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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. 28 : Melinda Martinus, 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. Transformation and development in Indonesia: a 50-year view
Stephen Grenville
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 16 September 2022
2. Jakarta needs a super-sub
Jakarta Post, 16 September 2022
3. Why Indonesia’s engagement with Pacific countries matters
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
Interpreter, 15 September 2022
4. Jokowi Bans New Coal-Fired Power Plants, With Few Exceptions
Nasori, Triyan Pangastuti, Rangga Prakoso
Jakarta Globe, 15 September 2022
5. Ganjar’s presidential hopes fading as party closes ranks
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 15 September 2022
6. Indonesia hunts down Bjorka as analysts warn hacking spree could be ‘tip of the iceberg’
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 15 September 2022
7. Bahlil Lahadalia: Many Resent ASEAN’s Growth, Mentions EU Nickel Lawsuit
Aprijal Rachman
Tempo, 15 September 2022
8. The struggle for adequate childcare in Indonesia
Michelle Andrina, Sylvia Andriyani Kusumandari
Asia & The Pacific Policy Society, 14 September 2022
Malaysia
9. Pakatan confident of keeping Malay-majority Setiawangsa
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 16 September 2022
10. Now, Penang strips Najib of title
Star, 16 September 2022
11. Party Politics in Malaysia with Sophie Lemière
[25-minute Podcast]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 15 September 2022
12. Malaysia Day address: Pakatan Harapan must offer Malaysia a new federal deal
Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau
Edge Markets, 15 September 2022
13. Govt to increase grants, subsidies for renewable energy, says PM
Reshna Reem Ganesan
Free Malaysia Today, 15 September 2022
14. PH to finalise GE15 seats, manifesto at mid-October convention
Free Malaysia Today, 15 September 2022
15. Malaysia’s economy doing fine, despite top trade partner China’s zero-Covid fallout and war in Ukraine: analysts
Amy Chew
South China Morning Post, 15 September 2022
16. PAS eyes Kedah state again in next general election, amid recurrent floods
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 15 September 2022
Myanmar
17. An economically illiterate junta is running Myanmar into the ground
Economist, 15 September 2022
18. Editorial: An illegitimate junta can’t fix Myanmar’s broken economy
Frontier Myanmar, 15 September 2022
19. ‘This area has never experienced war before’: the fight for Tanintharyi
Frontier Myanmar, 15 September 2022
20. On Leadership and Power in Myanmar
David I. Steinberg
Irrawaddy, 15 September 2022
21. Mass Exodus: Successive Military Regimes in Myanmar Drive Out Millions of People
Editorial
Irrawaddy, 15 September 2022
Philippines
22. Bongbong Marcos to tackle climate change, rule of law, in UN General Assembly — DFA
Daphne Galvez
Inquirer, 15 September 2022
Singapore
23. Singapore considering law to fight cancel culture amid LGBTQ rights debate
Bloomberg
South China Morning Post, 15 September 2022
Thailand
24. Thailand’s Evolving Ecosystem Support for Technology Startups
Asian Development Bank, 15 September 2022
25. Prayuth’s Misrule Is Turning Thailand Into a Powder Keg
Joshua Kurlantzick
World Politics Review, 15 September 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
26. Joint Media Release: ASEAN and UNOPS sign Agreement to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia
ASEAN Secretariat News, 15 September 2022
27. South-East Asia’s monarchies struggle with succession
Economist, 15 September 2022
28. ASEAN and Taiwan: Cooperation opportunities amid diplomatic constraints
[Originally published on Fulcrum]
Melinda Martinus
ThinkChina, 15 September 2022
29. Vietnam, Timor Leste eye stronger trade, investment cooperation
Voice of Vietnam, 15 September 2022
Asia Pacific
30. Is the United States Getting China Policy Dangerously Wrong? A Conversation With Jessica Chen Weiss [37-minute podcast]
Foreign Affairs, 16 September 2022
31. AUKUS is not an alliance for nuclear deterrence
Alessio Patalano
Nikkei Asia, 15 September 2022
32. Toward a G7 Climate Club? [ link to video]
A CSIS Economics Program for an expert panel discussion on the merits and challenges of a G7 Climate Club. Dr. Steffen Meyer, Director General for Economic, Financial and Climate Policy at the German Federal Chancellery, will kick off the discussion with a brief description of the Climate Club proposal.
CSIS, 14 September 2022
33. The Most Powerful Person in the World Is China’s President
Stefan Aust and Adrian Geiges
Time, 14 September 2022
Climate Change/Environment
34. Renewable energy accounts for 40 pct of Cambodia’s total energy
Khmer Times, 16 September 2022
35. From linear to circular: EU, ASEAN inaugurate Stakeholder Platform Secretariat to boost region’s circular economy
ASEAN Secretariat News, 15 September 2022
36. Cambodian mega dam’s resurrection on the Mekong ‘the beginning of the end’
Gerald Flynn, Nehru Pry on 15 September 2022
Mongabay, 15 September 2022
37. Green Growth: Capturing Asia’s $5 trillion green business opportunity
Ashwin Balasubramanian, Jun Hao Chua, Tomas Nauclér, and Daniel Pacthod
McKinsey & Co., 14 September 2022
Others
Global Powers
38. Geoeconomics of the US-China tech war
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 16 September 2022
39. Analysis: Xi prepares to wave magic wand for more power
Katsuji Nakazawa
Nikkei Asia, 15 September 2022
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