Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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13 July 2021 (pm) - 14 July 2021 (am)

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This issue of Daily News Alert includes one article attributed to Ms Hoang Thi Ha, Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. You can click on her name to go to the article directly.

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

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

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

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

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No. 11-23

No. 24-27

No. 28-30

No. 31

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 32-33

No. 34-38

No. 39-42

No. 43

No. 44-47

Brunei Darussalam

1. MinDef briefs Cabinet Ministers on DWP 2021

Borneo Bulletin, 14 July 2021

Indonesia

2. Foreign investors eyeing US$16 bln investments in Indonesia: INA

Antara, 14 July 2021

3. Swiss in Favor of Indonesian Palm Oil Conveys Strong Message to the EU

JAYANTY NADA SHOFA

Jakarta Globe, 14 July 2021

4. INDEF Says Indonesia in Need of Industrialization Roadmap

Tempo, 14 July 2021

5. Equal investment access for MSME cooperatives, large investors assured

Antara, 13 July 2021

6. Indonesia has considerable halal tourism potential: Uno

Antara, 13 July 2021

7. Better flood management can save Jakarta

Emma Colven, University of Oklahoma

East Asia Forum, 13 July 2021

8. 2H21 Economic review: Mitigating further risk from second wave

Andry Asmoro (Bank Mandiri)

Jakarta Post, 13 July 2021

9. Global Health Security COVID-19 and Its Impacts – Indonesia’s New Lockdown: Jokowi’s Legacy?

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 13 July 2021

10. Self-paid vaccine plan sparks anger

Dio Suhenda

Jakarta Post, 12 July 2021

Malaysia

11. Stethoscope: Migrant health a complex solution for a complex problem

Sandra Chong, Muthanna Saari and Khor Swee Kheng

Edge Markets, 14 July 2021

12. Anti-govt banners put up in several towns

Free Malaysia Today, 14 July 2021

13. Politicians flayed for having faces shown on aid packages

Free Malaysia Today, 14 July 2021

14. We can accept Pejuang if it backs Anwar as PM, says PKR Youth

Faiz Zainudin

Free Malaysia Today, 14 July 2021

15. Convert hotels into low-risk quarantine centres for Covid-19 patients

Ong Kian Ming

Malaysiakini, 14 July 2021

16. Genjatan senjata politik' tumpu usaha tangani pandemik [‘Political truce’ focused on efforts to deal with the pandemic]

Prof Madya Dr Muhammad Fathi Yusof adalah Profesor Madya di Pusat Polisi Perdana, Fakulti Teknologi dan Informatik Razak, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kampus Kuala Lumpur

Berita Harian (Malaysia), 13 July 2021

17. DAP not working with Muhyiddin, says Guan Eng

Predeep Nambiar

Free Malaysia Today, 13 July 2021

18. Now Warisan says it will not work with PN

Free Malaysia Today, 13 July 2021

19. Whither corruption in Malaysia?

Malaysiakini, 13 July 2021

20. Lebih baik Umno kekal dalam kerajaan Perikatan[Better for Umno to remain in the Perikatan government]

Dr Kamarul Zaman Yusoff, Timbalan Presiden Pertubuhan Intelektual Negara (PINTAR).

Malaysian Insight, 13 July 2021

21. Mengapa kita perlu hadkan tempoh PM [Why we should limit the PM's term]?

Fakhrurrazi Rashid, Koordinator Penyelidik REFSA.

Malaysian Insight, 13 July 2021

22. Review on national security policy takes into account Covid-19 threats

Malaysian Insight, 13 July 2021

23. Umno dumps Tajuddin as party election director

Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysian Insight, 13 July 2021

Myanmar

24. Stabilization And Digital Dialogue For Myanmar: Stepping Back From Brink Of Civil War

Matthias E. Leitner

Eurasia Review, 14 July 2021

25. Torture in Myanmar: Don’t Let the Junta Normalize Cruelty

Dr. Tomas Max Martin is a senior researcher at DIGNITY and an expert in the anthropology of prisons in the Global South.

Ergun Cakal is a legal advisor at DIGNITY and a PhD fellow at Copenhagen University, with a professional focus on legal frameworks sur

Diplomat, 13 July 2021

26. Aung San Suu Kyi Faces 75 Years in Prison as Myanmar Junta Brings Fresh Charges

Irrawaddy, 13 July 2021

27. In Myanmar’s Divided Shan State, a New Appeal for Unity; China Will Be Watching

Irrawaddy, 13 July 2021

Philippines

28. Philippine education: 1925 vs 2021

Ambeth Ocampo

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 July 2021

29. Trolling on taxpayer money?

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 July 2021

30. What happened to jobs?

Cielito F. Habito

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 July 2021

Singapore

31. Why US-China Rivalry Might Be Good for Singapore’s Semiconductor Industry

James Guild

Diplomat, 13 July 2021

Thailand

32. Cabinet approves B42bn aid

Chatrudee Theparat

Bangkok Post, 14 July 2021

33. Samui Plus set for slow reopening

Dusaida Worrachaddejchai

Bangkok Post, 14 July 2021

Vietnam

34. Commentary: Vietnam's attitude towards Chinese vaccines is very telling

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

Hoang Thi Ha is Fellow and Lead Researcher (Political-Security) at the ASEAN Studies Centre of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Channel News Asia, 14 July 2021

35. Biden's Vietnam ambassador nominee vows to press Hanoi on rights, trade

David Brunnstrom

Reuters, 14 July 2021

36. GDP still grows in midst of tribulations among the poor, businesses

Hoang Hai Van

VietNamNet, 13 July 2021

37. Law on Vietnam Coast Guard – ‘sharp tool’ in law enforcement at sea

VietNamNet, 13 July 2021

38. Vietnam needs large-sized corporations

VietNamNet, 13 July 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

39. Indonesia, Singapore discuss investment, green energy

Antara, 14 July 2021

40. Is the EU’s AI legislation a good fit for ASEAN?

Manoj Harjani, RSIS

East Asia Forum, 14 July 2021

41. Maritime security hubs need to step up cooperation

John Bradford is a senior fellow with the Maritime Security Programme, and Jane Chan is senior fellow and coordinator of the Maritime Security Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Straits Times, 14 July 2021

42. 6 Out of 10 ASEAN Leaders Listed in RSF’s Gallery of ‘Press Predators’

Luke Hunt

Diplomat, 13 July 2021

Asia Pacific

43. Where Have All the Asian Tigers Gone?

Jayati Ghosh

Project Syndicate, 12 July 2021

East/South China Sea

44. South China Sea: China, Philippines must renew push on oil and gas cooperation as pathway to peace

Rommel C. Banlaoi is president of the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies and a member of the board of directors of the China-Southeast Asia Research Centre on the South China Sea

South China Morning Post, 14 July 2021

45. Raw sewage from Chinese fishing vessels is killing South China Sea coral reefs and can be seen from space, claims US firm

Raissa Robles

South China Morning Post, 13 July 2021

46. South China Sea arbitral award should be buried at dustbin of history

Wu Shicun is President of the National Institute for South China Sea Studies. Ye Qiang and Ding Duo also contributed to this article.

Global Times, 12 July 2021

47. A Look Back at a Landmark South China Sea Ruling, Five Years On

Stratfor Worldview, 12 July 2021

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