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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. 17: Geoffrey Pakiam, Fellow
- No. 23: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher, and Moe Thuzar, Fellow
- No. 37: Ha Hoang Hop, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 39: 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
Indonesia
1. Indonesia’s new criminal code isn’t just about sex outside marriage. It endangers press and religious freedom
Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne
Conversation, 8 December 2022
2. Extremist tic-tac-toe: How the new penal code correlates with the Bandung attack
Manzar Zaidi
Jakarta Post, 8 December 2022
3. Former politicians to be allowed to head BI – sources
Stefanno Sulaiman (Reuters)
Jakarta Post, 8 December 2022
Malaysia
4. Analysts see no PN wave in Selangor yet despite election gains
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 9 December 2022
5. Media freedom a commitment of the new govt – minister
Malaysiakini, 9 December 2022
6. Sacked from Umno, Annuar writes cryptic message of watching party burn
Malaysiakini, 9 December 2022
7. When Zahid spurns rhetoric on race, religion
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 9 December 2022
8. Is PN out to sideline Muhyiddin?
Sharifah Mahsinah Abdullah
New Straits Times, 9 December 2022
9. 安华组阁的四大无奈 [Anwar’s Four Frustrations in Forming a Cabinet]
刘惟诚
Sinchew 星洲网, 9 December 2022
10. 希盟是城市人的政府？[The PH government is for urbanites?]
何凡
Sinchew 星洲网, 9 December 2022
11. A dire need for political literacy
Aliza Syah & Iylia Marsya Iskandar
Star, 9 December 2022
12. Winds of change in Sabah
Muguntan Vanar
Star, 9 December 2022
13. After flipping the table in 2018, Malaysia’s PH treats project rollbacks with caution
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 9 December 2022
14. Manipulasi ‘fobia Israel’ jadi senjata politik musnahkan negara [Manipulation of ‘Israel phobia’ a political weapon that can destroy the state]
Dr Nor Aishah Hanifa, Pensyarah Kanan Jabatan Hubungan Antarabangsa, Keselamatan Dan Undang-Undang, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 8 December 2022
15. Malaysia’s new tobacco control fits the bill
Mary Assunta and Tan Yen Lian, SEATCA
East Asia Forum, 8 December 2022
16. Which version of Anwar Ibrahim will govern Malaysia?
Economist, 8 December 2022
17. BN’s hold on FELDA seats fizzles out
Jenny Ng
Edge Markets, 8 December 2022
18. As STAR leaves Perikatan, will Sabah Bersatu be next?
Julia Chan
Malay Mail Online, 8 December 2022
19. Environment minister says prioritising transformation of Malaysia’s water sector
Malay Mail Online, 8 December 2022
20. GE15: As PN extends dominance in Kedah, fallen opponents express concern over politics of fear playbook
Adie Zulkifli and Mukhsein Mukhtar
New Straits Times, 8 December 2022
21. 希盟+国阵，打不过国盟？[PH+BN cannot defeat PN?]
Sinchew 星洲网, 8 December 2022
22. Bukan BERNAS sahaja isu monopoli perlu diselesai kerajaan [BERNAS is not the only monopoly issue that the government needs to resolve]
Prof Tan Sri Noor Azlan Ghazali adalah Pengarah Institut Pembangunan dan Kemajuan Inklusif Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (MINDA-UKM) dan Sarjana Fulbright di Kennedy School, Universiti Harvard
Berita Harian (Malaysia), 7 December 2022
Myanmar
23. The Struggle For International Recognition: Myanmar After 2021 Coup
[This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as ISEAS Perspective 2022 no. 118]
Eurasia Review, 9 December 2022
24. Monk militia: The Buddhist clergy backing Myanmar’s junta
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 8 December 2022
25. The Resistance Movement in Myanmar with Ye Myo Hein
[33-minute Podcast]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 8 December 2022
26. The youth group risking arrest to get aid to Myanmar’s political prisoners
Frontier Myanmar, 8 December 2022
27. INTERVIEW: ‘Behind the shadows, they can do very brutal things’
Radio Free Asia, 8 December 2022
28. Source to VOA: US to Downgrade Relations with Myanmar
Ingyin Naing
VOA, 8 December 2022
Philippines
29. Guarding intel funds
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 December 2022
30. Japanese warplanes in Philippines for first time since WW2
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 8 December 2022
Thailand
31. Anutin ‘not keen’ on being Prayut’s heir
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 9 December 2022
32. Next poll brings highest stakes, risks
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 9 December 2022
33. Tesla Launches in Thailand, Vying to Compete with China EVs
Tassanee Vejpongsa and Tian Macleod Ji
Diplomat, 9 December 2022
34. High growth potential for Thailand’s halal food industry as exports to Islamic nations keep growing
Nation, 9 December 2022
35. Thai business survey finds optimism about economy despite headwinds
Nation, 9 December 2022
36. Thai Political Parties: No Eternal Allies, No Perpetual Enemies
Tita Sanglee
Diplomat, 8 December 2022
Vietnam
37. 越南首办国际国防展 期望开拓采购渠道并外销军备 [Vietnam holds first international defense exhibition, hopes to expand procurement channels and export armaments]
联合早报, 9 December 2022
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
38. ASEAN “Membership”: What is Next for Timor-Leste and ASEAN?
Khoo Ying Hooi
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 9 December 2022
39. Timor-Leste will work actively to accelerate membership to Asean: President Ramos-Horta
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 9 December 2022
40. ‘ASEAN Centrality’ in an Era of Renewed Power Politics
Chietigj Bajpaee
Diplomat, 8 December 2022
41. Taxpayers of Southeast Asia, Arise!
David Hutt
Diplomat, 8 December 2022
42. The Maritime Security Roles of Coast Guards in Southeast Asia
Jay Tristan Tarriela
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 8 December 2022
43. Singapore offers training to Timor-Leste officials to prepare nation for Asean membership
Jean Iau
Straits Times, 8 December 2022
Asia Pacific
44. Understanding the Broader Transatlantic Security Implications of Greater Sino-Russian Military Alignment
Max Bergmann, Andrew Lohsen
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 8 December 2022
45. U.S. official: China wants to stabilize relations
Alex Willemyns
Radio Free Asia, 8 December 2022
Climate Change/Environment
46. The Green, Social, Sustainable and Other Labeled (GSS+) Bonds Initiative for Southeast Asia
Asian Development Bank, 9 December 2022
47. Target pengurangan emisi Indonesia memang lebih ambisius, tapi ratingnya paling rendah [Indonesia’s emission reduction target is indeed more ambitious, but it has the lowest rating]
Robby Irfany Maqoma, Environment Editor
Conversation, 8 December 2022
48. How AI can assist in Asia’s net-zero transition
McKinsey & Co., 8 December 2022
49. As waste-to-energy incinerators spread in Southeast Asia, so do concerns
Nicha Wachpanich, Nithin Coca
Mongabay, 8 December 2022
Others
Global Economy
50. The New China Shock: How Beijing’s Party-State Capitalism Is Changing the Global Economy
Margaret M. Pearson, Meg Rithmire, and Kellee S. Tsai
Foreign Affairs, 8 December 2022
Media, Technology & Society
51. Social commerce projected to contribute $42b in Southeast Asia’s online sales: study
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 8 December 2022
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