Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

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29 March 2021 (pm) - 30 March 2021 (am)

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This alert service contains articles focusing on Southeast Asia and special topics relevant to the research interests of ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute.

Today's issue includes one article with a citation attributed to Dr Ian Storey, Senior Fellow, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute. You can click on the link to go to the article directly.

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1-5

No. 6-25

No. 26-32

No. 33-36

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 37-43

No. 44

No. 45

No. 46-51

No. 52

Indonesia

1. Youth dismiss violent extremism but prone to intolerance

Jakarta Post, 30 March 2021

2. Unbridled clientelism plagues regional politics

Jakarta Post, 30 March 2021

3. Britain’s Integrated Foreign Policy Review and Its Relations with Indonesia

Noto Suoneto

Diplomat, 29 March 2021

4. Green Party seeks authorization for 2024 election run

Jakarta Post, 29 March 2021

5. Are Indonesia, Japan’s joint South China Sea drills a sign of Jakarta’s pivot away from Beijing?

Resty Woro Yuniar

South China Morning Post, 29 March 2021

Malaysia

6. Commentary: UMNO's break with Bersatu could come at a high price for Malaysia

Professor James Chin is Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania and Senior Fellow at the Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia.

Channel News Asia, 30 March 2021

7. MySay: Lessons for Malaysia from Biden’s American Rescue Plan

Nungsari Radhi

Edge Markets, 30 March 2021

8. Is Umno giving up on non-Malay vote with shariah move?

Nicholas Chung

Free Malaysia Today, 30 March 2021

9. NEP no longer works, says Nazir Razak

Imran Ariff

Free Malaysia Today, 30 March 2021

10. Analysts: Time for Perikatan sympathisers within Umno to choose which side their loyalty lies

Danial Dzulkifly

Malay Mail Online, 30 March 2021

11. PAS needs to exit PN, says political analyst

M Fakhrull Halim

Malaysiakini, 30 March 2021

12. ADUN SPEAKS | Umno severing ties with Bersatu?

P Ramasamy

Malaysiakini, 30 March 2021

13. PAS will have easier time with Bersatu than with ‘big brother’ Umno, say analysts

Malaysian Insight, 30 March 2021

14. Covering Malaysian politics, warts and all

Mustafa K Anuar

Malaysian Insight, 30 March 2021

15. 巫统大会和马来政党的动向 [The Umno AGM and the direction of Malay political parties]

戴子豪.

Sinchew 星洲网, 30 March 2021

16. UMNO perlu imbang strategi politik, pembaharuan [Umno should balance political strategy with renewal]

Prof Madya Dr Mohd Izani Mohd Zain adalah Profesor Madya di Fakulti Ekologi Manusia, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) dan Felo Penyelidik Pusat Kajian Demokrasi dan Pilihan Raya, Universiti Malaya (UMCEDEL)

Berita Harian (Malaysia), 29 March 2021

17. Sarawak falls short on palm oil despite having largest plantation area

Goh Pei Pei

Free Malaysia Today, 29 March 2021

18. If you want shariah, give Sabah and Sarawak autonomy, Upko tells Umno

Free Malaysia Today, 29 March 2021

19. Najib’s money trail proves Umno received tainted 1MDB funds, says prosecutor in forfeiture suit

Malaysian Insight, 29 March 2021

20. Pas stresses on 'ummah unity' after Umno severs ties with Bersatu

Teh Athira Yusof

New Straits Times, 29 March 2021

21. MCA: BN Ministers quitting PN govt must be done collectively

Kalbana Perimbanayagam

New Straits Times, 29 March 2021

22. Umno's partners in BN: quite a dilemma you're in

Mohsin Abdullah

Sinchew 星洲网, 29 March 2021

23. 巫统独自出战，希盟坐收渔利 [Will PH stand to gain if Umno goes it alone]？

林瑞源.

Sinchew 星洲网, 29 March 2021

24. Umno goes after 'traitors' in the party: The Star columnist

Joceline Tan

Star, 29 March 2021

25. Umno wants to lead Malaysia, but who will lead Umno?

Shannon Teoh

Straits Times, 29 March 2021

Myanmar

26. Blocked from protesting, Singapore’s Burmese take democracy fight online

Toh Ee Ming

Southeast Asia Globe, 30 March 2021

27. Myanmar is on the brink of becoming a ‘failed state,’ says expert from think tank

CNBC, 29 March 2021

28. The Myanmar Crisis and the Contradictions of ‘Non-Interference’

Kyaw Khant

Diplomat, 29 March 2021

29. Myanmar’s civil disobedience movement is built on decades of struggle

Lisa Brooten, Southern Illinois University

East Asia Forum, 29 March 2021

30. Protests Unite Myanmar’s Ethnic Groups Against Common Foe

Emily Fishbein is a freelance journalist who writes about peace and social justice issues in Myanmar and Malaysia.

Kyaw Hsan Hlaing is a researcher and freelance journalist from Myanmar’s Rakhine state covering peace, human rights, and social justice.

Foreign Policy, 29 March 2021

31. Myanmar Regime’s Cabinet Includes Some Old China Hands

Irrawaddy, 29 March 2021

32. Inside Myanmar’s army : they see protestors as criminals

Hannah Beech

New York Times, 28 March 2021

Philippines

33. The fate of the VFA: Balancing costs and benefits for the Philippines

Andrea Chloe Wong

ASEAN Today, 30 March 2021

34. Sinas: Bloody Sunday operations in Southern Tagalog foiled NPA guerrilla warfare plan in NCR

Aaron Recuenco

Manila Bulletin, 30 March 2021

35. PH continues trade actions against Thailand

Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat

Manila Bulletin, 30 March 2021

36. Duterte approves P1,000 worth of in-kind aid per ECQ-affected individual

Krissy Aguilar

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 March 2021

Thailand

37. Govt promises left unkept

Bangkok Post, 30 March 2021

38. Court upholds B14.5bn rice scheme redress

Mongkol Bangprapa

Bangkok Post, 30 March 2021

39. Employment demand pops last month

Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk

Bangkok Post, 30 March 2021

40. State allocates B3bn for digital projects

Chatrudee Theparat

Bangkok Post, 30 March 2021

41. Thailand’s deep south conflict poses a problem for pro-democracy reform

ASEAN Today, 29 March 2021

42. Asset warehousing appeals to hoteliers

Most hotel owners want to enrol in the asset warehousing programme to mitigate the financial impact from the pandemic, which is worse this year than 2020, according to the Thai Hotels Association (THA).

Narumon Kasemsuk

Bangkok Post, 29 March 2021

43. Puppet masters must leave shade

Veera Prateepchaikul is former editor, Bangkok Post.

Bangkok Post, 29 March 2021

Vietnam

44. ‘We’ll lose another tourist season if we don’t change”

VietNamNet, 29 March 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

45. Russia's gamble in post-coup Myanmar

Kavi Chongkittavorn

Bangkok Post, 30 March 2021

Asia Pacific

46. Beijing Is Getting Better at Disinformation on Global Social Media

Sarah Cook

Diplomat, 30 March 2021

47. From the Bandung conference to the Indo-Pacific strategy (part 2 of 2)

Phar Kim Beng is founding CEO of the Strategic Pan Indo-Pacific Arena (SPIPA); Osman Erdoğdu is SPIPA’s chief knowledge officer.

Jakarta Post, 30 March 2021

48. COVID19 a wake-up call to address development fault lines in Asia and the Pacific

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the United Nations under-secretary-general and executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP).

Jakarta Post, 30 March 2021

49. China or the US-led Quad? Why India must pick a side

Mohamed Zeeshan

South China Morning Post, 30 March 2021

50. Coronavirus recovery: Asia-Pacific must focus on three areas in its post-pandemic plans

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the UN undersecretary-general and executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP)

South China Morning Post, 30 March 2021

51. To achieve its goals, China needs to show more restraint

Mark Valencia

Pearls and Irritations, 28 March 2021

Climate change / Environment

52. Environment & the Singapore Story: What Next?

Choo Ruizhi

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 29 March 2021

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