Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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9 September 2021 (pm) - 10 September (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 commentaries and citations attributed to ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and its researchers. You can click on the links to go to the articles directly.

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1-8

No. 9

No. 10-23

No. 24-30

No. 31-34

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 35-38

No. 39-44

No. 47

No. 48

No. 45, 46, 49-51

Indonesia

1. Spotlight on COVID-19 management, venues in Indonesia’s Papua province ahead of national games in October

Kiki Siregar

Channel News Asia, 10 September 2021

2. Consumer confidence plunges to lowest level in 12 years

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman

Jakarta Post, 10 September 2021

3. Indonesia, Australia to elevate defense, security ties in Indo-Pacific push

Dian Septiari

Jakarta Post, 10 September 2021

4. How digital natives are driving consumer spending in Indonesia

Oliver Tonby is senior partner in Singapore office and Phillia Wibowo a managing partner in Indonesia office, both of McKinsey & Company.

Jakarta Post, 10 September 2021

5. Would a more secular Indonesia be wealthier?

Endy Bayuni is senior editor of The Jakarta Post and executive director of the International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ).

Jakarta Post, 10 September 2021

6. 印尼外长走访美国的意义 [The significance of the Indonesian foreign minister's visit to the US]

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, 10 September 2021

7. Why Indonesia Abandons Dollar in Bilateral Trade

Faisal Maliki Baskoro

Jakarta Globe, 9 September 2021

8. From curbs to capital, businesses talk shop with Jokowi

Vincent Fabian Thomas

Jakarta Post, 9 September 2021

Laos

9. Chinese Investments in Laos Soar, but Little Wealth is Spread

Radio Free Asia, 8 September 2021

Malaysia

10. Digital banking is key to financial inclusion in Malaysia

Nafis Alam, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation

East Asia Forum, 10 September 2021

11. Probe claim of Muhyiddin-YTL link, says Transparency International

Annmira Joseph

Free Malaysia Today, 10 September 2021

12. Muafakat with Bersatu not likely, says analyst

Nicholas Chung

Free Malaysia Today, 10 September 2021

13. Deal-making and why Zahid is soft with Ismail

Minderjeet Kaur

Free Malaysia Today, 10 September 2021

14. Umno is back but it’s not invincible

Tommy Thomas

Malaysiakini, 10 September 2021

15. Keluarga Malaysia or Keluarga Umno-Baru?

Mariam Mokhtar

Malaysiakini, 10 September 2021

16. Parley over Parliament

Tunku Zain Al-Abidin

Star, 10 September 2021

17. Halal economy is new source of growth, says PM

Mazwin Nik Anis

Star, 10 September 2021

18. PKR leaders make peace with Aminuddin

Star, 10 September 2021

19. Malaysia ex-premier Najib set for economic advisor role as PM Ismail looks to shore up support

Shannon Teoh

Straits Times, 10 September 2021

20. 2022 to be recovery year for Malaysia’s economy — Muhyiddin

Justin Lim & Shazni Ong

Edge Markets, 9 September 2021

21. Govt statistics show jobless people in Malaysia up 1.2pc in July to 778,200

Ashman Adam

Malay Mail Online, 9 September 2021

22. Umno and ethno-nationalism here to stay, Tommy Thomas says

Raevathi Supramaniam

Malaysian Insight, 9 September 2021

23. Sabah govt rejects proposed bill to restrict propagation of non-Muslim religions

Star, 9 September 2021

Myanmar

24. Please understand our people's frustration, says Myanmar's UN envoy

Tan Hui Yee

Straits Times, 10 September 2021

25. Opinion: International community must hold the line after Myanmar’s ‘D-Day’

Philipp Annawitt served as an adviser to Myanmar’s government and parliament from 2015 to 2021.

Asia Times, 9 September 2021

26. NLD, USDP will attend virtual meeting on Asian Political Parties

Eleven Myanmar, 9 September 2021

27. Myanmar Junta Finds Allies Among Well-Known Buddhist Monks

Irrawaddy, 9 September 2021

28. In Person: Declaration of War Necessary as International Pressure Fails: Myanmar Shadow Govt

Irrawaddy, 9 September 2021

29. Japan’s Much-Touted Go-Between Has Little Sway Over Myanmar Junta

Irrawaddy, 9 September 2021

30. Civilian forces step up attacks across Myanmar

[A 3-minute video]

Channel News Asia, 8 September 2021

Philippines

31. Philippines: Pandemic Corruption Scandal Won’t Derail Duterte’s Electoral Plans

J.C. Gotinga

BenarNews, 10 September 2021

32. ‘Beyond frustrated’

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 September 2021

33. ‘PH won’t follow Chinese law in Philippine waters’

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 September 2021

34. Scandal and plague hound Duterte’s re-election ploy

Jason Castaneda

Asia Times, 9 September 2021

Thailand

35. Consumer sentiment takes a spill

Bangkok Post, 10 September 2021

36. Digital industry set to record strong growth

Bangkok Post, 10 September 2021

37. Thailand's holding pattern till next poll

Bangkok Post, 10 September 2021

38. Thammanat ousted from govt after ‘plot’ against PM

Nation, 9 September 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

39. GMS countries adopt multiple cooperation documents

Vientiane Times, 10 September 2021

40. Joint Media Statement of The 53rd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting

ASEAN Secretariat News, 9 September 2021

41. Launch of reports on ASEAN’s logistics industry to drive growth and regional economic integration

ASEAN Secretariat News, 9 September 2021

42. Reconnecting with Asean a key focus for Singapore as it recovers from pandemic, says Desmond Lee

Tham Yuen-C

Straits Times, 9 September 2021

43. Remarks by PM Pham Minh Chinh at 7th GMS Summit

VietNamNet, 9 September 2021

44. It's in America's interest to court ASEAN

Japan Times, 8 September 2021

ASEAN-China

45. Opinion: What’s behind Southeast Asia’s hesitancy towards China-made vaccines?

[This article first appeared in the publication ISEAS Perspective 2021/115, under the title “Understanding the Selective Hesitancy towards Chinese Vaccines in Southeast Asia”.]

South China Morning Post, 10 September 2021

46. Asean, China will benefit from closer economic links: DPM Heng Swee Keat

Danson Cheong

Straits Times, 10 September 2021

Asia Pacific

47. Beyond income: Redrawing Asia’s consumer map

McKinsey & Co., 7 September 2021

East/South China Sea

48. What to Expect as China Sends Another Survey Ship Into a Disputed Asian Sea

Ralph Jennings

VOA, 9 September 2021

Climate Change/Environment

49. Why we still haven't solved global food insecurity

William Park

BBC, 9 September 2021

50. Majority of fossil fuels need to stay underground to avert climate disaster, scientists say

CNBC, 9 September 2021

US Foreign Policy

51. Biden the Realist: The President’s Foreign Policy Doctrine Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight

Joshua Shifrinson and Stephen Wertheim

Foreign Affairs, 9 September 2021

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