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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. 8: Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow
- No. 15: Lee Hwok Aun, Senior Fellow
- No. 33: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 39: Hoang Thi Ha, Fellow
- No. 40: 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. China plays key role in securing energy security in Cambodia: officials, academics
Khmer Times, 15 June 2022
2. Cambodia Receives $4.3 Million From China to Support Mekong Area Development
Kheav Moro Kort
Cambodianess, 14 June 2022
3. Pariah or Partner? Clarifying the U.S. Approach to Cambodia
Gregory B. Poling, Charles Dunst, Simon Tran Hudes
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 14 June 2022
4. Cambodia Sends U.S. Activist and Other Opposition Members to Prison
Seth Mydans
New York Times, 14 June 2022
Indonesia
5. Prabowo’s defense realism
Editorial board (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta Post, 15 June 2022
6. Global economic recovery from COVID-19 overshadowed by food, energy supply disruptions: Indonesian finance minister
[Link to 16-minute interview]
Sarah Al-Khaldi and Kiki Siregar
Channel News Asia, 14 June 2022
7. Indonesia’s new capital project will proceed, no matter 2024 election outcome: Senior Nusantara authority official
Sarah Al-Khaldi
Channel News Asia, 14 June 2022
8. Indonesians are increasingly wary of Australia, but its new leader wants to change that
Su-Lin Tan
CNBC, 14 June 2022
9. Reshuffle Jadi Strategi Jokowi Mengamankan Kebijakannya Hingga 2024 [Reshuffle is Jokowi’s strategy to secure his policies until 2024]
Dessy Suciati Saputri, Haura Hafizhah, Fauziah Mursid, Antara
Republika, 14 June 2022
10. Indonesia: Police Arrest Alleged Propagandist Amid Crackdown On Pro-Caliphate Group
Dandy Koswaraputra
BenarNews, 13 June 2022
Malaysia
11. PN perlu formula baharu cari kekuatan dalaman hadapi PRU-15 [PN needs a new formula to find internal strength to face GE-15]
Prof Dr Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 15 June 2022
12. ‘It’s a downward spiral’: Labour crunch hampers recovery of Malaysia’s hospitality sector despite border reopening
Vincent Tan
Channel News Asia, 15 June 2022
13. PKR victim of its own election system, say academics
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 15 June 2022
14. Experts fear another EPF withdrawal will lead to inflation
Tarrence Tan and Rahimy Rahim
Star, 15 June 2022
15. This list really rankles
June H.L. Wong
Star, 15 June 2022
16. What’s in it for the rakyat if Umno wins big in snap polls?
Jamari Mohtar
Malaysian Insight, 14 June 2022
17. Takiyuddin – Only a political nudge, no differences with government
Samadi Ahmad
New Straits Times, 14 June 2022
18. Kelantangan Rafizi buka cabaran baharu saf kepemimpinan PKR [Rafizi’s outspokenness opens up new challenges for the PKR leadership]
Dr Ilyas Abdullah, Pensyarah Kanan Sains Politik, Fakulti Sains Pentadbiran & Pengajian Polisi, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kampus Raub
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 13 June 2022
Myanmar
19. NUG Acting President Calls for People to put an end to Junta’s Planned Election
Irrawaddy, 14 June 2022
20. UN, ASEAN Say Renewed Effort Needed as Myanmar Crisis Worsens
Irrawaddy, 14 June 2022
21. Rohingya crisis sidelined by Myanmar coup and world affairs
Mizzima, 14 June 2022
22. UN official urges action to prevent a lost generation of children in Myanmar
Roseanne Gerin
Radio Free Asia, 14 June 2022
Philippines
23. Stopping the next economic crisis
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 June 2022
Thailand
24. Censure debate to ‘sway’ public views
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 15 June 2022
25. Govt to employ grads and jobless to boost recovery
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 15 June 2022
26. New energy subsidy being devised
Chatrudee Theparat
Bangkok Post, 15 June 2022
27. Study: Thailand a global leader in real-time payments
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Bangkok Post, 15 June 2022
28. Cabinet to consider additional measures to relieve cost of living
Nation, 15 June 2022
29. Shipment of Thai goods to China to be expedited, dry port developer tells Thai authorities
Vientiane Times, 15 June 2022
Timor-Leste
30. Timor-Leste-China Relations: Where Does the Concern Lie?
Joao da Cruz Cardoso
Diplomat, 14 June 2022
Vietnam
31. Could Vietnam’s ties with Russia be another casualty of the Ukraine war?
Nguyen Quang Dy
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 15 June 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
32. Malaysia ranks 32nd in 2022 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking
Bernama, 15 June 2022
33. Improving Australia–ASEAN defence engagement
Abdul Rahman Yaacob, ANU
East Asia Forum, 15 June 2022
34. 以“亚细安方式” 解决国际分歧 [Settling international differences the “ASEAN way”]
吴俊刚是前新闻工作者，前国会议员
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 15 June 2022
35. Recent Technological Advances in Financial Market Infrastructure in ASEAN+3: Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum
Asian Development Bank, 14 June 2022
36. Major power competition constrains ASEAN ambitions
Sheryn Lee, Swedish Defence University
East Asia Forum, 14 June 2022
37. America steps up engagement with ASEAN
JACK BROOK
Southeast Asia Globe, 13 June 2022
38. The ‘Asean way’ has more to offer Asia than a Nato-like security alliance
Anthony Rowley
South China Morning Post, 12 June 2022
Asia Pacific
39. Commentary: Under shadow of Ukraine war, Shangri-La Dialogue shifts from peace to power
[This commentary first appeared in the Institute’s blog The Fulcrum.]
Hoang Thi Ha
Channel News Asia, 15 June 2022
40. Taiwan: Are the US and China heading to war over the island?
Tessa Wong
BBC, 14 June 2022
41. Five Nations Revive 51-year-old Security Pact Amid China Threat
Saibal Dasgupta
VOA, 14 June 2022
42. The U.S.-China Decoupling Is Coming for Academia
Eduardo Jaramillo
World Politics Review, 13 June 2022
East/South China Sea
43. 《宣言》是守护南海和平安宁的基石 [The Declaration is the cornerstone for safeguarding the peace and tranquility of the South China Sea]
宗海合是国际问题观察员
Huanqiu 环球网, 15 June 2022
44. Australia Vows to Continue to Monitor South China Sea After Military Close Encounter
Phil Mercer
VOA, 14 June 2022
Climate Change/Environment
45. Commentary: Focus on net zero should not obscure need to tackle air pollution in Asia
Gordon Watson
Channel News Asia, 15 June 2022
46. Struggling to cope, small businesses don’t see need for ESG standards, say experts
Hakimie Amrie Hisamudin
Free Malaysia Today, 14 June 2022
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