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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.
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. Indonesian business group calls for inclusion in ‘unfair’ US green energy bill
Mercedes Ruehl, Christian Davies & Harry Dempsey
Financial Times, 30 March 2023
2. Why does Indonesia’s largest nationalist party want Israel out of U-20?
Jakarta Post, 30 March 2023
3. Making exports as Indonesia’s economic buffer during uncertainties
Antara, 29 March 2023
4. Power, illegality and impunity in Indonesia’s plantation zone
Tania Li
New Mandala, 29 March 2023
5. Beyond Arms Race Concern: Indonesia and Submarine Passage in Archipelagic Waters
Aristyo Darmawan
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 28 March 2023
Malaysia
6. Rauf is our Melaka CM candidate, says Zahid
Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 30 March 2023
7. Pakatan, BN may benefit from Perikatan woes in Terengganu, say youth leaders
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 30 March 2023
8. Sermon ban will not diminish PAS’ widespread influence, say analysts
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 30 March 2023
9. Govt urged to park oversight body under parliament
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 29 March 2023
10. Tanah rizab Melayu di Kedah, Perak, KL berkurang, kata Nik Nazmi [Malay reserve land in Kedah, Perak, KL decreasing, says Nik Nazmi]
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 29 March 2023
11. Hadi dan Trump [Hadi and Trump]
Hishamuddin Rais
Malaysian Insight, 29 March 2023
12. Anwar’s China visit: Taking bilateral ties to new highs
MySinchew, 29 March 2023
Myanmar
13. 63 political parties have applied for registration: UEC
Eleven Myanmar, 29 March 2023
14. Interview: Indonesian special office to ‘steer ASEAN’s efforts’ on Myanmar
Ye Kaung Myint Maung
Radio Free Asia, 29 March 2023
Philippines
15. Philippine provincial governor’s killing spotlights deadly rivalry among political elite
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 30 March 2023
Singapore
16. ComfortDelGro to appoint new chairman and deputy chairman in April
Straits Times, 29 March 2023
Thailand
17. Parties buck EC poll pact
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 30 March 2023
18. Last chance for the EC
Bangkok Post, 30 March 2023
19. An Egat shakeup is long overdue
Pianporn Deetes and Gary Lee
Bangkok Post, 30 March 2023
20. Paying for a new Thai democracy
Greg Earl
Interpreter, 30 March 2023
21. Veteran politician defects to Pheu Thai Party
Bangkok Post, 29 March 2023
22. CEOs want the next government to cut power costs, stimulate economy: survey
Nation Thailand, 29 March 2023
Vietnam
23. Don’t rely on tax incentives for FDI: analysts
Viet Duc
VnExpress International, 29 March 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
24. Q&A: ASEAN and Global Value Chains: Locking in Resilience and Sustainability
[Link to the report, “ASEAN and Global Value Chains: Locking in Resilience and Sustainability”]
Asian Development Bank, 30 March 2023
25. China urged to leverage Southeast Asia-led trade pact amid diversification trends
Mia Nulimaimaiti
South China Morning Post, 30 March 2023
26. Lee’s China visit highlights ASEAN countries’ concern of worsening regional security situation
Ma Bo
Global Times, 28 March 2023
Asia Pacific
27. What Does China Expect From Malaysia Relations Under Anwar?
Nian Peng
Diplomat, 29 March 2023
East/South China Sea
28. US bolsters military activities in South China Sea: Chinese think-tank
[Link to the 58-page PDF report, “An Incomplete Report on U.S. Military Activities in the South China Sea in 2022”]
Radio Free Asia, 29 March 2023
Climate Change/Environment
29. The high cost of carbon pricing can’t be ignored
Jayati Ghosh
Bangkok Post, 30 March 2023
30. If we can’t have cooperation in fighting climate change, let’s compete
Brian P. Klein
South China Morning Post, 30 March 2023
31. ESG: Poison or Panacea for Thai Business?
Nattavud Pimpa, Developing and implementing sustainability courses for Mahidol [University]
Nation Thailand, 29 March 2023
32. As hydropower dams quell the Mekong’s life force, what are the costs?
Carolyn Cowan
Mongabay, 29 March 2023
33. We Need to Take Climate Injustice to Court
Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Ma’aukoro, Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu
Time, 29 March 2023
34. Humanity’s big problem: Luxury carbon consumption, not population
Beniamino Callegari and Per Espen Stoknes
Eco-Business, 28 March 2023
35. ASEAN Finance Sectoral Bodies Release ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance Version 2
[Link to the 209-page PDF document, “ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance Version 2”]
ASEAN Secretariat News, 27 March 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
36. TikTok Could Get Caught in the Crossfire of U.S.-China Tensions
Yena Lee
World Politics Review, 29 March 2023
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