Every weekday, ISEAS Library collates articles relevant to Southeast Asia and special topics in line with the research interests of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. To view articles behind paywalls, please visit the Library during its operating hours.
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. 5: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 19: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow, and ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 24: Joseph Chinyong Liow, Member of the Board of Trustees
- No. 27: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 42: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
- No. 47: Khac Giang Nguyen, Visiting 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 | Media, Technology & Society | Others
Cambodia
1. Cambodia’s Public Debt Tops the $10 Billion Mark
Ou Sokmean
Cambodianess, 10 July 2023
Indonesia
2. Bapanas outlines efforts to ensure food security
Antara, 11 July 2023
3. Diaspora, young voters fully counted, KPU insists
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 11 July 2023
4. Vice-presidential candidates in focus in alliance talks
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 11 July 2023
5. Haji pertingkat modal politik calon presiden Indonesia tapi tidak jamin kemenangan [Hajj increases the political capital of Indonesian presidential candidates but does not guarantee victory]
Dr Norshahril Saat dan Dr Ahmad Mujahir
Berita Harian (Singapura), 5 July 2023
6. Indonesia’s Technology Startups: Voices from the Ecosystem
[138-page pdf report published by ADB]
Palmira Permata Bachtiar, Hening Wikan Sawiji, Adinda Angelica, Faiq Yahya, and Paul Vandenberg
SMERU, 1 June 2023
Malaysia
7. No way MCA, MIC would join PN, say analysts
Shahrul Shahabudin
Free Malaysia Today, 11 July 2023
8. State polls not a matter of life and death, says Bersatu man
Nora Mahpar –
Free Malaysia Today, 11 July 2023
9. MCA dengan orang Melayu [MCA with the Malays]
Mohsin Abdullah
Free Malaysia Today, 11 July 2023
10. Special Dewan Rakyat sitting in September for 12MP mid-term review
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 11 July 2023
11. Why Malaysia has zero data on stateless persons: Decoding the official view through Parliament’s lens
Malay Mail Online, 11 July 2023
12. Khairy says still undecided about who to support despite friends backing Perikatan
Ben Tan
Malay Mail Online, 11 July 2023
13. Politicians stoke fear as Malaysia faces elections
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 11 July 2023
14. Youth reject religion, race rhetoric
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 11 July 2023
15. Sabah Umno urges grassroots to brace for state election
Star, 11 July 2023
16. 凯里为明日相位“踏棘而行” [Khairy “walking on thorns” for future premiership]
何凡
星洲网, 11 July 2023
17. 选民细分概括 [Voter Segmentation Summary]
温思拯
星洲网, 11 July 2023
18. MIC, MCA Not Boycotting State Elections, Will Help Bn Candidates Win
Bernama, 10 July 2023
19. Tough fight as Malays remain firmly on PN’s side, Singapore daily reports
Malaysia Now, 10 July 2023
20. Mahathir is right, Malaysia not a multi-racial country
S Thayaparan
Malaysiakini, 10 July 2023
21. Pros and cons of a zero-opposition assembly (Part 2)
[Link to Part 1]
Rayner Sylvester Yeo
Malaysian Insight, 10 July 2023
22. Dilema 2 komponen tertua BN [Dilemma of BN’s 2 oldest components]
G Manimaran
Malaysian Insight, 10 July 2023
23. Where quota stays, talent is fleeing
MySinchew, 10 July 2023
24. Malaysian state elections will test Anwar’s balancing skill
Joseph Chinyong Liow
Nikkei Asia, 10 July 2023
25. Malaysia’s Mahathir turns 98 with ‘Malay supremacy’ on his mind. Is he ‘obsessed’ with Anwar?
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 10 July 2023
26. Perikatan hopes for post-election deal with Umno
TheVibes, 10 July 2023
27. Saingan dijangka sengit di Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, namun penguasaan negeri tidak banyak berubah [Competition expected to be fierce in Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, but dominance of the states have not changed much]
Mohd Noor A. Rahman
Berita Harian (Singapura), 9 July 2023
28. 希盟–国阵有能力拿下国盟州的现实 [The Reality of PH-BN’s Capability of Winning PN States]
阿兹祖丁教授（Prof. Dr. Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani）
星洲网, 9 July 2023
Myanmar
29. Why Has Australia Suddenly Gone Quiet on Myanmar?
Julian Neuweiler
Diplomat, 11 July 2023
30. Myanmar urges citizens to work abroad to ease forex shortage
Nikkei Asia, 11 July 2023
31. Law and order, or frontier justice? Shan’s armed group judiciaries
Frontier Myanmar, 10 July 2023
Philippines
32. Marcos’ first year in office: The past and present in the official family
Manuel L. Quezon III
Inquirer, 11 July 2023
33. Philippines wants ‘a slice of that American pie’ as US defence ties grow, Manila’s envoy says
Bloomberg
South China Morning Post, 11 July 2023
34. Young Population Gives Philippines Edge on Global Workers Supply
Ditas B Lopez
Bloomberg, 10 July 2023
35. Former PRRD top potential Senate bet for 2025 elections in Publicus Asia survey
Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz
Manila Bulletin, 10 July 2023
Thailand
36. Pita future in doubt
Mongkol Bangprapa & Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 11 July 2023
37. Virtual diplomacy is real in Thailand
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 11 July 2023
38. Inequality fuelling the fire for Thailand’s political change
Thorn Pitidol
East Asia Forum, 11 July 2023
39. Thailand’s monarchy looms over battle for prime minister
Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat
Reuters, 11 July 2023
40. UTN, Bhumjaithai against forming minority govt
Mongkol Bangprapa And Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post, 10 July 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
41. Observers call for ‘more mature’ ASEAN as weeklong talks begin
Yvette Tanamal
Jakarta Post, 11 July 2023
42. ASEAN foreign ministers to meet amid worsening Myanmar crisis
Leong Wai Kit
Channel News Asia, 10 July 2023
43. Reconnecting ASEAN: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trade, Transport, E-Commerce and Mobility of People
[A 155-page PDF report]
ERIA, 10 July 2023
Asia Pacific
44. From Bangkok to Manila, Southeast Asia metro rail expands rapidly
Kosuke Inoue & Yuichi Shiga
Nikkei Asia, 11 July 2023
45. Making Sense of France’s Approach to the Indo-Pacific, Part 1
Rane Worldview, 10 July 2023
46. Yellen’s China visit: Foundations laid but little scope for cooperation
Yang Danxu
ThinkChina, 10 July 2023
East/South China Sea
47. Blackpink, Barbie and Beijing’s South China Sea claims collide in Vietnam
Michael Tatarski
South China Morning Post, 10 July 2023
Climate Change/Environment
48. Alternative energy dept to produce power from floating solar farms by 2030
The Nation, 10 July 2023
Media, Technology & Society
49. China to lay down AI rules with emphasis on content control
Qianer Liu
Financial Times, 11 July 2023
50. China’s Tech Challenge: Assessing Biden’s Response
Vivek Mishra
ORF, 11 July 2023
51. Experts: Content vital to influence voters in upcoming state polls
Sheridan Mahavera And Fazleena Aziz
Star, 11 July 2023
52. Some ceramah talk, and some TikTok, too
Star, 11 July 2023
53. ‘A deranged ploy’: how Republicans are fueling the disinformation wars
Nick Robins-Early
Guardian, 10 July 2023
54. Prabowo Menang di WhatsApp, Facebook, Youtube, Ganjar di TikTok dan IG, Anies di Twitter [Prabowo winning on WhatsApp, Facebook, Youtube, Ganjar on TikTok and IG, Aniew on Twitter]
Republika, 10 July 2023
Others
55. China announces 11 foreign aid projects to court developing countries
Lim Min Zhang
Straits Times, 11 July 2023
Image credit: Photo by Lisheng Chang on Unsplash
Best effort has been made to ensure the external links provided are valid as of collation. We welcome your suggestions to help us improve this service. Please take a moment to give us your feedback via our feedback form.
In making materials available online, the ISEAS Library always does its best to meet the requirements of copyright and other laws. If you have concerns about any material that ISEAS Library has placed online and want to suggest that it be taken down, please contact us at iseaslib@iseas.edu.sg.