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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. 13: Yanuar Nugroho, Visiting Senior Fellow, and Julia Lau, Senior Fellow
- No. 34: Paul Chambers, Visiting Fellow
- No. 38: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 47: Vinod Thomas, 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
Indonesia
1. Indonesia mulls India-inspired policy to bring diaspora home by granting them some citizen rights
Ericssen
CNA, 4 June 2024
2. Indonesia’s Jokowi to relocate to new capital Nusantara ahead of Independence Day in August
CNA, 4 June 2024
3. Mandatory Housing Saving Tapera to Spark Huge Job Losses: Think-Tank
Prisma Ardianto
Jakarta Globe, 4 June 2024
4. All eyes on Papua’ movement gains momentum online
Jakarta Post, 4 June 2024
5. Project chiefs’ resignations may signal serious problems with new Indonesian capital: Analysts
Pizaro Gozali Idrus
Benar News, 3 June 2024
6. Ex-Nusantara Authority Head Bambang Susantono Gets New Diplomatic Role
Muhammad Fakhruddin
Jakarta Globe, 3 June 2024
7. Land value capture to finance urban public transportation infrastructure
Alfin Farhan Muhammad
Jakarta Post, 3 June 2024
8. Court ruling has nothing to do with Kaesang, PSI says
Radhiyya Indra
Jakarta Post, 3 June 2024
9. ‘Kampus Merdeka’ in question amid high unemployment rate
Alifia Sekar
Jakarta Post, 3 June 2024
10. Jakarta MRT expansion shows Japan’s prowess as China steps up rail push
Nana Shibata
Nikkei Asia, 3 June 2024
11. When Oligarchs and Political Dynasties Hinder Women’s Representation
M. Anas Mahfudhi is the Executive Director of Political Research and Democracy Center, Jakarta.
Stratsea, 3 June 2024
12. Could a green investment deal help Indonesia and Australia overcome their past tensions?
Cahyani Widi Larasakti, PhD Student in International Relations, The University of Melbourne
The Conversation, 3 June 2024
13. 印尼新都管理局正副局长突辞职引猜测 [Sudden resignations of director and deputy director for Indonesia’s new capital administration sparks speculation]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 3 June 2024
14. Ujian Bagi Pancasila [A test for Pancasila]
I Wayan Sudirta, anggota Komisi III DPR RI Dari FPDIP
Republika, 1 June 2024
Malaysia
15. PAS must win Sungai Bakap to prove GE15 ‘wave’ still strong, says analyst
Anne Muhammad
Free Malaysia Today, 4 June 2024
16. Sacking reps will not trigger by-elections but weaken Bersatu in PN, say experts
Zarrah Morden
Malaysiakini, 4 June 2024
17. Report: US imposes sanctions on Malaysian semiconductor company
New Straits Times, 4 June 2024
18. PM Anwar faces spectre of by-elections in Malay-majority wards as Bersatu MPs rebel
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 4 June 2024
19. Sarawak’s mega dams only benefit ‘towkays’ and foreign industrialists, native rights body says
Stephen Then
The Vibes, 4 June 2024
20. Perihal makna aparteid [On the meaning of apartheid]
PROFESOR Emeritus Datuk Dr. Teo Kok Seong ialah Felow Majlis Profesor Negara (MPN) dan Institut Masa Depan Malaysia (MASA).
Utusan Malaysia, 4 June 2024
21. Impossible to end hardcore poverty in Sabah by July, says Shafie
Free Malaysia Today, 3 June 2024
22. PKR to contest Sungai Bakap by-election with unanimous support
N. Trisha
Star, 3 June 2024
23. Malaysia bakal terlepas RM23.4 trilion pasaran halal [Malaysia to miss out on RM23.4 trillion halal market]
HAFIZ SAIDINA
Utusan Malaysia, 3 June 2024
24. EPF Account 3: Flexibility or Erosion of Retirement Savings?
Philip Khor
Penang Monthly, 1 June 2024
Myanmar
25. Myanmar junta arrests dozens in bid to stabilise currency
Straits Times, 4 June 2024
26. Myanmar’s junta chief faces growing criticism over military failures: group
[Link to the report, “Ethnic Autonomy and its Consequences in Post-coup Myanmar“]
Radio Free Asia, 30 May 2024
Philippines
27. Not in the same boat? Perceptions of the Australia-Philippines security partnership
RAHMAN YAACOB
Interpreter, 4 June 2024
28. Portuguese firm, other investors set eyes on PH defense industry
Tina Arceo-Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 June 2024
29. Zelenskyy, Marcos, and rules-based int’l order
Richard Heydarian
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 June 2024
Thailand
30. Thais hedge bets on international stage
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 4 June 2024
31. Progress on border demarcation set to continue
Wassayos Ngamkham
Bangkok Post, 4 June 2024
32. The Politics of the Bangkok Banner
Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
Thai Enquirer, 4 June 2024
33. Value of Thai e-commerce nears 6 trillion baht
The Nation, 4 June 2024
34. Washington’s strategy countering Beijing’s influence in Thailand
By Paul Chambers, Lecturer, Naresuan University; Visiting Fellow ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
ThinkChina, 4 June 2024
35. Small businesses lose interest in digital wallet scheme, survey finds
The Nation, 3 June 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. ‘We were the Kula’: Cambodia’s missing Myanmar community
Daniel Zak
Frontier Myanmar, 3 June 2024
Asia Pacific
37. The BIMSTEC Master Plan for Transport Connectivity: A Stocktaking
Sohini Bose | Sreeparna Banerjee | Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury
Observer Research Foundation, 3 June 2024
38. US dumps the megaphone, China speaks to two audiences
Lin Suling
Straits Times, 3 June 2024
39. Still an Asian century, despite South China Sea and Taiwan Strait tensions
Goh Choon Kang
ThinkChina, 3 June 2024
East/South China Sea
40. Australia sees the West Philippine Sea in the South China Sea
Graeme Dobell
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 4 June 2024
41. Why we now face a higher risk of a South China Sea clash
Hugh White
Straits Times, 4 June 2024
42. Malaysia must continue to reject China’s claim on South China Sea, says expert
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 3 June 2024
43. South China Sea: Beijing warns neighbours of US ‘geopolitical self-interest’ in region
Zhao Ziwen
South China Morning Post, 3 June 2024
44. With guns out in South China Sea row with China, Philippines eyes ‘robust, stable’ trade ties
Mia Nulimaimaiti and Ralph Jennings
South China Morning Post, 3 June 2024
Climate Change/Environment
45. ExxonMobil, BP drive Indonesia’s growth into carbon capture hub
Tomoyoshi Oshikiri
Nikkei Asia, 4 June 2024
46. Why the EU’s Deforestation-Free Regulation Is Not Working in Southeast Asia
Lauren Mai
Diplomat, 3 June 2024
47. Southeast Asia’s growth strategies: business-as-usual, ‘degrowth’ or a third way?
[This article was first published in Fulcrum, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blogsite.]
Vinod Thomas is currently Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, an
Eco-Business, 3 June 2024
48. Who Pays for Climate Action?
Michael Franczak
Foreign Policy, 3 June 2024
49. Malaysia focuses on PISMA adoption to create disaster-resilient cities
Malaysiakini, 3 June 2024
Others
Global Economy
50. America’s leadership choice and its consequence for the global economic order
EAF editors, The Australian National University
East Asia Forum, 3 June 2024
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