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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. 9: Serina Rahman, Associate Fellow
- No. 47: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
- No. 50: Tham Siew Yean, Visiting Senior Fellow & Kevin Zhang, Senior Research Officer
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. Structural Transformation and the Global Production Value Chain: Potential Impact of the Cambodia–Republic of Korea FTA on Cambodia
Shandre Mugan Thangavelu and Vutha Hing
ERIA, 27 March 2023
Indonesia
2. Not about Visa, Mastercard
Jakarta Post, 28 March 2023
3. Peluang Golkar Gabung ke Koalisi Perubahan dan Wacana Koalisi Besar yang Disebut Airlangga [Opportunity for Golkar to Join the Change Coalition and the Grand Coalition Discourse Mentioned by Airlangga]
Republika, 28 March 2023
4. The Widodo family: Indonesia’s newest political dynasty?
Jemma Purdey, Australia-Indonesia Centre
East Asia Forum, 27 March 2023
5. Terror Threats from Jemaah Islamiyah Remain Potent: Police
Heru Andriyanto
Jakarta Globe, 27 March 2023
Malaysia
6. Malaysia’s PM Anwar in Caught in Saudi Gaffe
Murray Hunter
Asia Sentinel, 28 March 2023
7. Gov’T to return to two Political Parties, family RM2.1 MlL allegedly linked to 1MDB
Bernama, 28 March 2023
8. MOF to Redraft Policy on Wang Ehsan Payments To Kelantan, Terengganu
Bernama, 28 March 2023
9. Commentary: When shopping giant Mustafa meets retail paradise Johor Bahru
Serina Rahman is Lecturer at the Southeast Asian Studies Department, NUS and Associate Fellow at the Malaysia Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.
Channel News Asia, 28 March 2023
10. Anwar tells why he retained Azam Baki as MACC chief
Predeep Nambiar
Free Malaysia Today, 28 March 2023
11. The worrisome race factor
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 28 March 2023
12. No reason for Pakatan to reject ‘loyal’ Muda, grassroots say
Mohd Farhan Darwis
Malaysian Insight, 28 March 2023
13. Reformasi DUN bukan sekadar tukar kulit [Not easy to reform state legislative councils]
Fakhrurrazi Rashid
Malaysian Insight, 28 March 2023
14. Boao Forum: Singapore, Malaysia to showcase ‘proactive’ China diplomacy – but don’t expect any ‘fireworks’
Maria Siow and Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 28 March 2023
15. PM: Nearly 125,000 hardcore poor households identified under e-Kasih database
Rahimy Rahim, Tarrence Tan and Martin Carvalho
Star, 28 March 2023
16. Sarawak seeks approval for Pan Borneo Highway to cut into Brunei
Free Malaysia Today, 27 March 2023
17. ‘Malay proclamation’ event goes online
Free Malaysia Today, 27 March 2023
18. Misteri pengundi ‘lompat’ [The mystery of ‘hopping’ voters]
G Manimaran
Malaysian Insight, 27 March 2023
19. No stopping now for government’s anti-monopoly drive
MySinchew, 27 March 2023
20. Umno cancels Rais Yasin’s win as Tangga Batu Umno chief
Bernama
New Straits Times, 27 March 2023
21. Touchy subjects unlikely to be on agenda during Anwar’s China trip: Analysts
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 27 March 2023
22. GE15 voting analysis – Part 7: Battle for Malays
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 26 March 2023
Myanmar
23. Myanmar military’s might fails to crush decades-old resistance
Dominic Faulder
Nikkei Asia, 28 March 2023
24. ‘No one can stop it’: Illegal logging surges in Myanmar’s conflict zones
Frontier Myanmar, 27 March 2023
25. Yes, the Myanmar Military Really Could Implode
Irrawaddy, 27 March 2023
26. Myanmar Junta Chief Vows to Defeat Shadow Govt and Allied EAOs for Supporting Resistance
Irrawaddy, 27 March 2023
27. Myanmar junta chief uses Armed Forces Day to stress no let up to crackdown
Mizzima/AFP
Mizzima, 27 March 2023
Philippines
28. ICC rejects PH appeal to suspend probe into war on drugs
Joseph Pedrajas
Manila Bulletin, 28 March 2023
Thailand
29. Choked by yellow smog, Chiang Rai locals demand Asean action on Myanmar fires
Star, 28 March 2023
30. Thai PM Launches Election Campaign, Pledges ‘New Political Climate’
Sebastian Strangio
Diplomat, 27 March 2023
31. Thai parties seek to balance old, new industries in economic teams
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 27 March 2023
32. Thai election to be a close race between parties, surveys show
Reuters, 27 March 2023
Vietnam
33. Biden Should Invite Vietnam’s Party Chief for a Visit
Murray Hiebert
CSIS, 27 March 2023
34. Adoption of Sustainable Practices for Improving Agricultural Productivity in Viet Nam
Huong-Giang PHAM, Tuong-Anh T. NGUYEN, Hoang-Nam VU
ERIA, 27 March 2023
35. Productivity Effects of Viet Nam’s Rice Land Restrictions
Peter Warr, Huy Quynh Nguyen
ERIA, 27 March 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. Senior Chinese diplomat: China supports strategic independence of ASEAN
CGTN, 28 March 2023
37. Cambodia and Thailand: A Tale of Two Elections
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 28 March 2023
38. Fruitful outcomes: Malaysian and Cambodian PMs take ties to new level
Taing Rinith
Khmer Times, 28 March 2023
39. In a first, Asean allows coal plants to raise sustainable financing
Wong Pei Ting
Business Times, 27 March 2023
40. Asean must dramatically ramp up clean-energy investments to meet climate goals: IEA report
[Link to 46-page report “Asean Renewables – Opportunities and Challenges”]
Michelle Quah
Business Times, 27 March 2023
Asia Pacific
41. Sino-Russia ties: A Thai perspective
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 28 March 2023
42. Why India Can’t Stop Russia’s Growing Cooperation with China
Krzysztof Iwanek
Diplomat, 28 March 2023
43. China grants billions in bailouts as Belt and Road Initiative falters
James Kynge
Financial Times, 28 March 2023
44. AUKUS and GCAP set new Indo-Pacific security template
Alessio Patalano
Nikkei Asia, 28 March 2023
45. The BRI transformation makes it a more – not less – useful tool for China
Alicia Garcia Herrero
Business Times, 27 March 2023
East/South China Sea
46. US steps up South China Sea visits to serve its political and diplomatic agenda, Chinese think tank says
Zhao Ziwen
South China Morning Post, 28 March 2023
47. Vietnam sends ship to track Chinese vessel patrolling Russian gas field in EEZ -data
Francesco Guarascio
Reuters, 27 March 2023
48. China’s gradualism faces a fast and furious America
Narain Batra is affiliated with the Diplomacy and International Program in the Graduate College at Norwich University, USA.
The Statesman, 23 March 2023
Climate Change/Environment
49. Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals through Solutions at the Energy, Food and Finance Nexus: 2023 Asia–Pacific SDG Partnership Report
Asian Development Bank, 27 March 2023
50. Repurposing Malaysia’s fuel subsidy to facilitate the shift to electric vehicles
Tham Siew Yean and Kevin Zhang
Eco-Business, 27 March 2023
51. Air pollution chokes Thailand as campaigners call for stricter laws
Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol
Guardian, 27 March 2023
Others
Media, Technology & Society
52. Education and awareness are key to stopping online radicalisation
William Frangia
ASPI, 27 March 2023
US Foreign Policy
53. The U.S. Doesn’t Need Another Democracy Summit: It Needs a Plan to Confront Authoritarianism
Jon Temin
Foreign Affairs, 27 March 2023
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