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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. 8: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 21: Khairy Jamaluddin, former Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 36: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Brunei | Cambodia | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Vietnam | ASEAN / Southeast Asia | Asia Pacific | East/South China Sea | Climate Change/Environment | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Cambodia
1. New prime minister is not a fresh start for Cambodia
Sam Rainsy
Nikkei Asia, 18 August 2023
Indonesia
2. Paradiplomasi: bagaimana pemerintah daerah berperan sebagai aktor diplomasi internasional [Paradiplomacy: the role of local governments as actors in international diplomacy]
Ayu Anastasya Rachman, Head of International Relations Department, Universitas Bina Mandiri Gorontalo
Conversation, 18 August 2023
3. Kontradiksi Merdeka Belajar Melawan Kemerdekaan: Kelanjutan Liberalisme Kolonial? [The Contradiction of Independent Learning Against Independence: A Continuation of Colonial Liberalism?]
Affan Ramli, Pengajar Pedagogi Kritis
Republika, 18 August 2023
4. Indonesia’s anti-rebel raids in Papua could be crimes against humanity: rights group
[Link to the report, “Destroy them first… discuss human rights later”]
Pizaro Gozali Idrus
Benar News, 17 August 2023
5. MPR, DPD resume push for constitutional amendment
Yerica Lai and Nur Janti
Jakarta Post, 17 August 2023
6. Jokowi calls for consistency and courage from successor
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 17 August 2023
7. RI delays launch of JETP investment plan for public review
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 17 August 2023
8. BEM Unri: 78 Tahun Merdeka, Demokrasi dan Kesejahteraan Perlahan Mati [BEM Unri: 78 Years of Independence, Democracy and Prosperity Slowly Die]
Sri Wahyuni
Riau Aktual, 17 August 2023
Malaysia
9. Saarani akui wujud gerakan tumbangkan Kerajaan Perpaduan Perak [Saarani admits existence of movement to topple Perak Unity Government]
Muhammad Zulsyamini Sufian Suri
Berita Harian, 18 August 2023
10. PN unlikely to be part of unity govt, say analysts
Lynelle Tham
Free Malaysia Today, 18 August 2023
11. Regain Malay support or lose to green wave, unity pact warned
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 18 August 2023
12. Moving to the middle
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 18 August 2023
13. Gelombang Politik Islam di Negeri Jiran [The wave of Islamic politics in neighbouring country]
Sapto Waluyo, Peneliti Senior Center for Indonesian Reform (CIR)
Republika, 18 August 2023
14. 绿潮来袭还是两线制形成？[A green wave or the formation of a two-party system?]
郑荣信是马来西亚专栏作家
联合早报, 18 August 2023
15. After TikTok ban, TV Pertiwi’s website blocked by MCMC in latest media clampdown
Malaysia Now, 17 August 2023
16. 安华要如何赢取马来人的心 [How Anwar can win over the Malays]
莫辛阿都拉 (Mohsin Abdullah)
星洲网, 17 August 2023
Malaysia State Elections 2023
17. Chandra explains Umno’s ‘disgraceful’ polls outing and what PAS, DAP gains show
Malaysia Now, 18 August 2023
18. In Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim survives his first electoral test
Economist, 17 August 2023
19. Beyond racial polarisation: Lessons from the state polls
Rabi’ah Aminudin
Malaysian Insight, 17 August 2023
20. PH-BN can retain Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state seats in coming by-elections
Bernama
New Straits Times, 17 August 2023
21. Dilema Anwar tarik sokongan Melayu [Anwar’s dilemma with attracting Malay support]
Farah Shazwani Ali
Sinar Harian, 17 August 2023
Myanmar
22. Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
Irrawaddy, 17 August 2023
23. Unpacking the UN Humanitarian Aid Chief’s Visit to Myanmar
Igor Blazevic
Irrawaddy, 17 August 2023
24. Junta fills coffers with private bank magnates’ bond purchases
Aung Naing
Myanmar NOW, 17 August 2023
25. Junta offensive in Myanmar’s Shan state prompts fear of expanded conflict
Radio Free Asia, 17 August 2023
26. Displaced Burmese want Thailand to set up safe zone as sanctuary from fighting
Radio Free Asia, 17 August 2023
Philippines
27. More Pinoys saddled with debt, says survey
Louella Desiderio
Philstar Global, 18 August 2023
Thailand
28. Ministry pledges to safeguard pensions
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Bangkok Post, 18 August 2023
29. Senate likely favours Prawit
Bangkok Post, 18 August 2023
30. Prayut’s ex-party joins Pheu Thai alliance
Bangkok Post, 17 August 2023
31. Where Prayut Succeeded — And Fell Short — At Making Thailand More Competitive
[Link to the report, “การประเมินผลงานของรัฐบาลประยุทธ์ 2
และข้อเสนอแนะทางนโยบายต่อรัฐบาลใหม่“ (in Thai)]
Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
Thai Enquirer, 17 August 2023
Vietnam
32. Not so fast on VinFast, experts say
Truong Son Nguyen
Radio Free Asia, 17 August 2023
33. Amid South China Sea tension, Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi urges Vietnam to help uphold Communist ideals
Laura Zhou
South China Morning Post, 17 August 2023
34. Vietnam follows progress of discussions on expanding BRICS membership
Voice of Vietnam, 17 August 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
35. Japan and ASEAN seek to ease trade through digital shift
Anna Nishino
Nikkei Asia, 18 August 2023
36. 印度大力进军东南亚 抗衡中国影响 [India pushes aggressively into Southeast Asia to counter Chinese influence]
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2023 Survey Report]
林柏宏
VOA Chinese, 18 August 2023
37. How ASEAN Can Win Its War Against Illegal and Unregulated Fishing
Asmiati Malik
Diplomat, 17 August 2023
Asia Pacific
38. Why China’s dominance puts Brics expansion plans and very existence in jeopardy
Nicholas Spiro
South China Morning Post, 17 August 2023
East/South China Sea
39. Indonesia taps local fishers to boost Natuna Islands defense
Koya Jibiki
Nikkei Asia, 18 August 2023
40. China’s newly built Paracels airstrip could host drones, analyst says
Radio Free Asia, 17 August 2023
Climate Change/Environment
41. Asean to boost disaster resilience
Joy Jacqueline Pereira
Bangkok Post, 18 August 2023
42. Indonesia Submits Plan on How it Will Spend $20 Billion on Clean Energy Transition
Victoria Milko
Diplomat, 17 August 2023
43. Battery recyclers eyeing policy support, plugging talent gap ahead of Asia market scale-up
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 17 August 2023
44. To win battle against plastic pollution, voices of Asia’s waste pickers must be recognised
Annerieke Douma
Eco-Business, 17 August 2023
45. South America’s ‘Lithium Triangle Countries’ and Green Transition
Priyanshi Agrawal
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 17 August 2023
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