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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: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
- No. 2: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
- No. 4: Burhanuddin Muhtadi, 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
Cambodia
1. $15 million of investment projects get CDC nod
Khmer Times, 1 June 2023
2. Cambodia bets on BRI benefits but should count costs
Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow, ISEAS
East Asia Forum, 31 May 2023
Indonesia
3. Indonesia boosts decarbonization to realize NZE 2060 target
Antara, 1 June 2023
4. Commentary: Battle of Indonesia’s kingmakers – a rift between Jokowi and Megawati?
[This commentary first appeared on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS
Channel News Asia, 1 June 2023
5. Indonesia’s digital success deserves more attention
Hilman Palaon
Interpreter, 1 June 2023
6. Proposal to boost Indonesian military’s powers ‘dangerous for democracy’
Arie Firdaus
Benar News, 31 May 2023
7. Why Weakness in US Banking Is Unlikely to Spread to Indonesia
James Guild
Diplomat, 31 May 2023
8. PAN mulls fourth alliance as Change coalition closes ranks
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 31 May 2023
9. WTO to rule in Indonesia-EU steel stand-off
AFP
Jakarta Post, 31 May 2023
10. Retribution vs Rehabilitation: The Treatment of the Bali Bombers
Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict, 29 May 2023
Malaysia
11. Perikatan sec-gen says Penang ‘used to belong’ after PAS leader insists Kedah owns island state
Ben Tan
Malay Mail Online, 1 June 2023
12. Mahathir says ready to work with Muhyiddin
Azzman Abdul Jamal & Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh
Malaysia Now, 1 June 2023
13. Parties ready to fire up machinery to face state polls
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 1 June 2023
14. PAS and the conservative long game
Emmanuel Joseph
Malaysian Insight, 31 May 2023
15. Nurul Izzah downplays contesting in state polls
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 31 May 2023
Myanmar
16. The Revolution is Female: Myanmar’s Women Fighting Against Min Aung Hlaing’s Junta
Isabella Aung
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 1 June 2023
17. Myanmar’s resistance: What are we actually fighting for?
YingLao NoanVo & Radka Antalikova
Asia Times, 31 May 2023
18. ‘They have no mercy’: War in the eye of the storm
Frontier Myanmar, 31 May 2023
19. Why Hasn’t the Myanmar Junta Boss Visited Beijing?
Irrawaddy, 31 May 2023
20. Japan’s railway projects risk aiding & abetting Myanmar junta’s crimes
Mizzima, 31 May 2023
21. Junta clamps down on displaying photos of Aung San Suu Kyi
Soe San Aung
Radio Free Asia, 31 May 2023
22. Ex-UN head Ban calls for more diplomatic pressure on Myanmar’s military leaders
Kim Tong-Hyungy
VOA, 31 May 2023
Philippines
23. Rosy expectations on new EO
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 June 2023
24. Philippine senators blame regulators for ‘not doing their job’ in controlling Pogo scams
South China Morning Post, 1 June 2023
Thailand
25. Getting ready for a new economic era
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 1 June 2023
26. Chuan: MFP-Pheu Thai tussle ‘not surprising’
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 31 May 2023
27. Speaker rift ‘won’t impede’ new govt
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 31 May 2023
28. Thai PM-elect Pita could be disqualified due to alleged shareholding in media firm: Caretaker DPM
Pichayada Promchertchoo
Channel News Asia, 31 May 2023
29. Move Forward outlines it plans to tackle urgent issues
Nation Thailand, 31 May 2023
30. Pita discusses minimum wage hike, other policies with commerce chamber
Nongluck Ajanapanya
Nation Thailand, 31 May 2023
31. Prayut warns Pita: Soldiers and police are against amending Article 112
Nation Thailand, 31 May 2023
Vietnam
32. Vietnamese services sector remains bright spot: HSBC
Voice of Vietnam, 31 May 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
33. Anticipating Dual-Use Risks in an Atomic Southeast Asia
Brandt K. Mabuni
Diplomat, 1 June 2023
34. Indonesia and Malaysia freeze trade talks with EU over palm oil
Alice Hancock & Mercedes Ruehl
Financial Times, 1 June 2023
35. ASEAN firms up its struggle for centrality
Rahul Mishra & Peter Brian M Wang
Asia Times, 31 May 2023
36. WWII grave robbers on the loose in SE Asian waters
John McBeth
Asia Times, 31 May 2023
37. Indonesia, Malaysia criticise EU for ‘discriminatory and punitive’ actions against palm oil sector
Rhea Yasmine Alis Haizan
Channel News Asia, 31 May 2023
38. Southeast Asia’s digital economy may be set to hit $1 trillion, but roadblocks remain
Sheila Chiang
CNBC, 31 May 2023
39. China’s military diplomacy in Southeast Asia
Anushka Saxena
The Hindu, 31 May 2023
Asia Pacific
40. Shangri-La Dialogue: why the US and Chinese defence ministers should meet – and what stands in their way
Minnie Chan
South China Morning Post, 1 June 2023
41. Stop Worrying About Chinese Hegemony in Asia
Stephen M. Walt,
Foreign Policy, 31 May 2023
42. The Indo-Pacific Has Already Chosen Door No. 3
Kelly A. Grieco & Jennifer Kavanagh
Foreign Policy, 31 May 2023
Climate Change/Environment
43. Carbon pricing for our future
Soh Lian Seng
Edge Markets, 1 June 2023
44. ASEAN-China cooperation to promote sustainable development can help set an example for the world
Chheang Vannarith
Khmer Times, 1 June 2023
45. Indonesia set to become EV battery battleground
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 1 June 2023
46. Thailand Times: Thailand in the Race for EV Mass Adoption [10-minute video]
Asian Development Bank, 31 May 2023
47. As Asian heatwaves require burning more fossil fuels, fears of a slower transition grow
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 31 May 2023
48. Is generative AI bad for the environment?
Kate Saenko
Eco-Business, 31 May 2023
49. Climate change fight could be a boon for Southeast Asia if it gets the right support
Harald Eltvedt
South China Morning Post, 31 May 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
50. Cross-border cooperation vital for Asia’s cyber defense
Michaela Browning
Nikkei Asia, 1 June 2023
51. Artificial Intelligence Will Entrench Global Inequality
Robert Muggah & Ilona Szabó
Foreign Policy, 29 May 2023
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