Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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8 July 2021 (pm) - 9 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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Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1-8

No. 9-35

No. 36-37

No. 38-43

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 44-47

No. 48

No. 49-53

No. 54-55

No. 56

Indonesia

1. COVID-19 mitigation strategy and Indonesia’s tech ambition

Ali Wahyu Imanullah

Jakarta Post, 9 July 2021

2. Pendapatan per Kapita RI [RI's per capita income]

Republika, 9 July 2021

3. When Sinophobia blunts Indonesia's vaccine drive

Johannes Nugroho

Straits Times, 9 July 2021

4. Indonesia falls back into lower-middle-income ranks

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman

Jakarta Post, 8 July 2021

5. Indonesian millennials put homeownership last on bucket list

Amahl S. Azwar

Jakarta Post, 8 July 2021

6. How Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines Will Impact China-Indonesia Vaccine Diplomacy

[Link to 16-page PDF document]

Jason Hung

Pacific Forum, 8 July 2021

7. Environmental Concerns, Rising Costs Plague China's Flagship Indonesian Project

Radio Free Asia, 8 July 2021

8. Indonesia’s Military Modernization Must Go Beyond New Hardware

EVAN A. LAKSMANA

World Politics Review, 8 July 2021

Malaysia

9. Commentary: UMNO’s withdrawal of support shows Malaysia’s political establishment is losing the plot

James Chin

Channel News Asia, 9 July 2021

10. Can Malaysia afford frugality in air force modernisation?

Abdul Rahman Yaacob, ANU

East Asia Forum, 9 July 2021

11. Politicians play chess while Malaysians struggle to survive

K. Parkaran

Free Malaysia Today, 9 July 2021

12. Umno MPs to back PN until Parliament reconvenes, says Puad

Free Malaysia Today, 9 July 2021

13. 马国的新瓶旧酒 [Malaysia's old wine in a new bottle]

高浩阳

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 9 July 2021

14. Ipsos survey: Political polarisation a key source of tension among Malaysians

SOO WERN JUN

Malay Mail Online, 9 July 2021

15. 3-day #Lawan protest starting tomorrow, urging PM to resign

Malaysiakini, 9 July 2021

16. Umno’s interim PM proposal stalled, say analysts

Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysian Insight, 9 July 2021

17. What economic recovery, says expert [Includes 4-minute video clip]

Hailey Chung Wee Kye

Malaysian Insight, 9 July 2021

18. Will Zahid do what Najib did in 2009?

Hafiz Hassan

Malaysian Insight, 9 July 2021

19. BN parliamentarians confirm authenticity of unsigned statement of support for PN govt

Teh Athira Yusof

New Straits Times, 9 July 2021

20. PM Muhyiddin can still exercise executive powers, says Malaysia's A-G

Nadirah H. Rodzi

Straits Times, 9 July 2021

21. Malaysia Is Staggering Down the Road to Failed Statehood

Bloomberg, 8 July 2021

22. Bersatu rejects Ahmad Zahid’s allegations that government has failed to fulfil Malaysians' aspirations

Vincent Tan

Channel News Asia, 8 July 2021

23. Muhyiddin under more pressure following UMNO’s withdrawal; snap polls unlikely: Analysts

Vincent Tan and Amir Yusof

Channel News Asia, 8 July 2021

24. Barisan MPs to back Muhyiddin, despite Umno’s stand

Free Malaysia Today, 8 July 2021

25. Pejuang has been registered, says Mahathir

Minderjeet Kaur

Free Malaysia Today, 8 July 2021

26. Dr Mahathir says interim PM not Pejuang’s priority, to propose recovery council in Parliament instead

RADZI RAZAK

Malay Mail Online, 8 July 2021

27. Stats Department: Unemployment down marginally in May

SHAHRIN AIZAT NOORSHAHRIZAM

Malay Mail Online, 8 July 2021

28. Umno sec-gen says its MPs are free to vote in Parliament, but must follow party’s ‘guidance’

YISWAREE PALANSAMY

Malay Mail Online, 8 July 2021

29. Analysts expect Muhyiddin to dig in

Chan Kok Leong

Malaysian Insight, 8 July 2021

30. 国会复会与巫统政治 [Re-opening of parliament and Umno politics]

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, 8 July 2021

31. Pas MPs pledge support for Muhyiddin

Rahmat Khairulrijal

New Straits Times, 8 July 2021

32. 老慕垮台？还是巫统分裂？[Has Muhyiddin fallen? Or has Umno split?]

郑丁贤.

Sinchew 星洲网, 8 July 2021

33. News Analysis: Royal role back in spotlight as Malaysia PM Muhyiddin's majority in doubt

Leslie Lopez

Straits Times, 8 July 2021

34. Timeline: Ups and downs of Muhyiddin's tenure as Malaysia's PM

Hazlin Hassan

Straits Times, 8 July 2021

35. Umno's immediate withdrawal of support for Malaysia PM Muhyiddin: What does this mean?

Shannon Teoh

Straits Times, 8 July 2021

Myanmar

36. China locks down border town as Myanmar battles virus surge

Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 8 July 2021

37. Myanmar turmoil deepens as clashes spread

Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 8 July 2021

Philippines

38. Lacson: Government should be run efficiently, like a big private corporation

Mario Casayuran

Manila Bulletin, 9 July 2021

39. Sheer ‘stretch of logic’

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 July 2021

40. Duterte intensifies attacks on boxer Manny Pacquiao

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), 8 July 2021

41. Duterte shelves anti-ENDO bill; bats for OFW dept., tax reform, BARMM

Argyll Cyrus Geducos

Manila Bulletin, 8 July 2021

42. PH eyeing P2.98-T worth of RE projects

Myrna M. Velasco

Manila Bulletin, 8 July 2021

43. Down, But Not Out: Political Violence in the Southern Philippines from 2016-2020

Luke Lischin

New Mandala, 8 July 2021

Thailand

44. Court rules against red-shirt leader

Bangkok Post, 9 July 2021

45. Democrat's bill 'flawed' says MFP

Akarach Sattaburuth

Bangkok Post, 9 July 2021

46. Firms eye partial lockdown

Bangkok Post, 9 July 2021

47. Thai household debt hits record 90.5% in first quarter

Nation, 8 July 2021

Vietnam

48. Electric vehicles to be subject to tax incentives in Vietnam

VietNamNet, 7 July 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

49. Co-Chairs’ Press Release of the ASEAN-EU Senior Officials’ Meeting

ASEAN Secretariat News, 8 July 2021

50. Co-Chairs’ Statement of the Special ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

ASEAN Secretariat News, 8 July 2021

51. ASEAN and China Have Entered the ‘Zero Gravity Zone’ in Myanmar

Phar Kim Beng is the founder and CEO of Strategic Pan Indo-Pacific Strategy Arena.

Nik Luqman is Senior Research Fellow at Strategic Pan Indo-Pacific Strategy Arena.

Diplomat, 8 July 2021

52. Cambodia’s aviation sector operating on a wing and a prayer

Sangeetha Amarthalingam

Phnom Penh Post, 8 July 2021

53. Could Philippines-Japan air force exercise herald Tokyo’s closer involvement in Southeast Asia?

Alan Robles and Raissa Robles

South China Morning Post, 8 July 2021

Asia Pacific

54. Staying ahead in global tech leadership

Jennifer Jackett

Interpreter, 8 July 2021

55. PacNet #31 – The Structural Limits of the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative

Dr. Jagannath Panda is a Research Fellow and Centre Coordinator for East Asia at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.

Pacific Forum, 8 July 2021

Superpower relations and the region

56. Regime Change Is Not an Option in China: Focus on Beijing’s Behavior, Not Its Leadership

Evan S. Medeiros and Ashley J. Tellis

Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2021

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