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Dr Ian Storey, ISEAS Senior Fellow, quoted in The Straits Times: “Incident may push Jakarta to take more active role in territorial rows”

 

The article which first appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 23, 2016 can be viewed here.

The Malaysian Economy Towards 2020: Issues and Challenges Conference

 

The 2-day conference, jointly organised by both ISEAS and the University of Nottingham Malaysia, was held at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute from Tuesday, 22 March 2016. The conference,  which is part of the Malaysia Studies Programme and Regional Economic Studies, was also supported by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). 

About 80 participants registered for the conference. Topics that were actively discussed include Malaysia’s trade, manufacturing, services, GLCs and SOEs, education, labour market, poverty, inequality and well-being; infrastructure, regional development, agricultural and resource-based industries, SMEs, healthcare, development planning, banking and finance, and fiscal sustainability.

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2-Day Conference on The Malaysian Economy Towards 2020: Issues and Challenges

 

This conference brought together prominent economists working on various aspects of the Malaysian economy with the goal of examining and assessing the extent to which the government’s current economic policies are able to address the challenges of achieving a developed country status by the year 2020.

 

Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, ISEAS Fellow, quoted in The New Paper: “Expect tough contest, rough fight in Bukit Batok by-election, say experts”

 

The article first appeared in the print edition of The New Paper on March 22, 2016, and can be viewed here.

ISEAS Researchers contributed a chapter to the book “Connecting Asia”, published by Edward Elgar Publishing

 

Ms Moe Thuzar, ISEAS Fellow and Lead Researcher, ASEAN Studies Centre, Dr Francis Hutchinson, ISEAS Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Regional Economic Studies Programme, Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, ISEAS Visiting Senior Fellow and Dr Termsak Chalermpalanupap, ISEAS Fellow and Lead Researcher contributed a chapter “Implementation Challenges and Coordination Arrangements” to the book, “Connecting Asia: Infrastructure for Integrating South and Southeast Asia”. 

Dr Rahul Mishra is also a contributor to the chapter and provides the South Asian perspective. 

The book, which was led by Asian Development Bank Institute, explores the potential opportunities and challenges for connecting South and Southeast Asia. 

It can be downloaded for free here. 

For more information on the publication, click here.

Dr Ian Storey, ISEAS Senior Fellow, quoted in The New York Times: “China’s Coast Guard Rams Fishing Boat to Free It From Indonesian Authorities”

 

The article which first appeared in the print edition of The New York Times on March 21, 2016 can be viewed here.

Dr Tang Siew Mun, ISEAS Senior Fellow, contributed an Op-Ed to TODAY: “Why Malaysia is adopting a tougher South China Sea stance”

 

The article which first appeared in the online edition of TODAY on March 21, 2016 can be viewed here.

Dr Norshahril Saat, ISEAS Fellow, quoted in The Straits Times: “Major ramp-up in security in face of mounting ISIS threat”

 

The article which first appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 19, 2016 can be viewed here.

Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, ISEAS Fellow, quoted in Berita Harian: “Strategi dipertingkat, menyeluruh perlu bagi perangi ancaman ganas”

 

The article first appeared in the print edition of Berita Harian on March 19, 2016, and can be viewed here.

Dr Ian Storey, ISEAS Senior Fellow, wrote an Op-Ed in The Wall Street Journal: “A Chance to Restart U.S.-Thai Relations”

 

The article which first appeared in the print edition of The Wall Street Journal on March 21, 2016 can be viewed here.