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Seminar on “Contending Paradigms of Japanese Diplomacy”

 

REGIONAL STRATEGY AND POLITICAL STUDIES PROGRAMME

Professor Yoshihide Soeya from Keio University, Faculty of Law, delivered a Lecture on “Contending Paradigms of Japanese Diplomacy” at the Institute

 

Seminar-Cum-Book Launch: Thaipusam in Malaysia: A Hindu Festival in the Tamil Diaspora

 

The Hindu festival of Thaipusam at Batu Caves outside Kuala Lumpur has become the largest single gathering of any religious festival in Malaysia, and is believed to be the most significant Hindu festival to be held outside India.

 

Ooi Kee Beng quoted in Yahoo! News: “Pundits: Malaysia won’t lose much by booting North Korean envoy”

 

The article was first published by Yahoo! News on March 6, 2017.

Dr Ooi Kee Beng is Deputy Director at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Seminar: Is Thailand Ripe for Liberalism?

 

Aiming to add one small piece to the larger regional jigsaw, this talk answered some basic questions about liberalism in Thailand. Does Thailand have a liberal tradition? To what extent have Western liberal thinkers captured the imagination of Thai intellectuals? Is Thailand now ripe for liberalism?

 

10th Outreach Programme for University Students (OPUS) Lecture Series with Niigata University

 

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute held its Outreach Programme for University Students (OPUS) Lecture Series with Niigata University Students on 3 March 2017.

 

“Mismatched Expectations in Jokowi’s Maiden Visit to Australia,” an Op-Ed by Leo Suryadinata and Mustafa Izzuddin in The Diplomat

 

The article was first published by The Diplomat on March 3, 2017.

Dr Leo Suryadinata is Visiting Senior Fellow and Dr Mustafa Izzuddin is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Seminar on Ironies of Theory and Practice: Singapore New Wave Cinema

 

Running the Singapore “new wave” through Gilles Deleuze’s ruminations on the “movement-image” and “time-image”, Gerald Sim recalibrated our understanding of film history and world history, retheorised local film aesthetics, and proffered an understanding of Singapore’s spatial imagination. 

 

Malcolm Cook quoted in The Japan Times: “In speech to Congress, Trump urges military allies to do more — a demand Abe may welcome”

 

The article was first published by The Japan Times on March 1, 2017.

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

 

“Indonesia faces test in push for mining reforms,” an Op-Ed by Siwage Dharma Negara in The Straits Times

 

The article was first published by The Straits Times on March 1, 2017.

Dr Siwage Dharma Negara is Fellow and Assistant Coordinator, Indonesia Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

Le Hong Hiep quoted in The Straits Times: “Japan’s ruler pays first visit to Vietnam”

 

The article was first published by The Straits Times on March 1, 2017.

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