Media

Tang Siew Mun quoted by Nikkei Asian Review: “Mahathir seeks ‘pragmatic cooperation’ with China”

 

This article was published by Nikkei Asian Review on 28 May 2018.

Dr Tang Siew Mun is Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Tham Siew Yean quoted by SCMP: “Chinese projects not expected to be derailed by Malaysian debt woes”

 

This article was published by South China Morning Post on 26 May 2018.

Dr Tham Siew Yean is Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Serina Abdul Rahman quoted by CNA: “Can Pakatan Harapan deliver 3 key changes Malaysians want?”

 

This article was published by CNA Insider on 26 May 2018.

Dr Serina Abdul Rahman is Visiting Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Lee Hwok-Aun quoted in SCMP: “MALAYSIA’S ‘JEDI COUNCIL’: MEET MAHATHIR’S 5 EMINENT PERSONS”

 

This article was published by South China Morning Post on 26 May 2018.

Dr Lee Hwok-Aun is Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Seminar on “Myanmar’s Economy: Progress, Challenges, Prospects”

 

The Myanmar Studies Programme at ISEAS organised a public seminar that took a practical view of the reforms taking place in Myanmar’s economy.

 

“Vietnam under Chinese pressure over South China Sea” – An Op-Ed by Ian Storey in Khmer Times

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Commentaries 2018/67, 25 May 2018 “Vietnam under Increasing Pressure from China in the South China Sea” by Ian Storey and reproduced by The Khmer Times on 28 May 2018.

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

 

“America Pushes Back Against China in the South China Sea” by Ian Storey

 

2018/68, 28 May 2018

Events over the past few days suggest that the Trump administration is following through on the pledge it made in its 2017 National Security Strategy to take a firmer line against China’s military activities in the South China Sea.

On Sunday 27 May, two US warships conducted a “freedom of navigation operation” (FONOP) in the Paracel Islands which China has controlled since 1974. The USS Higgins, a guided-missile destroyer, and the USS Antietam, a guided-missile cruiser, passed within 12 nautical miles of Tree, Lincoln, Triton and Woody islands in the Paracels. On 18 May, for the first time ever, the Chinese air force had landed a long-range strategic bomber on Woody Island.

 

“What to make of PAS’ mixed performance in election” – An Op-Ed by Francis Hutchinson in The Straits Times

 

This article was published by The Straits Times on 25 May 2018.

Dr Francis Hutchinson is Senior Fellow and Coordinator of Malaysia Studies Programme with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Charlotte Setijadi quoted in Asian Correspondent: “‘Democracy isn’t always pretty’: Human rights in post-Suharto Indonesia”

 

This article was published by Asian Correspondent on 25 May 2018.

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

 

Serina Abdul Rahman interviewed on CNA Insight: “Pakatan’s Next Challenge”

 

This episode of Insight 2018/2019 – EP8 Pakatan’s Next Challenge was broadcasted by Channel Newsasia on 24 May 2018.

Dr Serina Abdul Rahman is Visiting Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.