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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. 5: Melinda Martinus, Lead Researcher
- No. 19: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 54: Vinod Thomas, Visiting Senior 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. A Global Cyber-Scam Industry Is Booming in Plain Sight in Cambodia
Sui-Lee Wee
New York Times, 28 August 2023
Indonesia
2. BRICS’ temptation and Indonesia’s free and active foreign policy
Kornelius Purba
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2023
3. PKS wants Anies for president and not VP, maintains chairman
Jakarta Post, 29 August 2023
4. Indonesia’s effort to reshape the perception of the OECD
Rania Teguh and Fajar B Hirawan
East Asia Forum, 28 August 2023
5. Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara. Here’s why it won’t be so easy
Charmaine Jacob
CNBC, 27 August 2023
Malaysia
6. Malaysians very patriotic, bank on Madani spirit to forge ahead – study
Bernama, 29 August 2023
7. In Malaysia, a 1984 publishing law being used to ban Swatch watches and books is stoking public fears, anger
Rashvinjeet S Bedi
Channel News Asia, 29 August 2023
8. ‘Save Islam’ rhetoric won’t work in Johor, say Umno leaders
Mohamad Fadli
Free Malaysia Today, 29 August 2023
9. What drives Malay youths to vote the way they do? Exasperation, for the most part
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 29 August 2023
10. Mat Sabu: PAS abandoned Islamic state agenda for political expedience
Malaysiakini, 29 August 2023
11. PAS no 2 plays Muafakat gambit with disgruntled Umno members
Malaysiakini, 29 August 2023
12. Pakatan-BN compatibility more evident in Pulai, Simpang Jeram, says Umno Youth
Malaysian Insight, 29 August 2023
13. Penang opposition will get allocation, sum different from state govt assemblymen
Audrey Dermawan
New Straits Times, 29 August 2023
14. ‘Sabah Day a reflection of state autonomy in federation’
Muguntan Vanar
Star, 29 August 2023
15. Malaysia Ageing and Retirement Survey Wave 2 (2021–2022): Survey Report
Asian Development Bank, 28 August 2023
16. Kempen Simpang Jeram lebih meriah berbanding Pulai [Simpang Jeram campaign more lively than Pulai]
Mohamed Farid Noh
Berita Harian, 28 August 2023
17. Selangor Ruler Orders Study On Legislative Assemblies’ Competency To Enact Islamic Laws
Bernama, 28 August 2023
18. Forest City: Still searching for paradise
Business Times, 28 August 2023
19. Survival of Umno and the wave of Malay anger — Fakhrurrazi Rashid
[Link to the Fulcrum article, “On the Horns of Anwar’s Twin Dilemmas”]
Fakhrurrazi Rashid
Malay Mail Online, 28 August 2023
20. China’s Country Garden says $100-B Malaysia project on track
Reuters
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 August 2023
21. As radicalism surges, the Sultan’s reassurance: You still have me!
MySinchew, 27 August 2023
Myanmar
22. It’s time to re-think the CDM
Ye Htet
Frontier Myanmar, 28 August 2023
23. China to Reinforce Myanmar Expansion with Free-Trade Zones on Border
Irrawaddy, 28 August 2023
24. Chinese delegation discreetly arrives to hold meeting with Kachin government team
Mizzima, 28 August 2023
25. Junta further restricts access to dollars as kyat continues to fall
Aung Naing
MyanmarNOW, 28 August 2023
Philippines
26. Diokno: IRR for Marhalika Fund’s creation released
[Link to “BTr issues Maharlika Implementing Rules and Regulations”]
Chino S. Leyco
Manila Bulletin, 29 August 2023
27. Philippine Coast Guard drills with U.S., Japan on ship maintenance
Yuichi Shiga
Nikkei Asia, 29 August 2023
28. VP accused of spending P125 million in funds in 19 days
Julie M. Aurelio
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 August 2023
29. Japan’s Security Engagement with the Philippines
Felix K. Chang is a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute
Foreign Policy, 28 August 2023
Thailand
30. Sutin back in frame for defence minister
Aekarach Sattaburuth & Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post, 29 August 2023
31. Warning over household debt surge
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Bangkok Post, 29 August 2023
32. Thai PM Srettha faces pivotal test over pledges to party heartland
Francesca Regalado
Nikkei Asia, 29 August 2023
33. Internet penetration improves to 89% per household: study
The Nation, 29 August 2023
34. Pheu Thai to discuss referendum on drafting new charter in first Cabinet meeting
The Nation, 28 August 2023
Vietnam
35. Biden to Visit Vietnam in September to Discuss Economy, Climate
Justin Sink
Bloomberg, 29 August 2023
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. Thailand and Malaysia – post-election stalemate or stability
Simon Tay
Business Times, 29 August 2023
37. Cambodia, Thailand and dealing with China: The more things change
Jitsiree Thongnoi
Interpreter, 29 August 2023
38. Singapore, Vietnam must work together to maintain Asean centrality, uphold stability: PM Lee
Tessa Oh
Business Times, 28 August 2023
39. China Makes One Final Diplomatic Push Ahead of ASEAN Leaders’ Summit
Luke Hunt
Diplomat, 28 August 2023
40. ASEAN Digital Community 2045 [4-page PDF document]
Lili Yan Ing, Imam Pambagyo, Yessi Vadila, Ivana Markus, and Livia Nazara
ERIA, 28 August 2023
41. RI protectionism may stand in way of ASEAN digital economy pact
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 28 August 2023
42. ASEAN is quietly coming apart at the seams
Michael Vatikiotis
Nikkei Asia, 28 August 2023
Asia Pacific
43. Has the United States abandoned APEC’s vision?
Gary Clyde Hufbauer, PIIE
East Asia Forum, 29 August 2023
44. Rising food prices are clouding Asian rate cut outlook
Priyanka Kishore
Nikkei Asia, 29 August 2023
45. US can’t rely on military prowess to counter China in Asia, despite partnership with Japan, South Korea
Richard Heydarian
South China Morning Post, 29 August 2023
46. US Navy trainers preparing for a worldwide war
Bangkok Post, 28 August 2023
47. The Real Contest With China: Washington Needs a Comprehensive Industrial Strategy to Outpace Beijing
Michael Brown and Robert Atkinson
Foreign Affairs, 28 August 2023
48. US, China agree to discuss export controls
Associated Press
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 August 2023
49. BRICS expansion a sign of shifting global governance and security architecture
Alessandro Arduino
ThinkChina, 28 August 2023
East/South China Sea
50. South China Sea: as Australia strengthens ties with the Philippines, it’s wading even further into dangerous waters
Noel M. Morada
South China Morning Post, 29 August 2023
51. Philippines feeling stronger with muscly US, Australia support
Richard Javad Heydarian
Asia Times, 28 August 2023
Climate Change/Environment
52. Malaysia commits RM2 billion in seed funding for energy transition projects
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 29 August 2023
53. Thailand tops Asean in achieving SDGs
The Nation, 29 August 2023
54. China’s Fast and Cheap Nuclear Gives Its Climate Ambitions a Boost
[Link to ISEAS Perspective 2023/68 “Southeast Asia’s Stakes in Pricing Carbon”]
Dan Murtaugh
Bloomberg, 28 August 2023
55. The climate doesn’t care who builds batteries
Editorial Board, ANU
East Asia Forum, 28 August 2023
56. Thai investment in Laos hydropower reveals dire disconnect in the Mekong
Ming Li Yong
Eco-Business, 28 August 2023
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