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Professor Wang Gungwu quoted in The Straits Times: “Xi to secure legacy with choice of successor”

 

The article was first published by The Straits Times on November 30, 2016.

Professor Wang Gungwu is Chairman, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute Board of Trustees.

 

Ian Storey quoted in The Business Times: “Beijing untypically quiet on Taiwan drills in South China Sea”

 

The article was first published by The Business Times on November 30, 2016.

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

 

Ooi Kee Beng quoted in Malay Mail Online: “Facing Dr M threat, Umno to burnish Malay credentials at assembly”

 

The article was first published by Malay Mail Online on November 29, 2016.

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

 

Mustafa Izzuddin quoted in TODAY: “Najib backs hudud laws, says Muslims should support them”

 

The article was first published by TODAY on November 29, 2016.

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

 

“Thailand’s New King”, a Commentary by Terence Chong

 

2016/77, 30 November 2016

Thailand will soon have a new king. The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) held a special session on 29 November to formally acknowledge and invite Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to ascend to the throne of Thailand. The Crown Prince, however, is in Munich where he has been staying for the past month. He is scheduled to return to Bangkok on 1 December. Following this, Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, president of the NLA, will seek an audience with Vajiralongkorn and to invite him to become King Rama X. According to protocol, Vajiralongkorn will need to accept the NLA’s invitation in order to be proclaimed king. However, the prince, who will be the 10th king of the 234 year old Chakri dynasty, will only be crowned after his father’s cremation, probably in September next year.

 

ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute mentioned in Manila Bulletin: “PH ASEAN chairmanship ‘champions positive change in the community to achieve unified voice in the world”

 

The article was first published by Manila Bulletin on November 29, 2016.

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Policy Enrique A. Manalo, in his lecture on the Philippines’ 2017 chairmanship of ASEAN at the Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies – Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS-YII) said this is the core message of the Philippine chairmanship.

 

“Bilateral Trade Deals will Gain Prominence instead of Plurilateral Ones”, a Commentary by Sanchita Basu Das

 

2016/76, 29 November 2016

As Peru concludes its 2016 APEC Chairmanship, one key message of the Leaders’ Declaration is ‘to support free and open trade and investment, sustainable economic growth and shared prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region’ (Source: APEC). The annual Opinion Leaders survey conducted by the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council shows that despite the generalized perception that protectionism is on the rise, the private sector continue to demand trade arrangements and support APEC’s work on trade policies (https://www.pecc.org/publications/697-state-of-the-region-2016-2017).

 

Seminar on Colonials or Cosmopolitans? Vietnamese Artists in Paris in the 1930s-1940s

 

This was the seventh seminar in the Arts in Southeast Asia Seminar Series. ISEAS warmly welcomed Dr Phoebe Scott, curator at the National Gallery Singapore (NGS) for a presentation titled “Colonials or Cosmopolitans? Vietnamese Artists in Paris in the 1930s-1940s”. More than 20 participants from local museums, universities, and the public attended the talk.

 

“Syariah Bill: Umno treading a tightrope,” an Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat in The Straits Times

 

The article was first published by The Straits Times on November 28, 2016.

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

 

“Australia, Trump, and the TPP,” an ASEANFocus piece by Marina Tsirbas featured in APPS Policy Forum

 

The article, which was published online by APPS Policy Forum on November 28, 2016 can be viewed here.

Marina Tsirbas is senior executive adviser for policy engagement at the National Security College, The Australian National University. This piece first appeared in ASEANFocus, a publication by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. The latest edition of ASEANFocus can be downloaded here.