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Ian Storey quoted in Taipei Times: “Indonesian admiral says China trying to stake claim”

 

The article which was first published online by Taipei Times on June 22, 2016, can be viewed here.

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

Georgia Institute of Technology visits ISEAS for the annual Outreach Programme for University Students (OPUS) Lecture Series

 

As part of the annual Southeast Asia Study Abroad Program, students from Georgia Institute of Technology attended a 1.5-hour roundtable discussion with ASEAN Studies Centre to learn more about community-building in ASEAN in the 21st Century on Friday, 17 June 2016.
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Outreach Programme for University Students (OPUS) Lecture Series with Georgia Institute of Technology

 

As part of the annual Southeast Asia Study Abroad Program, students from Georgia Institute of Technology attended a roundtable discussion with ASEAN Studies Centre to learn more about community-building in ASEAN in the 21st Century.

 

“Concluding RCEP Negotiations is an Imperative for ASEAN, but China’s and India’s Cooperation is Vital”, a Commentary by Sanchita Basu Das

 

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“Concluding RCEP Negotiations is an Imperative for ASEAN, but China’s and India’s Cooperation is Vital”, a Commentary by Sanchita Basu Das

 

Commentary 2016/24, 21 June 2016

The thirteenth round of negotiation for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from June 12 to 18. Negotiations have been underway for more than three years. Now more than ever, the ASEAN states and the other six parties need to conclude the negotiations.

 

“PM Najib should be cautiously optimistic after by-election victories,” an Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat in The Straits Times

 

The article which was first published online by The Straits Times on June 21, 2016, can be viewed here.

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

Cassey Lee quoted in Channel NewsAsia: “Hurdles to US ratification leave fate of TPP deal hanging”

 

The article which was first published online by Channel NewsAsia on June 20, 2016, can be viewed here.

Dr Cassey Lee is Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

“Historicizing the global connections between religious missions, the personalities involved, and the differing responses among overseas Chinese opens up new opportunities for Southeast Asia,” opines Barbara Watson Andaya

 

Professor Babara Watson Andaya revealed the interaction between Christian missionaries and Chinese in Southeast Asia, during a seminar which was held in ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on Friday morning, 17 June 2016. 
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Seminar on “Christianity, Conversion and Overseas Chinese: Historical Moments in Religious Interaction”

 

This seminar sought to explain why Christianity was relatively slow to appeal to overseas Chinese, and why it did not gain any significant following until the 20th century.

 

“The human challenges of an ASEAN Community”, by Moe Thuzar in the East Asia Forum

 

As 2015 drew to a close, members of ASEAN announced the realisation of the ASEAN Community, although it shall remain a ‘work in progress’. The ASEAN Community idea sets a roadmap for continuing the work of regional integration over the next decade…

The article which was first published online by The East Asis Forum on June 18, 2016, can be viewed here.

Ms Moe Thuzar is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.