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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: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher
- No. 8: Ooi Kee Beng, Visiting Senior Fellow, and ISEAS Library
- No. 9: Mohd Faizal Musa, Visiting Fellow, and Afra Alatas, Research Officer
- No. 27: Norshahril Saat, Senior Fellow
- No. 32: Moe Thuzar, Senior Fellow
- No. 37: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
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
Commentary: Cambodia’s next leader Hun Manet presents a new era for the country’s global relations
Chheang Vannarith is President of the Asian Vision Institute, an independent think tank based in Phnom Penh.
Channel News Asia, 2 August 2023
2. Nearly half a million spoiled ballots in Cambodia election, poll body says
Reuters, 1 August 2023
Indonesia
3. Get behind Ganjar or get out
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 2 August 2023
4. Indonesia’s new capital aims to be ‘economic growth center’
Nana Shibata
Nikkei Asia, 2 August 2023
5. Debate rages in Indonesia over appointment of active military personnel to civilian posts amid bribery probe
Nivell Rayda
Channel News Asia, 1 August 2023
Laos
6. The myth of the ‘vassal state’: China’s influence in Laos is waning
[Originally published as ISEAS Perspective 2023/55 “Changing Perceptions in Laos Toward China”]
Joanne Lin
9dashline, 31 July 2023
Malaysia
7. Unity govt not bias, all initiatives are inclusive for all races – Anwar
Bernama, 2 August 2023
8. ‘The reluctant politician’ keeps Tun Dr Ismail’s achievements alive
Soon Li Wei
Bernama, 2 August 2023
9. Commentary: Why did Anwar Ibrahim welcome a controversial Indonesian preacher?
[The commentary first appeared on ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum, here.]
Mohd Faizal Musa and Afra Alatas
Channel News Asia, 2 August 2023
10. Trust me like I trust Vignes, PM tells MIC leaders
Lynelle Tham
Free Malaysia Today, 2 August 2023
11. Malaysia needs more ‘color blind’ leaders: Tawfik
Malaysian Insight, 1 August 2023
Malaysia State Elections 2023
12. In Hulu Kelang, some willing to look past Azmin’s role in Sheraton Move
Faisal Asyraf
Free Malaysia Today, 2 August 2023
13. With Noh Omar looming large, BN seen vulnerable in Selangor’s rice belt
Muhammad Yusry
Malay Mail Online, 2 August 2023
14. MIC pledges to campaign for Harapan
B Nantha Kumar
Malaysiakini, 2 August 2023
15. Youth votes key to BN victory in Jeneri, but are an elusive catch
Raveena Nagotra
Malaysiakini, 2 August 2023
16. In Negeri Sembilan, candidates soften PN’s image
Malaysiakini, 2 August 2023
17. Elections spur jitters, gags and surprises
Mustafa K. Anuar
Malaysian Insight, 2 August 2023
18. Azmin wants to prove his relevance in Gombak
Mohd Farhan Darwis, Nabihah Hamid
Malaysian Insight, 2 August 2023
19. Ceramah see empty seats
Zakiah Koya
Star, 2 August 2023
20. To counter the opposition ‘green wave’ Anwar’s govt is riding one of its own
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 2 August 2023
21. “伪视频”冲击6州选举 [“Fake videos” hit 6 state elections]
陈伟明
星洲网, 2 August 2023
22. PN berdepan misi sukar tembusi Negeri Sembilan [PN faces difficult mission of penetrating Negeri Sembilan]
Mohd Amin Jalil, Wartawan BH
Berita Harian, 1 August 2023
23. In Terengganu, PN ceramahs outnumber BN-PH
Free Malaysia Today, 1 August 2023
24. In Penang, Pakatan-BN unveil unity manifesto heavy on social development
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 1 August 2023
25. Kafir harbi narrative re-emerges in social media amid campaigns
Malaysiakini, 1 August 2023
26. Discontent over living cost, PH-BN alliance could fuel opposition gains in Penang
Eileen Ng
Straits Times, 1 August 2023
27. 势弱还内斗 登嘉楼巫统自乱阵脚 [Weakness and infighting, Terengganu UMNO is in disarray]
苏俊翔
联合早报, 1 August 2023
28. ‘Mat Motor’, Malaysia’s unique voting bloc?
Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh
Malaysia Now, 31 July 2023
Myanmar
29. Myanmar military tightens grip on power but vexed by public backlash
Nikkei Asia, 2 August 2023
30. In a meaningless gesture, Myanmar’s junta cuts Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence
Sean Turnell
Interpreter, 1 August 2023
31. Beware of the fallacy of ‘breaking news’ when it comes to Myanmar
Igor Blazevic
Mizzima, 1 August 2023
32. 缅军政府部分特赦翁山淑枝 减刑六年 [Aung San Suu Kyi Partially Pardoned by Burmese Military Government]
联合早报, 1 August 2023
33. USING THE LADY: Myanmar junta’s chess moves seek to maintain grip on power
Mizzima Commentary
Mizzima, 31 July 2023
Thailand
34. Bending with the Wind Again? Thailand’s Foreign Policy after the May Election
William J. Jones and Douglas L. Rhein
Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, 2 August 2023
35. Srettha declares he won’t touch S112
Bangkok Post, 1 August 2023
Vietnam
36. US-Vietnam Defense Engagement Soars to New Heights
Jon Formella
East West Center, 31 July 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
37. Prioritizing Southeast Asia in American China Policy
Asia Society, 1 August 2023
38. Multipolarity in Southeast Asia [40-minute podcast]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 1 August 2023
39. Binary trap threatens ASEAN’s hedging role
Cheng-Chwee Kuik, National University of Malaysia
East Asia Forum, 1 August 2023
Asia Pacific
40. Why India’s rice ban could trigger a global food crisis
Soutik Biswas
BBC, 2 August 2023
41. Japanese academic: China imposing its ‘Asian values’ on its neighbours
Shin Kawashima
ThinkChina, 1 August 2023
Climate Change/Environment
42. ASEAN haze pollution laws not forthcoming
Mohamed Hanipa Maidin
Jakarta Post, 2 August 2023
43. As jobs law stalls, Philippines struggles to green economy
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Eco-Business, 1 August 2023
44. Malaysia stays committed to GreenVoyage2050 Project
Dr Izyan Munirah Mohd Zaideen is senior lecturer at the Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu.
Malaysian Insight, 1 August 2023
45. BIOTEC-NSTDA reveals policy study outcomes on climate resilience in Thailand’s local food system. Coping with climate change and crises
The Nation, 31 July 2023
Media, Technology & Society
46. World cannot afford AI cooperation falling prey to US-China geopolitical strife
Syed Munir Khasru
South China Morning Post, 2 August 2023
47. Rise of the ‘prompt economy’
Mark Purdy
Straits Times, 2 August 2023
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