Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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26 July 2021 (pm) - 27 July 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.

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

No. 9 : Dr A’an Suryana, former Visiting Fellow
No. 38 : Dr Michael Flecker, Visiting Fellow

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1

No. 2-9

No. 10-22

No. 23-25

No. 26-37

No. 38

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 39-40

No. 41-44

No. 45-46

No. 47-48

No. 49

No. 50

Brunei Darussalam

1. Brunei's chairmanship is truly Asean

Kavi Chongkittavorn

Bangkok Post, 27 July 2021

Indonesia

2. Few concessions to business as mobility curbs extended

Jakarta Post, 27 July 2021

3. Vaccine diplomacy new paradigm in Indonesian foreign policy

Teuku Faizasyah

Jakarta Post, 27 July 2021

4. COVID turmoil disrupts routine vaccinations in Indonesia

Al Jazeera, 26 July 2021

5. Indonesia loosens Covid restrictions despite record deaths

Guardian, 26 July 2021

6. Government aims to transform forests into carbon sink

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil

Jakarta Post, 26 July 2021

7. Micro lender holding hoped to boost financial inclusion

Vincent Fabian Thomas

Jakarta Post, 26 July 2021

8. The July 27, 1996, riots: Megawati and Puan’s unpaid debts

Kornelius Purba

Jakarta Post, 26 July 2021

9. Commentary: Overwhelmed Indonesian hospitals with COVID-19 cases behind high doctor fatalities

A’an Suryana is Visiting Fellow at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.

Channel News Asia, 25 July 2021

Malaysia

10. Costly for Umno to stay silent in Parliament, say analysts

Nicholas Chung

Free Malaysia Today, 27 July 2021

11. Ku Li wants away from pro-government bloc

Nora Mahpar

Free Malaysia Today, 27 July 2021

12. Sharp rise in unemployment among grads, salaries fall too

Free Malaysia Today, 27 July 2021

13. Was it legal? Questions abound over ending emergency powers

Free Malaysia Today, 27 July 2021

14. Opposition MPs press Speaker to have minister present to explain revocation of Emergency Ordinances

EMMANUEL SANTA MARIA CHIN

Malay Mail Online, 27 July 2021

15. PM Muhyiddin: Adoption of electronic land administration system e-Land to boost state govt revenues

Malay Mail Online, 27 July 2021

16. Three things we learnt from: #HartalDoktorKontrak walkout nationwide

KENNETH TEE

Malay Mail Online, 27 July 2021

17. How PN unwittingly admitted to abuse of power

James Chai

Malaysiakini, 27 July 2021

18. Govt can still declare EMCOs if needed under Act 342

Star, 27 July 2021

19. Malaysia expects most states to enter final phase of COVID-19 recovery plan as early as October: PM Muhyiddin

Channel News Asia, 26 July 2021

20. Malaysia Seeks A COVID-19 Endgame: Nation Needs To Avoid Becoming A Lockdown Lose

Murray Hunter

Eurasia Review, 26 July 2021

21. Revoking ordinances without gazette shows lack of transparency, lawyer says

Deborah Loh, Aminah Farid

Malaysian Insight, 26 July 2021

22. Malaysia’s striking doctors defiant after police probe, vow further action ‘if promises are not kept’

Norman Goh

South China Morning Post, 26 July 2021

Myanmar

23. An analysis of Myanmar's Covid-19 infection and death rates

PYAE PHYO AUNG, NYEIN NYEIN THU

Eleven Myanmar, 26 July 2021

24. Myanmar’s Economy to Contract by 18% This Year: World Bank

Irrawaddy, 26 July 2021

25. Myanmar’s Junta Annuls 2020 Election Results, Citing Voter Fraud

Radio Free Asia, 26 July 2021

Philippines

26. Japan unveils large multi-role response vessel to boost PH maritime patrol capability

Roy Mabasa

Manila Bulletin, 27 July 2021

27. President's approval, trust ratings decline – survey

Kaithreen Cruz

Manila Times, 27 July 2021

28. RCEP to attract more foreign investments

Manila Times, 27 July 2021

29. ‘Tumindig’ against ‘Duter-Tuko’: Protest art gets fresh verve

Krixia Subingsubing

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 July 2021

30. Groups hit Duterte’s failed promises

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 July 2021

31. Inevitable fate

[In a ruling that carries far-reaching implications, the Supreme Court recently dismissed petitions filed by opposition senators and other groups questioning the legality of President Duterte’s move to withdraw the Philippines as a state party to the Rome Statute, the multilateral treaty which created the International Criminal Court (ICC).]

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 July 2021

32. Women: The bigger victims

[In a recent policy brief, the International Labour Organization reported that women’s jobs worldwide fell by 4.2 percent as a result of the pandemic, as against 3 percent for men. It also projects that “only 43.2 percent of the world’s working-age women will be employed in 2021, compared to 68.6 percent of working-age men… (and) in 2021 women will be 25.4 percentage points less likely to be in employment than men.”]

Cielito F. Habito

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 July 2021

33. ‘Challenging yet humbling’ five years in office: Duterte lists down achievements in final SONA

Genalyn Kabiling

Manila Bulletin, 26 July 2021

34. Promises made, promises broken

[When he reports to the nation today at the joint session of Congress, Duterte is expected to enumerate the gains his administration has made on his many promises and what more he intends to do in the remaining 11 months of his term.]

Tita C. Valderama

Manila Times, 26 July 2021

35. Group gives BARMM failing grade

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 July 2021

36. Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte reiterates threat to kill drug dealers, denies taking money from China

Raissa Robles

South China Morning Post, 26 July 2021

37. Duterte vows to lead Philippines out of Covid-19 pandemic in last year in office

Raul Dancel

Straits Times, 26 July 2021

Singapore

38. Sunken treasures found in Singapore's waters

Aliyah Sahni

China Global Television Network, 26 July 2021

Thailand

39. Tourism to hit all-time low in 2021

Narumon Kasemsuk

Bangkok Post, 27 July 2021

40. Thailand’s hospitals under pressure as Covid crisis deepens

Guardian, 27 July 2021

Vietnam

41. Vietnam drafting another $1 billion bailout package

VietNamNet, 27 July 2021

42. Nguyen Xuan Phuc takes oath of office as State President of Vietnam

VietNamNet, 26 July 2021

43. Pham Minh Chinh re-elected as Prime Minister for 2021-2026

VietNamNet, 26 July 2021

44. Vietnam joins global peers in developing digital money

VietNamNet, 26 July 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

45. Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery: A Compendium of Policy Briefs

Asian Development Bank, 26 July 2021

46. Opinion: To woo Asean, Russia needs to offer trade, not just arms

Richard Heydarian

South China Morning Post, 24 July 2021

Asia Pacific

47. Supporting Quality Infrastructure in Developing Asia

Asian Development Bank, 26 July 2021

48. “China Plus One”: Supply Chain Resilience Initiative and Beijing in Indo-Pacific

Jagannath P. Panda

Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 26 July 2021

East/South China Sea

49. Four Steps to Advance the South China Sea Arbitral Award

LUCIO BLANCO PITLO III

Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, 26 July 2021

Superpower relations and the region

50. China and the Asian peace

Asad Latif

Straits Times, 27 July 2021

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