The article was first published online by Today on March 1, 2017.
28 February 2017, Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah (right), Chief Secretary of Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) and Director (Strategic and Social Development) of Institute Darul Ehsan, highlighted that UMNO today is very different from what it was before, and is not suited for the future. The seminar was chaired by Dr Ooi Kee Beng (left), Deputy Director, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
Friday, 24 February, Emeritus Professor Shad Saleem Faruqi (right), holder of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Chair in Law at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, delivered a presentation on Islam and the Malaysian constitution chaired by Dr Norshahril Saat (left), Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article was first published by Illawarra Mercury on February 25, 2017.
Dr Ian Storey is Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article was first published by South China Morning Post on February 25, 2017.
Dr Mustafa Izzuddin is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article was first published by Thinking Asia: From Southeast Asia on Southeast Asia in February 2017.
Dr Vu Truong Minh is Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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The article was first published on The Sydney Morning Herald on 23 February 2017.
Dr Charlotte Setijadi is Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
ASEANFocus Issue 1/2017 is out!
The first issue of ASEANFocus this year is out, with a new cover in celebration of ASEAN’s golden jubilee in 2017!
We are delighted to have ESM Goh Chok Tong share his views on the ASEAN Economic Community and the future of ASEAN, and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop reflect on ASEAN-Australia relations in this issue of ASEANFocus.
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The article was first published by VOA News on 22 February 2017.
Dr Termsak Chalermpalanupap is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The 2017 round of simultaneous direct local elections (Pilkada) taking place on 15 February in Indonesia bore great significance for national politics. At stake was not only the Jakarta governorship, but also the presidency in 2019, as President Joko Widodo had shown that whoever wins the Jakarta election may have a shot at the presidency.