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7 January (pm) - 10 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 and citations attributed to researchers at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. You can click on their names to go to these articles directly.

No. 22: Regional Outlook Forum 2022
No. 24: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow
No. 47: Melinda Martinus, Lead Researcher
No. 54: Regional Outlook Forum 2022
No. 55: Moe Thuzar, Fellow
No. 57: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
No. 62: Ian Storey, Senior Fellow

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Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1-7

No. 8-23

No. 24-29

No. 30-34

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Climate/Environment

No. 35-44

No. 45

No. 46-59

No. 60-62

No. 63-66

No. 67-69

Indonesia

1. Beyond routine diplomacy

Editorial board

Jakarta Post, 10 January 2022

2. Protectionist concerns stall RCEP ratification

Jakarta Post, 10 January 2022

3. Young entrepreneurs gain prominence in Jokowi’s second term, but doubt remains

Yerica Lai

Jakarta Post, 10 January 2022

4. Indonesia is too important for ASEAN alone

Kornelius Purba

Jakarta Post, 10 January 2022

5. Terror group Jemaah Islamiah wants to ‘take over’ Indonesia by infiltrating state institutions, with aim of creating caliphate

Amy Chew

South China Morning Post, 10 January 2022

6. Election law comes under scrutiny again in Indonesia

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja

Straits Times, 9 January 2022

7. Sinisme Ajaran Islam: Dari Gatholoco Era kolonial Hingga Heboh Medsos Zaman Milenial [Cynicism of Islamic Teachings: From the Gatholoco of the Colonial Era to the Social Media of the Millennial Age]

Muhammad Subarkah, Jurnalis Republika.

Republika, 8 January 2022

Malaysia

8. Parti baharu Peter tidak akan pergi jauh' [''Peter's new party will not go far']

Rafiqah Dahali

Berita Harian (Malaysia), 10 January 2022

9. Warisan offers itself to those turned off by BN, PN, PH

Robin Augustin

Free Malaysia Today, 10 January 2022

10. Sarawak’s PBB to establish new wing for members aged 18 to 28

Malay Mail Online, 10 January 2022

11. Former PCS, Upko leaders apply to join Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah

Malay Mail Online, 10 January 2022

12. Weaponising the refugee issue in Malaysia

S Thayaparan

Malaysiakini, 10 January 2022

13. Lack of opportunity drives pro-Azmin Bersatu faction to PBM, say observers

Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysian Insight, 10 January 2022

14. Malaysia ranks 13th in Nikkei COVID-19 recovery index

Bernama, 9 January 2022

15. Growth of KDM, Dayak parties ‘a recipe for disunity’

Dineskumar Ragu

Free Malaysia Today, 9 January 2022

16. Now, the Anti-Corruption Advisory Board is under scrutiny

R Nadeswaran

Malaysiakini, 9 January 2022

17. Parti Bangsa Malaysia to champion 6 main agendas

Malaysian Insight, 9 January 2022

18. Warisan’s wings over Peninsular Malaysia

Philip Golingai

Star, 9 January 2022

19. Liew reshuffles state PKR leadership council as 16 chiefs want her replaced

Muguntan Vanar

Star, 9 January 2022

20. Putrajaya and Azam's damage-control mode

Mariam Mokhtar

Malaysiakini, 8 January 2022

21. People’s anger has put Umno in dilemma, says Khaled

Malaysian Insight, 8 January 2022

22. 安华女儿：不应以两场州选和来届大选衡量希盟前途 [Anwar's daughter: Pakatan Harapan's future should not be measured by two state elections and next general election]

Malaysian Insight, 8 January 2022

23. More trouble ahead for the PM

Joceline Tan

Star, 8 January 2022

Myanmar

24. Commentary: Why China transferred a submarine to Myanmar

[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute's blog, Fulcrum.]

Ian Storey

Channel News Asia, 10 January 2022

25. Myanmar declares five-month ceasefire as Hun Sen calls on ruling military junta

Khmer Times, 10 January 2022

26. Myanmar junta jails Aung San Suu Kyi for another 4 years over walkie-talkies, coronavirus

Agence France-Presse

South China Morning Post, 10 January 2022

27. Issue of the minimum wage is another threat to workers in Myanmar

Mizzima, 9 January 2022

28. Myanmar’s Military Council announces electricity load will be reduced

Mizzima, 9 January 2022

29. Pro-Democracy Violence: Myanmar’s Anti-Regime Movement

Benjamin Mok

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 7 January 2022

Philippines

30. Charter change to lift term limits proposed

Nestor Corrales, Tonette Orejas

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 January 2022

31. US, China, Asean: the three dilemmas facing the Philippines’ new leader

Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

South China Morning Post, 10 January 2022

32. Is RCEP Vital To The Philippines?

Anna Malindog-Uy

ASEAN Post, 9 January 2022

33. Election Period starts

Leslie Ann Aquino

Manila Bulletin, 9 January 2022

34. Lawyer: Marcos settled tax, fines not in court but in BIR

Marlon Ramos

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 January 2022

Thailand

35. Can Thaksin secure a pardon?

Aekarach Sattaburuth

Bangkok Post, 10 January 2022

36. Will the PM dissolve the House?

Mongkol Bangprapa

Bangkok Post, 10 January 2022

37. Expansive gestures from hopeful leaders

Veera Prateepchaikul

Bangkok Post, 10 January 2022

38. Most expect Prayut to stay in power throughout 2022: poll

Bangkok Post, 9 January 2022

39. Overstretched pension fund needs reform

Penchan Charoensuthipan

Bangkok Post, 9 January 2022

40. Why any negotiated solution to the southern Thai insurgency will be extremely difficult

Murray Hunter

Malaysian Insight, 9 January 2022

41. Wherefore art thou Pita?

The Move Forward Party leader's commitment to democracy is being questioned after his absence from key House votes v Return of Uttama Savanayana and friends with new party has observers anticipating a juicy battle with their old PPRP colleagues

Bangkok Post, 8 January 2022

42. Nong Khai eyed as transport hub for China-Laos high-speed railway

Nation, 8 January 2022

43. Bangkok deputy governor Sakoltee to run for governor

Bangkok Post, 7 January 2022

44. Thailand’s NGOs hit back at ‘anti-democratic’ regulatory bill

Nation, 7 January 2022

Vietnam

45. Vietnam aims to have 7 world-class state-owned corporations

VietNamNet, 7 January 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

46. China’s COVID-19 Border Restrictions Wreak Economic Havoc in Southeast Asia

Sebastian Strangio

Diplomat, 10 January 2022

47. Is ASEAN branding still attractive for the youth?

Melinda Martinus is the lead researcher in sociocultural affairs at the ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

Jakarta Post, 10 January 2022

48. Asean special envoy to Myanmar ready for approval from members

Khmer Times, 10 January 2022

49. Editorial: Cambodia, Myanmar and ASEAN Twisted Media, Twisted Facts

Khmer Times, 10 January 2022

50. May be hope yet for ASEAN relevance in regional security

Mark Valencia

Asia Times, 9 January 2022

51. Hun Sen's meeting with Myanmar junta chief may split ASEAN: officials

Kyodo News

Jakarta Post, 9 January 2022

52. 亚细安的缅甸难题 [ASEAN's Myanmar problem]

吴汉钧

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 9 January 2022

53. Diplomasi budaya dan sinema Asean [Cultural diplomacy and ASEAN cinema]

Daniyal Kadir

Malaysian Insight, 9 January 2022

54. 观察家：洪森访缅是“毫无意义作秀” 无助缓和紧张局势 [Observer: Hun Sen's visit to Myanmar is a 'meaningless show' that will not help ease tensions]

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 8 January 2022

55. Myanmar junta leader appears to have conceded little during Cambodian Prime Minister's visit

Tan Hui Yee

Straits Times, 8 January 2022

56. Vietnam, Laos agree to boost special ties

VietNamNet, 8 January 2022

57. Transcript of Responses by Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn during the Q&A Session at the 23rd ASEAN Lecture on Cambodia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN 2022

Khmer Times, 7 January 2022

58. South Korea and the US: collaborating to aid economic recovery in Southeast Asia

East West Center, 6 January 2022

59. China looms large over US-Korea security cooperation in Southeast Asia

East West Center, 6 January 2022

Asia Pacific

60. Security not economics is likely to drive US trade engagement in Asia

Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Megan Hogan, PIIE

East Asia Forum, 9 January 2022

61. America’s Asia Strategy Has Reached a Dead End

Van Jackson

Foreign Policy, 9 January 2022

62. Russia arming up China’s New Cold War rivals

Bertil Lintner

Asia Times, 5 January 2022

East/South China Sea

63. Beijing and Taipei are united – in their South China Sea claims

Weijian Shan

South China Morning Post, 9 January 2022

64. 南中国海形势转折点来临 [Turning point approaching in South China Sea situation]

陈相秒是中国南海研究院副研究员

Malaysian Insight, 8 January 2022

65. What's behind Vietnam's maritime militia construction?

Ding Duo

National Institute for South China Sea Studies, 7 January 2022

66. Overfishing fuels South China Sea tensions, risks armed conflict, researcher says

Radio Free Asia, 5 January 2022

Climate Change/Environment

67. Ride the green momentum with electric vehicles and sustainable investments

Lui Chee Min

Straits Times, 10 January 2022

68. Renewables get a lift in Thailand

Fitch Solutions

Bangkok Post, 8 January 2022

69. Indonesia’s huge China-backed ‘green’ industrial estate raises deforestation, environment fears

Resty Woro Yuniar

South China Morning Post, 8 January 2022

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