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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. 4: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 18: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 30: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
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 announces new ASEAN Belt & Road Initiative projects centered around Cambodia
Khmer Times, 15 November 2022
2. Easy highway, troubled city: How China wins and loses Cambodians’ hearts
Chanrith Ngin
ThinkChina, 14 November 2022
Indonesia
3. 印尼正在崛起为一支全球性力量 [Indonesia is emerging as a global force]
许利平是中国社科院亚太与全球战略研究院研究员
Huanqiu 环球网, 15 November 2022
4. 印尼总统选举人事仍未明朗 [Indonesia’s presidential candidate still up in the air]
廖建裕是新加坡尤索夫伊萨东南亚研究院资深访问研究员、南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院兼任教授
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 15 November 2022
5. Indonesia’s Reluctant Statesman
Sribala Subramanian
Diplomat, 14 November 2022
6. How Indonesia can overcome its own digitalization challenges
Paul Jesemann
Jakarta Post, 14 November 2022
7. Should Indonesia Join BRICS?
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat & M. Habib Pashya
Stratsea, 14 November 2022
Malaysia
8. Malaysia ranks among world’s top offshore manufacturing hubs for medical devices, says report
Surin Murugiah
Edge Markets, 14 November 2022
9. Taiwan can be key driver of Malaysia’s industrial upgrading
Lee Chee Leong and Lin Kai Min
ThinkChina, 14 November 2022
Myanmar
10. The Sentencing of Professor Sean Turnell: The Military Junta in Myanmar is Sending a Message to the World
Andrea Malji
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 15 November 2022
11. Myanmar’s desperate families are sending their children out to work
Frontier Myanmar, 14 November 2022
12. Myanmar’s Most Powerful Ethnic Group Rejects Junta’s 2023 Poll Plan
Hein Htoo Zan
Irrawaddy, 14 November 2022
13. UN Chief Admits World Has Failed the People of Junta-Ruled Myanmar
Irrawaddy, 14 November 2022
14. Myanmar’s junta slams opponents with prison sentences of up to 225 years
Radio Free Asia, 13 November 2022
Philippines
15. Bring poverty rate down to 9% by 2028 — Marcos
Betheena Unite
Manila Bulletin, 15 November 2022
16. Philippines eyes military deal with Japan amid South China Sea tensions
Mara Cepeda
Straits Times, 14 November 2022
Thailand
17. Xi’s visit to Bangkok: East wind blowing
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 15 November 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
18. Russia’s war in Ukraine challenges old comrades in Southeast Asia
Al Jazeera, 15 November 2022
19. Refugees may become victims of Malaysia’s electoral politics
MAX WALDEN
Interpreter, 15 November 2022
20. Biden’s Southeast Asia trip reflects China’s growing influence: Experts
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 15 November 2022
21. Germany’s Scholz urges closer EU ties with Southeast Asia
Deutsche Welle, 14 November 2022
22. ASEAN can make a difference for Myanmar and for the world
Marty Natalegawa
Nikkei Asia, 14 November 2022
Asia Pacific
23. China’s ‘Super Hydropower Dam’ Raises Indian Hackles
Genevieve Donnellon-May
Asia Sentinel, 15 November 2022
Climate Change/Environment
24. Rainforest giants Brazil, Indonesia, DR Congo sign deforestation pact
AFP
Jakarta Post, 15 November 2022
25. Japan plans $500m in loans for Indonesia’s clean energy shift
Takashi Tsuji
Nikkei Asia, 15 November 2022
26. INA inks 3 MoUs on energy transition
Antara, 14 November 2022
27. With new EU rules ahead, Indonesia adds sustainability to its timber legality system
Hans Nicholas Jong
Mongabay, 14 November 2022
28. The Climate Fight Is Asia’s Leadership Opportunity
KEVIN RUDD and BAN KI-MOON
Project Syndicate, 14 November 2022
Others
G20 Summit
29. Biden and Xi Finally Met at the G-20 Summit in Bali. Here Are the Key Takeaways
Jordan Fabian, Justin Sink, and Jenny Leonard
Bloomberg, 15 November 2022
30. US, Indonesia agree to deepen Indo-Pacific cooperation
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 15 November 2022
31. Putin May Be Absent But He Is Still on G-20 Leaders’ Minds
Bloomberg, 14 November 2022
32. At the G20, Indonesia Claims Long-Overdue Limelight on the Global Stage
SANA JAFFREY
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 14 November 2022
33. Analysis: Biden-Xi summit delivers calmer tone, reminders of US-China fault lines
Paul Eckert
Radio Free Asia, 14 November 2022
34. Makna Strategis G20 Bagi Indonesia: Antara Kepentingan Nasional dan Global [The strategic meaning of G20 for Indonesia: national interest and global interest]
Mujahidin Nur, Direktur Eksekutif Peace Literacy Institute Indonesia, Jakarta.
Republika, 14 November 2022
35. Xinhua Headlines: Xi, Biden hold candid, in-depth exchange of views on bilateral ties, major global issues
Xinhua News, 14 November 2022
36. What’s at Stake as Indonesia Hosts Its First G-20 Summit
Stratfor Worldview, 11 November 2022
Media, Technology & Society
37. TikTok and the First Amendment
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 14 November 2022
38. The challenge of Chinese media influence
Kingsley Edney, University of Leeds
East Asia Forum, 14 November 2022
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