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11 February 2021 (pm) - 15 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 the following articles attributed to the Institute and its researchers. You can click on their names to go to these articles directly. There are 7 articles relating to The State of Southeast Asia: 2021 Survey Report, published by the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute.

No. 52: Dr Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
No. 55: Dr Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Fellow
No. 77: Dr Serina Rahman, Visiting Fellow

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1-2

No. 3-12

No. 13-33

No. 34

No. 35-39

No. 40

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 41-47

No. 48

No. 49-62

No. 63-66

No. 67-72

No. 73-80

Cambodia

1. How RCEP benefits Cambodia in the long term

Heimkhemra Suy, Phnom Penh

East Asia Forum, 13 February 2021

2. The vaccine conundrum – Is Cambodia a victim of vaccine nationalism?

Sangeetha Amarthalingam

Phnom Penh Post, 11 February 2021

Indonesia

3. Elections Law revision hangs in balance

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil

Jakarta Post, 15 February 2021

4. Fictional forest koperasi: a new pattern of land grabs in Indonesia

Muhammad Beni Saputra

New Mandala, 15 February 2021

5. Private vaccination may risk equal access in Indonesia's COVID-19 response

Ardila Syakriah

Jakarta Post, 14 February 2021

6. Jusuf Kalla: Biaya Demokrasi Indonesia Terlalu Mahal [Too expensive to sustain democracy in Indonesia]

Republika, 13 February 2021

7. The Bitter Tale of Sugar Imports

Tempo, 13 February 2021

8. Indonesia’s modest new sovereign wealth fund

Kyunghoon Kim, KCL

East Asia Forum, 12 February 2021

9. The Democrat Party Drama

Laila Afifa

Tempo, 12 February 2021

10. Democratic Party succession plan goes awry

Tenggara Strategies, 12 February 2021

11. Indonesian economy turns more insular during recession

Tenggara Strategies, 12 February 2021

12. Military men maneuver and gun for Widodo’s job

Asia Times, 11 February 2021

13. Rangka strategi, model baharu bangunkan semula ekonomi [Draw up a new strategy, model to rebuild the economy]

Prof Madya Dr Irwan Shah Zainal Abidin adalah Pensyarah Ekonomi, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Berita Harian (Malaysia), 15 February 2021

14. Will Umno face deregistration in war with PPBM?

Minderjeet Kaur

Free Malaysia Today, 15 February 2021

15. Daim: PN fails to instil confidence with confusing policies

Malaysiakini, 15 February 2021

16. The economy is depressed

James Chai

Malaysiakini, 15 February 2021

17. Gerakan not likely to make impact at GE15, say analysts

Noel Achariam

Malaysian Insight, 15 February 2021

18. Only 'kamikaze' seats for Gerakan?

Arfa Yunus

New Straits Times, 15 February 2021

19. PM launches National Unity Policy, Blueprint

Nuradzimmah Daim

New Straits Times, 15 February 2021

20. Review of Anwar's review of the Tommy Thomas memoir

Tan Sri Munir Majid, a former group editor of NST, is visiting senior fellow and member of the Advisory Board of LSE IDEAS (Centre for International Affairs, Diplomacy and Strategy)

New Straits Times, 15 February 2021

21. Don’t contest Umno seats, Perak MB warns PPBM

Free Malaysia Today, 14 February 2021

22. Cold feet among Perikatan? As parties gear up for early GE15, Undi18 voters remain a wild card

RADZI RAZAK AND DANIAL DZULKIFLY

Malay Mail Online, 14 February 2021

23. Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers Penang sees minimal impact from Singapore’s RGL suspension

Malay Mail Online, 14 February 2021

24. As Bersatu ties worsen, Zahid reiterates Haron Din's wish for PAS-Umno tie-up

Malaysiakini, 14 February 2021

25. MP: Free vaccines alone won't solve undocumented migrant crisis

Martin Vengadesan

Malaysiakini, 14 February 2021

26. Perak MB warns of multi-cornered fights if Bersatu insists on Umno seats

Malaysiakini, 14 February 2021

27. Fitting Islamic education in changing world

Mustafa K. Anuar

Malaysian Insight, 14 February 2021

28. Covid-19 eratkan Malaysia-China [Covid-19 strengthens Malaysia-China]

Roy Anthony Rogers

Sinar Harian, 14 February 2021

29. India’s palm oil imports from Malaysia go up 23% in January

Robin Augustin

Free Malaysia Today, 13 February 2021

30. Penyertaan GERAKAN dalam PN buka lembaran baharu landskap politik negara [GERAKAN's participation in PN turns a new page in the nation's political landscape]

Muhammad Yusri Muzamir

Berita Harian (Malaysia), 12 February 2021

31. Senatorial criticism of democracy

Mustafa K. Anuar

Malaysian Insight, 12 February 2021

32. Berakhirnya era parti 'Abang Besar' di Malaysia [The end of the era of 'Big Brother' parties in Malaysia]

Raja Ahmad Iskandar Fareez ialah pengarah komunikasi REFSA

Malaysian Insight, 11 February 2021

33. 巫统，你们还等什么 [Umno, what are you still waiting for]？

刘哲伟目前在国际伊斯兰大学政治学系任职助理教授。

Malaysian Insight, 11 February 2021

Myanmar

34. ‘We cannot hope for anything good’: Myanmar coup sparks despair for Rohingya

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shaikh Azizur Rahman

Guardian, 14 February 2021

Philippines

35. PH gov’t is biggest violator of workers’ rights

Joel Ruiz Butuyan

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 February 2021

36. PH distances self from UN resolution on Myanmar

Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 February 2021

37. Could the Destruction of Manila in 1945 Have Been Avoided?

Robert Farley

Diplomat, 13 February 2021

38. Duterte wants US to pay to keep military pact with Philippines

Straits Times, 13 February 2021

39. Filipinos breaking Covid-19 rules risk beatings, humiliation – unless they’re rich or well-connected

South China Morning Post, 12 February 2021

Singapore

40. MySay: Singapore’s budget — What to expect?

Manu Bhaskaran

Edge Markets, 14 February 2021

Thailand

41. Nataphol reconciles with allies

Bangkok Post, 15 February 2021

42. Majority believe protesters have backers: poll

Bangkok Post, 14 February 2021

43. Whip says govt open to charter amendments

Bangkok Post, 14 February 2021

44. A fantastic comeback?

Bangkok Post, 13 February 2021

45. Thai protesters scale Bangkok’s Democracy Monument calling for abolition of royal insults law

South China Morning Post, 13 February 2021

46. Coalition MPs to oppose court review

Bangkok Post, 12 February 2021

47. Thailand still needs blue-collar workers despite Covid fallout

Nation, 11 February 2021

Vietnam

48. Vietnam makes impressive hallmarks in with "dual role" and "charming foreign policy"

VietNamNet, 15 February 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

49. Smart Cities In The Post COVID-19 Era

Venkatachalam Anbumozhi

ASEAN Post, 13 February 2021

50. Sustainable partnership between Cambodia and Indonesia amid COVID-19

Khmer Times, 13 February 2021

51. Dilema kerjasama dalam ASEAN [The dilemma of cooperation in ASEAN]

Mujibu Abd Muis

Sinar Harian, 13 February 2021

52. Singapore and Malaysia backtrack on high-speed rail

Francis E Hutchinson, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

East Asia Forum, 12 February 2021

53. Covid’s long reach upsets the economic pecking order

Greg Earl

Interpreter, 11 February 2021

54. Production, Demand for Opium in Myanmar Tanks on Rise of Synthetics in SE Asia: Report

Joshua Lipes

Radio Free Asia, 11 February 2021

55. Can Thailand’s generals help Myanmar’s coup leaders in ‘democratic process’?

South China Morning Post, 11 February 2021

The State of Southeast Asia: 2021 Survey Report

56. Report shows Southeast Asia’s views on US, China are shifting

ASEAN Today, 15 February 2021

57. Asean seeks stable US-China partnership

Khmer Times, 15 February 2021

58. China wields most influence in South-east Asia but lags in trust factor: Survey

Bhagyashree Garekar

Straits Times, 15 February 2021

59. Brunei Government gets thumbs up for handling Covid-19, among best record in Asean

Star, 13 February 2021

60. Report Shows Rising Southeast Asian Trust in US, Falling Trust in China

Diplomat, 12 February 2021

61. Japan & Thailand among top holiday destinations for S'poreans: survey

Mothership, 11 February 2021

62. Report: Trust in US Soars Among Southeast Asians, Wanes Toward China

Radio Free Asia, 11 February 2021

Asia Pacific

63. Where the Quad should go from here

Asia Times, 13 February 2021

64. Could Biden Make US-China Trade Better for Workers?

Michael Haack

Diplomat, 13 February 2021

65. The Next Phase of U.S.-Chinese Relations: A Conversation With Kevin Rudd

Foreign Affairs, 12 February 2021

66. The Quad: Form without Substance?

June Teufel Dreyer

FPRI, 12 February 2021

East/South China Sea

67. South China Sea: Wise To Provoke China?

Anna Malindog-Uy

ASEAN Post, 14 February 2021

68. Can the US enlist the Philippines to help contain China in the Indo-Pacific?

South China Morning Post, 14 February 2021

69. China and Indo-Pacific in US military sights as Pentagon takes fresh look at forces

South China Morning Post, 14 February 2021

70. East Sea 2020: The US adjusts its policy, Southeast Asia gets tough with China

VietNamNet, 13 February 2021

71. CCP governance comes to the South China Sea

Zachary Haver

Interpreter, 12 February 2021

72. South China Sea: why stormy reactions to China’s new coastguard law are overblown

Yan Yan

National Institute for South China Sea Studies, 11 February 2021

China-US relations

73. US-China confrontation would be ‘disaster’, Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden in first call

South China Morning Post, 11 February 2021

74. US-China relations: Xi and Biden break the ice with phone call, but can they dial down tensions?

South China Morning Post, 11 February 2021

Climate change/Environment

75. Race to go green on Singapore's roads starts with clear rules and runway

Christopher Tan

Straits Times, 14 February 2021

76. Vietnam’s economy is among the most vulnerable in the world to climate change impacts

ASEAN Today, 12 February 2021

77. Sabah sea gypsies grapple with dwindling fish catch, sinking villages as climate change threatens way of life

Channel News Asia, 12 February 2021

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

78. Japan Expects Biden to Rejoin the TPP

Diplomat, 12 February 2021

79. China-backed RCEP trade deal unlikely to benefit developing members in short term, analysts say

South China Morning Post, 12 February 2021

Superpower relations and the region

80. When Allies Go Nuclear: How to Prevent the Next Proliferation Threat

Chuck Hagel, Malcolm Rifkind, Kevin Rudd, and Ivo Daalder

Foreign Affairs, 12 February 2021

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