Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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31 December 2021 (pm) - 3 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. 3: Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
No. 45: Anusorn Unno, Visiting Fellow
No. 49: Le Hong Hiep, Senior Fellow
No. 61: Jayant Menon, Visiting Senior Fellow

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Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1

No. 2-8

No. 9

No. 10-28

No. 29-32

No. 33-37

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Climate/Environment

No. 38-47

No. 48

No. 49-52

No. 53-60

No. 61-66

No. 67-68

No. 69-75

Cambodia

1. Bracing for NPL growth as loan restructuring extends into 2022

Sangeetha Amarthalingam

Phnom Penh Post, 30 December 2021

Indonesia

2. RI loses out as citizens spend billions on health care abroad

Jakarta Post, 3 January 2022

3. 廖建裕：雅赫亚当选伊联总主席的意义 [The significance of Yahya's election as President of NU]

廖建裕是新加坡尤索夫伊萨东南亚研究院资深访问研究员、南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院兼任教授

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 3 January 2022

4. Government aims for ‘integrated approach’ in Papua

Dian Septiari

Jakarta Post, 2 January 2022

5. Indonesia bans coal exports until Jan 31

Antara, 31 December 2021

6. Indonesian Foreign Policy in 2021: The Year in Review

Noto Suoneto

Diplomat, 31 December 2021

7. Indonesia Needs to Prepare for RCEP: Think-Tank

Jayanty Nada Shofa

Jakarta Globe, 31 December 2021

8. Prabowo intensifies talks over weapons modernization plan

Yerica Lai

Jakarta Post, 31 December 2021

Laos

9. Cash-strapped Laos keen to reopen borders despite surging COVID numbers

Radio Free Asia, 31 December 2021

Malaysia

10. Can an effective new political force emerge?

Murray Hunter

Free Malaysia Today, 3 January 2022

11. Major graft cases involving politicians may see conclusion in 2022

V Anbalagan

Free Malaysia Today, 3 January 2022

12. Why all these new political parties now? Pundits suggest voters’ disillusionment with the old guard a major cause

R. Loheswar

Malay Mail Online, 3 January 2022

13. Sarawak DAP chief says CM Abang Johari has ‘unprecedented concentration of power’ in new state Cabinet

Malay Mail Online, 3 January 2022

14. Mahathir is right: Malaysia is on track to becoming a failed nation

S Thayaparan

Malaysiakini, 3 January 2022

15. Umno and PAS set to clash in three states

Minderjeet Kaur

Free Malaysia Today, 2 January 2022

16. 2022: A year for yet another reset for Malaysian democracy

Liew Chin Tong

Malaysiakini, 2 January 2022

17. Should Penang be returned to Kedah?

Malaysiakini, 2 January 2022

18. Kit Siang: Harapan must resolve communication failures before GE15

Malaysiakini, 2 January 2022

19. PAS will stick with Muafakat and defend PN, says Hadi

Malaysiakini, 2 January 2022

20. Muda a real challenge for Umno-BN, says analyst

Shakira Buang

Malaysiakini, 2 January 2022

21. Kuasa Rakyat can secure non-Malay vote for BN, chief says

Ravin Palanisamy

Malaysian Insight, 2 January 2022

22. Pakatan MPs deny MOU with Ismail Sabri is a failure

Diyana Ibrahim

Malaysian Insight, 2 January 2022

23. End of ‘presidential premier’ a key reset of 2021, says Liew

Free Malaysia Today, 1 January 2022

24. Where to, Malaysia? 2021: A painful transition

Bridget Welsh

Malaysiakini, 1 January 2022

25. Penang Poised to Grow Despite General Uncertainties

Ong Wooi Leng

Penang Monthly, 1 January 2022

26. Najib's storm in a Chinese teacup

Joceline Tan

Star, 1 January 2022

27. 挑战母语教育的政治背景 [Contesting the political background of mother tongue education]

唐南发

Malaysian Insight, 31 December 2021

28. Malaysians slam Chinese group for inviting ex-PM Najib as keynote speaker

Radio Free Asia, 30 December 2021

Myanmar

29. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing: transferring of power to the party which win in the new election and smooth processes depend on the cooperation of the people and international community

Eleven Myanmar, 1 January 2022

30. Myanmar Junta Orders Judges to Ignore Correspondence From International Courts

Sebastian Strangio

Diplomat, 31 December 2021

31. What the National Defense Authorization Act Means for US Policy Toward Myanmar

Zachary Abuza

Diplomat, 31 December 2021

32. Genuine political dialogue and peace efforts will not be possible as long as there is no desire to resolve political issues through political means: KNU

Eleven Myanmar, 31 December 2021

Philippines

33. AFP builds sovereignty marker on isle near Malaysian border

Julie S. Alipala

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 January 2022

34. Leni Robredo’s six years as VP: What she has achieved

Raymund Antonio

Manila Bulletin, 2 January 2022

35. Philippine election: why are overseas Filipinos such big fans of Bongbong Marcos Jnr?

Marielle Descalsota

South China Morning Post, 2 January 2022

36. Marcos Jr. COC cancellation in the SC?

Edilberto C. de Jesus

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 January 2022

37. Climate-proofing energy infra: Unfinished business for PH

Myrna M. Velasco

Manila Bulletin, 31 December 2021

Thailand

38. Opposition targets law to boost LAOs

Bangkok Post, 3 January 2022

39. Polls add to growing list of govt problems

Bangkok Post, 3 January 2022

40. Anticipating the road ahead

Bangkok Post, 3 January 2022

Ronnarong Phoolpipat, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO), said the growth in demand both domestically and overseas has arrived in line with GDP growth, recovering tourism, robust exports, higher production and a series of economic stimulus measures from the government that would encourage purchasing power and be instrumental in driving headline inflation in 2022.

41. Tackling household debt high on govt's 2022 agenda

Bangkok Post, 3 January 2022

42. Clear up tenure doubt

Bangkok Post, 3 January 2022

43. Covid no excuse for media curbs

Editorial

Bangkok Post, 2 January 2022

44. Chadchart still favourite for Bangkok governor

Bangkok Post, 2 January 2022

45. Thai government hands out New Year gifts, but not everyone sees them as so

Tan Hui Yee

Straits Times, 2 January 2022

46. Thai farmers fear loss of land to mega industrial zone

Rina Chandran

Reuters, 31 December 2021

47. Thai Covid response top in SE Asia

[Link to 2021 Global Health Security Index]

Bangkok Post, 11 December 2021

Timor-Leste

48. Timor-Leste defies the odds for stability in 2021

Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University

East Asia Forum, 1 January 2022

Vietnam

49. Vietnam faces tricky balancing act as US-China competition intensifies

Viet Anh

VnExpress International, 2 January 2022

50. Vietnam – US trade value hits record high of US$100 billion in 2021

Voice of Vietnam, 2 January 2022

51. Energy development – strategic task towards industrialisation

VietNamNet, 1 January 2022

52. Full speech by Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong at National Foreign Relations Conference

VietNamNet, 31 December 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

53. Signing extradition, defense and FIR treaties with Singapore

Kornelius Purba is a senior editor at The Jakarta Post.

Jakarta Post, 3 January 2022

54. RCEP begins as China is expected to use Vientiane as a distribution and trading hub for agricultural and industrial products to Cambodia

Khmer Times, 3 January 2022

55. Will Indonesia’s Bali be able to rival Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand in medical tourism?

Resty Woro Yuniar

South China Morning Post, 3 January 2022

56. Talks in KL to end deadly Thai conflict

Wong Chun Wai

Star, 3 January 2022

57. The Withering Of ASEAN: Why The Grouping Is A Low Priority For Member States – Analysis

Murray Hunter

Eurasia Review, 2 January 2022

58. What ASEAN Centrality?

Benny Teh Cheng Guan is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

ASEAN Post, 1 January 2022

59. ASEAN automotive sales grow 15% in Jan-Nov period

Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat

Manila Bulletin, 31 December 2021

60. Southeast Asian Defence Markets: Opportunities for India

Akash Sahu

Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 29 December 2021

Asia Pacific

61. Who will benefit from the world’s largest free trade deal?

[25-minute video clip]

Al Jazeera, 31 December 2021

62. Asia looks to China-focused trade bloc for virus recovery

Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 31 December 2021

63. RCEP: China says world’s largest trade pact gives it ‘powerful leverage’ to cope with 2022 challenges

Andrew Mullen

South China Morning Post, 31 December 2021

64. Interview: RCEP to make Southeast Asia flourish, bloom again: Malaysian veteran politician

Xin Hua, 29 December 2021

65. China’s Power: Up for Debate 2021 - Debate 4: China’s Sphere of Influence in the Indo-Pacific

[82-minute video]

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 17 December 2021

66. CSCAP's Regional Security Outlook 2022

[Link to 88-page pdf report]

Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific, 1 December 2021

East/South China Sea

67. Chinese, US militaries resume maritime safety talks after last year’s no-show

Catherine Wong

South China Morning Post, 30 December 2021

68. Southeast Asian Naval Modernization and Hedging Strategies

Felix K. Chang

Asan Institute For Policy Studies, 29 December 2021

Climate Change/Environment

69. Vietnam urges Mekong Delta countries to take measures to cope with drought and salt intrusion, Tonle Sap in Cambodia in danger

Khmer Times, 2 January 2022

70. China to scrap EV subsidies

Bangkok Post, 1 January 2022

71. MySay: Carbon pricing and its future in Malaysia

Adeline Wong, Jason Liang, Kellie Allison Yap, Jeff Sum and Ashley Sern

Edge Markets, 1 January 2022

72. Cambodia submits carbon neutral long-term development strategy to UN

Khmer Times, 1 January 2022

73. EU Moves to Label Nuclear, Natural Gas Energy as 'Green'

Reuters

VOA News, 1 January 2022

74. Indonesia, South Korea should work together on climate issues, expert says

Dian Septiari

Jakarta Post, 30 December 2021

75. Methane Emissions and the Gas Ecosystem: Buyers, Sellers, and Banks

Ben Cahill, Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program; Nikos Tsafos

James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy and Geopolitics, Ian Barlow, Program Manager, Energy Security and Climate Change Program

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States), 17 December 2021

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