Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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8 October (pm) - 11 October (am) 2021

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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 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. 1: Jayant Menon, Visiting Senior Fellow
No. 48: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
No. 49: Jayant Menon, Visiting Senior Fellow

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1

No. 2-10

No. 11-26

No. 27-30

No. 31-37

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 38-40

No. 41-44

No. 45-54

No. 55-57

No. 58

No. 59-63

Cambodia

1. National Bank of Cambodia keeps Kingdom on track for growth

Khmer Times, 11 October 2021

Indonesia

2. Indonesia owes $17.28 billion ‘hidden debt’ to China: Study

Vincent Fabian Thomas

Jakarta Post, 11 October 2021

3. Mengurangi Pengangguran di Ibu Kota Negara [Reducing unemployment in the capital]

Agus Yulianto

Republika, 11 October 2021

4. Jakarta Bay, already polluted by plastics, has high levels of paracetamol harmful to marine life

Aisyah Llewellyn

South China Morning Post, 10 October 2021

5. Indonesia’s foreign policy: Strategic, not rhetorical

[This is a response to an earlier article, "Why Indonesia’s diplomacy fails to impress"]

Sitti Muthia Hasanah and Michael J. Kristiono are diplomats and analysts at the Foreign Ministry’s Policy Analysis and Development Agency.

Jakarta Post, 9 October 2021

6. Government appeals Jakarta air pollution verdict

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil

Jakarta Post, 9 October 2021

7. Indonesians’ support for the death penalty declines with more rigorous survey methods

Carolyn Hoyle

Conversation, 8 October 2021

8. Jokowi and the Missed Promises: Part 1

Joshua Kurlantzick

Council on Foreign Relations, 8 October 2021

9. Indifference in diversity: ignorance & apathy towards refugees in Indonesia

Alfred Pek

New Mandala, 8 October 2021

10. Underfunded Indonesian Military struggles with identity

Tenggara Strategics, 8 October 2021

Malaysia

11. My Say: Three steps backward in 12MP?

Ramesh Chander and Lim Teck Ghee

Edge Markets, 11 October 2021

12. The 12th Malaysia Plan Offers Few Solutions While Making The Same Mistakes

Murray Hunter

Eurasia Review, 11 October 2021

13. Umno sought help to prevent Malacca crisis, says DAP

Noel Achariam, Mohd Farhan Darwis

Malaysian Insight, 11 October 2021

14. Umno refusing to work with Bersatu in Melaka polls not official stand, says Faizal

Free Malaysia Today, 10 October 2021

15. 10 reasons why Bumiputeraism is bad policy

Mariam Mokhtar

Free Malaysia Today, 10 October 2021

16. Ismail Sabri’s elder brother launches new political party Kuasa

SOO WERN JUN

Malay Mail Online, 10 October 2021

17. Gerakan says not in favour of Melaka state election

Malay Mail Online, 10 October 2021

18. Melaka state polls: PAS ready to become mediator, reconcile Bersatu and Umno

Malay Mail Online, 10 October 2021

19. Analysts say Umno better off without Perikatan in GE15

Diyana Ibrahim

Malaysian Insight, 10 October 2021

20. Sabah’s jumpy politics

Philip Golingai

Star, 10 October 2021

21. Melaka PN is strong enough without Umno, says chairman

Free Malaysia Today, 9 October 2021

22. State economy expected to grow by 4 to 6pc this year, says Sarawak CM

Malay Mail Online, 9 October 2021

23. Melaka’s unpopular power struggle

Joceline Tan

Star, 9 October 2021

24. News analysis: KL backtracks on pro-Malay moves as critics question unity narrative

Shannon Teoh

Straits Times, 9 October 2021

25. RMK-12 perkasa iltizam basmi kemiskinan tegar menjelang 2025 [12th MP strengthens commitment to eradicate hardcore poverty by 2025]

Prof Madya Dr Wan Ahmad Amir Zal Wan Ismail adalah Pengarah Institut Penyelidikan dan Pengurusan Kemiskinan (InsPeK), Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)

Berita Harian (Malaysia), 8 October 2021

26. The 12MP’s inclusivity dimension

Naufal Fauzi is a senior researcher at the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research.

Malaysian Insight, 8 October 2021

Myanmar

27. Foreign Ministry issues statement over foreign contacts and communications with CRPH and NUG representatives, opening of representative offices

Eleven Myanmar, 10 October 2021

28. Fighting for a better future

Radio Free Asia, 10 October 2021

29. European Parliament Throws Support Behind Myanmar’s Shadow Government

Irrawaddy, 8 October 2021

30. News analysis: Violence spinning out of control in Myanmar amid anger over military brutality

Tan Hui Yee

Straits Times, 8 October 2021

Philippines

31. ‘We have to show courage’: the Philippines mothers taking Duterte and his ‘war on drugs’ to court

Guardian, 11 October 2021

32. A thousand cheers for Maria Ressa

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 October 2021

33. The Duterte Legacy: Change Has Come

Anna Malindog-Uy

ASEAN Post, 10 October 2021

34. The will to fight back

Randy David

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 October 2021

35. Explainer | Philippine presidential election: who’s running, who’s favourite and what’s their China policy?

Alan Robles

South China Morning Post, 9 October 2021

36. Philippines Presidential Race: Marcos and the Specter of Martial Law

Michael Beltran

Diplomat, 8 October 2021

37. The Duterte double

Andrea Chloe Wong

Interpreter, 8 October 2021

Thailand

38. Time to ratify Basel ban on toxic waste

Bangkok Post, 11 October 2021

39. Editorial: Review antiviral plan

Bangkok Post, 11 October 2021

40. 40% say Prayut should quit as PM next year: poll

Bangkok Post, 10 October 2021

Vietnam

41. Vietnam’s economy to rebound in Quarter 4: Mirae Asset

Voice of Vietnam, 10 October 2021

42. Which bailout package for the economy will be passed?

VietNamNet, 9 October 2021

43. Vietnam’s Hidden Debts to China Expose its Political Risks

Zachary Abuza and Phuong Vu

Diplomat, 8 October 2021

44. Ensuring vaccine supply to safely live with COVID-19

VietNamNet, 8 October 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

45. ASEAN Summit without Myanmar's SAC

Yuyun Wahyuningrum

Jakarta Post, 11 October 2021

46. Thailand may call for renewed talks on disputed oil and gas fields

Khmer Times, 11 October 2021

47. EU offers online solution to help ASEAN cut non-tariff barriers

Khmer Times, 11 October 2021

48. AUKUS challenge to multilateral EU, ASEAN approaches

[Link to "The State of Southeast Asia: 2021 Survey Report"]

Shankari Sundararaman, Professor at School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi

New Indian Express, 11 October 2021

49. Delta and the cost of border closures in Southeast Asia

[Originally published on Fulcrum]

Jayant Menon

East Asia Forum, 9 October 2021

50. Malaysia to study options on Pedra Branca, 13 years after ICJ decision to award it S'pore

Shannon Teoh

Straits Times, 9 October 2021

51. The death of SE Asia’s democracy icons

David Hutt

Asia Times, 8 October 2021

52. Is ASEAN Ready for the Disasters of Tomorrow?

Alistair D.B. Cook and Christopher Chen

Diplomat, 8 October 2021

53. Is the West Responsible for Southeast Asia’s Democratic Backsliding?

Lasse Schuldt is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, Bangkok.

Diplomat, 8 October 2021

54. Are China’s BRI Glory Days Over?

Luke Hunt

Diplomat, 8 October 2021

Asia Pacific

55. With Australia card, the US has a stronger hand

Nirmal Ghosh

Straits Times, 11 October 2021

56. What does India get out of being part of the Quad?

Prabir Purkayastha

Asia Times, 8 October 2021

57. COVID-19 Is Reshaping Global Pharmaceutical Competition – to Asia’s Benefit

Hannah Elyse Sworn

Diplomat, 8 October 2021

East/South China Sea

58. China demands answers on US nuclear submarine accident in South China Sea

Minnie Chan

South China Morning Post, 8 October 2021

Climate Change/Environment

59. Malaysia’s climate plan is high on ambition, but concerns linger over execution: Experts

Jack Board

Channel News Asia, 11 October 2021

60. Climate justice: The real story

Kishore Mahbubani and Bertrand Seah

Straits Times, 11 October 2021

61. CCS: Future Of ASEAN Carbon-Intensive Industries

Alnie Demoral and Amira Bilqis

ASEAN Post, 10 October 2021

62. Lessons from South Sumatra: extend the palm oil moratorium to restore peatlands and prevent fires

Ibnu Budiman

Conversation, 8 October 2021

63. China and the future of the Antarctic mining ban

Nengye Liu & Chen Jiliang

Interpreter, 8 October 2021

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