Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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11 October (pm) - 12 October (am) 2021

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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. 10: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
No. 37: Jayant Menon, Visiting Senior Fellow
No. 43: Jayant Menon, Visiting Senior Fellow

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

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

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No. 40-44

No. 45

No. 46-49

Cambodia

1. Regional reopenings put pressure to follow suit

Khmer Times, 12 October 2021

Indonesia

2. Bolstering Indonesia–Australia economic dialogue

Eko NM Saputro, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia

East Asia Forum, 12 October 2021

3. Bump in the road

Editorial board

Jakarta Post, 12 October 2021

4. The 2022 budget: Stay the course for growth

Daniel A. Witt and Esther Sri Astuti

Jakarta Post, 12 October 2021

5. Indonesian police seize ‘Mother of Satan’ explosives from West Java mountain hideout after terrorist convict’s confession

Amy Chew

South China Morning Post, 12 October 2021

6. Indonesia's sharia economic value continues to grow: KNEKS

Antara, 11 October 2021

7. Tito’s post in spotlight as rumors of Cabinet shake-up intensify

Yerica Lai

Jakarta Post, 11 October 2021

8. The political battle over health policy in Indonesia [56-minute podcast]

Jakarta Post, 11 October 2021

9. Understanding Indonesia’s Unease with AUKUS

Akash Sahu

Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 11 October 2021

10. How Biden Should Embrace Indonesia

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

Gufron Gozali

Modern Diplomacy, 11 October 2021

11. Indonesia prepares to take over G-20 presidency in December, host summit in Bali in 2022

Arlina Arshad

Straits Times, 11 October 2021

12. Jokowi: Indonesia May Become World's Seventh-Largest Economy by 2030

Tempo, 11 October 2021

Laos

13. Lao gov’t shoots for 1% electric vehicle use by 2025

Phnom Penh Post, 10 October 2021

Malaysia

14. Alternative Views: Quick fix not solution to labour shortage

M Shanmugam

Edge Markets, 12 October 2021

15. Possible that half of migrant workers not fully vaccinated, says activist

Ainaa Aiman

Free Malaysia Today, 12 October 2021

16. Take a firm stand about elections during pandemic, PH told

Robin Augustin

Free Malaysia Today, 12 October 2021

17. Melaka crisis shows ‘confused, divided’ Umno, says analyst

Robin Augustin

Free Malaysia Today, 12 October 2021

18. Abdul Karim says okay with Sarawak state election soon

Malay Mail Online, 12 October 2021

19. I acted to save Umno, former Malacca chief minister says

Mohd Farhan Darwis

Malaysian Insight, 12 October 2021

20. 马六甲州选举战情激烈 [A fierce battle in the Malacca elections]

郑名烈

Sinchew 星洲网, 12 October 2021

21. Demokrasi kritik pemimpin jadi budaya parti politik kini' [The current political culture: a democracy that criticizes leaders]

Dr Jamaie Hamil adalah Pensyarah Kanan Program Sains Politik, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Berita Harian (Malaysia), 11 October 2021

22. Sovereignty over Pulau Batu Puteh: A legal dispute?

Shaun Kang is a researcher in international law.

Malaysiakini, 11 October 2021

23. Is Umno operating in a crowded arena?

Mustafa K. Anuar

Malaysian Insight, 11 October 2021

Myanmar

24. ASEAN Special Envoy to meet with 8 political parties from Myanmar tomorrow in Naypyidaw

Eleven Myanmar, 11 October 2021

25. Myanmar Under the Tatmadaw: Much Has Changed Since 1988

Bertil Lintner

Irrawaddy, 11 October 2021

26. Myanmar Regime Has no Evidence of Corruption Against Suu Kyi

On October 8, lawyers for the National League for Democracy leader cross-examined U Phyo Min Thein about the corruption accusations at the special court in Naypyitaw where Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is on trial. One of her lawyers, U Kyi Win, talked to The Irrawaddy about the cross-examination.

Irrawaddy, 11 October 2021

27. Myanmar Junta Media Accuses EAOs of Terrorism

Irrawaddy, 11 October 2021

28. On business, research and garment workers in Myanmar: Interview with Sara Tödt

New Mandala, 11 October 2021

29. Myanmar's Forests Under Pressure From Illegal Logging, Smuggling

Dan Southerland

Radio Free Asia, 11 October 2021

Philippines

30. Leni Robredo: The Pink Revolution

Richard Heydarian

Inquirer, 12 October 2021

31. Moreno’s camp hits #WithdrawIsko: He is the winnable, qualified bet

Gabriel Pabico Lalu

Inquirer, 11 October 2021

32. 'It Is a Battle for Facts.' What Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa Understands About Why She Was Chosen

Time, 8 October 2021

Thailand

33. Pirapan pick possibility stirs pot in ruling PPRP

Wassana Nanuam

Bangkok Post, 12 October 2021

34. Multidimensional poverty reduces worldwide while COVID-19 exposes existing vulnerabilities

[Link to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021]

Nation, 11 October 2021

Vietnam

35. Vietnam remains important production centre for global brands

Voice of Vietnam, 11 October 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

36. Dual task: Save Asean, save Myanmar

Kavi Chongkittavorn

Bangkok Post, 12 October 2021

37. Commentary: Delta variant makes COVID-19 border closures unsustainable in Southeast Asia

[This commentary first appeared on Fulcrum.]

Dr Jayant Menon is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.

Channel News Asia, 12 October 2021

38. Understanding ASEAN’s silence behind AUKUS agreement

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Conversation, 11 October 2021

39. Possibilities for a Multilateral Initiative between ASEAN-Bangladesh-India-Japan in the Indo-Pacific

Gitanjali Sinha Roy

Modern Diplomacy, 11 October 2021

Asia Pacific

40. 2021 Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs Survey

Asian Development Bank, 11 October 2021

41. Future of Asia: The future of financial services

Jonathan Woetzel, Renny Thomas, Sonia Barquin, and Tiago Devesa

McKinsey & Co., 11 October 2021

42. The underwater arms race: China, Aukus and a deepening submarine rivalry

Liu Zhen

South China Morning Post, 11 October 2021

43. Analysts: Thaw in Sino-US Trade Dispute Would Lift World Supply Chains, Dent Southeast Asia

Ralph Jennings

VOA, 11 October 2021

44. Working toward responsible competition with China

Patricia M. Kim

Brookings Institution, 8 October 2021

East/South China Sea

45. Beijing’s creative compliance and non-compliance in the South China Sea

Sourabh Gupta, ICAS

East Asia Forum, 11 October 2021

Climate Change/Environment

46. Failure of RI-Norway REDD a major lesson for Brussels, wealthy nations

Pierre Bois d’Enghien

Jakarta Post, 12 October 2021

47. PM: Malaysia aims to reduce intensity of greenhouse gas emission by 45pc

Malay Mail Online, 11 October 2021

48. Dissecting environmental issues in 12th Malaysia Plan

Piarapakaran S is president of the Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (AWER)

Malaysiakini, 11 October 2021

49. Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2021 [166-page PDF document]

The report… highlights the linkages between trade, investment and climate change and discusses the degrees to which regional trade and investment policies address climate change using a newly constructed index.

United Nations ESCAP, 11 October 2021

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