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Malcolm Cook featured on Rappler: “President Duterte’s international debut”

 

The interview which was first broadcast online by Rappler, the Philippines leading news site on September 06, 2016, can be viewed here.

Dr Malcolm Cook is Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Mustafa Izzuddin featured on BERITA Mediacorp: “Pemerhati: Penjelasan PM Lee tanda pindaan Presiden Dipilih penting”

 

The news video package which was first broadcast by BERITA Mediacorp on 05 September 2016 can be viewed here.

Dr Mustafa Izzuddin is a Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Ian Storey quoted in The Wall Street Journal: “Tiny Laos Gets a Rare Moment in the Sun”

 

The article which was first published online by The Wall Street Journal on September 02, 2016, can be viewed here.

Dr Ian Storey is ISEAS Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Mustafa Izzuddin quoted in South China Morning Post: “Why does Asean pretend to be united when it’s not?”

 

The news article which was first published by South China Morning Post on 05 September 2016 can be viewed here.

Dr Mustafa Izzuddin is a Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Tang Siew Mun quoted in Asian Nikkei Review: “ASEAN is coming together — slowly”

 

The article which was first published by Asian Nikkei Review on September 05, 2016, can be viewed here.

Dr Tang Siew Mun is Senior Fellow and Head of the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Sanchita Basu Das featured on RSIS-CNA Live Recording of “Think Tank” Panel Discussion Programme: Episode 4 – “Will There Be An ASEAN – 5 Years From Now?”

 

Ms Sanchita Basu is one of the panelists featured on RSIS-CNA Live Recording of “Think Tank” Panel Discussion Programme: Episode 4.  In the episode, the panel discussion focused on the following questions: will explore the following questions: (1) What would ASEAN look like in the next 5 years?; (2) Will there even be ASEAN?; (3) Will ASEAN be a relevant regional governance institution?; and (4) What needs to be addressed to make the organisation an effective governing body?

The conclusion of the talk is : ASEAN will be there in five years from now, though the form of ASEAN could be different. There is increasing discussion on ASEAN Way, as many scholars suggest of ASEAN-X principle for decision making process. ASEAN economic co-operation will slow down as most of the relatively easy commitments have been met and the ones that are left need change in legislations in domestic economies. Moving forward, ASEAN countries will be more united on issues that are of common interest, such as sustainable development, including availability of clean air, water and other basic amenities.

The video which was first published online by Channel NewsAsia on August 31, 2016, can be viewed here.

Ms Sanchita Basu Das is Fellow and Lead Researcher (Economic Affairs), ASEAN Studies Centre, at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Sanchita Basu Das, co-authored a journal article published by The Singapore Economic Review: “A Partial ASEAN Customs Union Post 2015”

 

The article “A Partial ASEAN Customs Union Post 2015?”, co-authored by Sanchita Basu Das, was published online by The Singapore Economic Review on 25 August 2016. 

Please click here to read it.

Ms Sanchita Basu Das is Fellow and Lead Researcher (Economic Affairs) at ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Highlights from the ASEAN Roundtable 2016

 

The ASEAN Roundtable 2016 organised by the ASEAN Studies Centre was held on 30 August 2016 at the Institute. The theme of this year’s Roundtable is “The ASEAN Economic Community: Towards 2025”. The Roundtable drew more than 80 participants to discuss various aspects of the ASEAN Economic Community and regional economic integration.

To read more, click here.

“The East Asia Summit in Contested Asia”, by Nick Bisley and Malcolm Cook

 

This article was first published by the Center for Strategic & International Studies, CSIS-PacNet, on 1 September 2016. The article can be read here.

The piece is based on a recent ISEAS Perspective on the East Asia Summit by the same authors here. 

Nick Bisley (n.bisley@latrobe.edu.au) is Executive Director of La Trobe Asia and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, Australia. Malcolm Cook (malcolm_cook@iseas.edu.sg) is Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.
 
 

Research article by Norshahril Saat featured in Asian Journal of Social Sciences: “Theologians “Moralising” Indonesia?”

 

The research article which was first published by Asian Journal of Social Sciences can be viewed here.

Abstract

After the fall of the New Order in 1998, the Ulama Council of Indonesia (MUI) has been in the limelight for many of its controversial and conservative fatwa (legal opinions). Formed in 1975 by President Suharto, MUI was intended to serve as an institution to manage and discipline dissent, challenges and defiance by grassroots organisations. However, recent writings point to its changing character: Its fatwas are becoming more conservative; it is more assertive and powerful; and its fatwas, particularly the 2005 SIPILIS (anti-secularism, pluralism and liberalism), are deemed as contributing to violence towards minorities. This article reassess the scholarly conclusions and media reports made about the relationship between MUI, the Indonesian state and society. Examining MUI’s attempt to define public morality as a case study, particularly its role in the 2008 pornography bill and efforts to “moralise” entertainment, the article argues that MUI is internally fragmented and weak.

Dr Norshahril Saat is a Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.