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This issue of Daily News Alert includes one article contributed by Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow and Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow. You can click on the link to go to the article 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 quietly trying to distance itself from China
David Hutt
Asia Times, 16 November 2022
2. After 5-year ban, Cambodian opposition politicians can rejoin the political fray
Radio Free Asia, 16 November 2022
Indonesia
3. Gender on the agenda for Indonesia’s social protection policies
Citra Handayani Nasruddin, Jakarta
East Asia Forum, 17 November 2022
4. The city that throbs with fury
DUNCAN GRAHAM
Interpreter, 17 November 2022
5. Employers insist on limited 2023 wage hike, warn of more mass layoffs
Vincent Fabian Thomas
Jakarta Post, 17 November 2022
6. Jakarta reels in new foreign funding for mega rail projects
Vincent Fabian Thomas
Jakarta Post, 17 November 2022
7. Indonesian elites and the general public have different views of China
Siwage Dharma Negara and Leo Suryadinata
ThinkChina, 17 November 2022
8. Indonesia, China and the future of the Belt and Road
John McBeth
Asia Times, 16 November 2022
9. China’s Expanding Health Diplomacy in Indonesia
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
Diplomat, 16 November 2022
10. Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Eastern Indonesia
ERIA, 15 November 2022
Malaysia
11. MA63 down to state-federal ties
Olivia Miwil
New Straits Times, 17 November 2022
12. Malaysia: 8-point human rights agenda for the new government
Amnesty International, 16 November 2022
13. Education’s post-colonial legacies perpetuates divide and rule agenda
JASON LOH AND HAZRIQ IQMAL
Sinar Daily, 13 November 2022
Myanmar
14. Myanmar Junta Releases High-Profile Foreign Prisoners in Mass Amnesty
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 17 November 2022
15. Myanmar’s FATF blacklisting will do little to unseat the generals
Peter Kucik
Frontier Myanmar, 16 November 2022
16. Nearly 1.7 million new refugees of conflict in Myanmar since coup
Radio Free Asia, 16 November 2022
Philippines
17. Philippines in 2nd phase of demographic transition?
Diwa C. Guinigundo
Manila Bulletin, 17 November 2022
18. The Philippines’ Dreary Record on Crime
Viswa Nathan
Asia Sentinel, 16 November 2022
19. Philippines Registers ‘Sharpest Ever’ Decline in Birthrate
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 16 November 2022
20. US to Spend $66 Million to Upgrade Philippine Security Facilities
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 16 November 2022
21. Kamala Harris to visit Philippine island at edge of South China Sea dispute
South China Morning Post, 16 November 2022
Thailand
22. 泰国期待加深对华合作 [Thailand looks forward to deepening cooperation with China]
朱振明
Huanqiu 环球网, 17 November 2022
23. Amnesty discussion ‘premature’
Bangkok Post, 16 November 2022
Vietnam
24. Why the Current Stall in U.S.-Vietnam Relations is Necessary for Vietnam’s Security
Khang Vu
Diplomat, 17 November 2022
25. Acceleration sought for socioeconomic recovery
VietNamNet, 17 November 2022
26. Party leader asks central region to push marine economy development
Viet Tuan
VnExpress International, 16 November 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
27. Southeast Asia can leverage its geopolitical to become key global trade player
Surendra Rosha
Jakarta Post, 17 November 2022
28. Sokhonn to make third trip to Myanmar in peace bid
Ben Sokhean
Khmer Times, 17 November 2022
29. Interstate disputes as an evolving threat to southeast asia’s maritime security
VU HAI DANG
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 16 November 2022
30. Iuu fishing as an evolving threat to southeast asia’s maritime security
ASMIATI MALIK
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 16 November 2022
31. The evolving nature of southeast asia’s maritime security threats
JOHN BRADFORD AND SCOTT EDWARDS
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 16 November 2022
32. Watch now: The inaugural Tony and Yohanni Johns lecture by Greg Fealy – Restoring religious and cultural complexity to the study of Southeast Asian Islam
[contains a 52-minute video clip]
New Mandala, 16 November 2022
33. ASEAN’s strongest statement to date on Myanmar falls short, opposition says
Radio Free Asia, 16 November 2022
34. Vietnam, Thailand affirm closer partnership in joint statement
Voice of Vietnam, 16 November 2022
35. Technology and Disability: Trends and Opportunities in the Digital Economy in ASEAN
ERIA, 15 November 2022
Asia Pacific
36. China and AUKUS: Growing Tensions Ahead
Jian Zhang
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 17 November 2022
37. China, ASEAN send strong message of East Asian cooperation
Deng Xijun
Jakarta Post, 17 November 2022
38. Asia’s Development Model Is Now Jeopardizing Its Future Economic Growth
Saul Estrin and Simon Commander
Diplomat, 16 November 2022
39. Biden and Xi Will Struggle to Repair U.S.-China Relations
Rui Zhong
World Politics Review, 16 November 2022
APEC Summit
40. BCG communique ‘ready’
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Mongkol Bangprapa & Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 17 November 2022
41. Council seeks key fixes
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Bangkok Post, 17 November 2022
Climate Change/Environment
42. Carbon Pricing for Energy Transition and Decarbonization
Asian Development Bank, 17 November 2022
43. Green Bond Market Survey for Malaysia: Insights on the Perspectives of Institutional Investors and Underwriters
Asian Development Bank, 17 November 2022
44. My Say: How carbon markets can help Malaysia meet its climate targets
Li-Kai Chen, Vaibhav Dua and Rohan Jain
Edge Markets, 17 November 2022
45. Indonesia, WEF launch Ocean 20 initiative
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil and Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 17 November 2022
46. Green Recovery is an Urgent Issue, Not Just an Option: APEC Report
APEC, 16 November 2022
47. Climate Action 100+ Net-Zero Company Benchmark: Sufficient Progress But a Lack of Real Action
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker Asia, 16 November 2022
48. The Strategies of National Oil Companies in Southeast Asia under Energy Transition
ERIA, 16 November 2022
Others
G20 Summit
49. South Korea’s Sideline Diplomacy at the ASEAN and G20 meetings
Andrew Yeo
Diplomat, 17 November 2022
50. Key Takeaways From G-20 Summit Featuring Biden, Xi and No Putin
[link to G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration]
Daniel Ten Kate
Bloomberg, 16 November 2022
51. Stop viewing world through halal-haram lens, says Kadin chief
Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman
Jakarta Post, 16 November 2022
52. G20 vows to calibrate pace of interest rate hikes, avoid spillovers
Reuters, 16 November 2022
53. Widodo hails 3 ‘concrete outcomes’ from G-20 summit in health, energy transition and financial sectors
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Straits Times, 16 November 2022
54. China’s prominent role in ASEAN and the G20
Seun Sam
Jakarta Post, 15 November 2022
Global Economy
55. Global connections are evolving, not retreating
GAUTAM KUMRA AND JEONGMIN SEONG
Business Times, 16 November 2022
Media, Technology & Society
56. The future of digital identity in Australia
[link to 16-page PDF document]
Dr Rajiv Shah
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 17 November 2022
57. The threat to democracies from information insecurity
Anne-Marie Slaughter and Ben Scott
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 16 November 2022
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