Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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9 February 2021 (pm) - 10 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. 28: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
No. 29: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
No. 31: Dr Terence Chong, Deputy Director

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1

No. 2-9

No. 10-21

No. 22

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 23-26

No. 27

No. 28-32

No. 33

No. 34-40

No. 41-46

Cambodia

1. In Cambodia, this village shows even the wealthy are vulnerable to land grabbing

ANDREW HAFFNER

Southeast Asia Globe, 10 February 2021

Indonesia

2. Catching the big fish

The Jakarta Corruption Court has found suspended prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari guilty of accepting bribes in exchange for working to help graft convict Djoko Tjandra secure a Supreme Court acquittal, but as in many other high-profile corruption cases, the big fish remains at large – and in hidden depths.

Jakarta Post, 10 February 2021

3. Kita Ingin Berkuasa dengan Halal' ['We want to be in power legitimately']

Republika, 10 February 2021

4. Indonesia may return to lower middle-income status: minister

Antara, 9 February 2021

5. International trade agreements will drive RI's economic recovery: govt

Antara, 9 February 2021

6. SBY Dynasty Hopes Stumble on Nepotism in Indonesia

Asia Sentinel, 9 February 2021

7. [ANALYSIS] COVID cycle remains a risk for economic recovery

Teguh Yudo Wicaksono, Head of Mandiri Institute

Jakarta Post, 9 February 2021

8. Indonesia targets over $372 billion in investment to speed up recovery

Jakarta Post, 9 February 2021

9. Indonesia to double development drilling in 2021 amid recovering crude prices

Jakarta Post, 9 February 2021

Malaysia

10. Short-sighted leaders took us away from Vision 2020, says Dr M

Imran Ariff and Sean Augustin

Free Malaysia Today, 10 February 2021

11. Step up retraining of unemployed, poverty expert tells Putrajaya

Robin Augustin

Free Malaysia Today, 10 February 2021

12. Stats Dept: Malaysia’s population grew to 32.7 million at end of 2020

G. PRAKASH

Malay Mail Online, 10 February 2021

13. Ex-CJ: I will do my duty on the emergency committee

Malaysiakini, 10 February 2021

14. Faced with legal threat from PMO, Umno man asks if he can't raise questions

Malaysiakini, 10 February 2021

15. Beza pandangan enam golongan [Different views of six groups]

Norden Mohamed

Sinar Harian, 10 February 2021

16. Muhyiddin’s Jakarta trip a boon to Sabah, says former CM

Free Malaysia Today, 9 February 2021

17. Sabah government allocates RM100,000 special aid to 31 Opposition constituencies

JULIA CHAN

Malay Mail Online, 9 February 2021

18. Umno veep says party has no plans to sack Ann uar, tells him to stop playing victim

RADZI RAZAK

Malay Mail Online, 9 February 2021

19. My Story: Justice in the Wilderness – a critical review

[This book has been included in ISEAS Library's Acquisitions List]

Anwar Ibrahim is PKR president.

Malaysian Insight, 9 February 2021

20. Tindakan undang-undang jika Hannah Yeoh gagal kemuka bukti [Legal action if Hannah Yeoh fails to present evidence]

Nur Farhana Abdul Manan

Sinar Harian, 9 February 2021

21. Malaysia govt appoints independent committee to decide when to lift state of emergency

Straits Times, 9 February 2021

Philippines

22. Lessons from Myanmar

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 February 2021

Thailand

23. Thailand’s COVID-19 vaccine plans may become central to anti-monarchy protests

ASEAN Today, 10 February 2021

24. Censure debate still on track, says Chuan

Aekarach Sattaburuth & Mongkol Bangprapa

Bangkok Post, 10 February 2021

25. Thai jab drive 'has not failed'

Bangkok Post, 10 February 2021

26. Four Ratsadon key members detained, rally called

Bangkok Post, 9 February 2021

Vietnam

27. Natural resources and environment gradually become an important economic sector

VietNamNet, 8 February 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

28. 《东南亚态势：2021》调查报告：新加坡抗疫领导力最佳 [The State of Southeast Asia 2021: Singapore has the best leadership against pandemic]

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 10 February 2021

29. 冠病疫情如何改变东南亚对中美的看法 [How has pandemic changed Southeast Asia's perspective of China and the US]？

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 10 February 2021

30. Sustaining mutually beneficial ties

DR AZHARI-KARIM. Former Malaysian ambassador

New Straits Times, 10 February 2021

31. In South-east Asia, hopes brighten over US amid Covid gloom

Terence Chong

Straits Times, 10 February 2021

32. Vietnam’s chairmanship helped ASEAN assert centrality in region: Official

VietNamNet, 7 February 2021

Asia Pacific

33. PacNet #8 – Rebooting the UN-US Partnership: Global Goals Require Indo-Pacific Focus

Pacific Forum, 8 February 2021

East/South China Sea

34. Don’t ‘downplay’ threat of China coast guard law, Hontiveros tells Lorenzana

Christia Marie Ramos

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 February 2021

35. New Pentagon chief commits to support for PH in South China Sea

Frances Mangosing

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 February 2021

36. Philippines will increase naval presence to protect fishermen in South China Sea, military chief says

South China Morning Post, 10 February 2021

37. French nuclear submarine patrolled in South China Sea - Navy

Reuters, 9 February 2021

38. Beijing vows to work with neighbours after US’ latest South China Sea transit

South China Morning Post, 9 February 2021

39. China and Vietnam must manage own maritime disputes, President Xi tells Vietnamese party chief Trong

South China Morning Post, 9 February 2021

40. China increases activities to monopolize East Sea

VietNamNet, 8 February 2021

Climate change/Environment

41. Reducing Asia’s climate vulnerability

Mekala Krishnan and Yuito Yamada

Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 10 February 2021

42. Still waiting: Indonesian environmental fund yet to receive or disburse money

Jakarta Post, 9 February 2021

43. Thailand aims for electric vehicles to form 30% of car production to tackle pollution

Straits Times, 9 February 2021

44. Healthy Planet, Healthy People. How Slowing Climate Change Saves Lives

Aryn Baker

Time, 9 February 2021

Superpower relations and the region

45. Myanmar coup could jump-start US-China cooperation, through quiet diplomacy

Kishore Mahbubani

South China Morning Post, 10 February 2021

46. Europe pivots to Indo-Pacific with ‘multipolar’ ambitions

Financial Times, 9 February 2021

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