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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. 30: State of Southeast Asia: 2022 Survey Report and Hoang Thi Ha, Fellow & Co-coordinator.
- No. 36: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 40: Paul Teng, Associate 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-Japan to Maintain ‘Close’ Defense Ties
Phoung Vantha
Cambodianess, 21 June 2022
2. Vietnam Withdraw Troops Two Years Before Paris Peace Accords: PM
Teng Yalirozy
Cambodianess, 21 June 2022
Indonesia
3. Discussions intensify over potential presidential candidates for Indonesia’s 2024 general election
Kiki Siregar
Channel News Asia, 22 June 2022
4. Indonesia-Australia climate change cooperation begins with the ocean
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
Interpreter, 22 June 2022
5. Megawati warns party members against 2024 ‘maneuvers’
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 22 June 2022
6. Performing faith: more young Indonesian Christians play traditional music to express their religious identity
Marzanna Poplawska, Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology, University of Warsaw
Conversation, 21 June 2022
7. Indonesia’s New Plans for Papua Can’t Hide Its Decades of Failures
Aprila Wayar and Johnny Blades
Diplomat, 21 June 2022
Malaysia
8. Delay in decision on Zuraida shows PM’s weak position, says Nur Jazlan
K. Parkaran
Free Malaysia Today, 22 June 2022
9. Singaporeans helping to drive Penang tourism recovery, says sector
Angie Tan
Malaysian Insight, 22 June 2022
10. Johor forms special committee to map out RTS Link passenger routes
Yee Xiang Yun
Star, 22 June 2022
11. Growing Discontent Among Malaysia’s Dominant Ethnic Group Possibly UMNO’s gravest challenge
Murray Hunter
Asia Sentinel, 21 June 2022
12. Malaysia’s economy doing well despite global economic uncertainties — World Bank economist
Bernama, 21 June 2022
13. Ceiling price control for chicken, eggs, subsidies for bottled cooking oil discontinued
Bernama, 21 June 2022
14. Selection of DAP polls candidates needs reform
Kua Kia Soong
Free Malaysia Today, 21 June 2022
15. Perils of an underdeveloped social protection system
Wan Najwa Wan Sulaiman
Malaysian Insight, 21 June 2022
16. No Umno-Bersatu cooperation in GE15, says Umno info chief
Amy Ezreen
Sinar Harian, 21 June 2022
17. Will Lam Thye hurt DAP again?
Mohsin Abdullah
Sinchew 星洲网, 21 June 2022
18. Syed Saddiq faced ‘pressure’ by Malaysia’s PPBM, his parents say during corruption trial
Hadi Azmi
Straits Times, 21 June 2022
Myanmar
19. Is Myanmar’s Military on Its Last Legs?
Michael Martin
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 21 June 2022
20. Myanmar junta peace talks seek to keep ethnic armed groups at bay
Mizzima, 21 June 2022
Philippines
21. Philippines’ economic tsar brushes aside fears of ‘cronyism’ under Marcos Jr government
John Reed
Financial Times, 22 June 2022
22. The cost of excising excise taxes
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 22 June 2022
Singapore
23. Singapore After the Lee Political Dynasty
Mercy A. Kuo
Diplomat, 21 June 2022
Thailand
24. Concession transparency
Bangkok Post, 22 June 2022
25. Prawit counts on ‘minnows’ to back him
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 22 June 2022
26. Thailand launches FTA discussions with Efta
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 22 June 2022
27. Thailand successfully negotiates trade deal with EFTA
Nation, 21 June 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
28. US–ASEAN summitry signals step up in relations
Brian Eyler
East Asia Forum, 22 June 2022
29. South-east Asia bucks global stagflation trend as tourism and exports climb
Andy Lin and John Reed
Financial Times, 21 June 2022
30. China lacks trust among Southeast Asians due to contempt for region’s autonomy, inclusion
The Print, 21 June 2022
Asia Pacific
31. Developing Asia’s Fiscal Landscape and Challenges
Asian Development Bank, 22 June 2022
32. Food Diplomacy Can Strengthen Ties In the Asia-Pacific
Martin Kwan
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 22 June 2022
33. Economic Watch: BRICS cooperation boosts common development, global recovery
Xinhua News, 21 June 2022
Climate Change/Environment
34. How to avoid EEC waste ‘time bomb’
Kannika Thampanishvong & Promphat Bhumiwat
Bangkok Post, 22 June 2022
35. Sustainable supply chains and the road to net zero
Marissa Carruthers
Eco-Business, 22 June 2022
36. Importance of Climate Finance and Climate Change to Strengthen Global Solidarity
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 22 June 2022
37. The Proposed Vietnam PDP8 Update and the Risks From the Coal Pivot
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 22 June 2022
38. Climate change: Govt to formulate National Adaptation Plan
Bernama, 21 June 2022
39. Mengawal Penerapan Pajak Karbon [Controlling the Implementation of Carbon Tax]
Ricky Karunia Lubis; Staf Di Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Kementerian Keuangan
Republika, 21 June 2022
40. Growing Food Insecurity – Global Water Crisis: Options for Food Security
Paul Teng & Genevieve Donnellon-May
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 21 June 2022
41. Southeast Asia could earn US$2t yearly from protecting nature: report
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 20 June 2022
Others
Global Economy
42. The Myth of the Global: Why Regional Ties Win the Day
Shannon K. O’Neil
Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
International Relations
43. The Hollow Order: Rebuilding an International System That Works
Philip Zelikow
Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
44. Last Best Hope: The West’s Final Chance to Build a Better World Order
Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay
Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
45. The Balance of Soft Power: The American and Chinese Quests to Win Hearts and Minds
Maria Repnikova
Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Media, Technology & Society
46. China’s Growing ‘Twiplomacy’ in Indonesia
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Diplomat, 22 June 2022
47. Singapore Pushes Latest Laws to Regulate Online Content
Melissa Cheok
Bloomberg, 21 June 2022
Partnership for Global Infrastructure
48. America Shouldn’t Copy China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Charles Kenny and Scott Morris
Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2022
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