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.
- No. 8: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 23: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 27: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
- No. 34: Joanne Lin, Co-coordinator, ASEAN Studies Centre
- No. 35: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 43: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 55: Sharon Seah, 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. Khmer Rouge Tribunal leaves a mixed legacy
Sarah Williams, UNSW
East Asia Forum, 10 November 2022
Indonesia
2. Jokowi looks to Prabowo as potential successor
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 10 November 2022
3. Indonesia’s COVID vaccine shows region’s push for third way
Yohei Muramatsu, Koya Jibiki And Tomoya Onishi
Nikkei Asia, 10 November 2022
4. Erick Thohir Jalan Tengah Koalisi[Erick Thohir – The Coalition Middle Way]
Amir Faisal
Republika, 10 November 2022
5. Menunggu Kejutan dari Megawati[Waiting for surprises from Megawati]
Bayu Hermawan
Republika, 10 November 2022
6. Indonesia’s Most Powerful Kingmaker Wants Daughter as President
Asia Sentinel, 9 November 2022
7. US should look to Indonesia in dealing with China
Minho Lee
Asia Times, 9 November 2022
8. Populism and Propaganda Threaten Indonesia’s Elections
Leo Galuh
Fair Planet, 9 November 2022
9. Firms behind Indonesia’s high-speed rail seek another $1 bln loan from China
Reuters, 9 November 2022
Laos
10. China-Laos Railway sees freight volume exceed 10M tonnes
China Global Television Network, 9 November 2022
Malaysia
11. Fourth phase of cash aid payments to start on Nov 15
Free Malaysia Today, 10 November 2022
12. Youth underemployment should be acknowledged, not overlooked
Jason Loh and Farah Natasya
Malay Mail Online, 10 November 2022
13. Sarawak mulls salary hike for civil servants to thwart graft
Desmond Davidson
Malaysian Insight, 10 November 2022
Myanmar
14. Myanmar seeks friends to its west
Samina Akhter
Bangkok Post, 10 November 2022
15. Myanmar junta releases former top election commission officials
Channel News Asia, 9 November 2022
16. The Military Tried to Burn It Down: How an Underdog Myanmar Township Became a Resistance Stronghold
Emily Fishbein
Time, 9 November 2022
17. Myanmar’s emerging national identity could change everything
Wayland Blue
Southeast Asia Globe, 31 October 2022
Philippines
18. The middle class squeeze
Rey Gamboa
Philstar Global, 10 November 2022
19. Army, MILF clash in surprising hostility in Basilan
Martin Sadongdong
Manila Bulletin, 9 November 2022
Thailand
20. Call for stimulus as slowdown looms
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Bangkok Post, 10 November 2022
21. PM adviser choice causes stir
Wassana Nanuam & Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 10 November 2022
22. Vote kindles charter hope
Editorial
Bangkok Post, 10 November 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
23. ASEAN leaders weigh up Myanmar options
[4-minute audio clip]
Mazoe Ford
ABC News, 10 November 2022
24. Southeast Asian Summits Open Under the Shadow of Ukraine, Myanmar
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 10 November 2022
25. US National Security Strategy And 20th CCP Congress: What They Mean For ASEAN Regional Security
Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
Eurasia Review, 10 November 2022
26. Asean members can’t reach consensus on Zelenskyy video statement bid
Ben Sokhean
Khmer Times, 10 November 2022
27. China seeks upgrade of massive trade zone with Southeast Asian nations amid US hostility
Ralph Jennings
South China Morning Post, 10 November 2022
28. How China can reset its ‘peripheral diplomacy’ to win over Southeast Asia
Richard Heydarian
South China Morning Post, 10 November 2022
29. Asean is less dysfunctional on geopolitics than it seems
Hervé Lemahieu and Aaron Connelly
Straits Times, 10 November 2022
30. Vietnam, Cambodia issue joint statement
VietNamNet, 10 November 2022
31. Myanmar tops Asian summit’s agenda as global issues loom
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 9 November 2022
32. After reopening doors in ASEAN, Biden must put something on table
Richard Heydarian
Nikkei Asia, 9 November 2022
33. South Korea to announce Indo-Pacific strategy at Asean Summit
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 November 2022
34. Biden eyes boosting US-Asean ties, countering China’s influence in first post-pandemic ‘summit season’
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 9 November 2022
Asia Pacific
35. Biden Gets Rare Break as Southeast Asia Bolsters Its Militaries
Philip Heijmans
Bloomberg, 10 November 2022
36. RI to bring G20 loose ends to APEC
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 10 November 2022
37. The ‘Freeland doctrine’ and its implications for the Asia-Pacific
Simone Galimberti
Jakarta Post, 10 November 2022
38. Apec in a post-pandemic world
Guillermo M. Luz
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 November 2022
39. The precarity of progress: Asia confronts post-pandemic era of insecurity
Michael Peel
Nikkei Asia, 9 November 2022
East/South China Sea
40. THE EBB AND FLOW OF BEIJING’S SOUTH CHINA SEA MILITIA
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 9 November 2022
Climate Change/Environment
41. Unlocking Islamic Climate Finance
Asian Development Bank, 10 November 2022
42. US coal phaseout plan meets divided response at COP27
Camilla Hodgson
Financial Times, 10 November 2022
43. 氢气是新加坡脱碳关键要素[Hydrogen a key element in Singapore’s decarbonisation]
高接强
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 10 November 2022
44. COP27: Organisers launch global plan to drive climate change adaptation this decade
[link to the COP27 Global Plan]
Jack Board
Channel News Asia, 9 November 2022
45. ‘The sham must end’: UN ups the ante on corporate climate action
Patrick Temple-West and Simon Mundy
Financial Times, 9 November 2022
46. COP27: Mark Carney clings to his dream of a greener finance industry
Kenza Bryan
Financial Times, 9 November 2022
47. How to Understand COP27: Time Is Running Out to Address the Consequences of Climate Change
Foreign Affairs, 9 November 2022
48. In Myanmar, tackling climate change means confronting military rule
Jack Jenkins Hill
Frontier Myanmar, 9 November 2022
49. Politics of the sustainable development goals
Bruce Currie-Alder
IDRC, 9 November 2022
50. The Role of Gas in Indonesia’s Net-Zero Journey
[Link to 13-page PDF document Can Gas Be Green? The Role of Gas in Southeast Asia’s Climate Transition]
Marko Lac
Jakarta Globe, 9 November 2022
51. Uncertainty in the Black Sea: Implications for Asia’s Food Security
Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 9 November 2022
52. U.N. targets ‘greenwashing’ with new standards for companies
[Link to 42-page Report from United Nations’ High‑Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities]
Sayumi Take
Nikkei Asia, 8 November 2022
53. Corporate ‘Greenwashing’ Must End if World Hopes To Meet Climate Goals, U.N. Warns
Justin Worland
Time, 8 November 2022
54. Non-Proliferation Treaty Against Fossil Fuels Called For at COP27 Climate Summit
Frank Jordans and Wanjohi Kabukuru
Time, 8 November 2022
55. Green Pulse Podcast The power of governments to drive climate action
David Fogarty and Audrey Tan
Straits Times, 7 November 2022
Others
G20 Summit
56. Alleged Repressions Taking Place Ahead of Bali’s G20 Summit
Tempo, 9 November 2022
Media, Technology & Society
57. Vietnam Introduces 24-Hour Take-Down Requirement for Social Media Platforms
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 9 November 2022
58. ICCS 2022 Post-Conference Commentary – How Online Platforms Can Be a Boon, Not Bane, for Cohesive Societies
Teresa Tan, Nash Ng
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 9 November 2022
US Foreign Policy
59. The Fight for the Future of Republican Foreign Policy: In the Run-Up to 2024, the GOP Should Look to Reagan
William Inboden
Foreign Affairs, 9 November 2022
60. Biden’s National Security Strategy Uses Fear as a Cover for Reckless Ambition
Anatol Lieven
Time, 8 November 2022
Image credit: Image by Silver Ringvee on Unsplash.
Best effort has been made to ensure the external links provided are valid as of collation. We welcome your suggestions to help us improve this service. Please take a moment to give us your feedback via our feedback form.
In making materials available online, the ISEAS Library always does its best to meet the requirements of copyright and other laws. If you have concerns about any material that ISEAS Library has placed online and want to suggest that it be taken down, please contact us at iseaslib@iseas.edu.sg.