Daily News on Southeast Asia – 28 Sep 2022

Every weekday, ISEAS Library collates articles relevant to Southeast Asia and special topics in line with the research interests of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. To view articles behind paywalls, please visit the Library during its operating hours.

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.


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 Needs to Move Past the Narrative of ‘National Salvation’
David Hutt
Diplomat, 28 September 2022
 
2. ‘Spotlighting horror’: Tribunal helps Cambodia find closure
Dominic Faulder
Nikkei Asia, 28 September 2022
 
3. Election Law Changes Make us Worse Off: Watchdog
[Link to 6-page report: Finding and Summary Report on the Commune/Sangkat Councils Election 2022]
Alan Kirk
Cambodianess, 27 September 2022

Indonesia

4. Some 19.9 million Indonesians received direct cash assistance: Jokowi
Antara, 28 September 2022
 
5. Political goals control Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund
Vincent Fabian Thomas
Jakarta Post, 28 September 2022
 
6. Prof. Dr. Haji Azyumardi Azra
[Link to speech: Kebangkitan Peradaban, Memperkuat Optimisme Muslim Asia Tenggara]
Muhammad Sinatra
Stratsea, 28 September 2022

Malaysia

7. Malaysia’s premium visa scheme draws thousands of applications ahead of Oct 1 launch
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 28 September 2022
 
8. COMMENT | A critique of an NEP critique
Jomo KS
Malaysiakini, 28 September 2022
 
9. DAP will keep Penang, say analysts
Angie Tan
Malaysian Insight, 28 September 2022
 
10. Fixed parliamentary term remedy
Arfa Yunus
New Straits Times, 28 September 2022
 
11. Pahang PN intensifies preparations for GE15, top brass meeting on Oct 10
T.N.Alagesh
New Straits Times, 28 September 2022
 
12. The history of Kelantan Chinese: a retired couple spends 15 years compiling the records of Chinese migration
Sinchew, 28 September 2022
 
13. How will the tide roll in GE15?
Tarrence Tan
Star, 28 September 2022
 
14. Malaysia’s opposition spinning flood, inflation narrative to delay general election: UMNO president Ahmad Zahid
Channel News Asia, 27 September 2022
 
15. ADUN SPEAKS | Umno has not learnt its lessons yet
Ronnie Liu
Malaysiakini, 27 September 2022
 
16. Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Ulama penuh ambiguiti [An ulama full of ambiguity]
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, 27 September 2022
 
17. Azhar Harun: Speaker of the Lower House who descended to a ‘Government Lapdog’
Miaoling Ng
New Mandala, 27 September 2022

Myanmar

18. Demands of UWSP, NDAA, SSPP agreed in principle: SAC spokesman
Eleven Myanmar, 27 September 2022
 
19. Companies Quitting Myanmar Provide Hollow Victories Against Junta
Ben Dunant
Foreign Policy, 27 September 2022
 
20. Myanmar’s Revolution: Never Cold Blooded
Matthew B. Arnold
Irrawaddy, 27 September 2022

Philippines

21. ICC prosecutor rejects PH gov’t call to stop resumption of probe
Zacarian Sarao
Global Nation, 28 September 2022

Thailand

22. EC outlines new pre-poll regulations
Bangkok Post, 28 September 2022
 
23. Prayut hit with graft claims
Bangkok Post, 28 September 2022

Vietnam

24. Vietnam, India hold great potential for supply chain cooperation: Analysts
Voice of Vietnam, 27 September 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

25. Can ASEAN Currencies Hold Up as the Fed Raises Rates?
James Guild
Diplomat, 28 September 2022
 
26. Why Should ASEAN or Anyone Else Negotiate with the Tatmadaw?
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 28 September 2022
 
27. A common currency in ASEAN will benefit citizens
Vijay Eswaran
Jakarta Post, 28 September 2022

Asia Pacific

28. Japan’s dependability in Asia
Ryo Sahashi, University of Tokyo
East Asia Forum, 28 September 2022
 
29. Asia must prepare for looming oil and gas shortages
Vandana Hari
Nikkei Asia, 28 September 2022
 
30. Asia’s ticking debt bomb: Sri Lanka crisis sounds alarm bells across region
Marwaan Macan-Markar
Nikkei Asia, 28 September 2022
 
31. TTC, IPEF, and the road to an Indo-Pacific trade deal: A new model
Clete R. Willems and Niels Graham
Atlantic Council, 27 September 2022
 
32. The China Factor in Vietnam’s View of India
Jitendra Nath Misra
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 27 September 2022
 
33. China’s debt leniency claim for developing nation ‘restructurings’ undercut by transparency issues
Ralph Jennings
South China Morning Post, 27 September 2022
 
34. Xi Jinping’s China dream keeps the world awake at night
David Arase
ThinkChina, 27 September 2022
 
35. New EV battery plants face supply risks
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), 26 September 2022
 
36. The seven economic wonders of a worried world
Ruchir Sharm
Financial Times, 26 September 2022

Climate Change/Environment

37. Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Deployment: Advantages and Opportunities for ASEAN
ERIA, 27 September 2022
 
38. The importance of financial viability for the net-zero transition
McKinsey & Co., 27 September 2022
 
39. A sustainable society for all: An interview with Darian McBain
McKinsey & Co., 27 September 2022
 
40. Fostering fintech in green finance: An interview with Sopnendu Mohanty
McKinsey & Co., 27 September 2022


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