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Seminar on ‘Challenges for Railway Systems in South-East Asia’

 

Interesting insights by Mr Yoshitaka Ishii on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) presented at a seminar at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

“Peace Process Problems in Muslim Mindanao” by Malcolm Cook

 

2017/50, 22 August 2017

The Marawi City siege is the latest symptom of the profound political alienation of Muslim Mindanao.

 

 

Both the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Duterte administration have publicly stated that the solution to this alienation includes the creation of a Bangsamoro regional autonomous government along the lines agreed upon by the preceding Aquino administration and the MILF. Last week, the Office of the President submitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate a revised draft Bangsamoro Basic Law.

 

“Cambodia’s close ties with China not hard to decipher” – An Op-Ed by Terence Chong in TODAY

 

This article was adapted from ISEAS Perspective 2017/59 The Politics behind Cambodia’s Embrace of China and published by TODAY on 22 August 2017.

Dr Terence Chong is Deputy Director and Head, Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

NSC Lecture on Tantrism and State Formation in Southeast Asia

 

Dr Andrea Acri, Associate Fellow at the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre (NSC) and Maître de conférences at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Paris), discussed the important socio-religious phenomenon of tantrism and state-formation processes in premodern Southeast Asia.

 

Mustafa Izzuddin quoted in The Straits Times: “National Day Rally 2017: Speech focused on issues which man on the street can relate to, say observers”

 

This article was first published by The Straits Times on 21 August 2017.

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

 

“Jokowi must ensure religious tolerance holds at all levels” – An Op-Ed by Deasy Simandjuntak in TODAY

 

This article was first published by TODAY on 21 August 2017.

Dr Deasy Simandjuntak is a Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

“The Asean Charter: Evolutionary or revolutionary?””- An Op-Ed by Termsak Chalermpalanupap in TODAY

 

This article was first published by TODAY on 19 August 2017.

Dr Termsak Chalermpalanupap is Fellow and Lead Researcher I (Political & Security Affairs) ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

“Batam’s business model overtaken by events” – An Op-Ed by Francis Hutchinson in Business Times

 

This article was first published by The Business Times on 18 August 2017.

Dr Francis Hutchinson is Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Regional Economics Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Wan Saiful Wan Jan quoted in Malaysiakini: “In Johor, worries about DAP’s numbers turning fodder for Umno”

 

This article was first published by Malaysiakini on 18 August 2017, with reference to Trends In Southeast Asia: 2017 No. 9: Parti Amanah Negara in Johor: Birth, Challenges and Prospects.

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

 

Malcolm Cook quoted in Bloomberg: “Duterte Praises Police After 57 Killed in Drug War Raids”

 

This article was first published by Bloomberg on 17 August 2017.

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