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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. 28: William Choong, 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 | Others
Cambodia
1. Cambodia Convicts 20 Opposition Activists on Vague, Political Charges
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 18 March 2022
Indonesia
2. BNI plans digital banking service to help MSMEs enter global market
Antara, 8 April 2022
3. Surging prices may erode Jokowi’s support
Jakarta Post, 8 April 2022
4. Living with more costly fuel
Jakarta Post, 8 April 2022
5. Qatar and Indonesia: Cultural Ties and Geopolitical Goals
Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Geopolitical Monitor, 7 April 2022
6. Jokowi’s ban on third-term talk could improve confidence: Analysts
Jakarta Post, 7 April 2022
Malaysia
7. Chinese vote swing to BN largely from rural areas, says analyst
Predeep Nambiar
Free Malaysia Today, 8 April 2022
8. Loke can dispel negative perceptions of DAP, say analysts
Tsubasa Nair
Free Malaysia Today, 8 April 2022
9. State ‘basic principles’ of anti-hopping bill, PH tells govt
Free Malaysia Today, 8 April 2022
10. Proper price control mechanisms required to deal with soaring vegetable prices – Amanda Yeo
Malay Mail Online, 8 April 2022
11. PKR needs fresh strategies, say analysts
Malaysian Insight, 8 April 2022
12. DAP will slowly replace veteran leaders with youth, says Loke
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 8 April 2022
13. Sarawak must tackle business woes
John Teo
New Straits Times, 8 April 2022
14. Delay or no delay, leaders say Bill needs to be tabled
Star, 8 April 2022
15. Setting the agenda for middle Malaysia – Raja Ahmad Iskandar Fareez
Malay Mail Online, 7 April 2022
16. Campaign to achieve 100pct youth voter turnout in GE15 launched
Malaysiakini, 7 April 2022
17. No tabling of Anti-Party Hopping Bill on Monday
Hana Naz Harun
New Straits Times, 7 April 2022
18. Bersatu to seek opposition pact against BN in Malaysia’s general election
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 7 April 2022
Myanmar
19. Myanmar junta’s ‘hit and run’ arson attacks leave cut-off villages with no source of help
Min Ye Kyaw
South China Morning Post, 8 April 2022
20. Japan Appeals for Exemption from Myanmar Junta’s Foreign Exchange Rules
Irrawaddy, 7 April 2022
Philippines
21. Beyond Infrastructure: Chinese Capital in the Philippines Under Duterte
Alvin Camba & Rongchen Jiang
Diplomat, 8 April 2022
22. Social media helps shape youth vote
Franco Jose C. Baroña
Manila Times, 8 April 2022
23. Misleading FB accounts purged ahead of polls
Krixia Subingsubing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 April 2022
24. BSP mulls lower capital for Islamic banks
Lee C. Chipongian
Manila Bulletin, 7 April 2022
25. Diminished Duterte reckons with his legacy in his last days as president
Raul Dancel
Straits Times, 7 April 2022
26. Trolls, Disinformation Make Philippine Election Coverage a Challenge
Tommy Walker
VOA, 7 April 2022
27. Inside the Philippines’ Critical Presidential Election
Anthony Esguerra
Diplomat, 1 April 2022
Singapore
28. Singapore and the US: Speaking hard truths as a good friend
William Choong, Senior fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Think China, 7 April 2022
Thailand
29. TAT eyes B656bn from domestic travel
Narumon Kasemsuk
Bangkok Post, 8 April 2022
30. Make taxes greener
Bangkok Post, 8 April 2022
31. New routes viewed for fresh fruit exports to China
Pattanapong Sripiachai
Bangkok Post, 7 April 2022
32. Thai-Chinese Submarine Deal Faces Axe: PM Prayut
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 7 April 2022
33. What the Drama Surrounding Thai Army TV Says About Thai Foreign Policy
Tita Sanglee
Diplomat, 7 April 2022
34. Thailand approves enhanced incentives to boost EV use
Reuters, 7 April 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
35. Britain in Southeast Asia: How to keep old friends newly engaged
Huong Le Thu
Interpreter, 8 April 2022
36. Russia’s Ties to Southeast Asia and How They Affect the Ukraine War: Part 3, Singapore and Vietnam
[Links to Part 1 and Part 2]
Joshua Kurlantzick
Council on Foreign Relations, 7 April 2022
37. Southeast Asia’s Leaders Are the Right Age
David Hutt
Diplomat, 7 April 2022
Asia Pacific
38. 中俄印战略三角难成形[China-Russia-India strategic triangle is difficult to form]
彭念
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 8 April 2022
39. US-UK Consultations on the Indo-Pacific: An Unexpected Development for Southeast Asia
John Bradford, Philip Shetler-Jones
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 8 April 2022
40. US monetary policy and Asia’s economic future
Cyn-Young Park, ADB
East Asia Forum, 7 April 2022
East / South China Sea
41. Japan, Philippines Agree to Boost Security Cooperation
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 8 April 2022
Climate Change/Environment
42. Shore thing: climate change and maritime security intrinsically linked
Kate Clayton
Interpreter, 8 April 2022
43. Growing Champions: Leading the region with green public procurement
Dave Sivaprasad & Nurlin Salleh
Edge Markets, 7 April 2022
Others
G20
44. Indonesia evaluating calls to remove Russia from G20
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 7 April 2022
Global Economy
45. Yuan won’t outrank dollar anytime soon
Chartchai Parasuk
Bangkok Post, 7 April 2022
Media Technology
46. Meta: Facebook pages turn political to gain bigger audience amid poll season
Gabriel Pabico Lalu
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 April 2022
Image credit: “Myanmar Yangon Thanlyn“, by Werner Bayer on Flickr.
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