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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. 1 : Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 4 : Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow
- No. 7 : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 8 : James Chai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 52 : Joanne Lin Weiling, 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
Indonesia
1. 普拉博沃的印尼总统梦 [Prabowo’s dream of the Indonesian Presidency]
廖建裕是新加坡尤索夫伊萨东南亚研究院资深访问研究员, 南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院兼任教授
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 8 September 2022
2. Indonesia pursues agreements to protect its fishers on foreign vessels
Basten Gokkon
Mongabay, 6 September 2022
Malaysia
3. Islamic finance on the rise – Labuan FSA
Jailani Hasan
Bernama, 8 September 2022
4. Commentary: Malaysia judges make their mark with Najib verdict, but will it last?
Lee Hwok-Aun is Senior Fellow of the Regional Economic Studies Programme and Co-coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. This commentary first appeared on the Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.
Channel News Asia, 8 September 2022
5. Pengakuan PAS [PAS Confession]
Mohsin Abdullah
Free Malaysia Today, 8 September 2022
6. 纳吉政治投影挥之不去 [Najib’s political spectre lingers on]
胡逸山是新加坡国际事务学会（研究所）高级研究员、马来西亚太平洋研究中心首席顾问
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 8 September 2022
7. 马青年体育部副部长：年轻选民虽激增 但政治意识不高 [Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports: young voter numbers have surged, but political awareness is not high]
萧郡瑜
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 8 September 2022
8. Pardon for Najib not legally possible now, says Tommy Thomas
James Chai, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS & P Gunasegaram
Malaysiakini, 8 September 2022
9. First-time Sarawak voters give pundits plenty to think about
Desmond Davidson
Malaysian Insight, 8 September 2022
10. State of the Global Islamic Economy 2022
Salaam Gateway, 8 September 2022
11. Labour shortages set up Malaysia for third year of palm oil losses
Mei Mei Chu
Reuters, 8 September 2022
12. Prospect of unified Malaysian opposition dims as election looms
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 8 September 2022
13. Anti-hopping law gazetted but enforcement pending later notice
Keertan Ayamany
Malay Mail Online, 8 September 2022
14. A lesson on how party politics trumps personality
Praba Ganesan
Malay Mail Online, 8 September 2022
15. Ismail Sabri: No need for a DPM
Alzahrin Alias
New Straits Times, 8 September 2022
16. Malaysia’s institutional uncertainty
William Case, Nottingham University Malaysia
East Asia Forum, 7 September 2022
17. Muda can help PH woo young voters, says analyst
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 7 September 2022
18. IDEAS welcomes the Law Minister’s remarks on the urgently needed separation of the Attorney General from the Public Prosecutor
Link to the 28 page PDF report “Separating the Attorney-General and Public Prosecutor: Enhancing Rule of Law in Malaysia”
Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), 7 September 2022
19. Politweet: PAS soaked up young Malay votes from BN, Pakatan in GE14
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 7 September 2022
20. PAS, the merchant traders of Islam
Dr Rais Hussin is Emir Research CEO.
Malaysian Insight, 7 September 2022
21. The Rosmah judgment – understanding the co-prime ministership of Najib and wife
Liew Chin Tong is former deputy defence minister.
Malaysian Insight, 7 September 2022
22. Sarawak on course to become hydrogen economy, says Abang Jo
Sharon Ling
Star, 7 September 2022
Myanmar
23. Foreign companies in Myanmar struggle with shortage of dollars : Military government blamed for fickle foreign currency control policy
Nikkei Asia, 8 September 2022
24. ‘We are just surviving on our own’: the plight of Rohingya in Malaysia
Frontier Myanmar, 7 September 2022
25. India’s Cooperation With Myanmar’s Junta is not Yielding Results
Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Irrawaddy, 7 September 2022
26. NUG: We Control Over Half of Myanmar’s Territory
Irrawaddy, 7 September 2022
27. Myanmar Regime, Russia Sign Nuclear Cooperation ‘Roadmap’
Irrawaddy, 7 September 2022
28. Junta army officers acting as loansharks to underpaid lower ranks
Mizzima, 7 September 2022
29. Myanmar to start buying Russian oil products, pay in roubles – RIA
Reuters, 7 September 2022
Philippines
30. The Philippines and the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis
Joshua Bernard Espeña
Diplomat, 8 September 2022
31. Marcos tour signals new foreign policy direction
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 7 September 2022
32. Making Sense of the Philippines’ Latest Poverty Statistics
Mong Palatino
Diplomat, 7 September 2022
Thailand
33. Most people can’t afford to retire
Bangkok Post, 8 September 2022
34. Somkid named as party chairman
Bangkok Post, 8 September 2022
35. Thai Parliament Rejects Opposition Bid to Restrict Senate’s Powers
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 8 September 2022
36. Thai-Saudi Relations: Eight Months After Rapprochement
Tita Sanglee
Diplomat, 8 September 2022
37. Will Thailand’s new 10-year visa scheme for wealthy foreigners be ‘a big win’ for its economy?
Jitsiree Thongnoi
South China Morning Post, 8 September 2022
38. Over 50% of Suan Dusit Poll respondents feel Parliament likely to be dissolved
Nation, 7 September 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
39. New route to be built in Melaka to link Malaysia and Indonesia
Bernama, 8 September 2022
40. IPEF and RCEP not necessarily rivals
Khmer Times, 8 September 2022
41. Vietnam, Brunei boost comprehensive partnership
Voice of Vietnam, 8 September 2022
42. The Importance of Robust Philippines-Indonesia Security Relations
Chester Cabalza
Diplomat, 7 September 2022
43. Debating Southeast Asia’s future
Susannah Patton
Interpreter, 7 September 2022
44. Southeast Asian Social Cohesion Radar Report
[102-page PDF document]
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 6 September 2022
Asia Pacific
45. Re-invigorating the international trade system
Shujiro Urata, ERIA
East Asia Forum, 8 September 2022
46. U.S.-led Indo-Pacific nations to consider emergency chip stockpile
Rieko Miki, Satsuki Kaneko And Masaya Kato
Nikkei Asia, 8 September 2022
47. Under construction: Building the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, pillar by pillar
Kinling Lo
South China Morning Post, 8 September 2022
48. Japan: An Empire Reawakened?
Japan: An Empire Reawakened?
Geopolitical Monitor, 7 September 2022
49. Success of Biden’s IPEF will depend on business involvement
Kurt Tong
Nikkei Asia, 7 September 2022
50. ‘Beijing’s strategy is to exploit a power vacuum’: Expert on Chinese expansionism
Mai Tran
Radio Free Asia, 7 September 2022
51. How Not to Run on Fumes in the BRI: Create New Initiatives!
Xue Gong
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 6 September 2022
52. 国际特稿：无论谁入主唐宁街10号 英国对欧对华交恶难回转 [Whoever enters 10 Downing Street will find it difficult to reverse the UK’s strained relationship with Europe and China]
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 4 September 2022
East/South China Sea
53. Japan, US, Philippines to step up maritime security ties
Haruka Nuga
AP News, 6 September 2022
Climate Change/Environment
54. Countries growing 70% of world’s food face ‘extreme’ heat risk by 2045
Bangkok Post, 8 September 2022
55. Indonesia’s environmental diplomacy at the G20 ministers meeting
Antara, 6 September 2022
Others
Media, Technology & Society
56. Govt agencies, political parties the most active in spreading disinformation, new study finds
Link to report : “Youth and Disinformation in Malaysia: Strengthening Electoral Integrity”
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 8 September 2022
57. Malaysian Facebook users aged 18-20 have lowest interest in politics, new study shows
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 7 September 2022
58. Internet Freedoms in Thailand
Asia Centre, 1 August 2022
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