ISEAS Senior Fellow Terence Chong’s views on GE2015 were featured in South China Morning Post’s article, “As Singapore prepares for election, immigration remains key issue” on 9 September 2015. Read the full article here.
Dr Terence Chong’s comments were also featured in the following GE2015-related articles:
- East Asia Forum: “Fragility in Southeast Asian democracy“, 7 September 2015
- East Asia Forum: “Upcoming election a tipping point for Singapore’s ruling PAP“, 6 September 2015
- South China Morning Post: “Singapore’s ruling party hopes to capitalise on national mood of reflection as election campaign begins“, 1 September 2015
- The Straits Times: “5Cs of looming GE“, 23 August 2015
ISEAS Fellow Norshahril Saat’s comments on the Singapore General Elections (GE2015) were featured in The Straits Times’ article, “No walkovers, 2.46m to vote on Sept 11” on 2 September 2015. Read the full article here.
Dr Norshahril Saat’s comments were also featured in the following GE2015-related articles:
- The Straits Times: “Candidates: New-old and the new-normal“, 23 August 2015
- The Straits Times: “5Cs of looming GE“, 23 August 2015
- The Straits Times: “Expectations of SG50 Rally“, 23 August 2015
ISEAS Fellow Mustafa Izzuddin’s comments on the Singapore General Elections 2015 (GE2015) was featured in AsiaOne’s article, “Chance for Tin to ‘silence her critics’” on 8 September 2015. Read the full article here.
Dr Mustafa Izzuddin’s comments were also featured in the following GE2015-related articles:
- AsiaOne: “GE2015: Rally or sideshow?“, 6 September 2015
- AsiaOne: “Aljunied GRC: Is it all just about the town council?“, 3 September 2015
Dr Terence Chong, ISEAS Senior Fellow shared his views on the Singapore General Elections 2015 with the East Asia Forum.
Read the full article here.
Dr Siwage Dharma Negara, ISEAS Fellow shared his opinions on Indonesia’s recent protectionist policy and its impact on the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community on Channel NewsAsia’s discussion programme, “Between The Lines” on 2 September 2015.
The discussion programme examined Indonesia’s tendency towards economic nationalism as Indonesia’s populist campaign of self-sufficiency and increased domestic content continues to run counter to the free-trade objectives of ASEAN.
Read Dr Siwage’s related article “Will Jokowi restrict imports even further?” published by the Straits Times on 6 August 2015.
Dr Lee Poh Onn, ISEAS Senior Fellow shared his views with the Business Times on PUB’s recent announcement to increase Singapore’s desalination capacity by 60 per cent in the next few years, with a fourth desalination plant to be built in Marina East.
Read the full article here.
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.
Read the full article here.
Mr Daljit Singh, ISEAS Senior Research Fellow shared his views on Vietnam’s geopolitical developments with The Straits Times.
Read the full article here.
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