Daily News on the Southeast Asian Region

ISEAS Library Selects

31 August 2021 (pm) - 1 September (am)

Greetings

This alert service contains articles focusing on Southeast Asia and special topics in line with the research interests of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to view in your browser.

Brunei Darussalam..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No. 1

No. 2-7

No. 8-19

No. 20-26

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

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

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

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

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

South China Sea ....

Special Topics ........

No. 27-29

No. 30-31

No. 32-33

No. 36

No. 34, 35, 37-39

Cambodia

1. Report Reveals COVID-19’s Deep Impact on Cambodian Tourism Economy

[Link to 71-page PDF document: Revisiting The Pandemic: Rapid Survey On The Impact Of Covid-19 On Msmes In The Tourism Sector And Households In Cambodia]

Sebastian Strangio

Diplomat, 31 August 2021

Indonesia

2. Facebook, Google juggle three subsea cable projects in Indonesia

Divya Karyza

Jakarta Post, 1 September 2021

3. UAE creates big diplomatic surprise for Indonesia

Dino Patti-Djalal is former deputy foreign minister and founder and chairman of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI).

Jakarta Post, 1 September 2021

4. Electability of Airlangga, Puan remains low despite ‘early campaigning’ through billboards

Nur Janti

Jakarta Post, 31 August 2021

5. Indonesia threatens tariffs, scaled back imports to spur domestic health industry

Rifki Nurfajri

Jakarta Post, 31 August 2021

6. Taliban rule restored in Afghanistan: security implications for Indonesia

V. Arianti and Muh. Taufiqurrohman

New Mandala, 31 August 2021

7. Government starts seizing assets from BLBI obligors

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil

Jakarta Post, 29 August 2021

Malaysia

8. My Say: Striving for societal well-being

Nungsari Radhi

Edge Markets, 1 September 2021

9. Malaysia’s Opposition Strategy To Return To Power

Murray Hunter

Eurasia Review, 1 September 2021

10. Youths aged 18 can now stand for election in Penang

Predeep Nambiar

Free Malaysia Today, 1 September 2021

11. PM Ismail Sabri to table 12th Malaysia Plan in Parliament on Sept 27, says Tok Pa

Malay Mail Online, 1 September 2021

12. COMMENT | How Ismail Sabri's premiership may play out

James Chai

Malaysiakini, 1 September 2021

13. Young politicians not stepping up to replace elders, say analysts

Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysian Insight, 1 September 2021

14. What Pakatan has to do to win government

Murray Hunter

Malaysian Insight, 1 September 2021

15. Pakatan wants to strengthen coalition, help country overcome crisis

Mohd Farhan Darwis

Malaysian Insight, 1 September 202

16. The Risks Facing Malaysia’s ‘Second Chance’ Government

Alifah Zainuddin

Diplomat, 31 August 2021

17. Past glory won’t do Umno any good in future, says Bung

Free Malaysia Today, 31 August 2021

18. Step in if Selangor refuses to reverse degazettement, Putrajaya told

Free Malaysia Today, 31 August 2021

19. Finance Ministry: Budget 2022 for entire ‘Keluarga Malaysia’, to be drafted with economic recovery in mind

Ida Lim

Malay Mail Online, 31 August 2021

Myanmar

20. The necrometrics of Myanmar’s spreading war

David Scott Mathieson

Asia Times, 31 August 2021

21. Arakan Army Seeks to Build ‘Inclusive’ Administration in Rakhine State

Kyaw Hsan Hlaing

Diplomat, 31 August 2021

22. Union Attorney-General Office reformed as Legal Affairs Ministry

Eleven Myanmar, 31 August 2021

23. Registration process for over 4 M people will take at least 18 months: SAC Chief

Eleven Myanmar, 31 August 2021

24. Dozens of Top NLD Officials Detained on Corruption Charges Since Myanmar Coup

Radio Free Asia, 31 August 2021

25. Myanmar's shadow government calls out 'illegal investments' in the country

Tan Hui Yee

Straits Times, 31 August 2021

26. Russia Seeks Arms Market, Foothold in SE Asia in Courting Myanmar’s Isolated Junta

Radio Free Asia, 30 August 2021

Thailand

27. Govt denies jab purchase graft

Aekarach Sattaburuth

Bangkok Post, 1 September 2021

28. Hua Hin opts for Phuket's approach

Dusida Worrachaddejchai

Bangkok Post, 1 September 2021

29. E-service tax law comes into force

Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk and Wichit Chantanusornsiri

Bangkok Post, 1 September 2021

Vietnam

30. Pandemic continues to put hardship on enterprises in the Mekong Delta

VietNamNet, 1 September 2021

31. Good Morning America: US-Vietnam Relations Ready for Strategic Partnership

Ngô Tự Lập is currently director of the International Francophone Institute (Hanoi).

Geopolitical Monitor, 31 August 2021

ASEAN/Southeast Asia

32. A Way Forward For The ASEAN Identity

Rifki Dermawan

ASEAN Post, 31 August 2021

33. Thailand reaffirms to further strengthen friendship, cooperation with Malaysia, says Thai DPM

Malay Mail Online, 31 August 2021

ASEAN-US

34. Reordering Asia's supply chains won't go far enough for the US

Vikram Khanna

Straits Times, 1 September 2021

35. US Breaks Ground on Massive Thai Embassy Annex

Sebastian Strangio

Diplomat, 31 August 2021

East/South China Sea

36. South China Sea: Beijing’s foreign ships move ‘may go the same way as ADIZ’

Amber Wang

South China Morning Post, 1 September 2021

Climate Change/Environment

37. Energi surya adalah ‘raja listrik’, namun pelaksanaannya butuh lebih banyak insentif [Solar power is the 'king of electricity', but its implementation requires more incentives]

Marlistya Citraningrum, Senior Analyst, Institute for Essential Services Reform

Conversation, 31 August 2021

38. The Divestment Delusion

Yemi Osinbajo

Foreign Affairs, 31 August 2021

World politics

39. The Twilight of Pax Americana

Dr. Klaus Solberg Söilen

Geopolitical Monitor, 30 August 2021

An information service brought to you by ISEAS Library

To view the full articles, please click on the hyperlinks. For those that require passwords (usually assigned to a particular PC in the Library) due to subscription restrictions imposed, please visit the Library during its operating hours. If you have not been receiving our Daily News Alert in your inbox, your email system could be treating this alert as spam. You may add "@iseas-edu.ccsend.com" and "@constantcontact.com" to Safe Senders List (white list) through your email platform. More information is available at the Library FAQ webpage.

If you think your friends and colleagues would find this alert useful, please invite them to subscribe.

Disclaimer: Best effort has been made to ensure the external links provided are valid as of the date of collation. We welcome your suggestions to help us improve the quality of this service. Please take a moment to give us your feedback via the online feedback form. If you do not wish to receive our Daily News Alert, please click here to unsubscribe.