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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. 8 : James Chai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 18 : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 20 : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 38 : Ian Storey, 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. Cambodia’s Ream naval base attracts competing patrons
Abdul Rahman Yaacob, ANU
East Asia Forum, 5 September 2022
Indonesia
2. Rallies expected across Indonesia as anger simmers over fuel price hike
Reuters
Channel News Asia, 6 September 2022
3. Puan’s trip may shift party alliances
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 6 September 2022
4. Watch: Hari Tani Nasional, a forum on the future of rural Indonesia
Critical Indonesian thinkers reflect on a simple question: What are the most important policy problems in rural Indonesia, and what can researchers do about them?
New Mandala, 6 September 2022
Laos
5. Laos’ debt pressure raises specter of a China vassal state
Marwaan Macan-Markar
Nikkei Asia, 6 September 2022
Malaysia
6. PSB looks to wrest urban Sarawak seats from DAP
Free Malaysia Today, 6 September 2022
7. Leaving Khairy out in the cold for GE15 will hurt Umno’s prospects, analysts predict
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 6 September 2022
8. Did the courts bend over backwards for Najib?
James Chai, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS & P Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 6 September 2022
9. 马来西亚“共同敌人”的人设 [The Persona of Malaysia’s “Common Enemy”]
甘德政
Sinchew 星洲网, 6 September 2022
10. 华人会全力支持希盟吗？[Will the Chinese fully support Pakatan Harapan?]
戴子豪
Sinchew 星洲网, 6 September 2022
11. PAS dangles unity, will Umno bite?
Rahimy Rahim And Junaid Ibrahim
Star, 6 September 2022
12. All quiet on Sabah BN-GRS seat-sharing formula
Star, 6 September 2022
13. Vote BN in GE15 to ensure holistic development, MB tells Johor folks
Remar Nordin
Star, 6 September 2022
14. Free Trade Zone among five initiatives to boost growth on Sabah’s east coast
Stephanie Lee
Star, 5 September 2022
Myanmar
15. Myanmar Exiles Seek Virtual Currency Backed by $1 Billion at Fed
Chanyaporn Chanjaroen
Bloomberg, 6 September 2022
16. Aung San Suu Kyi Meeting a Precondition of Next Myanmar Trip, UN Envoy Says
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 6 September 2022
17. Myanmar opposition ask US Fed to ‘virtually’ unfreeze US$1 billion in assets
Bloomberg
South China Morning Post, 6 September 2022
18. UN Myanmar envoy says won’t return until allowed to meet Aung San Suu Kyi
Channel News Asia, 5 September 2022
19. Myanmar junta ‘losing control’ as armed resistance digs in, rights experts say
[Link to 32-pafe PDF: Briefing paper: Effective Control in Myanmar]
Aidan Jones
South China Morning Post, 5 September 2022
20. UN envoy urges Asean to develop regional refugee protection framework amid crisis in Myanmar
Tan Hui Yee
Straits Times, 5 September 2022
Philippines
21. Illegal parking of public funds
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 September 2022
Thailand
22. Isoc in need of oversight
Bangkok Post, 6 September 2022
23. PM’s tenure case set to begin
Bangkok Post, 6 September 2022
24. Senate’s PM pick role up for debate: upper house not likely to cede power
Bangkok Post, 6 September 2022
25. Wage hikes make little impact: expert
Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 6 September 2022
Timor-Leste
26. José Ramos-Horta’s Australian visit: a checklist
The Greater Sunrise LNG field will top his agenda, along with economic diversification and ASEAN membership.
Parker Novak
Interpreter, 6 September 2022
Vietnam
27. Warning about electricity shortage, Vietnam to import power from Laos
Luong Bang
VietNamNet, 6 September 2022
28. Vietnam must get rid of mindset of having “competitive advantage in labor costs”
VietNamNet, 5 September 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
29. Thanks to Gorbachev, SE Asia found peace
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 6 September 2022
30. Singapore open to fresh proposals from Malaysia on discontinued High-Speed Rail project, says Lawrence Wong
Channel News Asia, 6 September 2022
31. 美国在东盟最多能攒局，成不了势 [US will not be able to pull the strings in ASEAN]
许利平是中国社会科学院亚太与全球战略研究院研究员
Huanqiu 环球网, 6 September 2022
32. Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar deepen Russia ties to blunt economic woes
Yohei Muramatsu And Tomoya Onishi
Nikkei Asia, 6 September 2022
33. Vietnam, Laos aiming fo 2 billion USD in bilateral trade
VietNamNet, 6 September 2022
34. An eye on China? Indonesia, Philippines set to boost ties amid ‘very volatile’ regional geopolitics
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 5 September 2022
Asia Pacific
35. Liz Truss: The UK’s New Prime Minister and the Indo-Pacific
James Jennion
Diplomat, 5 September 2022
36. Charging up on energy for the G20 summit
Frank Jotzo, ANU
East Asia Forum, 5 September 2022
37. China steps up arbitration of international business disputes: report
Global Times, 5 September 2022
38. Military drills shine spotlight on US-China competition in the region
Danson Cheong
Straits Times, 5 September 2022
East/South China Sea
39. Chinese official takes aim at US over Unclos ‘ulterior motives’
Zhao Ziwen
South China Morning Post, 3 September 2022
Climate Change/Environment
40. National Centre in the works to empower SDG programmes – Ismail Sabri
Bernama, 6 September 2022
41. Singapore aiming to have emissions reach net zero by 2050; public feedback sought
Audrey Tan
Straits Times, 6 September 2022
42. Vietnam seeks US assistance to realize climate change adaptation goals
VietNamNet, 6 September 2022
43. Kingdom urged to stay on course for carbon neutrality
Manoj Mathew
Khmer Times, 5 September 2022
44. Woefully inadequate’ adaptation finance seen stifling developing Asia’s climate response
Robin Hicks
Eco-Business, 2 September 2022
Others
45. Suspicious Papua tweets promoted Indonesian government’s agenda
David Engel, Albert Zhang and Jake Wallis
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 6 September 2022
46. The Dangerous Decade: A Foreign Policy for a World in Crisis
Richard Haass
Foreign Affairs, 6 September 2022
47. Web3 is coming – with national security implications, too
Sasha Fegan
Interpreter, 5 September 2022
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