Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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13 January (pm) - 14 January 2022 (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.

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

No. 4: Siwage Dharma Negara, Senior Fellow
No. 36: Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow
No. 42: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow

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Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1

No. 2-11

No. 12-24

No. 25-26

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Climate/Environment

Internet/New Media..

No. 27-29

No. 30-33

No. 34-40

No. 41-44

No. 45-49

Cambodia

1. The effects of the USD interest rate hike on Cambodian economy

Sangeetha Amarthalingam

Phnom Penh Post, 13 January 2022

Indonesia

2. Rethinking refugee policy

Editorial board

Jakarta Post, 14 January 2022

3. Astronomical failure?: Govt expedites probe into unauthorized satellite contracts

Dian Septiari

Jakarta Post, 14 January 2022

4. 指煤炭公司已达“国内市场义务”要求印尼放宽禁令让 37 艘运煤船离境 [In reference to coal companies that have met "domestic market obligations" requirements, Indonesia relaxes ban, lets 37 coal ships leave the country]

吴汉钧

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 14 January 2022

5. Surakarta Mayor Gibran’s curious clash with Gojek

Tenggara Strategics, 14 January 2022

6. Bekasi mayor’s arrest proves entrenched corrupt culture

Tenggara Strategics, 14 January 2022

7. Indonesia import surge signals industrial transformation

John McBeth

Asia Times, 13 January 2022

8. China Hurt Most by Indonesia’s Move to Keep Nickel at Home

Bloomberg, 13 January 2022

9. Upstream energy M&A expected to skyrocket in 2022

Divya Karyza

Jakarta Post, 13 January 2022

10. Researching in Indonesia without fieldwork in the age of COVID [1.5 hour webinar]

New Mandala, 13 January 2022

11. Proposal to reclassify oil palm plantations as forest draws flak in Indonesia

Linda Yulisman

Straits Times, 13 January 2022

Malaysia

12. #TangkapAzamBaki rally in KL?

Free Malaysia Today, 14 January 2022

13. PAS drops Khairuddin as appointed committee member

Free Malaysia Today, 14 January 2022

14. Malaysia ranked second in Asia for cyberbullying among youth

Malay Mail Online, 14 January 2022

15. Think tank launches hate speech tracker, targets M’sian social media

Alena Nadia

Malaysiakini, 14 January 2022

16. Johor snap polls unlikely, say analysts

Diyana Ibrahim

Malaysian Insight, 14 January 2022

17. 政治乱局中看到司法独立曙光 [Seeing the Dawn of Judicial Independence in Political Chaos]

吴健南.

Sinchew 星洲网, 14 January 2022

18. Zuraida: Malaysia to bring in more plantation workers from India, Bangladesh, Thailand for plantations

Bernama, 13 January 2022

19. Sabah allocates largest-ever budget for non-Muslim religious bodies

Free Malaysia Today, 13 January 2022

20. Guan Eng: DAP will oppose Act 342 amendments as Malaysians have suffered enough

Keertan Ayamany

Malay Mail Online, 13 January 2022

21. Sosma among Acts under Home Ministry's purview to be reviewed this year, says Hamzah

Mazwin Nik Anis

Star, 13 January 2022

22. Revived ECRL Genting Tunnel project will pave way to economic recovery, says MCA

Star, 13 January 2022

23. Warisan may contest in Johor state polls if 'strong signal' received, says party veep

Mohd Farhaan Shah

Star, 13 January 2022

24. Bersatu adopts 'wait and see' position on possible Johor polls, says Hamzah

Mazwin Nik Anis

Star, 13 January 2022

Philippines

25. 3 Comelec execs retiring; eyes on next Duterte picks

Dempsey Reyes

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 January 2022

26. Sara reaffirms loyalty to Bongbong amid calls to partner with Isko

Joseph Pedrajas

Manila Bulletin, 13 January 2022

Thailand

27. State aims to expedite consumer spending

Chatrudee Theparat & Wichit Chantanusornsiri

Bangkok Post, 14 January 2022

28. Yingluck faces charges for ‘wasteful’ roadshow

Bangkok Post, 14 January 2022

29. Japan to keep Thailand as production hub

Chatrudee Theparat

Bangkok Post, 14 January 2022

Vietnam

30. VN's GDP to bounce back in 2022 at 5.5%: WB

Viet Nam News, 14 January 2022

31. The Vietnam-Germany Strategic Partnership Takes Another Step Forward

Hai Hong Nguyen

Diplomat, 13 January 2022

32. Time for Vietnam to get cracking on CPTPP reforms

Nguyen Anh Duong, Central Institute for Economic Management

East Asia Forum, 13 January 2022

33. Three factors behind FDI attraction in Vietnam

VietNamNet, 13 January 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

34. Indonesia may soon match Malaysia in baiting investors, says economist

Imran Ariff

Free Malaysia Today, 14 January 2022

35. The Quad adjusts to ASEAN

Gurjit Singh is a former Indian ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN.

Jakarta Post, 14 January 2022

36. 柬埔寨展延亚细安外长实体会议疑因各国对缅甸问题存在严重分歧 [Cambodia postpones physical meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers due to serious differences between countries on Myanmar issue]

林煇智

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 14 January 2022

37. Thai government, separatists say Malaysia-brokered peace talks progressing well

Hadi Azmi

South China Morning Post, 14 January 2022

38. Hun Sen meets with UN envoy Heyzer on Myanmar

Phnom Penh Post, 13 January 2022

39. U.N. envoy urges 'inclusive' ASEAN approach to Myanmar crisis

Reuters, 13 January 2022

40. China’s trade tactics are winning out over US diplomacy and military might in Southeast Asia

Syed Munir Khasru

South China Morning Post, 13 January 2022

East/South China Sea

41. China does not have it all its way in the South China Sea

Economist, 14 January 2022

42. Let's talk about the South China Sea - the signals from Indonesia's initiative

[This article was first published in Fulcrum, the institute's commentary and news analysis website.]

Ian Storey

Straits Times, 14 January 2022

43. Detailed US government study declares China’s maritime claims unlawful

Radio Free Asia, 13 January 2022

44. Beijing says new South China Sea report by US is misleading, distorts international law

Danson Cheong

Straits Times, 13 January 2022

Climate Change/Environment

45. The Climate Conversations - S2: In Malaysia, will historic floods bring climate adaptation even more clearly into focus? | EP 60

[A 20-minute interview]

Channel News Asia, 14 January 2022

46. Australia should build its green infrastructure presence

James Bowen

Interpreter, 14 January 2022

47. Japan, Thailand to launch new energy initiative for decarbonisation

Kyodo News

Bangkok Post, 13 January 2022

48. Food system research priorities in the context of climate change

International Development Research Centre, 13 January 2022

49. COP26 and Implications for Asia [34-minute podcast]

McKinsey & Co., 10 January 2022

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