Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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31 March 2021 (pm) - 1 April 2021 (am)

This alert service contains articles focusing on Southeast Asia and special topics in line with the research interests of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

Today’s issue includes the following articles with citations and mentions of ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and its researchers. You can click on the links below to go to these articles directly.

No. 12: Dr Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow, and Mr Pritish Bhattacharya Research Officer
No. 36: The State of Southeast Asia 2020 and 2021 Survey Reports
No. 38: Mr Choi Shing Kwok, Director
No. 39: Ms Moe Thuzar, Fellow

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1-4

No. 5-14

No. 15-22

No. 23-24

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 25-26

No. 27-31

No. 32-39

No. 42

No.40-41, 43-45

Indonesia

1. Horse-Trading Democracy

Tempo, 31 March 2021

2. Golkar Dianggap Bertransformasi Jadi Partai Anak Muda [Golkar is considered to have transformed into a youth party]

Republika, 1 April 2021

3. Calling Papuan armed groups terrorists won't solve unrest: Watchdogs

Jakarta Post, 31 March 2021

4. Anti-terror efforts should look at Jolo-Makassar links

Ulta Levenia is lead researcher on terrorism at the Galatea think tank on Southeast Asia and a consultant at Semar Sentinel; Alban Sciascia is a writer for Galatea and director of Semar Sentinel.

Jakarta Post, 1 April 2021

Malaysia

5. The NEP — 30 years past its expiry date

Kua Kia Soong

Free Malaysia Today, 31 March 2021

6. New Emergency law introduced, allows Malaysian government to approve additional spending without going through Parliament

IDA LIM

Malay Mail Online, 31 March 2021

7. No hitting back – PPBM will support Umno-led Johor govt

Free Malaysia Today, 31 March 2021

8. Covid-19 double standards anger unlikely to hurt Perikatan at polls, say analysts

Raevathi Supramaniam

Malaysian Insight, 1 April 2021

9. Analysts: When push comes to shove, PAS may still pick Umno over Bersatu

SOO WERN JUN

Malay Mail Online, 1 April 2021

10. Umno man quits GLC post after decision to cut ties with PPBM

Free Malaysia Today, 1 April 2021

11. 扎希以为巫统还是老大 [Zahid thinks Umno is still the big brother]

郭清江.

Sinchew 星洲网, 31 March 2021

12. Malaysia’s Rubber Glove Industry: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Francis E. Hutchinson and Pritish Bhattacharya

Eurasia Review, 1 April 202

13. Ordinance bypassing Parliament for budget an affront to accountability'

Malaysiakini, 1 April 2021

14. As Zahid's term nears end, pushback against postponing Umno polls grows

Malaysiakini, 1 April 2021

Myanmar

15. Japan Suspends New Aid Programs to Myanmar After Massacres

Irrawaddy, 31 March 2021

16. Who Failed Myanmar?

Kavi Chongkittavorn

Irrawaddy, 31 March 2021

17. The rebels who will and won’t fight Myanmar’s coup

David Scott Mathieson

Asia Times, 31 March 2021

18. Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks in east

Associated Press, 31 March 2021

19. Myanmar military government makes ceasefire offer, but not to protesters

Channel News Asia, 1 April 2021

20. China seeks 'democratic transition', but no sanctions, on Myanmar

Channel News Asia, 1 April 2021

21. China Backs ASEAN Push for Talks on Myanmar Crisis

Diplomat, 1 April 2021

22. Myanmar Coup Opponents Announce ‘Unity Government’, Interim Constitution

Diplomat, 1 April 2021

Philippines

23. Laban ng Masa’s Declaration and Platform for the 2022 Elections

Inquirer, 31 March 2021

24. PH eyes conclusion of FTA with South Korea in June

Manila Bulletin, 1 April 2021

Thailand

25. Thailand ranks 82nd in Fragile States Index

Nation, 31 March 2021

26. Referendum bill must pass: Prayut

Bangkok Post, 1 April 2021

Vietnam

27. New strategy to place priority on green growth

VietNamNet, 31 March 2021

28. East Sea still site of tense developments

VietNamNet, 31 March 2021

29. Vuong Dinh Hue elected as Chairman of NA, National Election Council

VietNamNet, 31 March 2021

30. Economic experts: Vietnam has little room for fiscal and monetary policy

Voice of Vietnam, 31 March 2021

31. Three candidates nominated for election as NA Vice Chairpersons

Voice of Vietnam, 31 March 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

32. Rivers of peace and rivers of conflict

Professor Tommy Koh is chairman of the Governing Board of the Centre for International Law (CIL) at the National University of Singapore.

Daniel Kang is a research assistant with the CIL's International Dispute Resolution team.

Straits Times, 1 April 2021

33. The COVID-19 Endgame: Does Southeast Asia Need More Than Resilience?

Manoj Harjani is Research Fellow with the Future Issues and Technology research cluster at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

Diplomat, 31 March 2021

34. In Asia’s 3 Biggest Democracies, COVID-19 has Entrenched Inequality and Democratic Regression

[This article is adapted from a new CFR Discussion Paper: “COVID-19 and its Impact on Inequality and Democracy: A Study of Five Large Economies.”]

Joshua Kurlantzick

Diplomat, 31 March 2021

35. New and higher forecasts for nation’s growth

Khmer Times, 1 April 2021

36. What Southeast Asia wants from the Biden presidency

Dewi Fortuna Anwar, P2P-LIPI

East Asia Forum, 1 April 2021

37. 社论：新马放下高铁放眼未来 [Editorial: Singapore and Malaysia leave high-speed rail behind and look to the future]

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 31 March 2021

38. Quiet Singapore turns up volume on Myanmar as regional fears grow

Aradhana Aravindan

Reuters, 31 March 2021

39. ASEAN will lose relevance if it ignores the coup in Myanmar

Economist, 1 April 2021

ASEAN-China

40. Why is China’s Wang Yi hosting four Asean ministers in Fujian but meeting them individually?

South China Morning Post, 31 March 2021

41. 中国东盟合作超越地缘政治 [China-ASEAN cooperation goes beyond geopolitics]

许利平系中国社会科学院亚太与全球战略研究院研究员、东南亚研究中心主任

Huanqiu 环球网, 1 April 2021

East/South China Sea

42. Document, photos show Chinese vessels now dispersed in other features in West PH Sea

Martin Sadongdong

Manila Bulletin, 31 March 2021

Belt and Road Initiative

43. China’s Central Asian Rail Investment Does Not Add Up

Tristan Kenderdine is Research Director at Future Risk, working on China’s geoeconomic policy in Central Asia and the Middle East.

Péter Bucsky is Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Pécs, Doctoral School of Earth Sciences.

Diplomat, 1 April 2021

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) / Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

44. PH sees benefits in CPTPP, seeks membership

Manila Bulletin, 31 March 2021

Superpower relations and the region

45. US-China tensions could drive more firms to diversify supply chains to Southeast Asia, think tank says

South China Morning Post, 1 April 2021

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