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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. 1: Yanuar Nugroho, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 16: Kevin Zhang, Senior Research Officer & James Chai, Visiting 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
Indonesia
1. Commentary: Lessons from the cancellation of Indonesia’s under-20 FIFA World Cup hosting rights
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Yanuar Nugroho
Channel News Asia, 27 April 2023
2. Megawati’s gamble
Editorial board
Jakarta Post, 27 April 2023
3. PPP’s Support for Ganjar Leaves Coalition in Limbo
Yustinus Paat
Jakarta Globe, 26 April 2023
4. Support for PDI-P declining among ‘critical voters’, Golkar and Gerindra pick up steam
Fikri Harish
Jakarta Post, 26 April 2023
Malaysia
5. Unity Govt Agrees In Principle To Provide Allocation For Opposition Mps – Ahmad Zahid
Bernama, 27 April 2023
6. State election results will determine support for unity govt, say analysts
Azril Annuar
Free Malaysia Today, 27 April 2023
7. Grading the upcoming state elections: Anwar’s passing marks
Praba Ganesan
Malay Mail Online, 27 April 2023
8. Young voters won’t be swayed by vote-buying as long as they put race and religion first, says Hadi Awang
Muhammad Yusry
Malay Mail Online, 27 April 2023
9. Suaram: With activist track record, Anwar must realise proposed reforms or risk being seen as ‘worst PM’
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 27 April 2023
10. Kedah Harapan hosts rally ahead of PM’s Aidilfitri do
Malaysiakini, 27 April 2023
11. Opening houses to a divided Malaysia
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 27 April 2023
12. Shahidan hints at contesting in state election
Aizat Sharif
New Straits Times, 27 April 2023
13. Mixed views on Madani Aidilfitri open house
Adib Povera
New Straits Times, 27 April 2023
14. ‘Catch 22’ over foundation’s tax exemption status
Star, 27 April 2023
15. National strategies should survive politicians
Emmanuel Joseph
Malaysian Insight, 26 April 2023
16. Where to grow from here? MUDA’s struggles in Muar and beyond
Kevin Zhang & James Chai. Article was first published on Fulcrum.
MySinchew, 26 April 2023
17. Malaysia needs to get smarter about foreign investment
Guanie Lim & Aaron Pek
Nikkei Asia, 26 April 2023
Myanmar
18. How the Arakan Army Has Capitalized on Myanmar’s Coup
Kyaw Hsan Hlaing
Diplomat, 27 April 2023
19. Kenji Nagai: Missing camera reveals journalist’s last moments in Myanmar
Jonathan Head
BBC, 26 April 2023
20. Myanmar Shadow Govt Condemns Ban Ki-moon’s ‘Unethical’ Meeting With Junta Chief
Irrawaddy, 26 April 2023
Philippines
21. Living on the frontlines of a US-China flashpoint
Laura Bicker
BBC, 27 April 2023
22. Coalition of the Unwilling? Resistance to Marcos Jr.’s EDCA Deal
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 26 April 2023
23. US and Philippine forces sink warship in South China Sea exercises in signal to Beijing
Kathrin Hille
Financial Times, 26 April 2023
Thailand
24. Anutin talks alliances, polls with EU envoys
Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 27 April 2023
25. Party bans no solution
Bangkok Post, 27 April 2023
26. Prayut touts UTN bread and butter policy
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 27 April 2023
27. Thai Navy conditionally approves ship engine to power China-built submarine
Benar News, 26 April 2023
28. Facing election rout, ruling party pledges eye-popping cash transfer to farmers
Nation Thailand, 26 April 2023
29. Prayut refuses to take responsibility for high electricity bills
Nation Thailand, 26 April 2023
Vietnam
30. ‘Unfair’ green requirements hurt Vietnamese exporters
Duc Minh
VnExpress International, 26 April 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
31. Myanmar’s neighbors, ASEAN members hold secretive talks on crisis
Devjyot Ghoshal
Jakarta Post, 27 April 2023
Asia Pacific
32. US-China Relations: Can the Rules-Based International Order Survive Great Power Competition
Benjamin Ho
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 26 April 2023
Climate Change/Environment
33. Ipsos: Over three in 10 Malaysians remain climate sceptics, say now not right time to focus on it as times are tough
[Link to 45-page PDF report “IPSOS Earth Day 2023“]
Shathana Kasinathan
Malay Mail Online, 27 April 2023
34. Net-zero transition benefits outweigh costs fivefold in Asia: ADB
Sayumi Take
Nikkei Asia, 27 April 2023
35. One in five cars sold in 2023 will be electric, says International Energy Agency
Peter Campbell & Martha Muir
Financial Times, 26 April 2023
36. China’s demand for raw materials drives deforestation by mining, report says
Subel Rai Bhandari
[Link to the report “Extracted Forests: Unearthing the role of mining-related deforestation as a driver of global deforestation“]
Radio Free Asia, 26 April 2023
37. EU: Member States Approve Key Pieces of Climate Legislation
[Link to the “Fit for 55” site]
Rane Worldview, 26 April 2023
38. Finally, Protection for the High Seas
Dipinder Singh Randhawa
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 26 April 2023
Others
Global Economy
39. Yuan Rises in Global Influence Against Greenback
Toh Han Shih
Asia Sentinel, 26 April 2023
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