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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. 08: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 34: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No. 41: 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. Koalisi Perubahan Bisa Jadi Layu Sebelum Berkembang [Coalition for Change Can Wither Before It Grows]
Amri Amrullah, Nawir Arsyad Akbar
Republika Online, 26 January 2023
2. Mengapa Partai-Partai Islam Sulit Bersatu di Pemilu? [Why it is difficult for Muslim parties to be united at the elections?]
Wahyu Suryana
Republika Online, 26 January 2023
3. RI should lead by example on freedom of religion and belief in ASEAN
Eva Kusuma Sundari
The Jakarta Post, 26 January 2023
4. Our agricultural strategy focuses on production, not sustainability
Kadir Ruslan
The Jakarta Post, 26 January 2023
5. Indonesian palm oil smallholders union welcomes EU deforestation law, but wants help to comply
Robin Hicks
Eco-Business, 25 January 2023
6. Indonesia Should Not Fear Losing EU’s Palm Oil Market: Gapki
Jayanty Nada Shofa
Jakarta Globe, 25 January 2023
7. Young port workers in the maritime city of Makassar lack digital skills. Vocational schools can be the solution
The Conversation, 24 January 2023
8. 扑朔迷离的印尼总统候选人人选 [Confusion over Indonesian presidential candidates]
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
联合早报, 24 January 2023
9. Memaknai Usia Satu Abad Nahdlatul Ulama [The significance of a century of Nahdlatul Ulama]
Prof Asep Saepudin Jahar, Direktur Sekolah Pascasarjana UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta dan Pembina LAZISNU dan LWP PC NU Tangerang Selatan
Republika Online, 23 January 2023
Laos
10. A Touch of Populism and Austerity from Laos’ New PM
David Hutt
Diplomat, 25 January 2023
Malaysia
11. 3 new Sabah assistant ministers sworn in
Free Malaysia Today, 26 January 2023
12. What we should see in Budget 2023
Geoffrey Williams
Free Malaysia Today, 26 January 2023
13. Report: Tengku Zafrul now a Kota Raja Umno committee member amid rumours he will contest there in Selangor polls
Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 26 January 2023
14. PM Anwar supports proposal to review Islamic studies in schools
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 26 January 2023
15. Questions arise over Khairy’s fate in Umno
Mazwin Nik Anis & Rahimy Rahim
Star, 26 January 2023
16. People want economic revival, not local elections, says Nga
The Malaysian Insight, 26 January 2023
17. 马国华人政党在当下政局的磨合 [Malaysia’s Chinese political parties adapt in the current political situation]
胡逸山是新加坡国际事务学会（研究所）高级研究员马来西亚太平洋研究中心首席顾问
联合早报, 26 January 2023
18. 分析安华施政论述核心 [Analysing the core of Anwar’s governance discourse]
潘永强是马来西亚华社研究中心董事
联合早报, 26 January 2023
19. Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Watchdog May be Too Far Gone to Fix
Murray Hunter
Asia Sentinel, 25 January 2023
20. The legitimacy of the Anwar administration will hang on the coming state elections
MySinchew, 23 January 2023
21. Malaysia Madani: Membedah ‘Negara Impian’ Anwar [Malaysia Madani: dissecting Anwar’s ‘dream country’]
Mohd Azizi Jaeh
The Malaysian Insight, 23 January 2023
22. Kaedah pemilihan UMNO bekukan idea pembaharuan
Mujibu Abd Muis adalah Pensyarah Kanan Sains Politik, Fakulti Sains Pentadbiran dan Pengajian Polisi, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Berita Harian, 22 January 2023
23. Spare a thought for MCA this Lunar New Year
Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin
The Malaysian Insight, 22 January 2023
Myanmar
24. Myanmar opium farming booming after coup: UN
[Link to 60-page PDF document: Myanmar Opium Survey 2022]
AFP
Star, 26 January 2023
25. How Does The Myanmar Crisis End?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 25 January 2023
26. Uncertainty Shrouds Myanmar Elections
Ingyin Naing
VOA, 24 January 2023
27. Why federalism needs political wisdom to work
Andrew Whitehead is a former BBC India correspondent
Mizzima, 23 January 2023
Philippines
28. US-PH dialogue tags Subic Bay as ‘priority’ infrastructure site
Frances Mangosing
Inquirer, 23 January 2023
Thailand
29. Bid to curb Senate’s PM role falls flat
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 26 January 2023
30. Thaksin jibe irks Prayut
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 26 January 2023
31. Thailand is now the world’s 13th largest exporter of agricultural products: minister
The Nation Thailand, 20 January 2023
Vietnam
32. Cautious targets outlined for 2023
VietNamNet, 25 January 2023
33. Vietnam to press on with anti-corruption drive
Voice of Vietnam, 25 January 2023
34. 专家：赶上印尼与新加坡 越南加入成为东南亚“创业金三角” [Expert: Catching up with Indonesia and Singapore, Vietnam joins Southeast Asia’s “Entrepreneurial Golden Triangle”]
廖慧婷
联合早报, 24 January 2023
35. Business Implications of President’s Ouster in Vietnam
Randall Puah
Geopolitical Monitor, 23 January 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. 新马关系孰轻孰重 [How important is the relationship between Singapore and Malaysia?]
陈春安
联合早报, 26 January 2023
37. ASEAN launches framework on sustainable tourism development post covid 19
ASEAN Secretariat News, 25 January 2023
38. Japan weighs upgrade of ASEAN ties, following China, U.S.
Nana Shibata
Nikkei Asia, 25 January 2023
39. 东南亚“影响力投资”方兴未艾 [“Impact investing” in Southeast Asia is on the ascendant]
黄一展是联合国资讯科技处顾问
联合早报, 21 January 2023
Asia Pacific
40. MySay: How China’s recalibrated policies are likely to play out
Manu Bhaskaran
Edge Markets, 25 January 2023
41. Southeast Asia’s trust issues with China
Jamil A Ghani
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, 25 January 2023
42. Despite global slowdown, Asia’s economies show resilience and growth for 2023
[Link to the 82-page PDF document: Asia House Annual Outlook 2023]
The Nation Thailand, 25 January 2023
43. The Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) mirage
Seiya Sukegawa is Visiting Professor at Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand, and Professor at Kokushikan University, Japan.
MySinchew, 20 January 2023
East/South China Sea
44. China puts missile bases on disputed South China Sea islands, analysts say
Radio Free Asia, 25 January 2023
45. South China Sea: expect more close calls, high tension in 2023 amid military build-up
Mark J. Valencia
South China Morning Post, 21 January 2023
Climate Change/Environment
46. ‘Don’t disturb our economic growth’: Asian leaders weigh energy transition, development at Davos
Liang Lei
Eco-Business, 25 January 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
47. ‘Pulau’ horror for conservatives
Mustafa K. Anuar
The Malaysian Insight, 22 January 2023
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