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Seminar on “Elektabilitas” Politics and the 2017 Local Elections: quo vadis Indonesia’s Party System?

 

This presentation reviewed the recent elections for governors, district heads and mayors, looking in particular at the relationship between parties and their most prominent candidates, usually chosen for “electability” above all else. The recent gubernatorial election in Jakarta was a major focus of the presentation, along with references to other areas.

 

Seminar: A 500 Years ‘Cosmic Ritual’: The Cremation of a Royal Corpse in Thailand

 

This talk prepared us to what we may expect later in the year in Bangkok where a more than 500 year tradition is expected to be adhered to.

 

ASEAN Lecture by Mr Iman Pambagyo on “The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): Progress, Challenges and Outlook”

 

Mr Iman Pambagyo, Director-General for International Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Trade, Republic of Indonesia delivered a Lecture titled “The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): Progress, Challenges and Outlook” at the ASEAN Lecture Series organised by the ASEAN Studies Centre.

 

Seminar on “Contending Paradigms of Japanese Diplomacy”

 

REGIONAL STRATEGY AND POLITICAL STUDIES PROGRAMME

Professor Yoshihide Soeya from Keio University, Faculty of Law, delivered a Lecture on “Contending Paradigms of Japanese Diplomacy” at the Institute

 

Seminar-Cum-Book Launch: Thaipusam in Malaysia: A Hindu Festival in the Tamil Diaspora

 

The Hindu festival of Thaipusam at Batu Caves outside Kuala Lumpur has become the largest single gathering of any religious festival in Malaysia, and is believed to be the most significant Hindu festival to be held outside India.

 

Seminar: Is Thailand Ripe for Liberalism?

 

Aiming to add one small piece to the larger regional jigsaw, this talk answered some basic questions about liberalism in Thailand. Does Thailand have a liberal tradition? To what extent have Western liberal thinkers captured the imagination of Thai intellectuals? Is Thailand now ripe for liberalism?

 

10th Outreach Programme for University Students (OPUS) Lecture Series with Niigata University

 

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute held its Outreach Programme for University Students (OPUS) Lecture Series with Niigata University Students on 3 March 2017.

 

Seminar on Ironies of Theory and Practice: Singapore New Wave Cinema

 

Running the Singapore “new wave” through Gilles Deleuze’s ruminations on the “movement-image” and “time-image”, Gerald Sim recalibrated our understanding of film history and world history, retheorised local film aesthetics, and proffered an understanding of Singapore’s spatial imagination. 

 

Seminar on UMNO: Neither Yesterday, Nor Tomorrow

 

28 February 2017, Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah (right), Chief Secretary of Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) and Director (Strategic and Social Development) of Institute Darul Ehsan, highlighted that UMNO today is very different from what it was before, and is not suited for the future. The seminar was chaired by Dr Ooi Kee Beng (left), Deputy Director, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Seminar on Malaysia: Islamisation, the Constitution and the Road Ahead

 

Friday, 24 February, Emeritus Professor Shad Saleem Faruqi (right), holder of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Chair in Law at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, delivered a presentation on Islam and the Malaysian constitution chaired by Dr Norshahril Saat (left), Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.