Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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16 February 2021 (pm) - 17 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.

Today’s issue includes 4 articles relating to The State of Southeast Asia: 2021 Survey Report, published by the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute.

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1

No. 2-9

No. 10-21

No. 22-32

No. 33-37

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 38-39

No. 40

No. 41-52

No. 53-54

No. 55-60

Cambodia

1. Cambodia’s new draft law on investment and its effects

Sim Vireak is strategic adviser to the Asian Vision Institute (AVI)

Phnom Penh Post, 16 February 2021

Indonesia

2. Concerns over environmental rules in jobs law persist

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil

Jakarta Post, 17 February 2021

3. Is Indonesian digital tax policy discriminatory?

Taufiq Adiyanto is a lecturer at the Tax Law Department at the School of Law and researcher at the Center for World Trade Studies, Gadjah Mada University.

Jakarta Post, 17 February 2021

4. Jokowi is smarter than SBY in building political dynasty

Kornelius Purba

Jakarta Post, 17 February 2021

5. Indonesia, Hungary discuss cooperation on environment, defense, health

Antara, 16 February 2021

6. Tackling Indonesia’s Poverty With Palm Oil

Try Ananto Wicaksono is Assistant Researcher at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance’s (INDEF) Centre of Food, Energy and Sustainable Development.

ASEAN Post, 16 February 2021

7. Indonesia taps seasoned banker to manage multibillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil and Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman

Jakarta Post, 16 February 2021

8. Religious Affairs Ministry, rights body join forces to tackle religious intolerance

Dyaning Pangestika

Jakarta Post, 16 February 2021

9. ‘Not 1MDB’: Indonesia’s new wealth fund CEO aims to avoid Malaysia scandal

South China Morning Post, 16 February 2021

Malaysia

10. Power And Corruption Within Malaysia’s Leadership

Murray Hunter

Eurasia Review, 17 February 2021

11. Deputy speaker Azalina speaks out against suspension of Parliament

Free Malaysia Today, 17 February 2021

12. Govt clueless on investment and economy, says Daim

K. Parkaran

Free Malaysia Today, 17 February 2021

13. You’re 18? You can stand for elections – but cannot vote

Predeep Nambiar

Free Malaysia Today, 17 February 2021

14. Covid-19: National vaccination programme is key success factor to economic, financial recovery, say economists

Malay Mail Online, 17 February 2021

15. East Coast Economic Region Development Council outlines initiatives to spur economic recovery in Terengganu

Malay Mail Online, 17 February 2021

16. PM Muhyiddin launches education TV channel, DidikTV KPM

Malay Mail Online, 17 February 2021

17. Company linked to royalty in Lynas' waste disposal site project

Wong Kai Hui

Malaysiakini, 17 February 2021

18. Persoalan integriti dana parti politik [The question of the integrity of political party funds]

Ismail Sualman

Sinar Harian, 17 February 2021

19. Ongkili: Sabah on right track towards main gateway for BIMP-EAGA trade

MUGUNTAN VANAR

Star, 17 February 2021

20. 30 branch chiefs leave Warisan for PPBM in Semporna

Free Malaysia Today, 16 February 2021

21. Pengundi 18 tahun: Tidak wajar perlekeh keupayaan generasi muda [18 years old voters : It is not appropriate to underestimate the capabilities of the younger generation]

Mohd Azlim Zainury

Sinar Harian, 16 February 2021

Myanmar

22. What makes this Myanmar coup different

Morten B. Pedersen

Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 17 February 2021

23. Commentary: US sanctions on Myanmar will not reverse the coup

Hannan Hussain

Channel News Asia, 17 February 2021

24. Myanmar protesters accuse China of backing coup plotters

Financial Times, 17 February 2021

25. Aung San Suu Kyi trial in Myanmar begins in secret amid warning of fresh protests

Guardian, 17 February 2021

26. Myanmar coup opponents call for new show of force as junta faces more international criticism

Straits Times, 17 February 2021

27. Protests alone won't save democracy in Myanmar

Min Zin

Straits Times, 17 February 2021

28. US sanctions only a glancing blow on Myanmar’s generals

PETER JANSSEN

Asia Times, 16 February 2021

29. 384 people were detained by the military from Feb 1 to Feb 13: AAPP

Eleven Myanmar, 16 February 2021

30. ‘We Didn’t Put Restrictions on Everything,’ Says Myanmar Junta Spokesman in 1st Remarks Since Coup

Radio Free Asia, 16 February 2021

31. China's ambassador to Myanmar says situation 'not what China wants to see'

Straits Times, 16 February 2021

32. Myanmar has no easy way back to elections

Tan Hui Yee

Straits Times, 16 February 2021

Philippines

33. After Manila: the Law of Armed Conflict and Victor’s Justice

Robert Farley

Diplomat, 17 February 2021

34. Government sets terms of amnesty

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 February 2021

35. SC throws out Marcos electoral protest vs Robredo

Marlon Ramos

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 February 2021

36. Duterte wants US to pay much more for troops access

RICHARD JAVAD HEYDARIAN

Asia Times, 16 February 2021

37. Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos loses bid to overturn Philippines vice-presidential election loss

South China Morning Post, 16 February 2021

Thailand

38. BOI revamps Electric Vehicle Businesses

[Link to the Announcement of Board of Investment (in Thai)]

Bangkok Post, 17 February 2021

39. PM denies gambling ties

Aekarach Sattaburuth

Bangkok Post, 17 February 2021

Vietnam

40. Vietnam’s industrial export still relies on FDI sector

VietNamNet, 17 February 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

41. ASEAN wide motor vehicle sales plunge 29% in 2020

Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat

Manila Bulletin, 17 February 2021

42. Myanmar Protests Reveal Burgeoning Regional Civil Society

Quah Say Jye

Diplomat, 16 February 2021

43. The ASEAN–EU Strategic Partnership’s coherence challenge

Laura Allison-Reumann and Philomena Murray, University of Melbourne

East Asia Forum, 16 February 2021

44. Indonesia ‘shuttles’ to Brunei to marshal unified Myanmar coup response

Dian Septiari

Jakarta Post, 16 February 2021

45. Networked authoritarianism at the edge

Margaret Jack

New Mandala, 16 February 2021

46. Myanmar coup: Indonesia rallies Asean partners, US and China for solution to political crisis

South China Morning Post, 16 February 2021

47. Myanmar coup: Singapore’s foreign minister says ‘widespread’ sanctions won’t work

South China Morning Post, 16 February 2021

48. Quiet Asean diplomacy afoot as tensions rise in Myanmar

Star, 16 February 2021

The State of Southeast Asia: 2021 Survey Result

49. US ‘neglect’ drives Asean towards China in superpower economic rivalry, analysts say

South China Morning Post, 17 February 2021

50. The merits of Biden's Goldilocks formula on China

Richard Javad Heydarian

Straits Times, 17 February 2021

51. Southeast Asia would choose the U.S. over China if forced to pick sides, survey shows

Yen Nee Lee

CNBC, 16 February 2021

52. Mekong Takes on Bluish Tinge as Water Levels Again Fall

Diplomat, 16 February 2021

East/South China Sea

53. Biden Must Keep Challenging China on Freedom of Navigation

JEFF M. SMITH

Foreign Policy, 16 February 2021

54. China sought to reassure Philippines over new coastguard law, envoy says

South China Morning Post, 16 February 2021

Climate change/Environment

55. Cashing in on Sino-US 'green' race

PORNPHROM VIKITSRETH

Bangkok Post, 17 February 2021

56. 2021 - a year of hope in climate battle

Straits Times, 17 February 2021

57. Are Japan and South Korea Serious About Ending Coal Financing in Southeast Asia?

Diplomat, 16 February 2021

Superpower relations and the region

58. Biden’s Trade Plans Will Boost China’s Power in Asia

JAMES CRABTREE

Foreign Policy, 16 February 2021

US Foreign Policy

59. Present at the Re-creation? U.S. Foreign Policy Must Be Remade, Not Restored

Jessica T. Mathews

Foreign Affairs, 17 February 2021

60. Has Trump Permanently Altered U.S. Foreign Policy?

Foreign Affairs, 16 February 2021

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