This seminar travelled between Peninsular Malaysia and the eastern states of Sabah and Sarawak to explore the main issues faced by Malaysia’s indigenous communities. Much of the session focused on land rights and conflicts that arise from the disregard of indigenous rights to customary and ancestral lands.
Social media is increasingly playing a vital role in Indonesia’s 2019 Presidential Campaign. Two prominent experts in the field, Mr Yose Rizal, founder of PoliticaWave.com, and Dr Ross Tapsell, senior lecturer and researcher at Australia National University, were at ISEAS to discuss the impact of social media on the election.
Organised by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in partnership with Temasek Foundation Connects, this 3-day seminar took place at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre Meeting Hall in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute invited two young Indonesian politicians, Mr Rian Ernest from Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) and Mr Faldo Maldini from National Mandate Party (PAN), to share their economic perspectives as millennials as well as their views on challenges to attract millennials voters.