Media

“Najib-Trump meeting: A Boon or Bane for Malaysia’s Domestic Audience?” by Norshahril Saat

 

2017/56, 13 September 2017

All eyes are set on the meeting between Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak and US President Donald Trump. The meeting, to mark 60 years of bilateral relations, mainly centres on security and investment ties between the two countries.

 

“Umno can win back Kelantan” – An Op-Ed by Wan Saiful Wan Jan in The Star Online

 

This article was first published by The Star Online on 12 September 2017.

Mr Wan Saiful Wan Jan is Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

“The hijab in Indonesia: From oppression to high fashion” – An Op-Ed by Ahmad Najib Burhani and Hui Yew-Foong in TODAY

 

This article was first published by TODAY on 13 September 2017.

Dr Ahmad Najib Burhani is Visiting Fellow, while Dr Hui Yew-Foong is Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Indonesia Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

“Singapore-Indonesia relations at 50, delicate yet interdependent” – An Op-Ed by Charlotte Setijadi on CNA

 

This article was first published by CNA on 13 September 2017.

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

 

“Moro Counter-terrorism” by Malcolm Cook

 

2017/55, 12 September 2017

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the largest insurgent group in Muslim Mindanao and the one that has been involved in peace negotiations with the Philippine government for the past two decades, has stepped up its ‘armed offensives’ against local Islamic State-affiliated terrorist groups. This is a positive development for the counter-terrorism efforts in response to the ongoing Marawi City siege and a sign of the challenge these local Islamic State-affiliated terrorist groups pose to the MILF.

 

Norshahril Saat quoted in The Straits Times: “Observers happy for Halimah Yacob, but disappointed at no-contest for first reserved presidential election”

 

This article was first published by The Straits Times on 12 September 2017.

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

 

Seminar on Malaysia in a Constitutional Democracy

 

Tan Sri Sheriff Kassim, a Malaysian former civil servant and an active member of the G-25, offered some riveting insights on two timely aspects of constitutional democracy in Malaysia – first, the administration of Islam; and second, the system of governance in the public sector.

 

Andrea Acri quoted in The Jakarta Post: “Facts about the Sriwijaya-Nalanda ‘Knowledge Route'”

 

This article was first published by The Jakarta Post on 10 September 2017.

Dr Andrea Acri is Associate Fellow, Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Seminar on The Indonesia National Survey Project: Economy, Society and Politics

 

To enhance the understanding of dynamic economic, social, and political developments in Indonesia, in May 2017, the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute commissioned a nationwide survey in Indonesia, called the Indonesia National Survey Project (INSP).

 

Ian Storey quoted in TODAY: “Indonesia, long on sidelines, starts to confront China’s territorial claims”

 

The article first appeared in The New York Times on 10 September 2017 and was published by TODAY on 11 September 2017.  

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