Daily News on Southeast Asia – 24 Nov 2022

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This issue of Daily News Alert includes one article with citation attributed to James Chai, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. 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 PacificEast/South China Sea | Climate Change/Environment | Others


Cambodia

1. Cautious optimism: US indicates it wants to mend defence ties with Cambodia
Ben Sokhean
Khmer Times, 24 November 2022

Indonesia

2. Govt to inject funds into Jakarta-Bandung railway next month
Vincent Fabian Thomas
Jakarta Post, 24 November 2022
 
3. Indonesia takes on bumpy road to ending death penalty
Simone Galimberti
Jakarta Post, 24 November 2022
 
4. New minimum wage policy causes controversy
Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman
Jakarta Post, 24 November 2022
 
5. Indonesia navigates subsidies, bottlenecks as it plots route for share of $131b EV market
Jeffrey Hutton
Straits Times, 24 November 2022
 
6. Oil and Gas Law revision aimed at boosting investment: minister
Antara, 23 November 2022
 
7. Jokowi gives nod to controversial removal of constitutional justice
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 23 November 2022
 
8. Can Indonesia clean up political pollution along the Citarum River?
Dewa Wishanti
New Mandala, 23 November 2022

Laos

9. Spiralling living costs force Lao families to cut spending on education
Star, 24 November 2022

Malaysia

10. Choice of Anwar as next Malaysian PM will not satisfy everyone due to lack of actual simple majority: Expert
Fabian Koh
Channel News Asia, 24 November 2022
 
11. Snap Insight: Anwar finally becomes Malaysia PM – his success depends on who he includes in his Cabinet
James Chin
Channel News Asia, 24 November 2022
 
12. Muhyiddin insists he has majority support
Elill Easwaran
Free Malaysia Today, 24 November 2022
 
13. No feedback yet on undersea tunnel project from Penang port, PPC
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 24 November 2022
 
14. Reaction to: Anwar becoming PM10
Malay Mail Online, 24 November 2022
 
15. With voters deeply divided, will Anwar extend olive branch to PN?
Zikri Kamarulzaman
Malaysiakini, 24 November 2022
 
16. 民主改革不走回头路 [No looking back for democratic reform]
丁杰隆
Sinchew 星洲网, 24 November 2022
 
17. ‘Moral policing’: religious enforcement is shaking multicultural Malaysia
LIANI MK
Southeast Asia Globe, 24 November 2022
 
18. Executive, nonexecutive salaries expected to increase by 5.4pct in 2023 – MEF
Bernama, 23 November 2022

Myanmar

19. Australia’s ANZ Bank Exits Myanmar Due to Post-Coup Turmoil
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 24 November 2022
 
20. An Assessment of Myanmar’s Parallel Civilian Govt After Almost 2 Years of Revolution
Banyar Aung
Irrawaddy, 24 November 2022
 
21. Min Aung Hlaing follows former dictators down path of economic ruin
Aung Myin
Frontier Myanmar, 23 November 2022

Philippines

22. PH, Japan to hold 1st training on air defense
Frances Mangosing
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 November 2022
 
23. Can Marcos Jnr’s ‘delicate balancing act’ keep Philippines out of line of fire if US-China tensions rise?
Raissa Robles
South China Morning Post, 24 November 2022
 
24. The Philippines’ Corruption-Ridden Prison System
Viswa Nathan
Asia Sentinel, 23 November 2022

Thailand

25. Court will not force PMs hand
Bangkok Post, 24 November 2022

26. Ministry pushes new savings fund
Bangkok Post, 24 November 2022
 
27. Prayut mulls move to UTN
Mongkol Bangprapa & Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 24 November 2022
 
28. Thai Drug Legalization Advocates Fight Growing Marijuana Backlash
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 24 November 2022
 
29. Court endorses constitutionality of new political party bill
Nation, 23 November 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

30. The Rationale Behind the US – ASEAN Electric Vehicle Initiative
Xirui Li
Diplomat, 24 November 2022

31. The US, China and Asean: there has been more talk than progress
Mark J. Valencia
South China Morning Post, 24 November 2022

32. Vietnam – Philippines strategic partnership develops well, says Senate President
Voice of Vietnam, 24 November 2022

33. Joint Declaration by the ADMM – Plus Defence Ministers on Defence Cooperation to Strengthen Solidarity for a Harmonised Security
[6-page PDF document]
ASEAN Secretariat News, 23 November 2022

34. US-ASEAN Ties: Setting and Delivering on a New Tone
Kevin Chen Xian An
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 23 November 2022

35. China efforts to internationalise RMB gaining a foothold in SEA
Xu Le
ThinkChina, 23 November 2022

Asia Pacific

36. The Global Ambitions of Chinese Law
JEREMY DAUM and MORITZ RUDOLF
Project Syndicate, 23 November 2022

East/South China Sea

37. ASEAN-led defense talks reaffirm norms for South China Sea
Tomoya Onishi & Koya Jibiki
Nikkei Asia, 24 November 2022

Climate Change/Environment

38. VCCI proposes preferential electricity prices for EVs
VietNamNet, 23 November 2022
 
39. Indonesia to build coal plants despite $20b deal on clean energy transition
Hans Nicholas Jong
Mongabay, 22 November 2022

Others

Media, Technology & Society
 
40. Malaysia: Muhyiddin ally Annuar Musa slammed for stoking race tensions with disinformation
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 23 November 2022
 
41. Vietnamese cybersecurity law reveals Hanoi’s “obsession with control”
GOVI SNELL
Southeast Asia Globe, 23 November 2022


US Foreign Policy
 
42. Formidable but Not Invincible: Why the United States Should Not Overreact to China and Russia
Ali Wyne
Foreign Affairs, 23 November 2022

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