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“Myanmar Forum 2016: Key Takeaways”, a Commentary by Moe Thuzar

 

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Latest Report on Myanmar Forum 2016 Available Now!

 

The latest report on Myanmar Forum 2016 is out now !

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“Lower APEC’s 2016-18 GDP growth compared to the world average,” opines Denis Hew in the bi-yearly Singapore APEC Study Centre seminar

 

All three speakers,  Dr Alan Bollard, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat; Dr Denis Hew, Director of the APEC Policy Support Unit and Mr Manu Bhaskaran, Partner at Centennial Group,  shared their views about the economic outlook of Asia-Pacific during a bi-yearly Singapore APEC Study Centre seminar which was held in ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on Tuesday morning, 07 June 2016. 
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“Vietnam has intensified its military engagements with major powers as a measure to enhance its strategic position and to leverage its broader external relations,” opines Carlyle A. Thayer in an ISEAS Seminar

 

Professor Carlyle A. Thayer, compared and contrasted Vietnam’s military engagements with China and the United States and noted that both Vietnam and China have maintained considerable military connections, through various avenues such as strategic defence dialogues, border cooperation, or joint naval patrol in the Tonkin Gulf, during a seminar which was held in ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on Monday morning, 06 June 2016. 
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Ian Storey quoted in The Straits Times: “2 more Chinese lighthouses in Spratlys”

 

The article which was first published online by The Straits Times on June 08, 2016, can be viewed here.

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

Huong Le Thu quoted in The Australian: “Kerry warns Beijing over air ID zone in South China Sea”

 

The article which was first published online by The Australian on June 06, 2016, can be viewed here.

Dr Huong Le Thu is Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Charlotte Setijadi quoted in The New York Times: “Governor of Jakarta Bucks Indonesia’s Party Politics”

 

The article which was first published online by The New York Times on June 04, 2016, can be viewed here.

Related News by TODAY: “Jakarta Governor bucks Indonesia’s party politics”

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Dr Charlotte Setijadi is Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Mustafa Izzuddin quoted in Financial Times: “Islamic law bill splits Malaysian cabinet”

 

The article which was first published online by Financial Times on June 02, 2016, can be viewed here.

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

“Law has placed today’s Malaysian Tamils in a very awkward position,” opines Andrew Willford during a Malaysia Studies Programme Seminar

 

Professor Andrew Willford demonstrated to the audience that law and justice were actually quite at odds with each other through the vehicle of religion during the seminar “Betrayal, Sacred Landscapes, and Stories of Justice Among Tamils in Malaysia”, which was held in ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on Thursday afternoon, 02 June 2016. 
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Malcolm Cook featured on Bloomberg TV Philippines

 

On Thursday, May 26,  ISEAS Senior Fellow Malcolm Cook was interviewed live by Bloomberg TV Philippines. The interview focused on Philippine-China relations under the incoming Duterte elections, the territorial dispute between the two countries in the West Philippine Sea and the upcoming US presidential election. 

The interview was a result of an opinion piece by Dr Cook which was earlier published in the Philippines.

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