Daily News on Southeast Asia – 25 Nov 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 PacificEast/South China Sea | Climate Change/Environment | Others


Indonesia

1. The 2022 Bali G20 declaration: did success really stem from Indonesia’s diplomacy?
Asra Virgianita, Head of the International Relations Department FISIP Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Indonesia
Conversation, 25 November 2022

2. PPSK bill: Government seeks to curb House clout on BI, other watchdogs
Vincent Fabian Thomas
Jakarta Post, 25 November 2022

3. Jokowi to nominate Andika’s successor next week
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 25 November 2022

4. Nomination anomalies limit choice for voters: Observers
Fikri Harish
Today, 25 November 2022

5. The expanding ambitions of Indonesia’s naval defense industry
Anastasia Febiola S. & Hugo Vojetta
Jakarta Post, 24 November 2022

6. Kajian Dampak Bantuan Iuran Program Jaminan Kesehatan pada
Masyarakat Miskin dan Tidak Mampu [Study of the Impact of the National Health Insurance Premium Assistance on the Poor and Underprivileged]

Nurmala Selly Saputri & Sri Murniati
SMERU, 1 November 2022

Malaysia

7. 走出国阵模式的政治新秩序 [A New Political Order Beyond the Barisan Nasional Model]
潘永强是马来西亚华社研究中心董事
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 25 November 2022

8. Selangor assembly unanimously passes anti-party hopping law
Malaysiakini, 25 November 2022

9. Defanged Mahathir will not be easily forgotten
Ravi Velloor
Straits Times, 25 November 2022

10. Tsunami luar bandar berpotensi ubah parti dominasi Melayu-Islam [Rural tsunami has potential to change domination of Malay-Muslim parties]
Dr Ariff Aizuddin Azlan, Pensyarah Kanan Sains Politik, Fakulti Sains Pentadbiran dan Pengajian Polisi, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 24 November 2022

11. Kerajaan PN Perlis perlu buktikan mampu mentadbir lebih baik [The Perlis PN government needs to prove that it can govern better]
Muhammad Izmer Yusof, Pensyarah Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 24 November 2022

12. For Anwar, at last: New Malaysian leader went from prisoner to PM
A. Ananthalakshmi
Reuters, 24 November 2022

13. Kelantan tables budget for 2023, with higher projected deficit of RM165.31 mil
The Vibes, 24 November 2022

14. Back to the future: the original Perikatan BN-PH
Dr. Rais Hussin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of EMIR Research
Sinchew 星洲网, 23 November 2022

Myanmar

15. Over 110,000 people with duplicated NRCs two or three times found: UEC chair
Eleven Myanmar, 24 November 2022

16. Junta blockade starving Rakhine of medicine, say residents
Frontier Myanmar, 24 November 2022

17. India’s Disturbing Ties with Myanmar Junta
Angshuman Choudhury
Irrawaddy, 24 November 2022

18. Chair of Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Vows to Fight Resistance Movement
Irrawaddy, 24 November 2022

19. Myanmar junta to enact new political party registration law
Mizzima, 24 November 2022

Philippines

20. Right move on rights crisis
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 November 2022

Thailand

21. RTAF confirms bid to buy US F-35 fighters
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 25 November 2022

22. Prayut would ‘give UTN a boost’
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 25 November 2022

23. Ex-PM Abhisit questions kingdom’s neutral stance
Poramet Tangsathaporn
Bangkok Post, 25 November 2022

24. Shaping the future of Thai banking: Reinventing purpose to ignite growth
Abhishek Agrawal, Wajid Ahmed, Kanokrat (Mint) Namasondhi & Renny Thomas
McKinsey & Co., 22 November 2022

Vietnam

25. ‘Mr. Trong Goes to Beijing’: General Secretary Trong’s Beijing Visit Affirms Vietnamese Balancing Act with China
Vincenzo Caporale
Modern Diplomacy, 24 November 2022

26. Workers worry about pink slip as global economic woes dry up orders
Nguyen Hang
VnExpress International, 24 November 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

27. Geopolitical takeaways from SEA meets
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 25 November 2022

28. Regional success through peace, development
Chang Chak-yan
Khmer Times, 25 November 2022

29. The Role of Navies in Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
Bagus Jatmiko
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 24 November 2022

Asia Pacific

30. China Hustles on Summit Sidelines to Challenge US Outreach
Philip Heijmans
Bloomberg, 24 November 2022

31. India’s openness to a new Indo-Pacific order
Swagato Ganguly, Centre for Advanced Studies in India
East Asia Forum, 24 November 2022

East/South China Sea

32. Management of the Sino-US Maritime Interests Divergences
[34-page PDF document]
Grandview Institution
China-US Focus, 24 November 2022

Climate Change/Environment

33. In Indonesia, regulatory gaps are holding back renewables
Grita Anindarini
China Dialogue, 24 November 2022

34. The Precarious State of the Mekong
Nicholas Muller
Diplomat, 24 November 2022

Others

Media, Technology & Society

35. Voices still missing from online activism
Sutanuka Banerjee & Lipika Kankaria (360info)
Jakarta Post, 24 November 2022


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