In this webinar, Dr Quinton Temby and Ms Elina Ciptadi look at the ways COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation have spread online in Southeast Asia and illustrate efforts to counter such untruths.
In ISEAS’ first webinar, Dr Andrew Ong examines how Wa political culture and its understanding of the political world shape the UWSA’s relations with Myanmar, China and the international community. He also lays out a set of considerations for engagement with the UWSA and the implications of those considerations for the peace process in one of the world’s longest-running civil wars.
In this seminar, Professor Edwin Wieringa examines examples of manuscripts from the 19th-century Court of Yogyakarta held in the National Library of Singapore and discusses the politics of representation and meaning-making in producing these illuminated manuscripts.
In this seminar, Mr Zack Petersen delves deep into the issue of childhood stunting in Indonesia. Factors such as poverty, chronic infection caused by malnutrition and an overall lack of sanitation causes stunting in 1 in 3 Indonesian children, yet there remains a general lack of understanding surrounding the issue.
In this seminar, former Johor Chief Minister Khaled Nordin expounds on the changing nature of Malaysian politics and ways of navigating the current uncertainties.
A substantial share of foreign direct investments have been directed towards extractive resources and their infrastructures in Mainland Southeast Asia. This Regional Social and Cultural Studies (RSCS) workshop examined issues concerning resource extraction and commodification in the region, the stakeholders involved, and their effect on local economies.
In this seminar, Dr Yatun Sastramidjaja explores the role of digital media in keeping the anti-corruption movement going, expanding and developing it online long after the protest has receded, in a context where traditional movements are increasingly difficult to sustain.
This seminar provides an overall update on China’s investment activities in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It attempts to provide comparisons on specific projects, namely industrial park and rail developments in each country. It also examines the main challenges and prospects for these projects.
In this seminar, Dr Oliver Tappe examined the complex nature of the mining practices in Laos, and assessed the adverse impact of the industry on the rural villages in the country.
In this seminar, Mr Ardhitya Eduard Yeremia Lalisang addresses the Indonesian elite’s perception of rising China and the impact of these perceptions on Indonesia’s policy towards China.