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This issue of Daily News Alert includes an article with a citation attributed to Mohd Faizal Musa, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
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. Analysis: IKN offers ‘oversubscribing’ as part of business gambling
Tenggara Strategics
The Jakarta Post, 8 February 2023
2. KPU skips overhaul of electoral districts
Yerica Lai
The Jakarta Post, 8 February 2023
3. Consumer spending insights from 2022 to early 2023
Bobby Hermanus (Mandiri Institute)
The Jakarta Post, 8 February 2023
4. Indonesia to achieve high-income country status in 22 years: Monoarfa
Antara, 7 February 2023
5. Indonesia’s Anies Baswedan Gains Traction in Presidential Race
Asia Sentinel, 7 February 2023
6. Indonesia Confronts the Past, While Sidestepping the Present
Rory James
Diplomat, 7 February 2023
7. Satu abad NU: empat hal yang perlu disiapkan ormas Islam terbesar di Indonesia ini untuk memasuki usia abad ke-2 [One century of NU: four things that need to be prepared for this largest Islamic organization in Indonesia to enter its 2nd century]
Hadza Min Fadhli Robby, Assistant professor, Department of International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta
The Conversation, 7 February 2023
8. Establishing Foreign Higher Education Institutions in Indonesia [16-page PDF document]
Nadia Fairuza Azzahra, Natasya Zahra
CIPS, 1 February 2023
Laos
9. Inflation tops 40% in Laos, squeezing state employees
Radio Free Asia, 7 February 2023
Malaysia
10. Parliamentary services act, upgrading of select committee on Johari’s agenda for reform
Bernama, 8 February 2023
11. 5 factors that could set PH’s fate in Selangor polls
Murray Hunter
Free Malaysia Today, 8 February 2023
12. Khairy risks hurting image by joining PN, says analyst
Free Malaysia Today, 8 February 2023
13. Team to provide feedback, insights into economic challenges
Raevathi Supramaniam
Free Malaysia Today, 8 February 2023
14. Economists sceptical Malaysia experiencing disinflation
David Pillai
Free Malaysia Today, 8 February 2023
15. Left out of coalition secretariat meeting, Muda says no ill feelings from miscommunication
Ben Tan
Malay Mail Online, 8 February 2023
16. One team for state polls
Rahimy Rahim & Tarrence Tan
Star, 8 February 2023
17. Umno will come out stronger from party polls, say analysts
Mohd Farhan Darwis
The Malaysian Insight, 8 February 2023
18. BN hopes to defend all its state seats
Diyana Ibrahim
The Malaysian Insight, 8 February 2023
19. Wacana lain agama dan politik [Other discourses on religion and politics]
Mohd Faizal Musa atau Faisal Tehrani bertugas sebagai felo di Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (UKM), Felo Pelawat di ISEAS-Yusuf Ishak dan Bersekutu untuk sebuah projek di bawah Weatherhead Center, Universiti Harvard.
The Malaysian Insight, 8 February 2023
Myanmar
20. Myanmar inaugurates Russia-led nuclear power information center
Nikkei Asia, 8 February 2023
21. Assessing Myanmar Civilian Government’s Cooperation With Ethnic Minorities
Irrawaddy, 7 February 2023
Philippines
22. Bilateral ties between Tokyo and Manila at a crossroads
Richard Javad Heydarian
Japan Times, 7 February 2023
23. PH to lose papaya, garment exports if RCEP is not ratified
Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat
Manila Bulletin, 7 February 2023
24. Duterte allies in Senate seek more perks for ex-presidents
Marlon Ramos
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 February 2023
25. Edca: Marcos Jr.’s game-changer move
Richard Javad Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 February 2023
26. Best Practices of Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Case for The Philippines [33-page PDF document]
Milken Institute, 30 January 2023
Thailand
27. Govt media bill accused of ‘hidden agenda’
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 8 February 2023
28. Parties urged to shun populism
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 8 February 2023
29. Suriya, Somsak to remain with PPRP
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 7 February 2023
30. Editorial: Review press council plan
Bangkok Post, 7 February 2023
31. Many workers ill-prepared for old age
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 7 February 2023
32. Inflation expected to dip through year
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 7 February 2023
33. Thailand Tightens Laws on Meth Possession Amid Regional Drug Boom
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 7 February 2023
Vietnam
34. Visits to Singapore, Brunei towards building a stable and prosperous SEA
Voice of Vietnam, 7 February 2023
35. Vietnam likely to achieve US$1 trillion from foreign trade by 2025
Voice of Vietnam, 6 February 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. Terpilihnya Anwar Diharapkan Jadi Momentum Mempererat Dakwah dan Pendidikan [Anwar’s election hoped to drive momentum to strengthen dakwah and education]
Republika Online, 8 February 2023
37. Indonesia Considers Appointing General-Turned-Minister as Asean’s Myanmar Envoy
Faris Mokhtar and Chandra Asmara
Bloomberg, 7 February 2023
38. INTERVIEW: ‘There is light at the end of the tunnel’
Khin Maung Soe
Radio Free Asia, 7 February 2023
Asia Pacific
39. America’s Pivot to Asia Is Finally Happening
Hal Brands
Bloomberg, 7 February 2023
40. Bilahari Kausikan: The Middle East in a Multipolar World [42-minute podcast]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 7 February 2023
41. Can Chinese Firms Be Truly Private?
Scott Kennedy and Ilaria Mazzocco
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 7 February 2023
42. China Hasn’t Given Up on the Belt and Road: Beijing’s Development Aid Plan Is Less Flashy—but No Less Ambitious
Matt Schrader and J. Michael Cole
Foreign Affairs, 7 February 2023
East/South China Sea
43. China Coast Guard ‘harassed’ Philippine counterpart, security expert says
BenarNews, 7 February 2023
Climate Change/Environment
44. Malaysia’s RE efforts
New Straits Times, 8 February 2023
Others
Global Economy
45. MySay: Cautious optimism about the global economy is justified
Manu Bhaskaran
Edge Markets, 7 February 2023
Media, Technology & Society
46. News anchors in pro-China videos are AI-made – report
Manila Times, 8 February 2023
47. They released a sex video to shame and silence her. She’s one of many women in Myanmar doxxed and abused on Telegram by supporters of the military
CNN, 7 February 2023
48. Rethinking the AI wave in digital warfare
Michael Raska, NTU
East Asia Forum, 7 February 2023
49. How Tyrants Use Tech to Spy on All of Us
Parmy Olson
Bloomberg, 4 February 2023
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