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“UMNO’s U-Turn on RUU 355: What Makes Coalitions Stick in Malaysia?”, a Commentary by Nicholas Chan

 

2017/14, 5 April 2017

UMNO’s U-Turn on RUU 355: What Makes Coalitions Stick in Malaysia?

Prime Minister Najib Razak’s announcement that the Barisan Nasional (BN) government is not going to table the proposed changes to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 (Act 355), or RUU 355, came as a surprise to many.

 

Norshahril Saat interviewed on Berita Suria: “Kes imam Nalla boleh dijadikan rujukan cara tangani isu sensitif di masa depan”

 

The interview “Imam Nalla’s case can be used as a reference to how we tackle sensitive issues in future” was first published by Berita Suria on 4 April 2017.  

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

 

Malcolm Cook quoted in The Daily Star: “WW3 fears grow as US signs $2.2 BILLION plane deal to tackle China nuclear subs”

 

The article was first published by The Daily Star on 4 April 2017.

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

 

Ian Storey quoted in The Financial Times: “SE Asian island nations take aim at pirates and militants”

 

The article was first published by The Financial Times on 4 April 2017.

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

 

Lim Chen Sian quoted in The Straits Times: “Spotlight on monuments that became the National Gallery”

 

The article was first published by The Straits Times on 5 April 2017.

Mr Lim Chen Sian is Affiliate with the Archaeology Unit, Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Seminar on Does Urbanization Equal Development in Myanmar? by Dr Jayde Lin Roberts

 

The Myanmar Studies Programme at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, in collaboration with the ISEAS Regional Socio-Cultural Studies Programme, invited Dr Jayde Lin Roberts, a lecturer at the University of Tasmania currently living in Yangon as a U.S.Fulbright Fellow for Burma/Myanmar, to  share her insights on Myanmar’s urbanisation and its relation to ideas about national development.

 

Seminar-Cum-Book Launch for “The Rise of China and the Chinese Overseas”

 

Dr Leo Suryadinata, Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute launched his recently published book, The Rise of China and the Chinese Overseas: Beijing’s Changing Policy in Southeast Asia and Beyond (ISEAS), on 2 March 2017. The Guest of Honour and the speaker for the Book Launch cum Seminar was Professor Wang Gungwu, a leading historian on China and the Chinese overseas.

 

ASEAN Lecture: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): Progress, Challenges and Outlook

 

Click here to download Mr Iman’s Presentation.

 

Roundtable on Myanmar’s Media Landscape: Changes and Challenges

 

The roundtable discussion discussed the contours of the changing media landscape in Myanmar, and the challenges going forward.

 

Seminar on Malaysia’s Religious Interaction with Saudi Arabia

 

Religious interaction is one of the significant elements in Malaysia-Saudi Arabia relations. There are two important features in Malaysia’s religious interaction with Saudi Arabia. Click on to read more about this seminar.