Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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3 January (pm) - 4 January 2022 (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.

This issue of Daily News Alert includes an article contributed by Punchada Sirivunnabood, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. You can click on this link to go to the article directly.

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Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No.1

No.2-7

No.8-17

No.18

No.19-23

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No.24-26

No.27-28

No.29-31

No.32-37

No.38-40

Cambodia

1. EU to Ditch Tariffs on Cambodian Rice, Prompting Hope for Exporters

Ou Sokmean and Meng Seavmey

Cambodianess, 3 January 2022

Indonesia

2. Palm oil policies succeed on sustainability but fail to resolve Indonesia’s land disputes

Jack Brook

Southeast Asia Globe, 3 January 2022

3. Jokowi Asks Pertamina, Private Firms to Prioritize Domestic Needs

Tempo, 3 January 2022

4. Minister reveals three resolutions for addressing labor issues

Antara, 4 January 2022

5. Indonesia miners seek solution as coal export ban rattles sector

Asahi Shimbun (AJW), 4 January 2022

6. How China beats US as trade, investment partner for Indonesia

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman

Jakarta Post, 4 January 2022

7. Tahun Politik 2022 [Year 2022 in politics]

Republika, 4 January 2022

Malaysia

8. Terengganu now a labour ‘exporter’ like Bangladesh, says Amanah man

Free Malaysia Today, 2 January 2022

9. PM: Compassionate aid for flood victims fully disbursed in five states

Malay Mail Online, 3 January 2022

10. Local government elections vital for democracy

Malaysian Insight, 3 January 2022

11. Mukhriz calls for overhaul of leadership in Pakatan, says Anwar’s time ‘has passed’

Tan Sin Chow

Star, 3 January 2022

12. Sarawak Cabinet numbers in line with state constitution, says PBB leader

Sharon Ling

Star, 3 January 2022

13. Sepakat laksana strategi perkasakan tanah rizab Melayu [Work together to implement a strategy to strengthen Malay reserve land]

Prof Ismail Omar, Presiden Pertubuhan Profesional Tanah Malaysia (PERTAMA)

Berita Harian (Malaysia), 4 January 2022

14. Umno leaders jostle for starting positions as GE15 push begins

Minderjeet Kaur

Free Malaysia Today, 4 January 2022

15. Tension mounts as govt resists Umno’s call for EPF withdrawals

Robin Augustin

Free Malaysia Today, 4 January 2022

16. Ismail Sabri to appoint deputy prime minister?

R. Loheswar

Malay Mail Online, 4 January 2022

Myanmar

17. India’s Foreign Secretary Visits Post-Coup Myanmar

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Observer Research Foundation, 3 January 2022

Philippines

18. Duterte creates new peace agency

Jerome Aning

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 January 2022

19. BSP to banks, firms: Stop digital vote buying, selling

Ronnel W. Domingo

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 January 2022

20. Who’s afraid of RCEP?

Cielito F. Habito

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 January 2022

Thailand

21. Test & Go to remain on ice for month

Bangkok Post, 4 January 2022

22. Perilous year awaits shaky govt

Nattaya Chetchotiros

Bangkok Post, 4 January 2022

23. Provincial rail projects receive priority

Chatrudee Theparat

Bangkok Post, 4 January 2022

24. Arkhom asks state banks to continue aid

Wichit Chantanusornsiri

Bangkok Post, 4 January 2022

25. A chance to rebalance priorities

Thailand's ability to use the Apec summit to attract foreign investment undermined by government's failings

Poramet Tangsathaporn

Bangkok Post, 4 January 2022

26. Laksi by-election on Jan 30

Bangkok Post, 4 January 2022

Vietnam

27. Economy hits ‘U-shape’ bottom, Vietnam warned of failing to keep pace with world

VietNamNet, 4 January 2022

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

28. Cambodia’s Hun Sen to visit Myanmar, despite explosions near embassy

Radio Free Asia, 3 January 2022

29. Cambodia: Asean's spoiler or saviour?

Kavi Chongkittavorn

Bangkok Post, 4 January 2022

30. Commentary: COVID-19 didn't dampen the drugs trade, it worsened it

[This commentary first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute blog, Fulcrum.]

Punchada Sirivunnabood

Channel News Asia, 4 January 2022

31. RCEP to boost trade in spite of supply chain disruptions, Moody’s says

Khmer Times, 4 January 2022

Asia Pacific

32. Germany Nervously Tests the Indo-Pacific Waters

Blake Herzinger

Foreign Policy, 3 January 2022

33. China leads in five-state joint statement on preventing nuclear war, arms race

Global Times, 3 January 2022

34. What will sustain US-China relations if economic gains no longer suffice?

Brian P. Klein

South China Morning Post, 3 January 2022

35. Russia and China will threaten the peace in 2022

Peter Jennings

Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 4 January 2022

36. Indonesia coal ban ‘manageable’ for China, but temporary energy headache looms amid Australia dispute

Ji Siqi

South China Morning Post, 4 January 2022

37. The Case for Cyber-Realism: Geopolitical Problems Don’t Have Technical Solutions

Dmitri Alperovitch

Foreign Affairs, 4 January 2022

Climate Change/Environment

38. Analysis of Future Mobility Fuel Scenarios Considering the Sustainable Use of Biofuels and Other Alternative Vehicle Fuels in EAS Countries

Editor: Shinichirou Morimoto, Shabbir Gheewala, Nuwong Chollacoop, Venkatachalam Anbumozhi

ERIA, 14 December 2021

39. The Top 10 Global Risks of 2022

Ian Bremmer

Time, 3 January 2022

40. Self-interest leads to climate push

Srikanya Yathip & Gita Sabharwal

Bangkok Post, 4 January 2022

New Media & Internet

41. America’s Cyber-Reckoning: How to Fix a Failing Strategy

Sue Gordon and Eric Rosenbach

Foreign Affairs, 1 January 2022

42. How Extremism Went Mainstream: Washington Needs a New Approach to Preventing Far-Right Violence

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Foreign Affairs, 3 January 2022

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