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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. 24: Joseph Liow, Member of ISEAS’ Board of Trustees
- No. 26: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow, and William Choong, 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
Indonesia
1. A Litmus Test for Indonesian Democracy
Joseph Rachman
Diplomat, 3 January 2024
2. Strengthening the middle class is Indonesia’s next challenge
Airlangga Hartarto
Jakarta Post, 3 January 2024
3. Putting the foot down
Editorial board
Jakarta Post, 3 January 2024
4. Presidential candidates venture into TikTok to win over young voters
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 2 January 2024
5. Ganjar casts doubt over Jokowi-village heads meeting
Jakarta Post, 2 January 2024
6. AMIN camp questions Ganjar-Mahfud team’s confidence after electability surveys
Jakarta Post, 2 January 2024
Malaysia
7. Malaysia: Is Anwar’s Retrospective Anti-Corruption Drive Worth The Political Instability?
Murray Hunter
Eurasia Review, 3 January 2024
8. The Padu database can be a game-changer
Geoffrey Williams
Free Malaysia Today, 3 January 2024
9. Malay voters will be more wary of DAP after Ngeh Koo Ham’s Shariah committee blunder, analysts suggest
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 3 January 2024
10. Ahmad Maslan: Bad record reason why BN MPs target for parties planning to topple unity govt
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 3 January 2024
11. Open letter to PM on law reform process
The Malaysian Insight, 3 January 2024
12. PM launches Padu database
Lynelle Tham and Mohamad Fadli
Free Malaysia Today, 2 January 2024
13. Malaysia denials abound as rumours of fresh political coup with Dubai link do the rounds
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 2 January 2024
Myanmar
14. 2024 census to support fair and democratic election, says SAC chairman
Eleven Myanmar, 2 January 2024
15. Overworked and underpaid: Junta handout robs workforce of overtime
Rachel Moon
Frontier Myanmar, 2 January 2024
16. Myanmar’s Civilian Govt Vows to Safeguard Chinese Investments
Irrawaddy, 2 January 2024
17. Myanmar’s ‘watermelons’: Soldier on the outside, rebel inside
Reuters, 2 January 2024
18. Internal Conflict in Myanmar Proves to Be a Challenge for China
Nyein Chan Aye
VOA, 2 January 2024
Thailand
19. ‘No cabinet reshuffle for Paetongtarn’
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 3 January 2024
20. Defective democracy defines Thailand’s political future
Paul Chambers, Naresuan University
East Asia Forum, 2 January 2024
21. Economic problems biggest burden in 2023: poll
Bangkok Post, 31 December 2023
Vietnam
22. FTAs give fresh impetus to economic growth, market diversification
Voice of Vietnam, 3 January 2024
23. Why is Vietnam Worried About Cambodia’s Mekong Canal Project?
By Sothearak Sok
Diplomat, 2 January 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
24. Southeast Asia in a Shifting Global Order
[37-minute podcast]
Michael J. Green
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 2 January 2024
25. Labor official: As Thailand ages, more Lao migrant workers will be needed
Radio Free Asia, 2 January 2024
Asia Pacific
26. AUKUS racing to get nuclear subs up to speed
Gabriel Honrada
Asia Times, 3 January 2024
27. Prolonged crisis’ in US-China ties set to continue this year
Qiao Qinen
Radio Free Asia, 2 January 2024
East/South China Sea
28. Philippines stockpiling bilateral deals to counter Beijing in South China Sea won’t work
Tian Shichen and Huang Zeyi
South China Morning Post, 3 January 2024
Climate Change/Environment
29. Farmers race against climate change, red tape threatens food security
Mukhriz Hazim & Yap Si Err
Malaysiakini, 3 January 2024
30. Commentary: What’s the problem with biofuels?
Kelvin Law
Channel News Asia, 2 January 2024
31. EV battery race: Has China won?
Liu Sha
ThinkChina, 2 January 2024
Others
Global Affairs
32. 2024 Annual Forecast
Rane Worldview, 3 January 2024
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