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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. 15: Mohd Faizal, Visiting Fellow
- No. 35: Nguyen Khac Giang, Visiting Fellow
- No. 36: Joanne Lin, Lead Researcher
- No. 38: 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
- No. 49: 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
Indonesia
1. Indonesian scholars fear self-censorship under Prabowo
Amy Chew
Nikkei Asia, 5 April 2024
2. Prabowo’s Strategic Malaysian And Regional Moves
Collins Chong Yew Keat
Eurasia Review, 4 April 2024
3. House recess suggests election inquiry plan dead on arrival
Yerica Lai
Jakarta Post, 4 April 2024
4. Prabowo pledges fiscal prudence, eyes broader coalition, aide says
Stefanno Sulaiman, Gayatri Suroyo & Ananda Teresia
Jakarta Post, 4 April 2024
5. PDI-P turns to administrative court to challenge Gibran VP candidacy
Alifia Sekar
Jakarta Post, 4 April 2024
Malaysia
6. Najib’s legal bid to serve remaining jail term under house arrest pushes Anwar government into awkward corner
Leslie Lopez
CNA, 5 April 2024
7. 60 years on, identity politics still Malaysia’s scourge
Joe Samad
Free Malaysia Today, 5 April 2024
8. ECRL to Thai border can counter land bridge threat, says expert
Liew Yen Rou
Free Malaysia Today, 5 April 2024
9. The Akmal gambit
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 5 April 2024
10. Umno’s Akmal being probed for sedition, says IGP [NSTTV]
Kalbana Perimbanayagam
New Straits Times, 5 April 2024
11. Umno Youth chief released from police detention after statement recorded over ‘Allah’ socks issue
Azril Annuar
Straits Times, 5 April 2024
12. My Say: Ten years on: What has changed for the Malaysian working woman?
Jasmin Johnson
Edge Markets, 4 April 2024
13. Bring back Cabinet committee for Indian community, govt told
Free Malaysia Today, 4 April 2024
14. PKR to reshuffle state leaderships with eye on Sabah
Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 4 April 2024
15. [Big read] Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim: Maintaining good relations with both China and the US
So Choon Siang
ThinkChina, 4 April 2024
Myanmar
16. UN calls on governments to stop exports of jet fuel to Myanmar
CNA, 5 April 2024
17. As Myanmar starts military draft, many flee the country
Nikkei Asia, 5 April 2024
18. Myanmar Developments with Nyantha Lin
[32-minute Podcast]
Gregory B. Poling, Japhet Quitzon & Lauren Mai
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 4 April 2024
19. Rakhine IDPs caught in the conflict and cut off from aid
Ant Pweh Aung
Frontier Myanmar, 4 April 2024
20. Myanmar Resistance Drones Target Junta Chief’s Residence, Military HQ and Airbase in Naypyitaw
Irrawaddy, 4 April 2024
Philippines
21. Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ with China Under Scrutiny
Mong Palatino
Diplomat, 5 April 2024
22. Not the time to deal with political Cha-cha’
Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino
Manila Times, 5 April 2024
23. PH-China dispute really easily resolved if…
Rigoberto D. Tiglao
Manila Times, 5 April 2024
24. Pandemic worries, high prices forced PH couples to delay having kids
Dexter Cabalza
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 April 2024
25. Can Philippines’ Marcos Jnr recover from lower approval ratings by leaning closer to the US?
[Link to 14-page PDF document: Pulse Asia Research’s March 2024 Nationwide Survey on the Performance and Trustworthiness Ratings of the Top Philippine Government Officials and the Performance Ratings of the National Administration]
South China Morning Post, 5 April 2024
26. Environmental Issues in the Philippines and New LNG Projects
Viktor Tachev
Energy Tracker, 4 April 2024
Thailand
27. Govt accused of navy fund graft bid
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 5 April 2024
28. Pita tells House of Representatives he has no regrets
The Nation, 5 April 2024
29. Move Forward takes govt to task in debate
Aekarach Sattaburuth
Bangkok Post, 4 April 2024
30. Myanmar capital military base attacked by drones
Bangkok Post, 4 April 2024
31. From Cribs to Cabinets: The Apparent Surge of ‘Nepo Babies’ in Thai Politics
Tita Sanglee
Diplomat, 4 April 2024
Vietnam
32. Why the US Should Cooperate More Closely With Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry
Diplomat, 5 April 2024
33. Vietnamese people want to migrate to HCMC, Hanoi the most
Gia Chinh
VnExpress International, 4 April 2024
34. Vietnam, China agree to improve effectiveness of economic and trade partnerships
Voice of Vietnam, 4 April 2024
35. 两年两国家主席辞职 越南政局动荡 反贪运动任重道远 [With two presidents resigned in two years, Vietnam’s political situation is in turmoil. The anti-corruption campaign has a long way to go]
联合早报, 4 April 2024
ASEAN/Southeast Asia
36. Commentary: Navigating China’s influence and expanding role in Southeast Asia
[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s blog, Fulcrum.]
Joanne Lin
CNA, 5 April 2024
37. ASEAN finance chiefs to seek progress on cross-border payments
Kosuke Inoue
Nikkei Asia, 5 April 2024
38. Southeast Asians are warming to the Quad – but they need to see more tangible benefits
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
Maria Siow
South China Morning Post, 5 April 2024
39. Southeast Asian countries consider ways to boost ‘green financing’ as region chokes on smog
Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 4 April 2024
40. Asian “nepo babies” are dominating its politics
Economist, 4 April 2024
41. China’s tin-eared approach to the world
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
Economist, 4 April 2024
42. Economic diplomacy: Hanging on in ASEAN
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
Greg Earl
Interpreter, 4 April 2024
43. Japan, U.S., Philippines to cooperate in clean energy, chips: Kishida
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
Nikkei Asia, 4 April 2024
44. Minilateralism, ASEAN Centrality and Indo-Pacific Institutional Flux Amid Strategic Competition
Prashanth Parameswaran
Wilson Center, 3 April 2024
Asia Pacific
45. Treasury secretary heads to China to talk trade, anti-money laundering and Chinese ‘overproduction’
Associated Press
Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 4 April 2024
46. Filling in the Indo-Pacific Latticework in Southeast Asia – The US-Japan-Philippines Trilateral Summit
Lucas Myers
Wilson Center, 4 April 2024
East/South China Sea
47. What should Australia be doing about the South China Sea?
Susannah Patton
Interpreter, 5 April 2024
Others
Global Economy
48. Gen Z prefer part-time jobs – survey
Red Mendoza
Manila Times, 5 April 2024
Israel-Gaza War
49. Killing of aid workers a cry to stop Gaza war
[Link to The State of Southeast Asia: 2024 Survey Report]
SCMP Editorial
South China Morning Post, 4 April 2024
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