Malaysians go to the ballot box on 9 May 2018 for the country’s 14th General Elections (GE14). In order to better understand some of the political trends and electoral dynamics in the run-up to polling day throughout the country, the Malaysia Studies Programme of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute organised a public conference on the subject.
In this installment of the Politics of the Art in Southeast Asia seminar series, Dr Thanavi Chotpradit, from Silpakorn University, presented a paper titled “The Strong Body Canon: The Art of the People’s Party after Thailand’s 1932 Revolution”. More than twenty participants attended, including those from local universities and art institutions.
Dr Show Ying Ruo, Visiting Fellow at Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, ISEAS, delivered her NSC Lecture on “Demystifying Chinese Vegetarian Halls: The Esoteric Tradition of Sino-Southeast Asian Religion”.
The Conference on ASEAN-Japan Partnership, ‘Celebrating 45 Years of Dialogue Relations’, was held on 23 March 2018 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore.
Malaysia’s 14th General Elections (GE14) are gearing up to be a contest on multiple fronts. In order to better understand some of the election trends and developments throughout the country, the Malaysia Studies Programme of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute organised a public seminar on the subject.
Four years into his presidency, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has arguably made significant political and economic progress in Indonesia. To examine the current state of the country’s achievements, potential growth challenges and the related implications for Jokowi’s electability in 2019, the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS) invited a group of leading international scholars to make presentations on various major aspects of Indonesian development issues.
The ASEAN Studies Centre of ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute organised a public seminar on ‘Tourism in ASEAN: Potential, Challenges and Way Ahead’ on 19th March 2018.
ASEAN needs to be an effective and central player in the region, and further deepen mutual understanding amongst members so as to socialise ourselves to think regionally, and not just nationally. ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute has a role to play in this by continuing to produce excellent research on Southeast Asia to enrich our collective knowledge and shape mindsets. This was the core message of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s lecture commemorating the institute’s 50th anniversary held at Orchard Hotel on 13 March 2018.
Professor Emmanuelle Sinardet (Paris Nanterre University) presented the first seminar of the year, with a paper titled “Reflections on the Spanish Conquest and its Representation in the Philippines: El Pacto de Sangre (1886, The Blood Compact) by Juan Luna (1857-1899)”.
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute held the Outreach Programme for University Students (OPUS) Lecture Series with Niigata University, now in its 11th year.