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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. 6: Manggi Taruna Habir, Visiting Fellow
- No.15: Khairy Jamaluddin, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No.38: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
- No.39: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No.40: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No.48: Hoang Thi Ha, Senior Fellow
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. Eye on China, Hun Sen tightens his military control
David Hutt
Asia Times, 23 March 2023
2. Cambodia Challenges US Rights Criticism
Phoung Vantha
Cambodianess, 23 March 2023
3. Cambodian opposition activists charged with insulting king
AFP
Mizzima, 23 March 2023
Indonesia
4. Is Indonesia’s democracy really backsliding?
[Link to a 56-page PDF report “Defiance in the Face of Autocratization”] Edbert Gani Suryahudaya
Jakarta Post, 24 March 2023
5. Tiga Parpol di Koalisi Perubahan Saling Sandera’ [‘Three Political Parties in the Change Coalition Hostage to Each Other’]
Republika, 24 March 2023
6. Indonesia offers US$458 subsidy for electric motorcycles in bid to spur EV adoption
Rhea Yasmine Bte Alis Haizan
Channel News Asia, 23 March 2023
7. Second Prima Party legal win exposes KPU’s shortcomings
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 23 March 2023
8. Why some Indonesians want to give Israel the boot from Fifa’s U20 World Cup
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 23 March 2023
9. IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to Indonesia
IMF News, 22 March 2023
Laos
10. Thai, Chinese backers sign power purchase agreement for Mekong River dam in Laos
Radio Free Asia, 23 March 2023
Malaysia
11. Pejuang’s application to join Perikatan Nasional coalition rejected as it is a ‘small party’: Report
Channel News Asia, 24 March 2023
12. Umno’s suspension of Shahelmy a shot across political rivals’ bow, say analysts
Julia Chan
Malay Mail Online, 24 March 2023
13. Anwar invites business community from Saudi Arabia to invest in Malaysia
Malaysiakini, 24 March 2023
14. How TikTok became a breeding ground for hate speech in the latest Malaysia general election
Nuurrianti Jalli, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies College of Arts and Sciences Department of Languages, Literature, and Communication Studies, Northern State University
Conversation, 23 March 2023
15. KJ backs idea for guidelines on visits to houses of worship
Shahrul Shahabudin
Free Malaysia Today, 23 March 2023
16. Asyraf Wajdi has his eye on realising Umno’s five new directions
Rohaniza Idris
New Straits Times, 23 March 2023
17. Understanding China’s Role as a Development Partner in Sarawak
Sylvia Koh
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 23 March 2023
18. Malaysia plans to end life sentencing and axe death penalty in slew of prison reforms
Bloomberg
South China Morning Post, 23 March 2023
19. Selangor state polls will be a ‘litmus test’ for PM Anwar’s government
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 23 March 2023
20. 东马破解半岛政治枷锁 [East Malaysia breaks the political shackles of the peninsula]
何正宇
星洲网, 23 March 2023
Myanmar
21. It’s Time To Rethink Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Organizations
Amara Thiha
Diplomat, 24 March 2023
22. Myanmar faces 80% decrease in students taking matriculation exam
Nikkei Asia, 24 March 2023
23. Lights out: Myanmar’s junta dreams of electric cars
Frontier Myanmar, 23 March 2023
Philippines
24. China, Philippines assess ties amid escalating sea disputes
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 23 March 2023
25. It’s final: Comelec says Duterte-led PDP-Laban is official party
Zacarian Sarao
Inquirer net, 23 March 2023
26. Will the Philippines ban offshore gambling operators amid ‘political risks’ with Chinese customers?
South China Morning Post, 23 March 2023
Thailand
27. Populism triumphs as election looms
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Bangkok Post, 24 March 2023
28. Charoen, son defect from Pheu Thai, enlist with TST
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 24 March 2023
29. Thailand’s cannabis policy experiment
Peter Warr, ANU
East Asia Forum, 24 March 2023
30. Prawit refuses to rule out possibility of future coup in Thailand
Nation Thailand, 24 March 2023
31. EC announces timeline for 2023 general election set for May 14
Nation Thailand, 24 March 2023
32. Thai PM’s Party Vows to Prioritize Foreign Investments Ahead of May Election
Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Bloomberg, 23 March 2023
33. Former ministers attack govt they served as they join Pheu Thai Party
Nation Thailand, 23 March 2023
34. Anutin and Prawit reach deal for coalition govt and PM candidate: source
Nation Thailand, 23 March 2023
35. Chinese nationals bought nearly half of condo units sold to foreigners in 2022
Nation Thailand, 23 March 2023
36. Activists fear ‘political vacuum’ after Thai election could bring another coup
John Bechtel and Uayporn Satitpanyapan
Radio Free Asia, 23 March 2023
37. Thailand’s Parliament Has Been Dissolved: Elections Loom, But Will They Be Free?
Joshua Kurlantzick
Council on Foreign Relations, 22 March 2023
Vietnam
38. Vietnam may resist diplomatic upgrade with Washington as U.S.-China tensions simmer
Francesco Guarascio
Reuters, 23 March 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
39. Russian arms have fewer takers in South-East Asia
Economist, 23 March 2023
40. U.S. needs its own ‘ASEAN center’
Sam Baron & Abhinav Seetharaman
Nikkei Asia, 23 March 2023
41. Russian support for Myanmar junta ‘destabilising’ Southeast Asia – U.S envoy
Poppy Mcpherson
Reuters, 23 March 2023
42. Kadin Pushes Regional QR Code at ASEAN-BAC Meeting
Antara
Tempo, 23 March 2023
43. Time for S’pore, M’sia to move on from mutual mistrust for better ties
Collins Chong
The Vibes, 23 March 2023
Asia Pacific
44. Breaking Down the Asia Power Index with Susannah Patton
[Link to 30 min podcast] Gregory B. Poling and Karen Lee
CSIS, 24 March 2023
45. Small States Wield Nationalism and Lawfare to Navigate Great-Power Competition
Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby
Observer Research Foundation, 24 March 2023
46. AUKUS subs deal draws mixed reactions in region baffled by ‘Indo-Pacific’ label
Stephen Wright
Radio Free Asia, 23 March 2023
47. Chinese ambassador to Singapore: In a tumultuous world, what should we do?
Sun Haiyan, Chinese Ambassador to Singapore
ThinkChina, 23 March 2023
East/South China Sea
48. Xi Jinping’s Moscow visit: Key takeaways for South-east Asia
Hoang Thi Ha
Straits Times, 24 March 2023
49. “南海行为准则”需要哪些必要共识 [What Critical Consensus Are Necessary for the South China Sea Code of Conduct?]
丁铎是中国南海研究院海洋法律与政策研究所副所长、副研究员
环球网, 24 March 2023
50. US Navy rejects China claim that warship ‘illegally’ entered part of South China Sea
Helen Davidson
Guardian, 23 March 2023
51. PH, China begin consultations on SCS issues; vow friendly relations
Joseph Pedrajas
Manila Bulletin, 23 March 2023
Climate Change/Environment
52. Asia investors expect more political pressure against ESG investing in the future: survey
Gabrielle See
Eco-Business, 23 March 2023
53. Humanity has ‘broken the water cycle,’ UN chief warns
AFP
Mizzima, 23 March 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
54. TikTok gives a new perspective to the role of the mosque
Fuad Rahman
Free Malaysia Today, 24 March 2023
55. The Future of the Metaverse, Part 1
Rane Worldview, 23 March 2023
56. Varieties of Indoctrination (V-Indoc): Introducing a Global Dataset on the Politicization of Education and the Media
Anja Neundorf, Eugenia Nazrullaeva, Ksenia Northmore-Ball, Katerina Tertytchnaya,
and Wooseok Kim
Varieties of Democracy, 1 February 2023
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