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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. 10: Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow
- No. 24: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 29: Yanuar Nugroho, Visiting 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 | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Cambodia
1. Why Cambodia Needs to Incorporate More Women Into Its Foreign Policy Process
Thong Sariputta
Diplomat, 15 February 2024
Indonesia
2. Sri Mulyani explains Rp 50 trillion of budget adjustment before Feb. 14 election
Jakarta Post, 15 February 2024
3. Sulitnya perempuan masuk parlemen, kecuali yang berasal dari dinasti politik [It is difficult for women to enter parliament, unless they come from political dynasties]
Eksanti Amalia Kusuma Wardhani, Junior Researcher, The Prakarsa
The Conversation, 14 February 2024
Malaysia
4. Technical committee set up to safeguard Malaysian companies in commodity sector
Bernama, 16 February 2024
5. Decision by MKI’s special committee will be used as reference to empower syariah law in Negri Sembilan – MB
Bernama, 16 February 2024
6. Malaysia’s economic growth slows to 3% y-o-y in 4Q, economists flag external risks ahead
Syafiqah Salim
Edge Markets, 16 February 2024
7. Bersatu to convene special general assembly, plans amendments to party constitution
Adib Povera
New Straits Times, 16 February 2024
8. UMNO-Pas tak mungkin ‘berkawan’ semula [UMNO-Pas cannot be ‘friends’ again]
Arif Aiman Asrol
Utusan Malaysia, 16 February 2024
9. 安华须善用手中资源 [Anwar must make good use of resources at hand]
利亮时
星洲网, 16 February 2024
10. Bumiputera Economic Congress 2024: Things to Lookout For [41-min podcast]
BFM, 15 February 2024
11. Anwar: Bumiputera economic congress 2024 will be more inclusive
Malaysiakini, 15 February 2024
12. PM lauds ruler’s decree, says time is right to lower political heat
Malaysiakini, 15 February 2024
13. Muhyiddin: PN to hold roundtable conference on syariah legislation
Amalia Azmi
New Straits Times, 15 February 2024
Myanmar
14. Myanmar, the world’s leading opium producer, grapples with pervasive civil conflict and drug crisis (1)
Eleven Myanmar, 15 February 2024
15. Myanmar, the world’s leading opium producer, grapples with pervasive civil conflict and drug crisis (2)
Eleven Myanmar, 15 February 2024
Philippines
16. Is the opposition back?
Francisco S. Tatad
Manila Times, 16 February 2024
Thailand
17. Asean-China pact ramps up exports
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 16 February 2024
18. Govt to mull referendum details for charter change
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 16 February 2024
19. Pita Limjaroenrat’s Vision for Thailand
Richard Yarrow and Saly Sirothphiphat
Diplomat, 15 February 2024
20. Thailand’s proposed fishing law leaves Burmese workers vulnerable
Radio Free Asia, 15 February 2024
21. Opposition leader warns of ‘dual premiership’ after Thaksin’s release
The Nation, 15 February 2024
Vietnam
22. Harvard, Oxford graduates power Vietnam’s tech startup scene
Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 16 February 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
23. Will Laos continue to maintain the ASEAN Stance on the Korean Peninsula Issue?
Rim Sokvy
Khmer Times, 16 February 2024
24. 川普重返白宮將促東協向中靠攏 [Trump’s return to the White House will push ASEAN towards China]
徐遵慈
UDN, 16 February 2024
25. Southeast Asia’s Taiwan Scenario Stakes Go Far Beyond US-China Competition
Prashanth Parameswaran
Diplomat, 15 February 2024
Asia Pacific
26. Why China Isn’t Blowing Up Over the Deaths of Fishermen That Taiwanese Forces Chased Away
Chad De Guzman and Koh Ewe
Time, 15 February 2024
27. Asia-Pacific off track on path to SDGs, UN data shows
[Link to the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2024]
UN News, 15 February 2024
East/South China Sea
28. New tack vs China’s ‘bullying’ hailed
Franco Jose C. Baroña
Manila Times, 16 February 2024
Climate Change/Environment
29. Financing Indonesia’s energy transition: Will the next president finally spark change?
[Originally published here on Fulcrum]
Anissa R. Suharsono and Yanuar Nugroho
Eco-Business, 15 February 2024
30. Effectiveness of the Hybrid System Combining Hydropower and Floating Solar in the Lao PDR
Edited by Shigeru Kimura, Kei Sudo, Alexander Ryota Keely, Kento Komatsubara
ERIA, 15 February 2024
31. Indonesia, Singapore sign outline pledge on carbon storage
Reuters, 15 February 2024
32. SGX, SET, Bursa Malaysia, IDX team up to implement common ESG metrics through joint initiative
Megan Cheah
Straits Times, 15 February 2024
33. Thailand mulling nuclear-powered transition to alternative energy
The Nation, 15 February 2024
34. Indonesia’s Vote: Three Takeaways for Climate Change
Somini Sengupta
New York Times, 14 February 2024
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