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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. 13: Mohd Faizal Bin Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 19: Mohd Faizal Bin Musa, Visiting Fellow
- No. 29: Khac Giang Nguyen, Visiting Fellow
- No. 30: Wang Zheng, Associate Fellow
- No. 32: Lye Liang Fook, Senior Fellow
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Indonesia
1. From torture allegations to ‘harmless grandpa’: the rebranding of Indonesia’s Prabowo
Rebecca Ratcliffe and Randy Mulyanto
Guardian, 9 January 2024
2. Retno’s accountability speech
Jakarta Post, 9 January 2024
3. To many voters, a Prabowo presidency is really Jokowi 3.0
Endy Bayuni
Jakarta Post, 9 January 2024
4. Expanding Indonesia’s fiscal space as potential growth booster
Rizki Zul Arfandi and Nopriyanto Hady Suhanda
Jakarta Post, 9 January 2024
5. 6 border agreements in last 9 years: Marsudi
Antara, 8 January 2024
6. Indonesia-US maritime security partnership is way below its potential
Antara, 8 January 2024
7. Indonesia’s presidential candidates will deal very differently with thorny foreign policy issues
Tria Dianti and Arie Firdaus
Benar News, 8 January 2024
8. Analysis: Are Indonesia’s presidential hopefuls Ganjar and Anies ganging up on frontrunner Prabowo and could it backfire?
Kiki Siregar
Channel News Asia, 8 January 2024
9. Experts view Prabowo’s 50% debt-to-GDP ratio risk to fiscal stability
Deni Ghifari
Jakarta Post, 8 January 2024
10. Indonesia election 2024: Anies, Ganjar attack Prabowo over defence, China policies in third presidential debate
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 8 January 2024
11. Does Indonesia need a blue water navy?
Antara, 6 January 2024
Malaysia
12. KL police chief: Cops receive eight reports on ‘Dubai Move’
Bernama, 9 January 2024
13. Commentary: Anwar moves to slow down the rise of PAS with new deputy religious affairs minister
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum] Mohd Faizal Musa
Channel News Asia, 9 January 2024
14. Alternative Views: Padu could turn out to be a mere data collection exercise
M Shanmugam
Edge Markets, 9 January 2024
15. What’s next if Putrajaya is serious about reviving third vote? Amending law comes first, proponents say
Zaf Seraj
Malay Mail Online, 9 January 2024
16. Umno sec-gen tells Sanusi Parliament is proper place to test support for Perikatan instead of through SDs
Shathana Kasinathan
Malay Mail Online, 9 January 2024
17. Rafizi: Govt to explore all fiscal approaches before reintroducing GST
Alyaa Alhadjri
Malaysiakini, 9 January 2024
18. Purge data and restart: Experts urge Malaysia govt to fix security flaws in new central database
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 9 January 2024
19. Laki-laki yang belum tertangkap [The man who hasn’t been caught yet]
Faisal Tehrani
The Malaysian Insight, 9 January 2024
20. Leakages can still occur even under unity govt, says Rafizi
[Link to 1 hour-18 minute Youtube video]
Amirul Aiman
Free Malaysia Today, 8 January 2024
21. Revisiting Kuantan’s bauxite mining
Nick Tan
The Malaysian Insight, 8 January 2024
Myanmar
22. Meaningful policy on Myanmar needed
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Bangkok Post, 9 January 2024
23. NUG Issued Stance on China as ‘Riposte to Myanmar Junta Propaganda’
Saw Reh
Irrawaddy, 8 January 2024
24. Hopes and fears seen as Myanmar junta eases forex rules to raise foreign currency
Radio Free Asia, 8 January 2024
Philippines
25. Philippines’ jeepney transition plan runs into gridlock
Michael Beltran
Nikkei Asia, 8 January 2024
Thailand
26. Doubts raised over wallet loan bill
Bangkok Post, 9 January 2024
27. Thailand well on the way to becoming EV manufacturing hub: PM
The Nation, 9 January 2024
Vietnam
28. Vietnam ranks among top performing markets in Asia
Voice of Vietnam, 8 January 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
29. The Mekong region struggles economically and politically but maintains geopolitical balance
Nguyen Khac Giang
East Asia Forum, 9 January 2024
30. China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR) In Southeast Asia: Progress And Challenges
Wang Zheng
Eurasia Review, 9 January 2024
31. Do EVs outperform ICE vehicles? Insights from the ASEAN market
Ade Febransyah
Jakarta Post, 8 January 2024
32. China’s ‘community of shared future’ with Southeast Asia: Behind the numbers
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum]
Lye Liang Fook
ThinkChina, 8 January 2024
Asia Pacific
33. Asia can reduce its dollar dependence but it won’t be easy
Satyajit Das
Nikkei Asia, 8 January 2024
East/South China Sea
34. Let’s face it: A true EEZ is impossible in South China Sea
Rudy Coronel
Inquirer, 8 January 2024
Climate Change/Environment
35. An Invisible Killer Hangs in the Air of Asia’s Cities
Karn Vohra
Diplomat, 8 January 2024
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