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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
Cambodia
1. Hun Sen Is Tightening His Grip Ahead of Cambodia’s Elections
Ben Lawrence
World Politics Review, 19 April 2023
Indonesia
2. Mahfud offered VP slot as PKS continues search for Anies’ running mate
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 20 April 2023
3. Peneliti BRIN: Jika PDIP Pilih Ganjar, Peta Koalisi Berubah [BRIN Researcher: If PDIP Chooses Ganjar, the Coalition Map Changes]
Republika, 20 April 2023
4. Czech Republic Eyes Indonesia’s Defense Modernization
Jakarta Globe, 19 April 2023
5. Golkar to join forces with PKB-Gerindra, Muhaimin says
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 19 April 2023
Malaysia
6. DAP, PH stand to lose more in alliance with Umno, says analyst
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 20 April 2023
7. Gangs of Malaysia: Pakatan sheds principles to partner BN to bury PN
Praba Ganesan
Malay Mail Online, 20 April 2023
8. Perikatan could take Selangor, Negeri with 20pc of non-Malay vote, Bersatu man says
Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
Malay Mail Online, 20 April 2023
9. Would supporters abandon Harapan if Najib is pardoned?
S Thayaparan
Malaysiakini, 20 April 2023
10. State polls not the time to assess unity govt’s performance, says BN sec-gen
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 20 April 2023
11. 安华是否全面倒向中国？[Is Anwar fully leaning toward China?]
黄子豪
星洲网, 20 April 2023
12. Pardoning Najib could bring down the Anwar government
Murray Hunter
MySinchew, 19 April 2023
Myanmar
13. ‘Profit from the coup’: Myanmar ethnic rebels welcome pro-democracy fighters
AFP
Channel News Asia, 19 April 2023
14. Protest groups orchestrate a chorus of Spring Revolution slogans
Frontier Myanmar, 19 April 2023
15. Myanmar’s junta-controlled Supreme Court to hear appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi
Radio Free Asia, 19 April 2023
16. Thailand-Myanmar Ties Mean Myanmar Anti-Coup Activists Risk Arrest
Tommy Walker
VOA, 19 April 2023
17. Tin spooked by threat of supply disruption in Myanmar
Andy Home
Reuters, 18 April 2023
Philippines
18. Terror in PH: Fewer deaths, softer impact seen
Kurt Dela Peña
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 April 2023
19. US cannot store arms in Philippines to defend Taiwan, Manila says in ‘friends to all’ policy
South China Morning Post, 19 April 2023
Thailand
20. Pheu Thai’s giveaway might just work
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 20 April 2023
21. Making big waves
Nattaya Chetchotiros
Bangkok Post, 20 April 2023
22. Thailand’s General Election: Can the Winner Really Take All?
Punchada Sirivunnabood
Diplomat, 20 April 2023
23. Thai Opposition Parties Tracking Well Ahead of General Election
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 19 April 2023
24. Move Forward’s Pita draws support from young and university educated voters: Poll
Nation Thailand, 19 April 2023
25. Parties’ economic leaders: Who are they and what do they offer?
Nation Thailand, 19 April 2023
Vietnam
26. Vietnam’s credit-starved businesses struggle for survival amid global slowdown
Star, 20 April 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
27. Singapore to boost connectivity, tourism, education with Terengganu and Kelantan: Maliki Osman
Afifah Ariffin & Darrelle Ng
Channel News Asia, 20 April 2023
28. Asian Monetary Fund idea revives amid U.S.-China row
Toru Takahashi
Nikkei Asia, 20 April 2023
29. Commentary: Same moon, different dates for Hari Raya (again!)
Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Today, 19 April 2023
30. Money Matters: Democratization and Economic Growth in Southeast Asia Report
[Link to 36-page report]
Gita Wirjawan
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 12 April 2023
Asia Pacific
31. Embracing the different ways Indonesia and Australia view the region
Evan A Laksmana
Interpreter, 20 April 2023
East/South China Sea
32. Are China’s ‘provocative’ actions in the South China Sea lawful? It’s complicated
Mark J. Valencia
South China Morning Post, 20 April 2023
33. Vietnam speeds land reclamation in South China Sea
Radio Free Asia, 19 April 2023
Climate Change/Environment
34. Fertiliser security for food security in Southeast Asia: Going local and circular
This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as a Fulcrum commentary.
Elyssa Kaur Ludher, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Eco-Business, 20 April 2023
35. Distinct renewable energy law may be required tonic
VietNamNet, 19 April 2023
36. ‘Green Growth’ Won’t Prevent Climate Collapse. ‘Degrowth’ Might
[Link to “AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023“]
World Politics Review, 19 April 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
37. There’s no technical fix to a problem driven by ideology
Fergus Ryan
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 20 April 2023
38. Parties, supporters bank on social media to woo voters
Suchit Lee-Nguansuk
Bangkok Post, 20 April 2023
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