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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. 11: Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
- No. 18: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, and Irene Ng, Writer-in-Residence
- No. 19: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, and Irene Ng, Writer-in-Residence
- No. 24: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 26: Nguyen Thanh Giang, Visiting Senior Fellow, and Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 27: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 28: Nguyen Thanh Giang, 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. Analysis: Confusion lingers over govt plan to limit subsidized fuel consumption
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 24 July 2024
2. Support grows in Aceh for ex-GAM commander’s gubernatorial bid
Apriadi Gunawan and Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 24 July 2024
3. Indonesia’s Nasdem backs former presidential candidate Anies for Jakarta governor election, in possible rematch against Ahok
CNA, 23 July 2024
4. Nusantara presidential palace completed in time for Independence Day
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 23 July 2024
5. NasDem endorses Anies’s Jakarta reelection bid
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 23 July 2024
6. PDI-P fights back, defends home turf Central Java
Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 23 July 2024
7. Alasan Nasdem tak Pilih Kader Internal, Tapi Usung Anies Baswedan di Pilgub Jakarta [The Reason Nasdem Didn’t Choose Internal Cadres, But Supported Anies Baswedan in the Jakarta Gubernatorial Election]
Republika, 23 July 2024
Malaysia
8. Bersatu biggest loser if Umno-PAS alliance materialises, says analyst
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 24 July 2024
9. Political Stability Will Help Malaysia Hit Its Economic and Foreign Policy Goals
Rane Worldview, 23 July 2024
10. Malaysia vegetable farmers in a pickle over diesel subsidy cuts, mull abandoning crops
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 23 July 2024
11. Can duty-free shopping inject life into Johor Bahru’s largely deserted Forest City?
Lu Wei Hoong
Straits Times, 23 July 2024
Philippines
12. Marcos’ poverty reduction claims highly dubious
Rigoberto D. Tiglao
Manila Times, 24 July 2024
13. Reforming gov’t procurement
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 July 2024
14. ‘200 Alice Guos’: fugitive Philippine mayor’s case stokes fears of Chinese infiltration
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 24 July 2024
15. A Proposed Law Seeks to Ban Political Dynasties in the Philippines
Mong Palatino
Diplomat, 23 July 2024
16. 3 out of 5 Filipinos support economic Cha-cha — survey
Ellalyn De Vera-ruiz
Manila Bulletin, 23 July 2024
17. Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement Strengthens Defence Links Across the First Island Chain
John Bradford, Ryan Ashley
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 23 July 2024
Singapore
18. Staying open is not just essential, it is existential for us’: PM Wong on lessons gleaned from S. Rajaratnam
Tharun Suresh
Mothership, 23 July 2024
19. Here’s how Singapore can honour Rajaratnam’s legacy – by being a democracy of deeds
Lawrence Wong
Straits Times, 23 July 2024
Thailand
20. Senate voting brings alarm
Editorial
Bangkok Post, 24 July 2024
21. Thailand to legislate medical marijuana, signals no re-criminalising
Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat
Reuters, 23 July 2024
22. Mongkol wins Senate speaker’s post with overwhelming majority
The Nation, 23 July 2024
23. Investment plan for Phase 2 of Thai-Chinese railway heads to Cabinet
The Nation, 23 July 2024
Vietnam
24. Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam Communist Party chief, dies at 80
Robert Besser
Malaysia Sun, 24 July 2024
25. Improving NA operations to realise Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong’s wish
VietNamNet, 24 July 2024
26. 汉语兴起令俄语在越南难受青睐 [Rise of Chinese Language in Vietnam Hinders Plans to Bring Back Russian]
[This article was first appeared on ISEAS-Yusof Ishak’s blog, Fulcrum]
Nguyen Thanh Giang & Le Hong Hiep
联合早报, 24 July 2024
27. Vietnam’s Communist Party grapples with succession dilemma after Nguyen Phu Trong’s death
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 23 July 2024
28. 阮富仲留下的政治遗产 Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong’s political legacy [21-minute podcast]
联合早报, 23 July 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
29. Myanmar to send senior official to Asean meeting in Laos
Kyodo News
Bangkok Post, 23 July 2024
30. Is Fuel Subsidy Reform Finally On the Way in Southeast Asia?
James Guild
Diplomat, 23 July 2024
East/South China Sea
31. The flashpoints that threaten a détente between China and the Philippines
Kathrin Hille
Financial Times, 24 July 2024
32. ASEAN unity urged for South China Sea progress
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 24 July 2024
33. China and the U.S. Are Careening Toward a South China Sea Crisis
Craig Singleton
Foreign Policy, 23 July 2024
Climate Change/Environment
34. Energy Storage Systems and Grid Investments Crucial For Enabling Renewables Integration in Asia
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 24 July 2024
35. Singapore must import clean energy from ASEAN neighbors
Tim Daiss
Nikkei Asia, 24 July 2024
36. Carbon tax implementation to be divided into two phases: Government
Antara, 23 July 2024
37. The Illusion of Progress: Dissecting ASEAN’s 35% Renewable Energy Target by 2025
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 23 July 2024
Media, Technology & Society
38. Malaysia and Singapore tighten oversight of Facebook, others
Norman Goh and Tsubasa Suruga
Nikkei Asia, 23 July 2024
39. Singapore media regime whack-a-mole with Chinese misinfrRmation (Part I)
Dong Zhe and Zhuang Jing
Radio Free Asia, 23 July 2024
40. The Role of Internet Consumption on the Witnessing of Online Harms
[20-page PDF document]
Goh Zhang Hao, Gulizar Haciyakupoglu, Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 23 July 2024
41. ‘Malicious’: Philippine officials slam deepfake video of Marcos Jnr allegedly doing drugs
Jeoffrey Maitem
South China Morning Post, 23 July 2024
Others
Global Economy
42. A Low-Growth World Is an Unequal, Unstable World
Kristalina Georgieva
IMF Blog, 23 July 2024
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