Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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5 April 2021 (pm) - 6 April 2021 (am)

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

Today’s issue includes the following articles with citations and mentions of ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and its researchers. You can click on the links below to go to these articles directly.

No. 17: Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Visiting Senior Fellow
No. 19: Dr Lee Hwok Aun, Senior Fellow
No. 37: Dr Ha Hoang Hop, Visiting Senior Fellow
No. 43: Dr Malcolm Cook, Visiting Senior Fellow

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1-7

No. 8

No. 9-25

No. 26-31

No. 32

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 33-34

No. 35-38

No. 39-41

No. 44-46

No. 47-48

No. 42-43 and 49-52

Indonesia

1. Collective strives to shine the light of truth on Indonesia's 1965 tragedy

Jakarta Post, 5 April 2021

2. Masyumi Reborn Umumkan Kepengurusan, Ahmad Yani Ketum [Masyumi Reborn announces management, Ahmad Yani as leader]

Republika, 5 April 2021

3. Pengamat: Lebih Bijak Jika Moeldoko Dirikan Partai Baru [Observer: smarter for Moeldoko to set up a new party]:

Republika, 5 April 2021

4. Indonesia prepares energy, farming stimulus

Jakarta Post, 6 April 2021

5. Government puts foot down in Democrat schism

Jakarta Post, 6 April 2021

6. Not just about money

Editorial board

Jakarta Post, 6 April 2021

7. Makassar cathedral bombing raises doubts about city’s religious tolerance

Jakarta Post, 6 April 2021

Laos

8. Chinese Dams Unleash Mekong Waters on Laos During ‘Dry’ Season

Radio Free Asia, 5 April 2021

Malaysia

9. Of poor Indians and MIC

Mustafa K. Anuar

Malaysian Insight, 5 April 2021

10. Costs and logistics, not politics, should ultimately resolve ECRL dilemma

V. Thomas

Malaysian Insight, 5 April 2021

11. Shafie: Warisan is now PH minus, not PH Plus

Olivia Miwil

New Straits Times, 5 April 2021

12. Don't sweep racism, racial discrimination under the carpet

Dr Ryan Chua, Programme Director, Pusat KOMAS

New Straits Times, 5 April 2021

13. Malay grand unity: a fantasy that never existed?

Tay Tian Yan

Sinchew 星洲网, 5 April 2021

14. Political rivalry in Malaysia threatens to derail much-delayed coast-to-coast rail link

Shannon Teoh

Straits Times, 5 April 2021

15. A Rocky Road to Economic Recovery

Yap Jo-yee

Penang Monthly, 1 April 2021

16. Penang Aims for Broad and Deep Digital Adoption

Regina Hoo

Penang Monthly, 1 April 2021

17. Fairness is the Virtue that Can Reset the World

Ooi Kee Beng

Penang Monthly, 1 April 2021

18. Malaysia must rethink its labour market to be truly high-income

Stewart Nixon, ANU

East Asia Forum, 6 April 2021

19. Shift NEP focus from ownership to production, Putrajaya told

Free Malaysia Today, 2 April 2021

20. Govt to go ahead with tougher laws against LGBT

Free Malaysia Today, 6 April 2021

21. 5,000 more Warisan members to join PPBM, says Sebatik rep

Free Malaysia Today, 6 April 2021

22. Migrant workers fear expulsion if they try to get legalised

Free Malaysia Today, 6 April 2021

23. Voters won’t fall for PM’s MA63 promises, says activist

Free Malaysia Today, 6 April 2021

24. Seat talks in BN stalled, thanks to Umno, say sources

Khoo Gek San

Malaysian Insight, 5 April 2021

25. Malaysia accepts 14% cost increase in China-led rail project

Bangkok Post, 5 April 2021

Myanmar

26. Asean leaders to meet over Myanmar in Jakarta, bloc chair Brunei says

Reuters and Park Chan-kyong

South China Morning Post, 5 April 2021

27. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warns Asean to be alert to external forces interfering in Myanmar

Teddy Ng

South China Morning Post, 5 April 2021

28. Minorities in Myanmar borderlands face fresh fear since coup

Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 5 April 2021

29. India’s Approach Toward Myanmar Will Hurt Its Credibility

Mohamed Zeeshan

Diplomat, 5 April 2021

30. Parallel government taking firm shape in Myanmar

Philipp Annawitt

Asia Times, 4 April 2021

31. Myanmar Activists Launch Radio Program to Promote Federalism

Tommy Walker

VOA, 5 April 2021

Philippines

32. Remembering the “progressive” Philippine Church

Franz Santos

New Mandala, 5 April 2021

Thailand

33. Households struggle with record debt as income dwindles

Bangkok Post, 5 April 2021

34. Thai protests fade from streets but come alive on Clubhouse, Twitter apps

South China Morning Post, 6 April 2021

Vietnam

35. Nguyen Xuan Phuc elected as State President

VietNamNet, 5 April 2021

36. Tier system revamped for high-tech strategy

VietNamNet, 5 April 2021

37. Vietnam Selects Former Security Official as Prime Minister

VOA, 5 April 2021

38. Vietnam’s new PM a surprise, but won’t herald change in approach to US, China: analysts

Bac Pham and Bennett Murray

South China Morning Post, 6 April 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

39. PacNet #19 – A Moment of Truth (Again) for ASEAN

Ralph Cossa is WSD-Handa Chair in Peace Studies and President Emeritus at the Pacific Forum.

Pacific Forum, 5 April 2021

40. Asia’s Youth in Revolt

Diplomat, 1 April 2021

41. How COVID-19 Is Changing the World: A Statistical Perspective Volume 3

Asian Development Bank, 31 March 2021

ASEAN-China

42. Indonesia-China Cooperation: Finding common ground over a shared interest in fisheries

[A 26-page PDF document]

Gilang Kembara, Andrew Wiguna Mantong and Hanna Yovita Onggano

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Indonesia), 31 March 2021

43. As PH, Cambodia struggle for press freedom, China amps up influence

Camille Elemia and Mech Dara

Rappler, 1 April 2021

Asia Pacific

44. Commentary: The Quad has a plan and it’s not all about China

Shruti Pandalai is a Fellow at The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses tracking India’s Foreign and Security Policy including sharp power competition in the Indo Pacific.

Channel News Asia, 6 April 2021

45. The Quad’s continuing maturation

Michael Tkacik and Erik Lenhart

Asia Times, 5 April 2021

46. Engaging Civil Society Organizations to Enhance the Effectiveness of COVID-19 Response Programs in Asia and the Pacific

Asian Development Bank, 31 March 2021

East/South China Sea

47. Manila gets tough on Beijing over Whitsun Reef row, earning praise from even Rodrigo Duterte’s critics

Raissa Robles and Alan Robles

South China Morning Post, 5 April 2021

48. China Tests Biden With South China Sea Tactic That Misled Obama

Andreo Calonzo and Philip Heijmans

Bloomberg, 5 April 2021

China-US relations

49. Changing the Face of Sino-American Relations

Anne-Marie Slaughter and Samm Sacks

Project Syndicate, 1 April 2021

Climate change/Environment

50. Advancing women’s role in ASEAN energy transition

Gabriella Ienanto and Rifa Fadilla Aprilyani are interns at the power, fossil fuel, alternative energy and storage (PFS) department in the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE).

Monika Merdekawati is a sustainable energy, renewable energy and energy efficiency officer at ACE.

Jakarta Post, 5 April 2021

Climate change/Environment

51. Indonesia’s plans with China’s Tsingshan face pressure to uphold green standards

Resty Woro Yuniar and Su-Lin Tan

South China Morning Post, 5 April 2021

COVAX

52. How can we vaccinate the world? Five challenges facing the UN-backed COVAX programme

UN News Centre, 4 April 2021

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