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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. 10: Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
- No. 20: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
- No. 25: Surachanee Sriyai, Visiting 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. Red flags abound in Prince Group’s offshore dealings
Jack Adamović Davies
Radio Free Asia, 8 February 2024
Indonesia
2. Indonesia And China’s Trains
M Habib Pashya
Eurasia Review, 9 February 2024
3. BPJPH to reopen free halal certification for MSEs
Antara, 8 February 2024
4. BRI’s Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway: High costs but high returns
Michael Hutahaean and Chen Xiangming
ThinkChina, 8 February 2024
5. Is Israel hampering Indonesia’s efforts to join OECD given Jakarta’s support for Palestinian cause?
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 7 February 2024
Malaysia
6. Nationwide reforms better than special economic zones, says economist
Predeep Nambiar
Free Malaysia Today, 9 February 2024
7. Explainer: What the Kelantan Shariah enactment challenge at the Apex Court is about
Kenneth Tee
Malay Mail Online, 9 February 2024
8. Perikatan unveils shadow Cabinet, PM unnamed
Zakiah Koya
Star, 9 February 2024
9. UMNO perlu semangat baharu pikat semula hati orang Melayu [UMNO needs a new spirit to recapture the hearts of the Malays]
Dr Zuraimy Ali adalah Pensyarah Kanan, Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari (ACIS), Universiti Teknologi MARA Perlis
Berita Harian, 8 February 2024
10. The Political Fallout of the Najib Drama [52-minute podcast]
BFM, 8 February 2024
11. Malaysia’s Unesco plan for Chinese villages triggers fury among Malay-Muslim groups
Joseph Sipalan
South China Morning Post, 8 February 2024
12. Will Najib’s early release boost Umno’s Malay support? Don’t bank on it, say analysts
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 8 February 2024
13. Malaysia Is Getting Back to Politics as Usual With Najib’s Pardon
Joseph Rachman
Foreign Policy, 7 February 2024
Myanmar
14. Myanmar’s Conflict Takes Its Toll on Popular Coastal Resort Town
Jan Olson
Diplomat, 8 February 2024
15. To seize or besiege? The battle of Kawkareik
Naw Betty Han
Frontier Myanmar, 8 February 2024
16. Three Years After Myanmar’s Coup, China Emerges the Winner
Aung Zaw
Irrawaddy, 8 February 2024
17. Myanmar resistance fighters burned alive stokes outrage
Radio Free Asia, 8 February 2024
Philippines
18. Are the Dutertes the New Opposition in the Philippines?
Mong Palatino
Diplomat, 8 February 2024
19. Philippines’ Marcos says secessionist threats ‘doomed to fail’
Reuters, 8 February 2024
Singapore
20. 新加坡对中国干预提高警觉 归化港商或列“政治影响者” [Singapore wary of China’s interference; naturalized Hong Kong businessman may be designated a “political influencer”]
林柏宏
VOA Chinese, 9 February 2024
Thailand
21. Committee begins amnesty bill study
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 9 February 2024
22. Thailand’s post-pandemic economic recovery still trailing behind
Wannaphong Durongkaveroj, Ramkhamhaeng University
East Asia Forum, 9 February 2024
23. Government’s progressive agenda is welcomed
Arun Saronchai
Thai Enquirer, 8 February 2024
24. Government’s IUU reversal is shortsighted and misguided
Arun Saronchai
Thai Enquirer, 8 February 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
25. Thailand says deliveries of humanitarian aid to war-wracked Myanmar are expected to start soon
Jintamas Saksornchai and Jerry Harmer
APNews, 9 February 2024
26. A wrong approach on Myanmar
Kasit Piromya
Bangkok Post, 9 February 2024
27. Australia and ASEAN: A storied history
Sue Thompson
Interpreter, 9 February 2024
28. Best mates: Australia commits to remaining ASEAN’s top partner
Ben Sokhean
Khmer Times, 9 February 2024
29. Southeast Asia’s Digital Economy with Sapna Chadha [34-minute podcast]
[Link to the e-Conomy SEA 2023 report]
Gregory B. Poling, Japhet Quitzon, and Lauren Mai
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 8 February 2024
Asia Pacific
30. Everyone Wants a Chip Factory
Rishi Iyengar
Foreign Policy, 8 February 2024
31. Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who Will Be NATO’s Next Secretary General Of All?
Observer Research Foundation, 8 February 2024
East/South China Sea
32. The implications of the EU-ASEAN statement on South China Sea issues
[Link to the Joint Ministerial Statement of the 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting]
Ding Duo
China Daily, 7 February 2024
Climate Change/Environment
33. Reducing the Cost of Capital
[89-page PDF document]
IEA, 9 February 2024
34. Vietnam soon perfects its legal framework for future sale of carbon credits
VietNamNet, 8 February 2024
35. Reducing Viet Nam’s Plastic Pollution through Digital Data
Trang Nguyen Thi Thu
Development Asia, 6 February 2024
Media, Technology & Society
36. Biased GPT? Singapore builds AI model to ‘represent’ Southeast Asians
Reuters
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 8 February 2024
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