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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. 1: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 13: Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
- No. 27: Joanne Lin & Hoang Thi Ha, Senior Fellows, and Eugene R L Tan, Research Officer
- No. 31: William Choong, Senior Fellow and Eugene R L Tan, Research Officer
- No. 35: Southeast Asia Climate Outlook: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 40: Choi Shing Kwok, Director & Chief Executive Officer
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. Will Cambodia’s Funan Techo canal be a success?
Luna Pham
Radio Free Asia, 19 September 2024
Indonesia
2. Uncontested elections still loom in 35 regions
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 20 September 2024
3. Analysis: Airport firms merged to create one the world’s biggest operators
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 20 September 2024
4. Human Rights Watch report: Papuans in Indonesia face ‘entrenched’ racism, discrimination
[Link to the report, “If It’s Not Racism, What Is It?” Discrimination and Other Abuses Against Papuans in Indonesia“]
Tria Dianti and Victor Mambor
Benar News, 19 September 2024
5. Indonesia’s move to allow export of sea sand draws brickbats, but Jokowi defends change
CNA, 19 September 2024
6. Indonesia: Jokowi’s real legacy is an unpredictable successor
Greg Earl
Interpreter, 19 September 2024
7. Jokowi’s 10-Year Legacy: Village Road Development Transforms Rural Economies
Fuad Iqbal Abdullah
Jakarta Globe, 19 September 2024
8. House passes 2025 state budget
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 19 September 2024
9. New law on president’s advisors draws flak
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 19 September 2024
Malaysia
10. Malaysia’s King to seek funds for high-speed rail on China visit, sources say
Niki Koswanage
Bloomberg, 20 September 2024
11. 清真认证风波结束的赢家 [Winners in the halal certification issue]
郭秋香
星洲网, 20 September 2024
12. Malaysia set to launch Forest City Financial Zone, but will it lure businesses?
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 19 September 2024
13. 马国元首访华 两国料加强战略与基建合作 [Malaysian King visits China, two countries expected to strengthen strategic and infrastructure cooperation]
萧郡瑜
联合早报, 19 September 2024
Myanmar
14. China spent millions on this new trade route – then a war got in the way
Laura Bicker
Others, 20 September 2024
15. The Latest on Myanmar with Jack Myint and Andreyka Natalegawa
[37-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling, Jack Myint, Andreyka Natalegawa, Japhet Quitzon, and Lauren Mai
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 19 September 2024
16. MNDAA Refuses to Work With Myanmar’s Civilian Government
Irrawaddy, 19 September 2024
Philippines
17. The walls are closing in on the House of Duterte
Richard Heydarian
Nikkei Asia, 19 September 2024
18. US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise
Karen Lema and Poppy Mcpherson
Reuters, 19 September 2024
Singapore
19. Who is Singapore’s bestie? The answer might surprise
Euan Graham
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 20 September 2024
Thailand
20. The perils of censorship
Bangkok Post, 20 September 2024
21. Baht’s biggest rally since 1998 threatens Thai tourism, exports
Pathom Sangwongwanich & Suttinee Yuvejwattana
Bloomberg, 20 September 2024
22. ‘Digital nomad’ visa promotion stepped up
Anucha Charoenpo
Bangkok Post, 19 September 2024
23. Zombie banking deepens economic woes
[Link to the first of three articles “Thaksin’s ‘vision’ might be outdated“]
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 19 September 2024
24. PM’s policy advisory team to play a major role in govt decisions
The Nation, 19 September 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
25. Ankara’s strengthening ties with like-minded allies in Southeast Asia
Dilara Aslan
Daily Sabah, 19 September 2024
26. Thailand pushing for talks to repair key Myanmar highway
Reuters, 19 September 2024
27. India’s Growing Relevance In SE Asia Is Hamstrung By Economic And Cultural Matters
Patralekha Chatterjee
Jakarta Post, 18 September 2024
Asia Pacific
28. Hype cannot obscure the Quad’s existential crisis
Brahma Chellaney
Nikkei Asia, 20 September 2024
29. The private sector won’t save America’s Indo-Pacific policy
Economist, 19 September 2024
30. US Starts Arms Race In Indo-Pacific Region
Alan Callow
Eurasia Review, 19 September 2024
31. The UK and the Indo-Pacific: The Need to Lean into the Tilt
Dr William Choong and Eugene Tan
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), 19 September 2024
East/South China Sea
32. Philippines eyes UN vote on South China Sea dispute, risking Beijing’s retaliation
Jeoffrey Maitem
South China Morning Post, 19 September 2024
33. Why latest Philippine warning of South China Sea war may not be cause for serious alarm
South China Morning Post, 19 September 2024
Climate Change/Environment
34. Rise in power-hungry data centres pushing Malaysia’s consumption of coal, as regional demands set to outpace China
Reuters
Malay Mail Online, 20 September 2024
35. Japan overtakes EU, U.S. as global climate leader for ASEAN, survey shows
Sayumi Take
Nikkei Asia, 20 September 2024
36. How does Indonesia’s palm oil industry fuel the climate crisis?
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Eco-Business, 19 September 2024
37. Can America Still Lead the Global Energy Transition? A Conversation With Brian Deese [35-min podcast]
Foreign Affairs, 19 September 2024
38. World’s biggest deforestation project gets underway in Papua for sugarcane
Hans Nicholas Jong
Mongabay, 19 September 2024
39. How China is becoming the Saudi Arabia of renewables
Andy Xie
South China Morning Post, 19 September 2024
40. Southeast Asia faces growing food crisis, survey links climate change to insecurity
Mark Saludes
LiCAS.news, 18 September 2024
Media, Technology & Society
41. Myanmar’s Silent Digital Crisis
Phyu Sin Shin Thant
Diplomat, 19 September 2024
Others
G7
42. Reimagining The G7
East West Center, 18 September 2024
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