Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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17 February 2021 (pm) - 18 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.

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1-3

No. 4-11

No. 12-23

No. 24-34

No. 35-37

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 38-45

No. 46-47

No. 48-49

No. 50-53

No. 54-56

Cambodia

1. Cambodia adopts China-style Internet gateway amid opposition crackdown

Straits Times, 18 February 2021

2. PM Hun Sen Seeks Investment from the Philippines amid Falling Rice Exports

Cambodianess, 17 February 2021

3. Reliance on PM Hun Sen for Governmental Decisions Belies a “Broken System”

Cambodianess, 17 February 2021

Indonesia

4. Pressure on for National Police to end online witch hunt

Jakarta Post, 18 February 2021

5. Statistics Indonesia: Households Relying on Agriculture Face Poverty

Tempo, 18 February 2021

6. Government to continue stimulus programs to spur tourism recovery

Antara, 17 February 2021

7. Definisi ‘perempuan’: patriarki dan misogini dalam bahasa Indonesia [The definition of 'female': patriarchy and misogyny in the Indonesian language]

Fariz Alnizar, Assistance professor at Nahdlatul Ulama University of Indonesia and Ph.D Candidate in Linguistic at Faculty of Cultural Science (FIB) Gadjah Mada University.

Conversation, 17 February 2021

8. US Vows to Bolster Long-Standing Bilateral Ties with Indonesia

Jakarta Globe, 17 February 2021

9. Indonesia has limited vaccine supplies. Is it prioritizing the right groups?

Jakarta Post, 17 February 2021

10. Remembering HMAS Perth (I) for the future

Natali Pearson

New Mandala, 17 February 2021

11. Pemerintah Diminta Waspada Potensi Krisis Pemilu 2024 [Government asked to be alert to a potential crisis in 2024 elections]

Republika, 17 February 2021

Malaysia

12. Cheap labour bad for Malaysia, good for plunderers, says Daim

K. Parkaran

Free Malaysia Today, 18 February 2021

13. UK export of plastic waste to Malaysia up 63%

Jason Thomas

Free Malaysia Today, 18 February 2021

14. Discontent brewing in new Sabah govt as coalition parties squabble over GE15 seats

Malay Mail Online, 18 February 2021

15. As more push for Parliament to reopen, PAS accuses MPs of tarnishing M'sia

Malaysiakini, 18 February 2021

16. PAU, Pemilihan UMNO 2020 penentu koalisi perdana BN, PN [PAU, UMNO 2020 election determines BN and PN premier coalition]

Khairil Anwar Mohd Amin

Sinar Harian, 18 February 2021

17. PAS nafi berada dalam dua 'kolam' politik [PAS denies being in two political coalitions]

Berita Harian (Malaysia), 17 February 2021

18. Economic survival will depend on ‘rakyat stimulus’, not vaccine roll-out

Paolo Casadio and Geoffrey Williams

Free Malaysia Today, 17 February 2021

19. Warisan denies reports of 30 branch chiefs quitting party

Free Malaysia Today, 17 February 2021

20. Environment minister says Malaysia returned 5,512 metric tonnes of plastic waste to sources last year

Malay Mail Online, 17 February 2021

21. PM seeks to strike out suit over emergency advice

Hidir Reduan Abdul Rashid

Malaysiakini, 17 February 2021

22. In national unity, political language as important as policy

Emmanuel Joseph

Malaysian Insight, 17 February 2021

23. Lantikan TPM solusi terakhir elak tiga penjuru [Appointing TPM is the last solution to avoid three corners]

Khairil Anwar Mohd Amin

Sinar Harian, 17 February 2021

Myanmar

24. Commentary: How Myanmar’s military leveraged the COVID-19 pandemic in its power grab

Ronan Lee

Channel News Asia, 18 February 2021

25. NLD official: Myanmar in last fight for democracy

NHK, 18 February 2021

26. Was Myanmar’s Coup Legal? And Does it Matter?

Diplomat, 17 February 2021

27. China denies helping Myanmar to build firewall, sending IT experts and soldiers

Eleven Myanmar, 17 February 2021

28. SAC spokesperson warns restrictions on press freedom for breach of law

Eleven Myanmar, 17 February 2021

29. Myanmar Hackers Take Down Military-Run Websites

Irrawaddy, 17 February 2021

30. Will Myanmar’s Uprising Succeed This Time?

KYAW ZWA MOE

Irrawaddy, 17 February 2021

31. Digital warfare: Myanmar's cyber crackdown explained

Lisa Martin and Dene-Hern Chen, Agence France-Presse

Jakarta Post, 17 February 2021

32. Paint, Poems and Protest Anthems: Myanmar’s Coup Inspires the Art of Defiance

New York Times, 17 February 2021

33. From classical musicians to breakdancers: Myanmar youth sound off against military coup

Straits Times, 17 February 2021

34. Messing with the wrong generation': Myanmar's youth take on junta online

Straits Times, 17 February 2021

Philippines

35. Hontiveros: China now owes PH P800B in destroyed, stolen WPS natural resources

Cathrine Gonzales

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 February 2021

36. Vaccines and economic stimulus

Antonio T. Carpio

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 February 2021

37. How the Philippines and US can save the Visiting Forces Agreement (and keep China at bay)

Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

South China Morning Post, 17 February 2021

Thailand

38. Don't torpedo jabs plan'

Mongkol Bangprapa & Aekarach Sattaburuth

Bangkok Post, 18 February 2021

39. MPC wary of tourist dearth

Pathom Sangwongwanich

Bangkok Post, 18 February 2021

40. Clubhouse emerges as platform for Thai dissidents, govt issues warning

Straits Times, 18 February 2021

41. Thailand losing B250bn per month as vaccine delayed, MP says

Bangkok Post, 17 February 2021

42. Unlimited' domestic flights brewing

Bangkok Post, 17 February 2021

43. Thailand’s Creeping Digital Authoritarianism

Gerard McDermott

Diplomat, 17 February 2021

44. 65% of Thai firms to maintain or increase employment in 2021: survey

Nation, 17 February 2021

45. Thailand’s young protesters hit by royal defamation law, as pro-democracy movement wanes

South China Morning Post, 17 February 2021

Vietnam

46. Netherlands keen on Vietnamese agricultural products

Voice of Vietnam, 18 February 2021

47. When the state budget once walked a 'tightrope'

VietNamNet, 16 February 2021

Asia Pacific

48. US Secretary of State to hold talks with ‘Quad’ members, a first step to coordinate China policy

South China Morning Post, 18 February 2021

49. Will the Quad Evolve and Embrace Taiwan?

Jagannath Panda

National Interest, 17 February 2021

East/South China Sea

50. 印度南中国海政策变了吗 [Has there been a change in India's policy for the South China Sea]？

陈相秒

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 18 February 2021

51. How China is bending the rules in the South China Sea

ORIANA SKYLAR MASTRO

Interpreter, 17 February 2021

52. Chinese Research Ship Collects Samples, Tests Submersibles in Vietnam-Claimed Waters

Radio Free Asia, 17 February 2021

53. South China Sea: US challenges China’s claims with Spratly mission

South China Morning Post, 17 February 2021

Climate change/Environment

54. Why Climate Change Vulnerability Is Bad For Sovereign Credit Ratings

Serhan Cevik and João Tovar Jalles

Eurasia Review, 18 February 2021

55. Green shoots emerge for Asia's green growth

Ravi Velloor

Straits Times, 18 February 2021

Superpower relations and the region

56. Biden and Xi must now meet to get a handle on Indo-Pacific and the pandemic

Phar Kim Beng is founder/CEO and Clementine Bizot is senior research fellow, Strategic Pan Indo-Pacific Arena

Jakarta Post, 18 February 2021

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