ISEAS Fellow Mustafa Izzuddin’s comments on the Singapore General Elections 2015 (GE2015) was featured in AsiaOne’s article, “Chance for Tin to ‘silence her critics’” on 8 September 2015. Read the full article here.
Dr Mustafa Izzuddin’s comments were also featured in the following GE2015-related articles:
- AsiaOne: “GE2015: Rally or sideshow?“, 6 September 2015
- AsiaOne: “Aljunied GRC: Is it all just about the town council?“, 3 September 2015
Dr Terence Chong, ISEAS Senior Fellow shared his views on the Singapore General Elections 2015 with the East Asia Forum.
Read the full article here.
Dr Siwage Dharma Negara, ISEAS Fellow shared his opinions on Indonesia’s recent protectionist policy and its impact on the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community on Channel NewsAsia’s discussion programme, “Between The Lines” on 2 September 2015.
The discussion programme examined Indonesia’s tendency towards economic nationalism as Indonesia’s populist campaign of self-sufficiency and increased domestic content continues to run counter to the free-trade objectives of ASEAN.
Read Dr Siwage’s related article “Will Jokowi restrict imports even further?” published by the Straits Times on 6 August 2015.
Dr Lee Poh Onn, ISEAS Senior Fellow shared his views with the Business Times on PUB’s recent announcement to increase Singapore’s desalination capacity by 60 per cent in the next few years, with a fourth desalination plant to be built in Marina East.
Read the full article here.
The ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute organised a seminar on 24 August 2015 to share the findings from an update of a survey on undergraduates’ awareness of and attitudes towards ASEAN. TODAY and Straits Times cited some of the results of the survey and their implications on building a common regional identity.
“‘Strong ASEAN identity’ should complement economic integration“, TODAY Online, 25 Aug 2015
“Asean award for contributions to regional community building“, Straits Times, 25 Aug 2015
“Every ASEAN member state will benefit from AEC: Shanmugam“, Channel NewsAsia, 25 Aug 2015
Dr Tang Siew Mun, ISEAS Senior Fellow, called on ASEAN to speak up more on South China Sea matters in his opinion article for The Straits Times.
Read the full article here.
Mr Daljit Singh, ISEAS Senior Research Fellow shared his views on Vietnam’s geopolitical developments with The Straits Times.
Read the full article here.
Excerpts from the article:
Berita Harian and Lianhe Zaobao reported on the ISEAS Renaming Ceremony: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Insitute and the opening of the Yusof Ishak Exhibition at ISEAS Library.
“Sanjungan tertinggi sempena ulang tahun ke-105 Yusof Ishak” – Berita Harian, 13 August 2015
Translation: The highest honour in commemoration of Yusof Ishak’s 105th anniversary
‘纪念首任总统尤索夫伊萨 东南亚研究所正式更名‘ – Lianhe Zaobao, 13 August 2015
Translation: In remembrance of the first President Yusof Ishak, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies is formally renamed.
The Straits Times Times published the article “ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute is Born” on 13 August 2015.
Excerpts from the article:
“At a ceremony held yesterday, the 105th anniversary of Mr Yusof’s birth, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said as the first head of state of a multiracial Singapore, Mr Yusof “embodied our sovereignty” and “assured all races that this would be home for all”.”
‘On the move to name Iseas after Mr Yusof, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim said it was a “historic moment” not just for the Malay community but also for Singapore.
The Iseas library is now home to a permanent exhibition on Mr Yusof’s life which is open to the public. Two books were also launched yesterday, one on Iseas’ growth by former Straits Times journalist Lee Kim Chew, and the other, a monograph on Mr Yusof by Iseas fellow Norshahril Saat.”
Read the full article here.