Daily News on Southeast Asia – 2 Nov 2023

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.


Brunei | Cambodia | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Vietnam | ASEAN / Southeast Asia | Asia PacificEast/South China Sea | Climate Change/Environment | Media, Technology & Society | Others


Indonesia

1. Combining inclusive and open principles for Indonesia’s economy
Kiki Verico
Jakarta Post, 2 November 2023
 
2. Indonesia heading toward the blue economy
Lili Retnosari
Jakarta Post, 2 November 2023
 
3. Indonesia’s quest for developed country status faces economic hurdles
Jakarta Post, 2 November 2023
 
4. U.S. senators oppose Indonesia FTA that paves way for nickel subsidies
Ken Moriyasu
Nikkei Asia, 2 November 2023
 
5. Gibran’s candidacy cleared as House rubber-stamps top court’s ruling
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2023
 
6. More local firms start developing malls, hospitals in Nusantara
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2023
 
7. Rice yet again largest driver of inflation
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2023
 
8. Indonesia election 2024: as Jokowi ‘deserts’ nation’s ruling party, will voters be divided?
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 1 November 2023

Malaysia

9. Malaysia: How Far Will PAS Deviate From The Ulama Leadership Model, And Why Does It Matter?
Azmil Tayeb
Eurasia Review, 2 November 2023
 
10. No need to revive UPSR, says expert
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 2 November 2023
 
11. Govt to start charging High-Value Goods Tax from May 1, 2024
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 2 November 2023
 
12. Ong Kian Ming: PTPTN loan repayment via income contingent loan method should have been implemented gradually
Malay Mail Online, 2 November 2023
 
13. Wajarkah langkah turunkan had umur senator? [Is it appropriate to lower age limit for senators?]
Fakhrurrazi Rashid
The Malaysian Insight, 2 November 2023
 
14. 甘马挽补选与伊党政治考量 [Kemaman by-election and PAS’s political considerations]
冯振豪
星洲网, 2 November 2023
 
15. Netherlands agrees to support Malaysia at December MSPO meeting
Bernama, 1 November 2023
 
16. Trouble for PN if agreement for equal allocations not signed, says analysts
Qistina Sallehuddin
New Straits Times, 1 November 2023
 
17. Survival dan cabaran industri sawit negara [Survival and challenges for the country’s oil palm industry]
Aqilah Mior Kamarulbaid
Utusan Malaysia, 1 November 2023

Myanmar

18. As fighting on Myanmar-China border rages on, scam networks hunt for new sites
Aidan Jones and Sophie Chew
South China Morning Post, 2 November 2023
 
19. Problematic pilot kicks off census countdown
Frontier Myanmar, 1 November 2023
 
20. Myanmar’s Wa Army Vows Neutrality in Fight Between Regime, Ethnic Alliance
Irrawaddy, 1 November 2023
 
21. Trade through Myanmar’s largest border gate stops as resistance offensive intensifies
Aung Naing
Myanmar NOW, 1 November 2023
 
22. Military shifts strategy in Myanmar’s far south
Radio Free Asia, 1 November 2023

Thailand

23. BAAC expects 85% of farmers to join debt plan
WICHIT CHANTANUSORNSIRI
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023
 
24. Births of a nation
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023
 
25. Dear Santa: Please send copy4 billion
CHARTCHAI PARASUK
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023
 
26. MFP urges Srettha to change mind on Isoc
Wassana Nanuam & Aekarach sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023

27. PM approves new subsidies for EVs
PHUSADEE ARUNMAS & LAMONPHET APISITNIRAN
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023
 
28. Srettha blocks rice price stability scheme
PHUSADEE ARUNMAS
Bangkok Post, 2 November 2023
 
29. Delegation from southern Thailand asks Hamas to return 22 workers held hostage
Wilawan Watcharasakwej
Benar News, 1 November 2023
 
30. Transport Ministry to take 1-trillion southern land bridge project on roadshow in 2024
The Nation, 1 November 2023
 
31. Thailand’s exposure to Northeast Asia’s slowdowns
[Originally published on Fulcrum]
Richard Yarrow
ThinkChina, 1 November 2023

Timor-Leste

32. Australia should listen to what Timor-Leste wants
Melissa Conley Tyler, AP4D, Héctor Salazar Salame, The Asia Foundation and Zofimo Corbafo, Tebedai Solutions
East Asia Forum, 2 November 2023

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

33. Beyond Johor, Singapore companies looking at Klang Valley, Penang for Malaysia expansion
Tan Ai Leng
Business Times, 2 November 2023
 
34. How Israel-Hamas war unfolds has geopolitical impact on South-east Asia: NTU prof
[This article is also published by The Nation.]
Chang May Choon
Straits Times, 2 November 2023
 
35. How is Southeast Asia’s Charge to Electric Vehicles Going?
Tham Siew Yean, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and Emeritus Professor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Tempo, 1 November 2023

Asia Pacific

36. China relations: The Indo-Pacific ‘fence’ is softening at the edges
Ravi Velloor
Straits Times, 2 November 2023
 
37. How AUKUS Plus could add to Indo-Pacific coalition building
Kei Koga, NTU
East Asia Forum, 1 November 2023
 
38. What Is the Global South?
JOSEPH S. NYE, JR.
Project Syndicate, 1 November 2023

East/South China Sea

39. Japan as China counterweight? All eyes on Fumio Kishida’s trip agenda in Philippines, Malaysia
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 1 November 2023

Climate Change/Environment

40. Govt publishes JETP plan for review, skirts thorny captive power issue
[Link to Indonesia’s JETP Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan]
Divya Karyza
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2023
 
41. Indonesia sets emission target for G7 funding, maps investment
[Link to Indonesia’s JETP Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan]
Nikkei Asia, 1 November 2023
 
42. Thailand announces reduced EV subsidies to run until 2027
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat,
Nikkei Asia, 1 November 2023

Media, Technology & Society

43. Artificial Intelligence: The regulatory race to ensure a democratic future
LYDIA KHALIL
Interpreter, 2 November 2023
 
44. KKD mulls mandatory registration for social media service providers
Bernama, 1 November 2023
 
45. Prabowo Subianto outspends other presidential candidates on social media ads: Meta
Jakarta Post, 1 November 2023

Others

Global Economy
 
46. Unconventional Economic Wisdom: Fixing global economic governance
Joseph E Stiglitz
Edge Markets, 1 November 2023


Global Supply Chain
 
47. Issues & Insights Vol. 23, SR 10 – Friend-shoring in the Indo-Pacific
[65-page PDF document]
Akhil Ramesh & Rob York
Pacific Forum, 1 November 2023


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