The ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute organised a seminar on 24 August 2015 to share the findings from an update of a survey on undergraduates’ awareness of and attitudes towards ASEAN. TODAY and Straits Times cited some of the results of the survey and their implications on building a common regional identity.
“‘Strong ASEAN identity’ should complement economic integration“, TODAY Online, 25 Aug 2015
“Asean award for contributions to regional community building“, Straits Times, 25 Aug 2015
“Every ASEAN member state will benefit from AEC: Shanmugam“, Channel NewsAsia, 25 Aug 2015
Dr Tang Siew Mun, ISEAS Senior Fellow, called on ASEAN to speak up more on South China Sea matters in his opinion article for The Straits Times.
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Mr Daljit Singh, ISEAS Senior Research Fellow shared his views on Vietnam’s geopolitical developments with The Straits Times.
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Speech by Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education at the ISEAS Renaming Ceremony: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute on 12 August 2015.
Professor Wang Gungwu, Chairman, ISEAS Board of Trustees deliver the Welcome Remarks at the ISEAS Renaming Ceremony: ISEAS Yusof-Ishak Institute on 12 August 2015.
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Berita Harian and Lianhe Zaobao reported on the ISEAS Renaming Ceremony: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Insitute and the opening of the Yusof Ishak Exhibition at ISEAS Library.
“Sanjungan tertinggi sempena ulang tahun ke-105 Yusof Ishak” – Berita Harian, 13 August 2015
Translation: The highest honour in commemoration of Yusof Ishak’s 105th anniversary
‘纪念首任总统尤索夫伊萨 东南亚研究所正式更名‘ – Lianhe Zaobao, 13 August 2015
Translation: In remembrance of the first President Yusof Ishak, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies is formally renamed.
The Straits Times Times published the article “ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute is Born” on 13 August 2015.
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“At a ceremony held yesterday, the 105th anniversary of Mr Yusof’s birth, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said as the first head of state of a multiracial Singapore, Mr Yusof “embodied our sovereignty” and “assured all races that this would be home for all”.”
‘On the move to name Iseas after Mr Yusof, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim said it was a “historic moment” not just for the Malay community but also for Singapore.
The Iseas library is now home to a permanent exhibition on Mr Yusof’s life which is open to the public. Two books were also launched yesterday, one on Iseas’ growth by former Straits Times journalist Lee Kim Chew, and the other, a monograph on Mr Yusof by Iseas fellow Norshahril Saat.”
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