Event Highlights

Conference: The Paris Climate Agreement: Issues and Implications for ASEAN

 

The ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS convened a conference on “The Paris Climate Agreement: Issues and Implications for ASEAN” with a view to discussing the changes and challenges for ASEAN countries arising from the implementation requirements of the Paris Climate Agreement.

 

Symposium: Updates on the ASEAN Economic Community

 

The one-day Symposium; ‘Updates on the ASEAN Economic Community’, invited policymakers, experts and representatives from the private sector to the Institute to give an update and share their experiences in regional economic cooperation and integration in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

 

Seminar on Christianity in an Era of Religious “Conservative Turn” in Indonesia: Is Religious Multiculturalism Possible?

 

Dr Hoon Chang Yau, gave a nuanced historical and ethnographic overview of the growth of Christianity in Indonesia.

 

Seminar on Assessing Vietnam’s Economic and Political Developments since the CPV’s 12th Congress

 

Senior Vietnamese economist Le Dang Doanh delivered a public seminar on economic and political developments in Vietnam since the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in January 2016.

 

Meeting with UAE Ambassador

 

The United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to Singapore, Dr Mohammed Omar Abdulla Balfaqeeh came to visit ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

Seminar on Trade Union Movement and Democracy in Indonesia, in Two Acts

 

Dr Surya Tjandra, an activist-academic with expertise on labour laws gave an overview on the development of labour politics in Indonesia with a response by Dr Maxwell Lane, Senior Visiting Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Seminar on The Trump Administration and Southeast Asia: The First 10%

 

A three member panel consisting of Mr. Walter Lohman, Director of the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation in Washington D.C., Professor Joseph Liow, Dean of the Rajaratnam School of International Studies at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Dr. Ian Storey, Senior Fellow at the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute discussed President Trump’s approach to Southeast Asia.

 

Seminar on The Thai Military’s Civil Affairs Projects: From Counter-Insurgency to Counter-Democracy

 

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute had the pleasure of having Dr Puangthong Pawakapan to speak on “The Thai Military’s Civil Affairs Projects: From Counter-Insurgency to Counter-Democracy”. 

 

Seminar on Recent Political Developments in Malaysia and Implications for PRU 14

 

The Malaysia Studies Program’s Seminar Series was privileged to welcome Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj, a medical doctor and Parti Socialis Malaysia’s sole Member of Parliament for Sungei Siput, Perak, to ISEAS. 

 

Seminar on Blasphemy: The Interplay between Law, Politics, and Religion in Indonesia

 

Dr Dian A. H. Shah discussed the high-profile case of the former Jakarta governor, Ahok, which has triggered worries about the politicization of ethno-religious sentiments in Indonesia.