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. 13: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 17: Mohd Faizal Bin Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 20: Aung Tun, Associate Fellow
- No. 25: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 26: Napon Jatusripitak, Visiting Fellow
- No. 31: Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow
- No. 34: Choi Shing Kwok, Director & Chief Executive Officer
- No. 35: Hoang Thi Ha, Senior Fellow
- No. 37: Joanne Lin Weiling, Lead Researcher
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. Speedy expansion of Ream naval base includes pier that can accommodate warships
Radio Free Asia, 11 July 2023
Indonesia
2. Analysis: RI adamant on upholding downstream policy despite IMF criticism
Tenggara Strategics
Jakarta Post, 12 July 2023
3. Voter roll database at high risk of breaches, activist warns
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 12 July 2023
4. Indonesia’s Prabowo Increases Lead in Latest Pre-Election Survey
Faris Mokhtar and Chandra Asmara
Bloomberg, 11 July 2023
5. House presses ahead with ‘pork barrel’ legislation despite opposition
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 11 July 2023
6. State finances still solid, but govt wary of trend
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 11 July 2023
Malaysia
7. Tough for PN to achieve Muhyiddin’s 20-seat Penang target, says leader
Nora Mahpar
Free Malaysia Today, 12 July 2023
8. Gerakan has no viable option if it leaves PN, says political analyst
Lynelle Tham
Free Malaysia Today, 12 July 2023
9. MCA, MIC will only campaign for Umno – source
Malaysiakini, 12 July 2023
10. Are cultural, political exclusiveness ephemeral?
P Ramasamy
Malaysiakini, 12 July 2023
11. MCA ready for ‘big reset’
Angie Tan
Malaysian Insight, 12 July 2023
12. Analysts write off Gerakan as state polls near
Ravin Palanisamy
Malaysian Insight, 12 July 2023
13. BN-PH pact will work well in Selangor: Expert
Rajvinder Singh
The Sun Daily, 12 July 2023
14. Lima langkah gerakkan Naratif Ekonomi MADANI [Five steps to activating the MADANI Economic Narrative]
Mohammad Abdul Hamid, Ketua Kluster Kemakmuran Ekonomi, Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia
Berita Harian, 11 July 2023
15. Final warning to those playing up 3R issues – Anwar
Bernama, 11 July 2023
16. Malaysia 2.0 Needs More Than a Booming Economy
Daniel Moss
Bloomberg, 11 July 2023
17. Masalah Anwar dan Madani, kita dan Islam Tajwid [The problem of Anwar and Madani, us and Islam Tajwid]
Mohd Faizal Musa atau Faisal Tehrani bertugas sebagai felo di Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (UKM), Felo Pelawat di ISEAS-Yusuf Ishak dan Bersekutu untuk sebuah projek di bawah Weatherhead Center, Universiti Harvard.
Malaysian Insight, 11 July 2023
18. Clampdown on Malaysia’s ‘3R’ ethnic issues could backfire on Anwar administration
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 11 July 2023
Myanmar
19. In Myanmar, ‘Some PDFs Are Behaving Like the Junta’
[A 15-minute video interview]
Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Diplomat, 11 July 2023
20. Junta banks on threats to save state agricultural bank
Frontier Myanmar, 11 July 2023
21. Myanmar’s junta says it will sue 2 banned media outlets
Radio Free Asia, 11 July 2023
Philippines
22. Rights group slams Philippine govt for ‘red-tagging’ activists
Basilio Sepe and Gerard Carreon
Benar News, 11 July 2023
23. Philippines mulls higher defence budget to tackle South China Sea ‘harassment’
South China Morning Post, 11 July 2023
Thailand
24. Thai court to decide case seeking PM-hopeful Pita’s disqualification
Panarat Thepgumpanat
Reuters, 12 July 2023
25. Thailand’s Parliament is about to pick a new prime minister — and a generation’s hopes are at stake
Clement Tan
CNBC, 11 July 2023
26. Prayuth Resigns, Pita Seeks PM Vote as Thailand Faces Critical Week
Vijitra Duangdee
VOA, 11 July 2023
27. Thailand on the brink of change
Kheetanat Synth Wannaboworn, Walden Bello
Foreign Policy In Focus, 10 July 2023
Vietnam
28. Sand mining, hydropower dams contribute to Mekong’s erosion
VietNamNet, 12 July 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
29. ASEAN ministerial meeting should focus on substance, not formality
Simone Galimberti
Jakarta Post, 12 July 2023
30. Japan and ASEAN plan new talks on bolstering supply chains
Erika Kobayashi
Nikkei Asia, 12 July 2023
31. ASEAN rate hikes squeeze margins for millions of small companies
Amy Chew
Nikkei Asia, 12 July 2023
32. Asean foreign ministers start annual meetings in Jakarta; Timor-Leste joins for the first time
Hariz Baharudin
Straits Times, 12 July 2023
33. World ‘one miscalculation away’ from nuclear apocalypse, Indonesia’s top diplomat warns
Tria Dianti and Pizaro Gozali Idrus
Benar News, 11 July 2023
34. ASEAN’s Future Under Great Power Rivalry
[42-minute Podcast]
Michael J. Green and Jude Blanchette
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 11 July 2023
35. Telling the Mekong Story
David Bandurski
China Media Project, 11 July 2023
36. Mr. Musk Goes to Malaysia
James Guild
Diplomat, 11 July 2023
37. Re-engage Myanmar junta or maintain diplomacy exclusion: the debate that divides ASEAN
Noel Caballero
La Prensa Latina, 11 July 2023
38. Narrowing the Post-COVID Development Gap Within ASEAN
Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 11 July 2023
Asia Pacific
39. Can the US and China Go Back to Being Frenemies?
Minxin Pei
Bloomberg, 12 July 2023
40. China’s Transition From the Belt and Road to the Global Development Initiative
Lunting Wu
Diplomat, 11 July 2023
East/South China Sea
41. US, EU reaffirm support for arbitral ruling in South China Sea
Bernadette E. Tamayo
Manila Times, 12 July 2023
42. Barbie Approved for Release in the Philippines Despite Map Controversy
Koh Ewe and Chad De Guzman
Time, 11 July 2023
Climate Change/Environment
43. The US and China Need a Climate Marshall Plan
David Fickling
Bloomberg, 12 July 2023
44. Chinese investment in Philippines’ renewables
Geela Garcia
China Dialogue, 11 July 2023
45. Indonesia is suppressing environmental research it doesn’t like. That poses real risks
Bill Laurance, Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
Conversation, 11 July 2023
46. Indonesia aims to increase SDG achievement through cross-country partnerships
Sheena Suparman
Jakarta Post, 11 July 2023
47. Better care for locals and the ocean to make Indonesia’s blue economy more viable
Lucentezza Napitupulu and Smita Tanaya
Jakarta Post, 11 July 2023
48. Critical minerals market doubled due to clean energy demand, report says
[Link to the Critical Minerals Market Review 2023]
Subel Rai Bhandari
Radio Free Asia, 11 July 2023
Media, Technology & Society
49. The Long Game.’ China’s Online Influence Campaign in Latin America
Vera Bergengruen
Time, 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.