Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

13 January 2021 (pm) - 14 January 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 ................

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No. 2-9

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No. 11-33

No. 34

No. 35-41

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 42-48

No. 49

No. 50-52

No. 53-55

No. 56-61

Cambodia

1. Cambodia’s veiled criticism of Chinese vaccines hints at Hun Sen’s foreign policy plans

ASEAN Today, 14 January 2021

Indonesia

2. Indonesia's power imports from Malaysia in 2020 touch 120MW

Antara, 14 January 2021

3. Will the young bring reform?

Jakarta Post, 14 January 2021

4. Court rejects Rizieq’s pretrial motion

Jakarta Post, 14 January 2021

5. No threat of radicalism

Dr. Rizal Ramli is former Indonesian coordinating minister for economy (2000-2001) and coordinating minister of maritime affairs (2015-2016)

New Straits Times, 14 January 2021

6. Mengapa Indonesia belum terlepas candu impor kedelai dari Amerika Serikat [Why Indonesia is still addicted to imports of American soy ]

Yessar Rosendar

Conversation, 13 January 2021

7. India and Indonesia Push Ahead with Defense Relationship

Diplomat, 13 January 2021

8. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Usia Muda dan Kedekatan dengan Jokowi [Listyo Sigit Prabowo, his youth and proximity to Jokowi ]

Republika, 13 January 2021

9. China and Indonesia to boost trade as Widodo’s Sinovac shot underlines ‘brotherly relations’

South China Morning Post, 13 January 2021

Laos

10. Change at Top Mooted as Lao’s Cautious Ruling Communist Party Meets

Radio Free Asia, 12 January 2021

Malaysia

11. Commentary: A convenient state of emergency amid challenging times in Malaysia

Oh Ei Sun is a senior fellow with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs.

Channel News Asia, 14 January 2021

12. The high cost of not understanding the economy

Free Malaysia Today, 14 January 2021

13. The Muhyiddin move that mauled Umno

Free Malaysia Today, 14 January 2021

14. Another loan moratorium needed to keep jobs, say bosses

Free Malaysia Today, 14 January 2021

15. Recession, bankruptcy, joblessness: A vicious circle looms

Free Malaysia Today, 14 January 2021

16. 马国紧急状态走上不归路 [With Emergency, Malaysia goes down a road of no return ]

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, 14 January 2021

17. Parliament suspended? Lawyer says Speaker’s comment premature as Emergency Ordinance yet to be gazetted

Malay Mail Online, 14 January 2021

18. Controversial Emergency could give Muhyiddin leg up in GE15 if it leads to Covid-19 suppression, say analysts

Malay Mail Online, 14 January 2021

19. Report: Malaysian cybertrooper teams employ full-time staff, used by politicians and businesses alike

Malay Mail Online, 14 January 2021

20. Report: Government asks Opposition to name three MPs for bipartisan Emergency panel

Malay Mail Online, 14 January 2021

21. Malaysia saw ‘reversal’ in human rights after Perikatan came into power, says international watchdog

Malay Mail Online, 14 January 2021

22. Emergency rule will calm politics, markets, say economists

Bernard Saw

Malaysian Insight, 14 January 2021

23. Civil society demands transparency as emergency rule kicks in

Malaysian Insight, 14 January 2021

24. Policy intervention saving jobs, says Saravanan

Malaysian Insight, 14 January 2021

25. Remembering the Father of Development

Forty-five years ago, on Jan 14, 1976, Malaysia lost a Prime Minister who had poured his passion, high integrity and work ethics into developing his beloved country in the short six years he was in office.

New Straits Times, 14 January 2021

26. Penarikan diri dua ahli Parlimen UMNO dilihat punya agenda [The withdrawal of two UMNO MPs seems to have an agenda ]

Mohammad Khairil Ashraf Mohd Khalid

Sinar Harian, 14 January 2021

27. 紧急状态，改变了政局 [Emergency has changed the political landscape ]

郑名烈

Sinchew 星洲网, 14 January 2021

28. Umno’s wings have been clipped

Star, 14 January 2021

29. Emergency declaration will hit economic rebound, say analysts

Free Malaysia Today, 13 January 2021

30. Johor Sultan issues religious restrictions for Muslims during MCO 2.0

Malay Mail Online, 13 January 2021

31. Emergency Rule: The day democracy was snatched from Malaysians

Mariam Mokhtar

Sinchew 星洲网, 13 January 2021

32. The Emergency declaration, whose fault?

Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi

Sinchew 星洲网, 13 January 2021

33. Questions abound in Malaysia on whether new Covid-19 lockdown came too late

Straits Times, 13 January 2021

Myanmar

34. Frist regular session of the third Union Parliament to begin on Feb 5

Eleven Myanmar, 13 January 2021

Philippines

35. PH lists 37 Thai exports that may lose tariff concessions

Manila Bulletin, 14 January 2021

36. Reforming the Philippine Overseas Absentee Voting Law

Manila Bulletin, 14 January 2021

37. Outstanding treasury debt surges 31% to P6.69T

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 January 2021

38. The last cha-cha

The House of Representatives is attempting the last cha-cha before the end of President Duterte’s term.

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 January 2021

39. Gov’t pressed to rethink preference for Sinovac

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 January 2021

40. Experts push for more investment-friendly Constitution

Manila Bulletin, 13 January 2021

41. DOE enticing P10-T new energy investments

Manila Bulletin, 13 January 2021

Thailand

42. Are The Thai Army’s Information Operations Self-Defeating?

Sek Sophal

Australian Institute of International Affairs, 14 January 2021

43. Questions over Chinese vaccine

Bangkok Post, 14 January 2021

44. Government looks to BCG initiatives to drive growth

Bangkok Post, 14 January 2021

45. Wealthy Thais not eligible for ‘We Win’ cash handout campaign

Nation, 14 January 2021

46. Informal workers need bank accounts for handouts

Bangkok Post, 13 January 2021

47. Opposition, protesters stay out of new reconciliation panel

Bangkok Post, 13 January 2021

48. Municipal elections get the nod

Bangkok Post, 13 January 2021

Vietnam

49. Vietnam takes advantage of FTAs to enjoy trade surplus with markets globally

VietNamNet, 14 January 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

50. Qatar peace deal and the lessons for Asia

Straits Times, 14 January 2021

ASEAN-China

51. 中国东盟抗疫合作命运与共 [China-ASEAN cooperation shares common destiny in fighting pandemic ]

彭念是中国南海研究院海上丝绸之路研究所副所长

Huanqiu 环球网, 14 January 2021

52. Gangsters, tourists and farmers of corn: how China’s Southeast Asia ties can be hurt by those beyond Beijing’s control

[Link to ISEAS Trends "Non-state Chinese actors and their impact on relations between China and mainland Southeast Asia"]

South China Morning Post, 13 January 2021

Asia Pacific

53. My Say: How will US-China relations affect the region?

Manu Bhaskaran

Edge Markets, 14 January 2021

54. What Does the US Indo-Pacific Framework Say About Southeast Asia?

Diplomat, 13 January 2021

55. Sky High: How the Asia-Pacific Sees Space

Diplomat, 13 January 2021

Climate change/Environment

56. ADB commits $2m to promoting climate-smart agriculture in Thailand’s North

Nation, 13 January 2021

57. The future of sustainability: Asia’s climate change imperative

McKinsey & Company, 12 January 2021

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

58. China Won’t Rush to Join CPTPP. Neither Should the US.

Alex Yu-Ting Lin & Saori N. Katada

Diplomat, 14 January 2021

Superpower relations and the region

59. America’s troubles ahead in the Asia-Pacific

Hadrien T. Saperstein

Interpreter, 14 January 2021

US-ASEAN

60. The US Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific: 3 Curiosities

Diplomat, 14 January 2021

US-China

61. Mr ‘Pivot to Asia’ in line to be Biden’s policy point man on China: report

South China Morning Post, 13 January 2021

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