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Seminar on The Culture of Impunity and Alternative Memories in Films: A Comparative Study of Indonesia and Thailand by Chontida Auikool

 

This was the ninth session in the Arts in Southeast Asia Seminar Series, organised by the Regional Social & Cultural Studies Programme at ISEAS. ISEAS warmly welcomed Ms Chontida Auikool, a lecturer from International Studies programme at Thammasat University, Bangkok. More than 20 participants from local institutions, including film lecturers and artists, as well as the general public attended the talk.

 

“Xi-Trump summit presents a positive way forward” – An Op-Ed by Tang Siew Mun in TODAY

 

The article was first published by TODAY on 12 April 2017.

Dr Tang Siew Mun is Senior Fellow and Head, ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

“Commentary: Split over Hudud bill, UMNO decides to hedge its bets for now” – An Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat

 

The commentary was first published on ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on 11 April 2017, and carried by ChannelNewsAsia on 12 April 2017.

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

 

Termsak Chalermpalanupap quoted in VOA: “Philippines Signals it Will Challenge China Over Maritime Disputes”

 

The article was first published by Voice of America English News on 7 April 2017.

Dr Termsak Chalermpalanupap is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

“ACT 355 will Divide Malaysians Even More”, a Commentary by Norshahril Saat

 

2017/17, 11 April 2017

On 6 April, the Malaysian Speaker of Parliament, Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia, allowed PAS President, Abdul Hadi Awang, to table the Private Member’s Bill to amend ACT 355 (Syariah Courts Criminal Jurisdiction). Mr Abdul Hadi then provided details of his proposal. However, Mr Pandikar postponed further debate on the issue until the next parliamentary sitting. The Speaker’s move angered several opposition lawmakers, who felt they have the right to speak up on the issue. Mr Abdul Hadi’s Bill proposed that the maximum punishments that Malaysian Islamic courts can mete out be raised from the current three years jail, RM 5000 fine, and six lashes of the cane to 30 years’ jail, RM 100, 000 fine, and 100 lashes.

 

Malcolm Cook quoted in Bloomberg: “Duterte Softens Tone on U.S. Before South China Sea Talks”

 

The article was first published by Bloomberg and also carried by TODAY, on 10 April 2017.

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

 

“The Trump-Xi Strategic Face-Off” – An Op-Ed by Le Hong Hiep in Project Syndicate

 

The article was first published by Project Syndicate on 6 April 2017.

Dr Le Hong Hiep is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

“Honeymoon over, Suu Kyi faces fresh challenges” – An Op-Ed by Moe Thuzar and Ye Htut in TODAY

 

The article was first published by TODAY on 6 April 2017.

Ms Moe Thuzar is Fellow and Coordinator of the Myanmar Studies Programme and Mr Ye Htut is Visiting Senior Fellow, at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

“The Trump-Xi Summit and Sino-US Power Transition”, by Le Hong Hiep

 

2017/16, 6 April 2017 

Speculations of China’s rise and America’s relative decline have been around for some time, and the Trump presidency has rekindled discussions on the prospect of China replacing the US as the most dominant global power. The Trump-Xi summit in Miami, which starts tomorrow, may fuel this perception in a number of ways.

 

“President Duterte: The Centralizer”, a Commentary by Malcolm Cook

 

2017/15, 5 April 2017

President Duterte’s “war on drugs”, has garnered a significant amount of criticism internationally for its mounting death toll and human rights abuses.
Yet, a politically more worrying dimension of this signature policy has received very little attention outside of the Philippines. From the very beginning, President Duterte has used the war on drugs, and his exaggerated presentation of the illegal drug problem the war seeks to address, to centralize political power in the person of the president and reduce the checks and balances on this power.