Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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8 September 2021 (pm) - 9 September (am)

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This issue of Daily News Alert includes a commentary by Mr Dien Nguyen An Luong, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. You can click on his name to go to the article directly.

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1-10

No. 11-26

No. 27-33

No. 34-45

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 46-51

No. 52-55

No. 56

No. 57

No. 58-62

Indonesia

1. Java-Sumatra gas pipeline to spur national economic growth: official

Antara, 9 September 2021

2. Religious Affairs Ministry launches Sehati program for MSEs

Antara, 9 September 2021

3. Developing tourism destinations through digital financing

Antara, 9 September 2021

4. RI coal miners boosted by decade-high prices

Jakarta Post, 9 September 2021

5. Survei ASI: Prabowo Capres Teratas dari Parpol untuk 2024 [ASI survey: Prabowo top candidate for president in 2024]

Republika, 9 September 2021

6. Women, youth and low-education workers bear the worst job losses in Indonesia when there are no tourists

Ya-Yen Sun, Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland; Futu Faturay, Policy analyst, Badan Kebijakan Fiskal, Kementerian Keuangan RI; Ilmiawan Auwalin, Associate lecturer, Universitas Airlangga; Jie Wang, Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland; Lintje Sie, Data Analyst, The University of Queensland

Conversation, 8 September 2021

7. Indonesia’s long transition to COVID-19 endemicity

Yodi Mahendradhata, Gadjah Mada University

East Asia Forum, 8 September 2021

8. Foreign reserves hit highest ever in August with IMF funds

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman

Jakarta Post, 8 September 2021

9. Reformasi Bansos pada Masa Pandemi [Social assistance reform in a time of pandemic]

Yusuf Wibisono, Direktur Institute for Demographic and Poverty Studies (IDEAS)

Republika, 8 September 2021

10. Pandemi COVID-19 dan Ancaman Inflasi di Indonesia [The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Threat of Inflation in Indonesia] [An 11-page PDF document]

Deni Friawan, Peneliti, Departemen Ekonomi & Disaster Management Research Unit, CSIS Indonesia

Ega Kurnia Yazid, Asisten Peneliti, Departemen Ekonomi & Disaster Management Research Unit, CSIS Indonesia,CSIS (Indonesia), 7 September 2021

Malaysia

11. Mums can confer citizenship on children born overseas, declares court

V Anbalagan

Free Malaysia Today, 9 September 2021

12. 依斯迈重视政权稳定多于治国能力 [Ismail Sabri values stability of political power over capability to govern]

胡逸山是新加坡国际事务学会（研究所）高级研究员、马来西亚太平洋研究中心首席顾问

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 9 September 2021

13. From apathy to activism: How Covid-19 made Malaysia’s Gen Z political

Syed Jaymal Zahiid

Malay Mail Online, 9 September 2021

14. The tragedy of the non-Malay dilemma

S Thayaparan

Malaysiakini, 9 September 2021

15. Untold damage' to economy unless govt tackles forced labour claims: Ex-minister

Alyaa Alhadjri & Alex Woon

Malaysiakini, 9 September 2021

16. Royal signal, positions and deals - What to expect in Ismail's first Parliament meet

Malaysiakini, 9 September 2021

17. A year on, Muda still fighting for ROS approval

Raevathi Supramaniam

Malaysian Insight, 9 September 2021

18. Will Sultan of Johor’s social media post prompt Malaysia to rethink cost increases to MM2H visa?

Vivian Chiu

South China Morning Post, 9 September 2021

19. Malaysia among Asean’s top 3 growth markets, say Taiwanese firms

Free Malaysia Today, 8 September 2021

20. Nazri: Umno’s Ahmad Maslan nominated as new deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker

Danial Dzulkifly

Malay Mail Online, 8 September 2021

21. Minister opposes Putrajaya’s plan for law on non-Muslim religions

Desmond Davidson

Malaysian Insight, 8 September 2021

22. Akta kawal pengembangan agama bukan Islam: Jangan ulang polemik RUU355 [Bill to control development of non-Muslim religions: do not repeat polemics of Bill 355]

Faiz Fadzil, ahli Jawatankuasa Amanah Nasional merangkap Adun Permatang Pasir.

Malaysian Insight, 8 September 2021

23. Bipartisanship only way PM won’t be held hostage, say experts

Raevathi Supramaniam

Malaysian Insight, 8 September 2021

24. Undi18 will give GPS advantage in the upcoming polls, analysts say

Goh Pei Pei

New Straits Times, 8 September 2021

25. Umno MP facing graft charges put forward as Deputy Speaker in Malaysia's Parliament

Nadirah H. Rodzi

Straits Times, 8 September 2021

26. Vote of confidence: To do or not to do

Arfa Yunus

New Straits Times, 7 September 2021

Myanmar

27. Children bearing brunt of coup

Amihan Abueva

Bangkok Post, 9 September 2021

28. Call for ‘defensive war’ against Myanmar’s junta sparks alarm, even as young citizens cautiously back revolt

Min Ye Kyaw and Bhavan Jaipragas

South China Morning Post, 9 September 2021

29. Walking the Tightrope: Humanitarian Assistance in Myanmar

Fiona Tarpey

Australian Institute of International Affairs, 8 September 2021

30. Myanmar’s Armed Forces: The Ukraine Connection

Sebastian Strangio

Diplomat, 8 September 2021

31. PPST welcomes ASEAN envoy’s ceasefire demand to facilitate humanitarian aid, seeking to meet him

Eleven Myanmar, 8 September 2021

32. China Invites National League for Democracy to Summit for Asian Political Parties

Irrawaddy, 8 September 2021

33. How family of a Myanmar junta leader are trying to cash in

By Poppy Mcpherson, Reade Levinson, John Geddie, Wa Lone, Simon Lewis And Stephen Grey

Reuters, 7 September 2021

Philippines

34. Duterte’s Party Picks Him as VP Candidate in Philippines

Kiko Rosario and David Rising

Diplomat, 9 September 2021

35. Gov’t like boy who cried wolf in flip-flop on quarantine status – business group

Roy Stephen C. Canivel

Inquirer, 9 September 2021

36. Comelec starts on Saturday test run for internet voting for overseas Filipinos

John Eric Mendoza

Inquirer, 9 September 2021

37. Unicef exec: PH can take ‘school reopening’ lessons from Asian neighbors

Mariejo S. Ramos

Inquirer, 9 September 2021

38. PH logistics sector to receive investment boost with lower entry barriers – OECD

Miguel R. Camus

Inquirer, 9 September 2021

39. Data anarchy

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 September 2021

40. Highest price quotation wins

Antonio T. Carpio

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 September 2021

41. 10 months

Peter Wallace

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 September 2021

42. Philippine senator first to declare 2022 run for presidency

Channel News Asia, 8 September 2021

43. New Philippine leader to continue 'pragmatic and moderate' China policy

Wang Qi

Global Times, 8 September 2021

44. Ombudsman rejects De Lima bid to make Duterte SALN public

Krixia Subingsubing

Inquirer, 8 September 2021

45. Philippines defense minister says U.S. treaty needs comprehensive review

David Brunnstrom and Karen Lema

Reuters, 6 September 2021

Thailand

46. Opposition mulls legal action in wake of censure debate

Bangkok Post, 9 September 2021

47. Samui sandbox gets makeover

Bangkok Post, 9 September 2021

48. Mixed opinions on state's October reopening plan

Pitsinee Jitpleecheep

Bangkok Post, 9 September 2021

49. Food exports set to rise 7.1%

Lamonphet Apisitniran

Bangkok Post, 9 September 2021

50. Industrial sentiment falls again

Lamonphet Apisitniran

Bangkok Post, 9 September 2021

51. SAO elections set for Nov-Dec but no dates for Bangkok governor poll

Nation, 7 September 2021

Vietnam

52. Driving force needed for economic recovery in HCMC after Covid-19 pandemic

VietNamNet, 9 September 2021

53. Vietnam gasps for air as Delta deals a lethal blow

David Hutt

Asia Times, 8 September 2021

54. Vietnam needs to do more to reduce trade dependence on China

[This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as ISEAS Perspective 2021/114 “Vietnam Continues Efforts to Reduce Trade Dependence on China”]

Bich T. Tran

Think China, 7 September 2021

55. Vietnamese still favours the US despite Afghanistan spectre

[This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as a Fulcrum commentary.]

Dien Nguyen An Luong, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

Think China, 7 September 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

56. ASEAN launches Investment Report 2020-2021: Investing in Industry 4.0

ASEAN Secretariat News, 8 September 2021

East/South China Sea

57. China won't accept US hegemonic acts in the South China Sea: Global Times editorial

Global Times, 8 September 2021

Climate Change/Environment

58. China's bold plans for the region

Bangkok Post, 9 September 2021

59. US climate diplomacy’s next stop: An ASEAN-US climate partnership?

Quah Say Jye is a researcher at the Asia Competitiveness Institute, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.

Jakarta Post, 9 September 2021

60. Environment, Forestry Ministry drives blue carbon inclusion in NDC

Antara, 8 September 2021

Islamic militancy

61. Two decades after 9/11: was Southeast Asia’s support of the US war on terror worth it?

Bhavan Jaipragas

South China Morning Post, 9 September 2021

Superpower relations and the region

62. Washington’s Challenge in Southeast Asia: The View From Vietnam

Ngo Minh Tri is a managing editor of the Thanh Niên Newspaper based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Diplomat, 8 September 2021

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