Daily News on Southeast Asia – 27 Mar 2023

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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.


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. Hun Sen’s post-election resignation a near done deal
David Hutt
Asia Times, 24 March 2023

Indonesia

2. Calls mount for assets bill to regulate illicit enrichment
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
Jakarta Post, 27 March 2023
 
3. Nusantara City facilities for civil servants to be ready in 2024
Antara, 26 March 2023
 
4. Indonesia cracks down on used clothing imports as lower prices hurt local producers
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 26 March 2023
 
5. Political moves heat up as Indonesian parties hunt for presidential, vice-presidential candidates
Linda Yulisman
Straits Times, 25 March 2023
 
6. Indonesia’s corruption outrage going viral
John Mcbeth
Asia Times, 24 March 2023
 
7. Indonesia Muslim groups ‘concerned’ over Jokowi’s Iftar ban for officials
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 24 March 2023

Malaysia

8. Slim chance for Gerakan to compete in all 6 state elections, says analyst
Nora Mahpar
Free Malaysia Today, 27 March 2023
 
9. No Najib camp in Umno, says new leadership
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 27 March 2023
 
10. Was it really a Saudi royal snub?
Wong Chun Wai
Star, 27 March 2023
 
11. Will a second ‘green wave’ soon sweep Malaysia?
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 27 March 2023
 
12. No political appointment in GLC listed in Bursa Malaysia – Loke
Bernama, 26 March 2023
 
13. Negeri Sembilan may remain the only PN-free state
Sheridan Mahavera
Free Malaysia Today, 26 March 2023
 
14. Out of GTA and snubbed by Perikatan, what’s next for Pejuang? Analysts say state polls may be decider
John Bunyan
Malay Mail Online, 26 March 2023
 
15. Is Pakatan in office but not in power, again?
Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin
Malaysian Insight, 26 March 2023
 
16. What would it take for Muda to finally catch Pakatan’s eye? Young party needs to prove itself in polls, say analysts
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 25 March 2023
 
17. Without strong Malay ally, PH to face toughest fight in Selangor since 2008
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli & Azzman Abdul Jamal
Malaysia Now, 25 March 2023
 
18. ‘Quit politicising religion’ – politicians told
Isabelle Leong & Nabila Shila
Malaysiakini, 25 March 2023
 
19. Burden on Umno to deliver in Penang
Joceline Tan
Star, 25 March 2023
 
20. Concerns grow in Malaysia over freedom of expression under Anwar government
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 25 March 2023
 
21. Analysts: Rising intolerance, religious conservatism in Malaysia fueled by opposition
Iman Muttaqin Yusof and Sheridan Mahavera
Benar News, 24 March 2023
 
22. Govt reviewing all monopolies to provide better service
Bernama, 24 March 2023
 
23. COMMENT | GE15 voting analysis – Part 6: A Sabah mix
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 24 March 2023
 
24. Four perspectives on the Jom Ziarah issue
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
MySinchew, 24 March 2023

Myanmar

25. US Imposes New Sanctions on Military-Ruled Myanmar
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 27 March 2023
 
26. Unregistered Myanmar political parties to face dissolution on 28 March
Mizzima, 26 March 2023
 
27. China Once Again on Wrong Side of History in Myanmar
Aung Zaw
Irrawaddy, 25 March 2023
 
28. Myanmar: Pawn of the Dragon and Bear
Mizzima, 25 March 2023
 
29. Q&A: NUG’s Lashi La says military leaders ‘don’t want peace’
Frontier Myanmar, 24 March 2023

Thailand

30. Democrats pitch recovery plan
Bangkok Post, 27 March 2023
 
31. Pheu Thai eyes economic posts
Chairith Yonpiam & Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 27 March 2023
 
32. Move Forward’s Pita, Pheu Thai’s Paetongtarn duel for Bangkok’s PM choice: poll
Bangkok Post, 26 March 2023
 
33. Chart Thai Pattana’s condition for joining coalition: Keep lese majesty law
Nation Thailand, 26 March 2023
 
34. Thai opposition Move Forward sticks to election campaign bid to amend law on insulting monarchy
Tan Tam Mei
Straits Times, 26 March 2023
 
35. A grab-bag of mass appeal promises
Apichin Chitviriyakul
Bangkok Post, 26 March 2023
 
36. Thaksin Shinawatra on the record about politics and life in exile
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Nikkei Asia, 25 March 2023
 
37. Thai PM Prayuth to run for re-election in May
Reuters, 25 March 2023
 
38. Thai election: as Thaksin’s daughter Paetongtarn readies for May 14 vote, army and youth pose major challenges
South China Morning Post, 25 March 2023

Vietnam

39. Who Is Vietnam’s Gorbachev?
David Hutt
Diplomat, 27 March 2023

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

40. Debt fears could hobble China’s belt and road plans in Asean, economists warn
Dewey Sim
South China Morning Post, 25 March 2023
 
41. US House passes Partner with Asean Act
Nirmal Ghosh
Straits Times, 24 March 2023

Asia Pacific

42. Era of Complex Competition and World Caught in a Whirlwind of Changes
Asan Institute for Policy Studies, 27 March 2023
 
43. Philippines: The best friend for AUKUS in Southeast Asia
Richard Javad Heydarian
Interpreter, 27 March 2023
 
44. US and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet cables
Channel News Asia, 26 March 2023
 
45. China’s diplomatic faux pas pushes Manila back into U.S. arms
Toru Takahashi
Nikkei Asia, 26 March 2023
 
46. An Anxious Asia Arms for a War It Hopes to Prevent
Damien Cave & Chang W. Lee
New York Times, 25 March 2023
 
47. Strategic competition casts doubt on One China policy
Yuqun Shao, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies
East Asia Forum, 24 March 2023
 
48. Lee Hsien Loong: The world cannot afford a conflict between China and the US
ThinkChina, 24 March 2023

Climate Change/Environment

49. New UN climate report clutching at straws
Gwynne Dyer
Bangkok Post, 27 March 2023
 
50. From China’s climate commitments to action
ZhongXiang Zhang, Tianjin University
East Asia Forum, 25 March 2023
 
51. UN water conference ends with hundreds of non-binding commitments
Subel Rai Bhandari
Radio Free Asia, 25 March 2023
 
52. Study: Malaysia has earmarked area 100 times Kuala Lumpur’s size for deforestation
Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Benar News, 23 March 2023

Others

Media, Technology & Society
 
53. Technology has become the double-edged sword of Asia’s protests
Tessa Wong
BBC, 26 March 2023
 
54. The Future of State-Sponsored AI Research in China
Shaoshan Liu
Diplomat, 25 March 2023
 
55. Why Vietnam’s online propagandists are disowning Ke Huy Quan’s Oscar win
[This article was originally published as “Vietnam Media Hailed Ke Huy Quan’s Oscar Win – Until Online Propagandists Pounced” on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary site, fulcrum.sg.]
South China Morning Post, 25 March 2023
 
56. Long road ahead for any possible US TikTok ban
Charissa Yong
Straits Times, 25 March 2023


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