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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. 18: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 27: State of Southeast Asia Survey
- No. 30: Mohd Faizal Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 31: Supalak Ganjanakhundee, former Visiting Fellow
- No. 40: State of Southeast Asia Survey
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. Flicker of hope for Cambodia’s rubbed out opposition
David Hutt
Asia Times, 24 May 2022
Indonesia
2. Another perspective about Singapore’s rejection of preacher Somad
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 25 May 2022
3. House paves way for omnibus’ return with revision of 2011 law
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 25 May 2022
4. When Jokowi meets Elon in Texas
Andre Omer Siregar
Jakarta Post, 25 May 2022
Malaysia
5. Analysts see more politicians rejoining Umno as GE15 nears
Ahimsya Karu
Free Malaysia Today, 25 May 2022
6. Malaysians paying higher prices for their meals
Free Malaysia Today, 25 May 2022
7. Chief secretary to the govt wants PSD to look into corrective actions on empowering national language
Malay Mail Online, 25 May 2022
8. Johor Pakatan urges state govt to form five select committees, including on federalism
Radzi Razak
Malay Mail Online, 25 May 2022
9. Malaysian brain drain – don’t go chasing waterfalls
RAIS HUSSIN, MARGARITA PEREDARYENKO
Malaysiakini, 25 May 2022
10. Many youth undecided on political preference but BN a leading choice, study finds
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 25 May 2022
11. Mind the gap
The lower income group is turning more and more to stop-gap measures such as home-based entrepreneurship, gig jobs and temporary employment while employers are moving to less formal work arrangements, particularly in industries like hotel and tourism.
Emmanuel Joseph
Malaysian Insight, 25 May 2022
12. Malaysia aims to fill gap in edible oil market caused by Ukraine war, Indonesian export curbs
South China Morning Post, 25 May 2022
13. Malaysia implements five initiatives to address drop in graduates’ marketability
Star, 25 May 2022
14. Malaysia’s biggest headwind is inflation, finance minister says
CNBC, 24 May 2022
15. Anwar Ibrahim, old politics and the struggle for a New Malaysia
[Link to open letter from Dennis Ignatius to Anwar]
Professor Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
Sinchew 星洲网, 24 May 2022
16. Podcast: Ending the cycle of political disarray in Malaysia
[40-minute podcast]
Presented by Ali Moore. A podcast from Asia Institute of the University of Melbourne.
Jakarta Post, 20 May 2022
Myanmar
17. Japan-Trained Myanmar Air Force Officer Took Part in Bombing Raids: Activists
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 25 May 2022
Singapore
18. You might wanna visit Johor and claim the same thing’: Netizens weigh in on preacher who said Singapore belongs to Riau
AsiaOne, 24 May 2022
19. IMF Staff Completes 2022 Article IV Mission with Singapore
IMF News, 24 May 2022
Thailand
20. Chadchart given Green Line chalice
Bangkok Post, 25 May 2022
21. Club karaoke a step too far
Bangkok Post, 25 May 2022
22. Explainer: What does Chadchart Sittipunt want?
Janine Phakdeetham
Bangkok Post, 25 May 2022
23. Thamanat moves to take over Settakij Thai Party
WASSANA NANUAM
Bangkok Post, 24 May 2022
24. Thailand’s Democrat Party: The Gloomy Light at the End of the Tunnel
Punchada Sirivunnabood
Diplomat, 24 May 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
25. What are the Implications of the US-ASEAN Summit for Cambodia-US Relations?
Sokvy Rim
Diplomat, 25 May 2022
26. Asean’s future complex amid multiple pressures: ST-WEF panel
[Link to 1-hour video clip]
Shefali Rekhi
Straits Times, 25 May 2022
27. Southeast Asian Nations Roll the Dice on Biden’s Indo-Pacific Framework
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 24 May 2022
28. My Say: Big power competition in Southeast Asia may not be all that bad
Manu Bhaskaran
Edge Markets, 24 May 2022
29. Engaging with Southeast Asia: more than aid
Teesta Prakash
Interpreter, 24 May 2022
30. Bagaimana Srivijaya beri jaminan makanan pada 684 Masehi? [How did Srivijaya ensure food security in 684 CE?]
Mohd Faizal Musa atau Faisal Tehrani bertugas sebagai felo di Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (UKM), Felo Pelawat di ISEAS-Yusuf Ishak dan Bersekutu untuk sebuah projek di bawah Weatherhead Center, Universiti Harvard.
Malaysian Insight, 24 May 2022
31. ASEAN member countries assess new IPEF economic framework
NHK, 24 May 2022
32. Davos 2022: What role will ‘ASEAN’ play in a shifting geopolitical landscape?
Joo-Ok Lee
World Economic Forum, 22 May 2022
Asia Pacific
33. Australia’s new PM Albanese may mean a new chapter with Indonesia, Malaysia
Resty Woro Yuniar and Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 25 May 2022
34. Focus on Indo-Pacific, even amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, shows global order is not just forged in Europe
Danil Bochkov
South China Morning Post, 25 May 2022
35. ‘Economy is security’: Biden’s Quad trip shows that in Asia, trade and security are one thing
CNBC, 24 May 2022
36. Making the Belt and Road Initiative ‘small and beautiful’
Ye Yu, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies
East Asia Forum, 24 May 2022
37. Rising oil prices don’t bode well for Asia
Cyn-Young Park, Asian Development Bank
East Asia Forum, 24 May 2022
38. How to Make Biden’s Free World Strategy Work: It’s Not as Simple as Pitting Democracy Against Autocracy
Hal Brands
Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2022
39. US-led IPEF is ‘loud but empty,’ unlikely to go very far
Global Times, 24 May 2022
40. On Asean and the Indo-Pacific, the US must remember that ‘Asians live by trade’
Adriel Kasonta
South China Morning Post, 24 May 2022
41. Quad leaders vow to oppose attempts to ‘change status quo by force’, with China and Russia on their minds
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 24 May 2022
42. Deputy Prime Minister Jurin’s Statement on the APEC Trade Ministers’ Meeting
APEC, 23 May 2022
43. Has the Quad passed its peak?
Sourabh Gupta, ICAS
East Asia Forum, 23 May 2022
Image credit: “Busy Night in Hanoi“, by Florian Wehde on Unsplash.
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