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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. 2: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 44: Cassey Lee, Senior Fellow
- No. 45: Joanne Lin Weiling, Lead Researcher, ASEAN Studies Centre
- No. 52: The State of Southeast Asia: 2022 Survey Report
- No. 53: Ian Storey, 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 in Southeast Asia | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Indonesia
1. Farming smarter: tackling the decline in Indonesian farming
Suryo Wiyono is head of Gerakan Petani Nusantara, a nation-wide farmers organisation in Indonesia, and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia.
360info, 4 April 2022
2. 俄乌战事在印尼的回响 [Echoes of the Russian-Ukrainian war in Indonesia]
廖建裕是新加坡尤索夫伊萨东南亚研究院资深访问研究员, 南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院兼任教授
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 4 April 2022
3. Kepercayaan Publik Terhadap Partai Politik Terendah [Public trust in political parties at its lowest]
Febrianto Adi Saputro
Republika, 4 April 2022
4. Gernas BBI, a ray of hope for Riau green MSMEs
Antara, 2 April 2022
5. Kearifan lokal ‘gipsi laut’ Indonesia kian pudar. Ini bukan pertanda baik [The local wisdom of Indonesian ‘sea gypsies’ is fading. This is not a good sign]
Wengky Ariando, PhD Student, Environment Development and Sustainability, Chulalongkorn University; Dedi Supriadi Adhuri, Peneliti pada Pusat Riset Masyarakat dan Budaya (PMB) – Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN), Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
Conversation, 1 April 2022
6. Riset: selain diskriminatif, bahasa politik pemerintah justru perburuk penanganan COVID-19 [Research: apart from being discriminatory, the government’s political language actually worsens the handling of COVID-19]
Fariz Alnizar, Associate professor at Nahdlatul Ulama University of Indonesia and Ph.D in Linguistic. His research interests include language, power, and religious issues, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Indonesia (UNUSIA)
Conversation, 1 April 2022
Laos
7. India funds four development projects in Laos
Star, 4 April 2022
8. Averting fiscal crisis in Laos
Souknilanh Keola, IDE-JETRO
East Asia Forum, 2 April 2022
Malaysia
9. Malaysia’s digital challenges
Bangkok Post, 4 April 2022
10. Perkasa ESSCOM depani ancaman keselamatan semakin kompleks [Strengthen ESSCOM to face increasingly complex security threats]
Dr Ramli Dollah dan Hafiza Nur Adeen
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 4 April 2022
11. 当政治冷感遇见反感 [When political apathy meets disgust]
汤秀凤
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 4 April 2022
12. Major reform needed to postal voting process in Malaysia – Bersih
Malay Mail Online, 4 April 2022
13. Post-Johor projection: Who could win GE15?
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 4 April 2022
14. Pakatan set to vote for ‘imperfect’ anti-party hopping bill
Chan Kok Leong
Malaysian Insight, 4 April 2022
15. Malaysia has one of Asia’s longest coastlines. So why the obsession with artificial islands affecting environment and fisherfolk?
South China Morning Post, 4 April 2022
16. Searching for an opportunistic pact
Wong Chun Wai
Star, 4 April 2022
17. Auto industry facing acute shortage of manpower
Free Malaysia Today, 3 April 2022
18. Sarawak DAP: State Opposition parties must join forces to take on GPS in GE15
Sulok Tawie
Malay Mail Online, 3 April 2022
19. Anti-hopping law viable but needs new provisions
Jamari Mohtar
Malaysiakini, 3 April 2022
20. Despite defeat, Sosma’s spectre lingers on
Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin
Malaysian Insight, 3 April 2022
21. Europe may be forced to turn to Malaysian palm oil
Rohiman Haroon
New Straits Times, 3 April 2022
22. In need of a transfusion
It is refreshing to listen to comparatively youngish politicians who are not in politics for the sake of power. They want to bring true change to Malaysia. For them, it is about their political ideology. Unfortunately for them, though, the dinosaur politicians want a final attempt at the premiership, or at least to get back into power.
Philip Golingai
Star, 3 April 2022
23. Opposition parties taking steps to form new political pact’
New Straits Times, 2 April 2022
24. 拉菲兹与Bossku对决 [Rafizi vs Bossku]
郭秋香
Sinchew 星洲网, 2 April 2022
25. Another epic contest for power in PKR
Joceline Tan
Star, 2 April 2022
26. How Should Malaysia React to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict?
Teh Zi Yee
Diplomat, 1 April 2022
27. Food security a matter of national security
Herizal Hazri
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, 1 April 2022
28. The ‘true strength’ and significance of Mahathir Mohamad
Professor Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
Sinchew 星洲网, 31 March 2022
Myanmar
29. Myanmar central bank says FX deposits must be converted into local currency
Bangkok Post, 4 April 2022
30. Myanmar military’s beer sales tumble after junta boycott
Channel News Asia, 4 April 2022
31. China Pledges Support for Myanmar’s Junta, ‘No Matter How the Situation Changes’
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 4 April 2022
32. China to back military-ruled Myanmar regardless of situation
Eleven Myanmar, 2 April 2022
33. The World Responsible for Myanmar Becoming Failed State: NUG Minister
Irrawaddy, 1 April 2022
Philippines
34. How Long Will Rodrigo Duterte Remain Neutral in the Philippine Election?
Mong Palatino
Diplomat, 4 April 2022
35. Presidential bets split over dynasties, turncoatism
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 April 2022
36. Pledge trap: How Duterte fell for China’s bait and switch
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 1 April 2022
37. Philippine President Duterte plans to meet with Chinese ‘friend’ Xi on April 8
Radio Free Asia, 1 April 2022
Thailand
38. City life is no fairy tale
Bangkok Post, 4 April 2022
39. Industry urges longer-term solutions
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Dusida Worrachaddejchai & Somruedi Banchongduang
Bangkok Post, 4 April 2022
40. Govt lays out energy supply plan
Mongkol Bangprapa & Yuthana Praiwan
Bangkok Post, 3 April 2022
41. Poll: Most want small parties to have chance of winning seats
Bangkok Post, 3 April 2022
Vietnam
42. Gov’t approves digital economy development strategy
VietNamNet, 2 April 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
43. Cooperation key on Mekong issues
Bangkok Post, 4 April 2022
44. 受俄乌战争等因素影响 东南亚多国下调经济增长预测 [Affected by the Russian-Ukrainian war and other factors, many Southeast Asian countries cut their economic growth forecasts]
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 4 April 2022
45. Breaking it down: Bahasa Melayu as Asean’s ‘second language’
Tharanya Arumugam
New Straits Times, 4 April 2022
46. 亚细安：聊天室也很重要 [ASEAN: chat rooms are also very important]
黄慧敏是《联合早报》国际新闻第二主任
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 3 April 2022
47. Gender Participation In ASEAN’s Energy Transition
Monika Merdekawati, Gabriella Ienanto & Helena Aurellia
ASEAN Post, 2 April 2022
48. China Is Choking Off Asia’s Most Important River
[This article is adapted from Troubling the Water: A Dying Lake and a Vanishing World in Cambodia by Abby Seiff (Potomac Books, 162 pp., March 2022)]
Abby Seiff
Foreign Policy, 2 April 2022
49. Indonesia, Malaysia agree on palm oil non-competition, migrant worker protection
Reuters
Straits Times, 1 April 2022
50. Getting old before getting rich: Thailand’s story and lessons for Vietnam
VietNamNet, 1 April 2022
Asia Pacific
51. Asia no arc toward wealthy democracy
Dan Slater, University of Michigan
East Asia Forum, 3 April 2022
52. China reaches out to Asian neighbours after Ukraine war causes further tensions with US
Shi Jiangtao
South China Morning Post, 3 April 2022
East / South China Sea
53. Cause and effect: The right security architecture for the Indo-Pacific
Interpreter, 4 April 2022
54. “Lawfare” in the South China Sea disputes
Tara Davenport
Interpreter, 1 April 2022
Climate Change/Environment
55. Connecting Asean innovators to battle plastic waste
Bangkok Post, 4 April 2022
56. 3 things Indonesia needs to ensure the transparency of its emission trading scheme
Fikri Muhammad, Senior Analyst (Economics and Governance), ClimateWorks Australia; Mei Zi Tan, Senior Analyst, ClimateWorks Australia
Conversation, 4 April 2022
57. Indonesia’s new carbon pricing: Green transition or greenwashing?
Adila Isfandiari is Greenpeace’s climate and energy campaigner and Margo Prebenda is Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s research and investigation coordinator.
Jakarta Post, 4 April 2022
58. No longer A Last Resort: Pulling CO2 From The Air
ASEAN Post, 3 April 2022
59. Solving the climate crisis hinges on action taken in Asia
Ashley Bang
South China Morning Post, 3 April 2022
60. Hints of mindset change in e-vehicles
VietNamNet, 2 April 2022
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