
29. Progressive Voice calls on UN to ditch post of Special Envoy on Myanmar
Mizzima, 30 August 2022
30. ASEAN’s Complete Failure on Myanmar: A Short Overview
Joshua Kurlantzick
Council on Foreign Relations, 29 August 2022
Philippines
31. Editorial: ‘Ayuda’ not a waste of money
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 31 August 2022
32. No more COVID-related ‘ayuda’ in 2023 budget
Ben O. de Vera, Julie M. Aurelio
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 August 2022
33. Chinese minister hopes Philippines will revive talks on oil, gas deals in South China Sea
South China Morning Post, 30 August 2022
Singapore
34. Singapore’s George Yeo on the Southeast Asia’s Chinese diaspora, regional anti-Chinese sentiment, and Lee Kuan Yew’s US-China calculations
George Yeo
South China Morning Post, 31 August 2022
35. Elak “panik moral” dan bina dialog rasional berhubung pemansuhan Seksyen 377A, kata pakar [Avoid “moral panic” and build a rational dialogue regarding the repeal of Section 377A, say experts]
Emillia Amin
Berita Mediacorp, 30 August 2022
Thailand
36. Prawit granted full powers as PM
Wassana Nanuam and Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 31 August 2022
37. Personal data at risk in govt hands
Khemmapat Trisadikoon
Bangkok Post, 31 August 2022
38. Here Are Pro-Military Contenders to Replace Prayuth as Thai PM
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 31 August 2022
39. Cabinet rule change empowers Prawit to spend budget, reshuffle
Nation, 30 August 2022
40. Thailand to increase daily minimum wage as living costs and household debt surges
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 30 August 2022
Vietnam
41. 越南神曲爆红，“越流”已出现？[The popularity of Vietnamese pop songs – the emergence of V-pop?]
阳阳是广西民族大学东盟学院副研究员
Huanqiu 环球网, 31 August 2022
42. Vietnam imposes anti-dumping tariffs on welding materials from three nations
VietNamNet, 30 August 2022
43. Vietnam boosts FDI attraction in automotive industry
VietNamNet, 30 August 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
44. E-commerce cooperation can harmonise China-ASEAN medical standards
Anyu Lee and Fujian Li
East Asia Forum, 31 August 2022
45. Giving a dam in the Mekong basin
Phillip Guerreiro
Asia & the Pacific Policy Society, 30 August 2022
46. Health cooperation is just what the doctor ordered
[Link to the full article, “Addressing Gaps in Regional Health Co-operation”]
Eduardo Pedrosa, PECC
East Asia Forum, 30 August 2022
47. Mahathir Mohamad urges Asean to move towards China after US’s Taiwan ‘provocation’
Mercedes Ruehl and Oliver Telling
Financial Times, 30 August 2022
Asia Pacific
48. China slowdown means contrasting fortunes for Asia’s exporters
Bangkok Post, 31 August 2022
49. Farming out: China’s overseas food security quest
Betsy Joles and Cissy Zhou
Nikkei Asia, 31 August 2022
Climate Change/Environment
50. The Asian Development Bank’s Energy Transition Mechanism
James Guild
Diplomat, 31 August 2022
51. The Electric Vehicle Boom Isn’t All Good News for the Environment
Lyuba Zarsky
World Politics Review, 30 August 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
52. Spirals of Delusion: How AI Distorts Decision-Making and Makes Dictators More Dangerous
Henry Farrell, Abraham Newman, and Jeremy Wallace
Foreign Affairs, 31 August 2022
53. Countering online radicalization among overseas diaspora
Noor Huda Ismail
Jakarta Post, 31 August 2022
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