Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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22 July 2021 (pm) - 23 July 2021 (am)

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This alert service contains articles focusing on Southeast Asia and special topics in line with the research interests of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

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This issue of Daily News Alert includes the following articles attributed to ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and its researchers. You can click on their names to go to these articles directly.

No. 1 : Dr Jayant Menon, Visiting Senior Fellow
No. 2 : Dr Yatun Sastramidjaja, Visiting Fellow
No. 20: Dr Lee Hwok Aun, Senior Fellow
No. 50: Dr Mohd Faizal Bin Musa, Visiting Fellow

Brunei Darussalam..

Cambodia ...............

Indonesia ................

Laos .........................

Malaysia ..................

Myanmar .................

Philippines ..............

Singapore ................

No. 1

No. 2-12

No. 13-30

No. 31-33

No. 34-36

Thailand .................

Timor-Leste.............

Vietnam ..................

ASEAN/SEA ..........

Asia Pacific ............

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 37-45

No. 46-48

No. 49-52

No. 53

No. 54-58

Cambodia

1. Is Covid-19 testing Cambodia’s financing model?

Sangeetha Amarthalingam

Phnom Penh Post, 22 July 2021

Indonesia

2. Indonesia is the new epicentre of the COVID pandemic as the Delta variant surges and vaccination rates lag

ABC, 23 July 2021

3. Marine mineral to support development of green technologies: BPPT

Antara, 23 July 2021

4. Tiga cara agar Indonesia bisa naik kelas menjadi negara berpendapatan atas [Three ways for Indonesia to upgrade to be a high income nation ]

Imaduddin Abdullah, Researcher, Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF); Muhammad Yorga Permana, Lecturer in School of Business and Management ITB and PhD Student in Economic Geography, London School of Economics and Political Science

Conversation, 23 July 2021

5. Cost of (easing) lockdowns

Editorial board

Jakarta Post, 23 July 2021

6. Managing the stimulus during COVID-19’s second wave

Winarno Zain

Jakarta Post, 23 July 2021

7. COVID-19 makes Indonesia a global pariah, but International help aplenty

Tenggara Strategics, 23 July 2021

8. UK's New Trading Scheme to Lower Tariffs for Indonesia

JAYANTY NADA SHOFA

Jakarta Globe, 22 July 2021

9. Government seeks to simplify curbs regime with another name change

Nina A. Loasana

Jakarta Post, 22 July 2021

10. Covid appears to be the ‘Achilles’ heel’ for Southeast Asian economies, says Jefferies

CNBC, 21 July 2021

11. Class struggles: How online schooling magnifies Indonesia’s social disparities

Putri Aimee Srijaya

Jakarta Post, 21 July 2021

12. Muhammadiyah dan Tradisi Berpikir Keilmuan [Muhammadiyah and the Tradition of Scientific Thinking]

Prof Haedar Nashir, Ketua Umum Muhammadiyah

Republika, 21 July 2021

Malaysia

13. Critics again call out gig work’s exploitative model after Socso announces subsidy for Grab, Foodpanda riders

SYED JAYMAL ZAHIID

Malay Mail Online, 23 July 2021

14. If I were to be the prime minister tomorrow...

Mariam Mokhtar

Malaysiakini, 23 July 2021

15. Ousting Muhyiddin is impossible, wait for election - Zuraida

Kow Gah Chie & Andrew Ong

Malaysiakini, 23 July 2021

16. Well-intentioned, but #BenderaPutih has its flaws, NGOs say

Alex Woon

Malaysiakini, 23 July 2021

17. Street demonstrations only alternative, youth group says

Hailey Chung Wee Kye, Mohd Farhan Darwis

Malaysian Insight, 23 July 2021

18. Contract doctors to get two-year extension, paid study leave, says PM

ZAKIAH KOYA

Star, 23 July 2021

19. S’wak to focus on environmental sustainability

SHARON LING

Star, 23 July 2021

20. 50 years of NEP: The good, the bad and the future

[A 50-minute interview]

Dashran Yohan

Aliran, 22 July 2021

21. JanaNiaga financing allocation expected to reach RM1.2b - Zafrul

Bernama, 22 July 2021

22. New Covid-19 waves could delay banking recovery, says rating agency

Free Malaysia Today, 22 July 2021

23. Shell to sell Malaysian oil and gas fields

Free Malaysia Today, 22 July 2021

24. The Indian problem — the Reformasi that failed

Dr I Lourdesamy

Free Malaysia Today, 22 July 2021

25. Finance minister: RM171.64m channelled to support agriculture industry, food security as of July 9

Malay Mail Online, 22 July 2021

26. Finance Ministry: Tabung Haji regulation under Bank Negara an interim solution

Malay Mail Online, 22 July 2021

27. Malaysian tech players question Cabinet’s near three-month silence on undersea cabotage issue

JULIA CHAN

Malay Mail Online, 22 July 2021

28. 政府失去人民的信任 [The government has lost the people's trust]

刘哲伟目前在国际伊斯兰大学政治学系任职助理教授。

Malaysian Insight, 22 July 2021

29. Krisis Melayu Malaysia [Malaysia's crisis of the Malays] (1)

AZYUMARDI AZRA

Republika, 22 July 2021

30. 巫统希盟联手组政府难交代？分析员献议交支持者决定 [Difficulties explaining alliance between Umno and PH? Analysts suggest supporters make the decision]

苏正义

Malaysian Insight, 21 July 2021

Myanmar

31. Why Is The Myanmar Junta Suffocating The People?

Kanbawza Win

Eurasia Review, 23 July 2021

32. Prisoners from Insein jail released after govt order to withdraw their ongoing proceedings

Eleven Myanmar, 22 July 2021

33. As Myanmar battles Covid-19 surge, calls arise for urgent aid that is not co-opted by junta

Bhavan Jaipragas

South China Morning Post, 22 July 2021

Philippines

34. Duterte Sona review: He trumpeted end to ‘endo’

Ana Roa, Isaac Camarillo, Marielle Medina

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 July 2021

35. Urgent priorities for Duterte’s final year

Dindo Manhit

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 July 2021

36. Philippines' Top Court Rules ICC Has Jurisdiction

ASEAN Post, 22 July 2021

Thailand

37. Break isolation rules' if needed

Bangkok Post, 23 July 2021

38. Govt must take vaccine responsibility

Thitinan Pongsudhirak

Bangkok Post, 23 July 2021

39. New Phuket rule passes

CHATRUDEE THEPARAT

Bangkok Post, 23 July 2021

40. Relief plan for students gets nod

MONGKOL BANGPRAPA

Bangkok Post, 23 July 2021

41. Thailand faces the spotlight on human rights

JAMES GOMEZ AND DOREEN CHEN

Bangkok Post, 23 July 2021

42. Phuket economy gets THB400 million boost from tourism sandbox programme

Nation, 23 July 2021

43. News analysis: Infighting in Thai ruling coalition over weak Covid-19 response

Tan Hui Yee

Straits Times, 23 July 2021

44. 12 indicted for lese majeste for embassy rally

Bangkok Post, 22 July 2021

45. Aging and the labor market in Thailand

Harry Edmund Moroz

World Bank BLogs, 19 July 2021

Vietnam

46. New ways to save VN tourism industry

VietNamNet, 23 July 2021

47. Standard Chartered revises forecast for Vietnam down

VietNamNet, 22 July 2021

48. A U.S. Exchange Rate Deal Positions Vietnam's Economy for Growth

Stratfor Worldview, 21 July 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

49. ASEAN seeks to promote strategic partnership with Australia

Voice of Vietnam, 23 July 2021

50. Meet the thirst trap princes of Southeast Asia, who have millions of Instagram followers and are famous for their post-workout selfies and yacht shots

Insider, 22 July 2021

51. US-China rivalries: What matters for ASEAN

Nurliana Kamaruddin

Interpreter, 22 July 2021

52. Issues & Insights Vol. 21, WP 12 — Strengthening Regional Energy Governance in the Mekong Subregion

[30-page PDF document]

Chen-sheng Hong, WSD-Handa Fellow, Pacific Forum

Pacific Forum, 20 July 2021

Asia Pacific

53. The U.S. and China Are Both Failing the Global Leadership Test

Howard W. French

World Politics Review, 21 July 2021

Climate Change/Environment

54. What’s holding back even greater use of renewable energy in the transition away from fossil fuels?

[24-minute Podcast]

Channel News Asia, 23 July 2021

55. Introducing China’s Carbon Market: What to know about Beijing’s latest step to combat climate change.

Eleanor Albert

Diplomat, 22 July 2021

56. Investments in Energy Transition: Strengthening the Power Sector in South and Southeast Asia

Clara Gillispie, Ashley Johnson, Thomas Lutken, and Micah Sindelar

National Bureau of Asian Research, 14 July 2021

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) / Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

57. Asia Digital Deal Raises Hope U.S. to Rejoin TPP Successor

Eric Martin and Michael Heath

Bloomberg, 23 July 2021

Superpower relations and the region

58. Chinese hackers stole Mekong data from Cambodian foreign ministry - sources

Prak Chan Thul and James Pearson

Reuters, 22 July 2021

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