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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. 14: Ooi Kee Beng, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 15: James Chai, Visiting Fellow
- No. 33: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow & The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 35: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 36: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 37: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow & The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 39: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 40: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 41: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 42: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
- No. 43: The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report
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. Cambodia’s ex-PM Hun Sen elected as senate president
Star, 3 April 2024
2. Embracing China, new Cambodian PM approached by US
Sun Narin & Colin Meyn
VOA, 2 April 2024
Indonesia
3. Two visits, different perspectives: Prabowo’s landmark trips abroad as Indonesia president-elect raise eyebrows
CNA, 3 April 2024
4. How Indonesia’s new president aims to boost nationwide tax revenue
Agatha Bagus Ilhamy
East Asia Forum, 3 April 2024
5. Analysis: Questions raised about BSD, PIK following inclusion as PSNs
Jakarta Post, 3 April 2024
6. Jokowi’s son Kaesang for Jakarta governor? Indonesians fear president could bend rules to extend influence
Resty Woro Yuniar
South China Morning Post, 3 April 2024
7. 印尼民主巩固的秘诀是什么？[What is the secret to Indonesia’s democratic consolidation?]
张建伟是中南民族大学政治学与行政学系副教授
联合早报, 3 April 2024
8. Proposal for Jokowi to lead transition team fails to gain traction
Nina A. Loasana
Jakarta Post, 2 April 2024
9. Constitutional Court summons four ministers in election dispute
Dio Suhenda
Jakarta Post, 2 April 2024
10. Continuity was the surprise in Indonesia’s legislative elections
Stephen Sherlock
New Mandala, 2 April 2024
Malaysia
11. How do Malaysia’s MPs lose their seats and party memberships? Here’s what the Federal Constitution and party constitutions say
Ida Lim
Malay Mail Online, 3 April 2024
12. Bersatu MP vows continued support for Madani govt despite potential seat loss
Sharifah Mahsinah Abdullah
New Straits Times, 3 April 2024
13. Six plus one, you’re out: Bersatu to give rogue reps the boot
Martin Carvalho
Star, 3 April 2024
14. Picking On The Present: Picking themes for the Asean chairmanship has never been so critical for Malaysia
Ooi Kee Beng
Edge Markets, 2 April 2024
15. Malaysian shop chain that sold ‘Allah socks’ targeted with petrol bombs
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Guardian, 2 April 2024
16. Knight Frank: Malaysia now key player in offshoring market, has 8pc share of Asia-Pacific
[Link to report “Asia-Pacific Horizon: Harnessing the Potential of Offshoring” (download upon registration)]
Malay Mail Online, 2 April 2024
Myanmar
17. How the Myanmar regime is surviving
David Scott Mathieson
Interpreter, 3 April 2024
18. China begins live-fire military drills near Myanmar border
Yukio Tajima
Nikkei Asia, 3 April 2024
19. Why China’s Self-Interested Strategy for Myanmar is Doomed to Fail
Thet Htar Maung
Irrawaddy, 2 April 2024
20. Myanmar Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
Irrawaddy, 2 April 2024
21. Myanmar And Irregular Warfare In A Multipolar World
Archishman Goswami
Observer Research Foundation, 2 April 2024
22. Myanmar junta hosts China’s envoy for border issue talks
Radio Free Asia, 2 April 2024
Philippines
23. Marcos, Duterte ratings plummet
Kristina Maralit
Manila Times, 3 April 2024
Thailand
24. PM downplays reshuffle talk
Bangkok Post, 3 April 2024
25. More wage hikes to be mulled: PM
Mongkol Bangprapa
Bangkok Post, 3 April 2024
26. All imported goods now face VAT
Phusadee Arunmas
Bangkok Post, 3 April 2024
27. Setback for Thailand’s Move Forward Party as court accepts dissolution case
CNA, 3 April 2024
28. TDRI study: Cannabis laws should be revised
The Nation, 3 April 2024
29. Marijuana in Thailand will be regulated, not banned: public health minister
The Nation, 2 April 2024
Vietnam
30. Vietnam’s flexible nonalignment
Abdul Rahman Yaacob
East Asia Forum, 2 April 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
31. ASEAN dignitaries’ intensive visits to China highlight undertones of regional stability: Global Times editorial
Global Times, 3 April 2024
32. If industrial policy is the new candy house, developing countries need to gain more than just the bread crumbs
Robert Walker, Hilman Palaon
Interpreter, 3 April 2024
33. ISEAS senior fellow Sharon Seah on Southeast Asian perceptions on the US, China
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
[9-min interview]
CNA, 2 April 2024
34. China hosts Vietnam, Laos, East Timor ministers in ASEAN outreach
CK Tan & Lien Hoang
Nikkei Asia, 2 April 2024
35. ASEAN: Annual Survey Shows Turn in Favor of China
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
Rane Worldview, 2 April 2024
36. Israel-Hamas conflict top geopolitical concern in S-E Asia: ISEAS survey
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
Michelle Ng
Straits Times, 2 April 2024
37. Is Southeast Asia Leaning More Toward China? New Survey Shows Mixed Results
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
Koh Ewe
Time, 2 April 2024
38. Global efforts needed to combat waste trafficking to Southeast Asia, new research by UNODC and UNEP reveals
[Link to 158-page PDF “Turning the Tide A Look Into the European Union-to Southeast Asia Waste Trafficking Wave”]
UNODC, 2 April 2024
39. China launches Southeast Asia outreach amid tensions with Philippines
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
William Yang
VOA, 2 April 2024
40. 社评：东盟国家政要密集访华，凸显地区稳定底色 [Editorial: Intensive visits to China by dignitaries from ASEAN countries highlight regional stability]
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
环球网, 2 April 2024
41. 东南亚对中国影响力上升担忧加剧 [Southeast Asia worries about China’s rising influence]
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
黄小芳
联合早报, 2 April 2024
42. 东南亚年度调查结果出炉 受访者选中国比率首次超越美国 [Results of annual Southeast Asian survey released: For the first time, the proportion of respondents choosing China surpasses the United States]
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
黄小芳
联合早报, 2 April 2024
43. 以哈冲突最受关注 逾四成受访者认为以色列行动过激 [Israel-Hamas conflict draws the most attention; more than 40% of respondents believe Israel’s actions excessive]
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
蓝云舟
联合早报, 2 April 2024
Asia Pacific
44. Xi and Biden hold first phone call in nearly 2 years
Alex Willemyn
Radio Free Asia, 2 April 2024
East/South China Sea
45. Hainan collision anniversary stokes South China Sea tension
Radio Free Asia, 2 April 2024
46. South China Sea: writing of rule book for disputed waterway delayed by lack of trust and momentum, says maritime expert
Alyssa Chen
South China Morning Post, 2 April 2024
47. How can EU support Philippines in South China Sea dispute?
David Hutt
Deutsche Welle, 1 April 2024
Climate Change/Environment
48. Energy shift calls for open markets, more renewables
Kongpob Areerat
Bangkok Post, 3 April 2024
49. Parched farms, cancelled classes: Extreme heat scorches South-east Asia
Mara Cepeda
South China Morning Post, 3 April 2024
50. How to keep a lid on rice inflation and build sufficiency
Antara, 2 April 2024
51. For Southeast Asia to survive climate change, timid effort is not enough
Mohammad Yunus
South China Morning Post, 2 April 2024
Media, Technology & Society
52. China looks to Southeast Asia for AI edge
Shaleen Khanal & Zhang Hongzhou
ThinkChina, 2 April 2024
Others
Global Economy
53. The United States, China, and the Future of the Global Order with Kishore Mahbubani and Orville Schell
[Contains 1hr 10min podcast]
Asia Society Policy Institute, 21 March 2024
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