Daily News on Southeast Asia – 28 Aug 2024

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. 12: Yanuar Nugroho, Visiting Senior Fellow
• No. 13: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
• No. 44: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow

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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

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Cambodia

1. Cambodia to distribute land along CLV border as national defence measure
Niem Chheng
Phnom Penh Post, 27 August 2024

2. EXCLUSIVE: China to transfer 2 ships and pier to Cambodian navy
Radio Free Asia, 27 August 2024

Indonesia

3. Pramono Anung on Jakarta Gubernatorial Bid: ‘I Didn’t Expect It’
Jakarta Globe, 28 August 2024

4. Google, Meta, TikTok, X Required to Sign Integrity Pact Against Online Gambling
Jakarta Globe, 28 August 2024

5. KPU may prolong registration in case of insufficient candidates
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 28 August 2024

6. Analysis: RAPBN 2025 highlights Jokowi’s support for Prabowo’s programs
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 28 August 2024

7. Foreign aid can support democratic resilience in a changing Indonesia
Monica Kappiantari
Jakarta Post, 28 August 2024

8. Prabowo’s capitulation in Constitutional Court crisis only a partial victory
Nava Nuraniyah
Interpreter, 27 August 2024

9. Anies Baswedan Loses Bid After PDI-P Nominates Own Candidates for Jakarta Election
Heru Andriyanto and Yustinus Paat
Jakarta Globe, 27 August 2024

10. Golkar breaks from KIM in Banten
Alifia Sekar and Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 27 August 2024

11. New gross split rules may not be enough to win over oil and gas investors
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 27 August 2024

12. Indonesia’s New Capital—and Its Outgoing President’s Legacy—Is in Limbo
Koh Ewe
Time, 27 August 2024

Malaysia

13. Commentary: Mahkota by-election has far-reaching consequences for Malaysia government
[Originally published as Fulcrum 2024/261]
Adib Zalkapli
CNA, 28 August 2024

14. Hard for Umno to avoid using race, religion in politics, say analysts
Elill Easwaran and Leah Poi
Free Malaysia Today, 28 August 2024

15. In prison since August 2022, why is Umno so determined to free Najib now?
R. Loheswar
Malay Mail Online, 28 August 2024

16. Ipsos report: Four in 10 Malaysians think our education system is ‘good’, but concerns exist over outdated curriculum and ideological bias
Anis Zalani
Malay Mail Online, 28 August 2024

17. OECD recommends govt implement GST, carbon emissions tax
Zarrah Morden
Malaysiakini, 28 August 2024

18. Umno comes to its senses
M. Veera Pandiyan
Star, 28 August 2024

19. No savings for more than half of Penang’s low-income households, report reveals
theVibes.com, 28 August 2024

20. Politik ‘lapuk’ tidak sesuai tarik minat Gen Z [‘Outdated’ politics not suitable to attract the interest of Gen Z]
Aslinda Nasir
Utusan Malaysia, 28 August 2024

21. Malaysia: The Changing Nature Of The So-Called ‘Deep State’ Under Anwar Ibrahim
Murray Hunter
Eurasia Review, 27 August 2024

22. Malaysia’s 5G conflict explained
Danish Raja Reza
Free Malaysia Today, 27 August 2024

23. Economy Ministry to address Malaysia’s economy in an ageing population through White Paper
Malay Mail Online, 27 August 2024

24. Umno’s revival clearly underway — Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz
Malay Mail Online, 27 August 2024

Myanmar

25. Breaking Away: The Battle for Myanmar’s Rakhine State
International Crisis Group, 27 August 2024

26. Economist Sean Turnell delves into Aung San Suu Kyi’s bold plan to reengineer Myanmar’s economy prior to the 2021 coup
Mizzima, 27 August 2024

27. Stateless Rohingya put faith in Bangladesh leader Yunus
Faisal Mahmud
Nikkei Asia, 27 August 2024

Philippines

28. Use of confidential funds recalled, irking VP Sara Duterte
Krixia Subingsubing
Inquirer, 28 August 2024

29. Alice Guo, siblings gave ‘P200-M’ bribe to leave PH – Hontiveros
Marlon Ramos
Inquirer, 28 August 2024

30. Marcos Jnr’s Philippines rattled by Quiboloy crackdown, anti-corruption push
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 27 August 2024

31. How China became a major policy issue in Philippines’ midterm elections
Richard Heydarian
South China Morning Post, 27 August 2024

Singapore

32. Commentary: Why UK riots over Southport child stabbings matter to Singapore
Nicholas Fang
CNA, 27 August 2024

Thailand

33. Overdue trial for Tak Bai
Editorial (Bangkok Post)
Bangkok Post, 28 August 2024

34. Pheu Thai to push PPRP aside
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 28 August 2024

35. Thaksin’s Dinner Talk Signals His Clout in New Thai Government
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 28 August 2024

36. Thailand’s ‘land bridge’ ambitions face fresh roadblocks
Kosuke Inoue
Nikkei Asia, 28 August 2024

37. Dems’ ex-boss scoffs at rumoured Pheu Thai deal
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 27 August 2024

38. Fresh election ordered for Pathum Thani PAO chairman
Bangkok Post, 27 August 2024

39. Thai central bank comes under pressure from Thaksin
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Nikkei Asia, 27 August 2024

40. Party of Thailand’s new PM drops military-backed party from coalition government
Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um
Reuters, 27 August 2024

41. Pheu Thai dissolution petition: Who’s mad at Thaksin?
The Nation, 27 August 2024

Timor-Leste

42. Succession and other looming challenges for Timor-Leste
Joseph Rachman
Straits Times, 28 August 2024

Vietnam

43. Vietnam party boss To Lam surrounds himself with police allies
Nikkei Asia, 28 August 2024

44. Vietnam party chief Lam relinquishes presidency amid reshuffle
[Also republished on Business Times and South China Morning Post]
John Boudreau, Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, and Nguyen Xuan Quynh
Bloomberg, 27 August 2024

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

45. BRICS is a bad bet for ASEAN economies
Doris Liew
Nikkei Asia, 28 August 2024

46. Japan’s prime minister race clashes with U.N., ASEAN summit season
Shimpei Kawakami
Nikkei Asia, 28 August 2024

47. Philippine defense chief calls China ‘biggest disruptor’ to regional peace
Jason Gutierrez
Benar News, 27 August 2024

48. Japan’s Shifting Security Posture in Southeast Asia
Yopi Irianto Panut, Anugerah Akbar Maulana
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 27 August 2024

49. How ‘Friendshoring’ Made Southeast Asia Pivotal to the AI Revolution
Charlie Campbell
Time, 27 August 2024

Asia Pacific

50. Top-level meeting shows China – and Xi – still a priority for Biden
Laura Bicker and Tom Bateman
BBC, 27 August 2024

51. The Young and the Westless
Samir Puri
Foreign Policy, 25 August 2024

East/South China Sea

52. South China Sea: when should Philippines invoke its US Mutual Defence Treaty?
Sam Beltran
South China Morning Post, 28 August 2024

53. China-ASEAN Multilateralism And The Peaceful Resolution Of Conflicts In South China Sea
Rommel C. Banlaoi
Eurasia Review, 27 August 2024

54. PH Navy: 163 Chinese ships spotted in WPS amid increased hostilities
Manila Bulletin, 27 August 2024

Media, Technology & Society

55. ‘Our laws are bigger’: Malaysian minister warns tech firms for resisting licensing regime in ‘strange’ open letter
Aqil Haziq Mahmud
CNA, 27 August 2024

56. Where have all the shoppers gone? Onto social media, nearly everyone, says TikTok
Malay Mail Online, 27 August 2024

Others

US Foreign Policy

57. Four Geopolitical Disruptions and How to Exploit Them
Nadia Schadlow
Hudson Institute, 26 August 2024

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