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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. 17: Khairy Jamaluddin, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 34: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 36: Jayant Menon, 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. To dollarise or de-dollarise: Consequences for Monetary Policy in Cambodia
Kang Sothear
Khmer Times, 13 April 2023
Indonesia
2. PDI-P must not dominate grand alliance, Golkar says
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 14 April 2023
3. Foreign countries highly interested in investing in new capital: OIKN
Antara, 13 April 2023
4. US signs agreement granting Indonesia $649M to help build infrastructure, empower women
Benar News, 13 April 2023
5. Sandiaga Mulls Jumping Ship for PPP, but Still Needs Time
Yustinus Paat
Jakarta Globe, 13 April 2023
6. Impossible for infrastructure projects to be graft-free: Jokowi
Jakarta Post, 13 April 2023
7. KPU optimistic on another legal battle to delay 2024 polls
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 13 April 2023
8. CSIS Menilai Koalisi Besar Rentan Berubah, Salah Satunya Akibat Manuver PDI Perjuangan [CSIS assesses that the Grand Coalition is vulnerable to change, one of which is due to the PDI Perjuangan maneuvers]
Norman Meoko
Sinar Harapan, 13 April 2023
9. Jokowi Asks US Congress for GSP Continuation
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 12 April 2023
10. Resellers: The unseen engine of Indonesian e-commerce
Tertia Tay & Simon Wintels
McKinsey & Co., 11 April 2023
Laos
11. China-Laos railway begins cross-border passenger service
Kosuke Inoue
Nikkei Asia, 13 April 2023
Malaysia
12. Syed Saddiq: Muda still not invited to seat negotiations, but intends to join Pakatan nonetheless rather than Perikatan
Keertan Ayamany
Malay Mail Online, 14 April 2023
13. Anwar could lose it all if he refuses to help with Najib’s pardon, say analysts
Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh
Malaysia Now, 14 April 2023
14. PAS is on the rise, but talk of a ‘green wave’ is premature
Ariel Tan & Salihin Subhan
Straits Times, 14 April 2023
15. Why Oil-Rich State Sparked $14 Billion Battle Between Malaysia and Philippine ‘Royal Heirs’
Andreo Calonzo, Ravil Shirodkar and Kok Leong Chan
Bloomberg, 13 April 2023
16. Changing the nature of politics to avoid crisis
Murray Hunter
MySinchew, 13 April 2023
17. Anwar’s coalition government: Navigating tricky undercurrents
Khairy Jamaluddin is a visiting senior fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
Star, 12 April 2023
Myanmar
18. Myanmar’s resistance needs a Zelensky-like charismatic leader
David Hutt
Asia Times, 13 April 2023
19. Myanmar Opposition Envoy: ‘Don’t Leave Us Here Alone’
Margaret Besheer
VOA, 13 April 2023
Philippines
20. Another attack on PH justice system
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 April 2023
21. The Revamped U.S.-Philippine Alliance Starts to Come to Fruition
Rane Worldview, 13 April 2023
Thailand
22. Pheu Thai heavyweights confident of landslide victory in May election
Nation Thailand, 13 April 2023
23. Election renews traditional battle of ideologies between conservatives and liberals
Nation Thailand, 13 April 2023
Vietnam
24. US State Secretary Blinken to break ground on new $1.2b embassy in Hanoi
VietNamNet, 13 April 2023
25. Vietnam spends too little on handling waste: WB
Gia Chinh
VnExpress International, 13 April 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
26. Review and Assessment of the Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle Economic Corridors: Malaysia Country Report
Asian Development Bank, 14 April 2023
27. Review and Assessment of the Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle Economic Corridors: Indonesia Country Report
Asian Development Bank, 14 April 2023
28. Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism can serve as the pilot for implementation of the GDI
Khmer Times, 14 April 2023
29. ASEAN Chair’s Statement on the Recent Air Strikes in Pa Zi Gyi Village, Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region of Myanmar
ASEAN Secretariat News, 13 April 2023
30. Review and Assessment of the Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle Economic Corridors: Thailand Country Report
Asian Development Bank, 13 April 2023
31. Southeast Asia Tests the Allure of Japan’s Global Vision
Shihoko Goto
Asan Institute for Policy Studies, 10 April 2023
Asia Pacific
32. When did China start paying attention to public opinion polls?
Christian Le Miere
Straits Times, 14 April 2023
33. Xinhua Commentary: Why more developing countries are saying no to U.S. hegemony
Xinhua News, 14 April 2023
34. Russia’s and China’s Failing Arms Exports
Richard A. Bitzinger
Epoch Times, 13 April 2023
35. Cambodia among three most robust RCEP economies this year, says IMF
[Link to the “World Economic Outlook, April 2023: A Rocky Recovery“]
Khmer Times, 13 April 2023
36. Could establishment of an Asian monetary fund help China’s yuan dethrone US dollar?
Kandy Wong
South China Morning Post, 13 April 2023
Climate Change/Environment
37. El Nino ups risk of drought, says ONWR
Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 14 April 2023
38. Climate crisis must drive change in development banks
Masatsugu Asakawa
Malaysiakini, 14 April 2023
39. ADB readies $15bn in climate financing for emerging Asia: president
Rintaro Tobita
Nikkei Asia, 14 April 2023
40. Study shows mountain forests being lost at ‘alarming rate,’ especially in Asia
[Link to study “Accelerating global mountain forest loss threatens biodiversity hotspots“] Liz Kimbrough
Mongabay, 13 April 2023
Others
Global Economy
41. Economic diplomacy: Counting the cost of decoupling
Greg Earl
Interpreter, 13 April 2023
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