Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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8 February 2021 (pm) - 9 February 2021 (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.

Today’s issue includes the following articles attributed to the Institute and its researchers. You can click on their names to go to these articles directly.

No. 6 : Dr Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow
No. 28: Dr Le Hong Hiep, Fellow
No. 39: Dr Jayant Menon, Visiting Senior Fellow

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1-6

No. 7-21

No. 22-24

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 25-26

No. 27

No. 28-29

No. 30

No. 31-34

No. 35

No. 36-40

Indonesia

1. Indonesian economy remains under stress as cases continue to climb

Jakarta Post, 9 February 2021

2. Local wisdom and democratic consolidation

Pranoto Iskandar is an O'Brien Fellow at McGill University’s Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism, and codirector of the Comparative Farmworker Law Project in Asia.

Jakarta Post, 9 February 2021

3. Indikator: 63,2 Persen Dukung Pilkada tak Serentak pada 2024 [63.2 percent support asynchronous local elections in 2024]

Republika, 8 February 2021

4. Revisi UU Pemilu: Cermin Perbandingan Koalisi Jokowi dan SBY [Revision of election laws reflects comparisons between Jokowi's and SBY's coalitions]

Republika, 8 February 2021

5. Kedaulatan Rupiah dan Posisi Pasar Muamalah di Indonesia [Sovereignty of the rupiah and the position of the Muamalah market in Indonesia]

Amirsyah Tambunan, Sekjen MUI dan Sekjen Asosiasi Dosen Indonesia (ADI)

Republika, 7 February 2021

6. 印尼回教强硬派式微 [Indonesia's Muslim hard-liners declining]？

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, 5 February 2021

Malaysia

7. Kit Siang nudges PM to uphold 'no double standards' pledge

Malaysiakini, 9 February 2021

8. Nazri: PM is not punishing me but the 'rakyat'

Kow Gah Chie

Malaysiakini, 9 February 2021

9. Ada penjenayah dalam PN' punca rasuah meningkat, dakwa Dr Mahathir ['There are criminals in PN', the cause of corruption increase' Dr Mahathir claimed]

Mohd Azlim Zainury

Sinar Harian, 9 February 2021

10. 马来政权三强鼎立 [Three strong Malay regimes]

何启斌.

Sinchew 星洲网, 9 February 2021

11. Echoing Hong Kong protests, Malaysia’s ‘five demands’ to king over coronavirus go viral

South China Morning Post, 9 February 2021

12. Deforestation: A Threat To The Heart Of Borneo

Athira Nortajuddin

ASEAN Post, 8 February 2021

13. Unemployment among urban poor doubled since September, says Unicef

Faye Kwan

Free Malaysia Today, 8 February 2021

14. Bersih 2.0 moots breaking up Election Commission into three entities

JERRY CHOONG

Malay Mail Online, 8 February 2021

15. Less than half of Malaysians agreed Budget 2021 was enough, Emir Research survey finds

KENNETH TEE

Malay Mail Online, 8 February 2021

16. Malaysia remains an attractive investment destination in Asia, says Mida

ASHMAN ADAM

Malay Mail Online, 8 February 2021

17. Focus on job creation' - MPs to Annuar after urban poverty report

Martin Vengadesan

Malaysiakini, 8 February 2021

18. Maceos: Malaysia-Indonesia travel bubble will help businesses

Malaysiakini, 8 February 2021

19. Buyers shun major Malaysian palm oil producers after forced labour allegations

Straits Times, 8 February 2021

20. Jalan buntu tiga parti Melayu? [Three Malay parties dead end]

AB Jalil Backer

Sinar Harian, 7 February 2021

21. Malaysia makin hilang daya saing [Malaysia is losing its competitiveness]

A Kadir Jasin

Sinar Harian, 7 February 2021

Philippines

22. Nation in great peril

Cielito F. Habito

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 February 2021

23. Who’s the terrorist?

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 February 2021

24. Philippines says to meet US to iron out differences on troop deal

Straits Times, 8 February 2021

Thailand

25. PPRP seeks debate ruling

Bangkok Post, 9 February 2021

26. One year after Thai soldier’s mass shooting, promises of military reform have not materialised

South China Morning Post, 8 February 2021

Timor-Leste (East Timor)

27. Civic space in Timor-Leste during COVID-19 Part 1: Governance and civil society

Annie Sloman

New Mandala, 8 February 2021

Vietnam

28. Vietnam's next PM has a big job meeting its development ambitions

Le Hong Hiep

Straits Times, 9 February 2021

29. Nguyen Phu Trong: The Best Choice to Lead Vietnam’s Communist Party

Phuong Pham

Diplomat, 8 February 2021

ASEAN-US

30. Biden has to be firm against Myanmar for strategic benefits

Clementine Bizot and Phar Kim Beng are respectively senior research fellow and founding CEO of Strategic Pan Indo-Pacific Arena.

Jakarta Post, 6 February 2021

Asia Pacific

31. The drive for electric vehicles in Asia

Kaoru Natsuda, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

East Asia Forum, 9 February 2021

32. India should prioritise a denial strategy in the Indian Ocean

ARZAN TARAPORE

Interpreter, 9 February 2021

33. Great Britain takes a deep dive into the past and a strong pivot to the East

Phar Kim Beng is founder/CEO and Iva Dim is senior research fellow of Strategic Pan Indo-Pacific Arena (strategicpipa.com)

Jakarta Post, 9 February 2021

34. Joe Biden and India’s Narendra Modi agree to strengthen Quad framework amid China’s rise

South China Morning Post, 9 February 2021

East/South China Sea

35. Philippine Foreign Secretary: Manila Won't Protest China Coast Guard Law Before UN

Radio Free Asia, 8 February 2021

China-US relations

36. Biden foresees extreme competition with China, not conflict

Straits Times, 9 February 2021

Climate change/Environment

37. Year to make the switch to renewable energy

Wimar Witoelar is a green communication specialist and founder-chairman of InterMatrix Communications.

Jakarta Post, 9 February 2021

38. Race to restore: Building Asia-Pacific's sustainable ocean economy

Ingrid van Wees is Asia Development Bank vice president for finance and risk management in Manila and John Tanzer is World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Global Oceans leader in Brisbane.

Jakarta Post, 8 February 2021

Coronavirus Pandemic

39. Better domestic surveillance, not closing borders, is key to containing coronavirus spread

Jayant Menon

South China Morning Post, 6 February 2021

US Foreign Policy

40. China-US relations are too important to leave to Xi Jinping and Joe Biden

Tom Plate

South China Morning Post, 9 February 2021

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