Daily News on Southeast Asia – 4 Oct 2022

Every weekday, ISEAS Library collates articles relevant to Southeast Asia and special topics in line with the research interests of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. To view articles behind paywalls, please visit the Library during its operating hours.

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.


Brunei | Cambodia | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Vietnam | ASEAN / Southeast Asia | Asia PacificEast / South China Sea | Climate Change/Environment | Others


Cambodia

1. BRI helps address ‘infra deficits’ in Cambodia
Adur Pradeep
Khmer Times, 4 October 2022

2. China: Needed but not well-loved in Cambodia
Sokvy Rim
ThinkChina, 3 October 2022

Indonesia

3. NasDems go with Anies for 2024 election
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 4 October 2022

4. Indonesia’s transport minister seeks to boost connectivity
Arlina Arshad
Straits Times, 4 October 2022

5. Xi Jinping to test ride Indonesia’s new China-made high-speed train
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 4 October 2022

6. Jokowi Looks to Advance Indonesia’s G-20 Agenda Despite the War in Ukraine
Prashanth Parameswaran
World Politics Review, 3 October 2022

Malaysia

7. Sabah’s governor doesn’t have to be Muslim, says analyst
Free Malaysia Today, 4 October 2022

8. Maszlee on his rapid rise in PKR and multiculturalism
Hariz Mohd
Malaysiakini, 4 October 2022

9. Will Umno engineer Sheraton Move 2 if it loses the general election?
Malaysian Insight, 4 October 2022

10. PBM has no hope of winning polls, say observers
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 4 October 2022

11. Anti-hopping law to be enforced before GE15
Rahimy Rahim, Martin Carvalho & Ragananthini Vethasalam
Star, 4 October 2022

12. Parti politik Melayu, Islam perlu nilai siapa musuh sebenar [Malay, Muslim political parties need to assess who the real enemy is]
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 3 October 2022

13. Umno gathers its forces in big push for general election
Free Malaysia Today, 3 October 2022

14. No room for dissent
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 3 October 2022

15. Malaysia seen pushing ‘feel good’ budget ahead of elections
A. Ananthalakshmi
Reuters, 3 October 2022

16. Senior MCA leaders fielded in coming elections to make a comeback
Sinchew 星洲网, 3 October 2022

Myanmar

17. Myanmar junta hands 20 NLD members lengthy jail terms for ‘terrorism’
Radio Free Asia, 3 October 2022

Philippines

18. Getting everyone to understand and support the WPS ruling
Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina
Manila Bulletin, 4 October 2022

19. U.S., Philippine forces hold combat drills to brace for crisis
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 3 October 2022

Thailand

20. Economy set to expand despite global recession
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 4 October 2022

21. Foreign news agencies see limited boost for Prayut from court ruling on his tenure as PM
Nation, 3 October 2022

22. A Counter-Peace Perspective on Thailand’s Southern Conflict
Emma Potchapornkul
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 1 October 2022

Timor-Leste

23. Greater Sunrise: Can Timor- Leste play the “China card”?
Teesta Prakash, Jack  Sato & Alexandre Dayant
Interpreter, 4 October 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

24. Southeast Asia’s information platform for energy transition debuts
Vietnamplus, 3 October 2022

Asia Pacific

25. Apec 2022: Miss it at your own peril
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 4 October 2022

26. Comparative Connections A Triannual E-journal Of Bilateral Relations In the Indo-Pacific – May – August 2022 Vol. 24, No. 2, September 2022
[204-page PDF document]
Pacific Forum, 4 October 2022

27. Why Australia’s Indo-Pacific Endeavor Is Different This Year
Patrick Dupont
Diplomat, 3 October 2022

28. Xi Jinping’s Quest for Order: Security at Home, Influence Abroad
Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Foreign Affairs, 3 October 2022

East/South China Sea

29. Philippines, US Marines Kick Off Large-Scale Drills
Luis Liwanag & Jojo Riñoza
Benar News, 3 October 2022

30. ASEAN, China, and the COC negotiation: How relevant is UNCLOS?
Pham Ngoc Minh Trang
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 30 September 2022

Climate Change/Environment

31. House Speaker urges G20 nations to address food crisis
Antara, 4 October 2022

32. Moody’s says Cambodia among four ASEAN economies with ‘Highly Negative’ exposures to physical climate risks
Khmer Times, 4 October 2022

33. Bagaimana crowdfunding bisa meraup Rp 192 triliun untuk memperluas akses energi terbarukan Indonesia [How crowdfunding can earn Rp 192 trillion to expand access to renewable energy in Indonesia]
Vivi Fitriyanti, Assistant Researcher, Massita Ayu Cindy Putriastuti, Energy Economics & Financing Research Coordinator & Vivid Amalia Khusna, Research administrator, The Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center
Conversation, 3 October 2022

34. The populist climate threat
Laurence Tubiana, Ana Toni & Izabella Teixeira
Eco-Business, 3 October 2022

Others

Media, Technology & Society

35. Riset: bagaimana NGO lingkungan dapat menggunakan media sosial untuk mendorong aktivisme anak muda [Research: how environmental NGOs can use social media to encourage youth activism]
Detta Rahmawan, Lecturer in Communication Science, Universitas Padjadjaran; Justito Adiprasetio, Lecturer, Universitas Padjadjaran
Kunto Adi Wibowo; Associate lecturer in Communication, Universitas Padjadjaran
Conversation, 3 October 2022


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