ISEAS CONFERENCES AND SEMINAR ACTIVITIES

Public Forums

• Regional Outlook Forum 2008 (8 January 2008)
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• Regional Outlook Forum 2007 (4 January 2007)
  
  
  
• Regional Outlook Forum 2006 (5 January 2006). Speakers included: Dr Dino Djalal, Mr Ralph Cossa, Prof Akihiko Tanaka, Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Rear Admiral Yang Yi, Assoc Prof Tan Khee Giap, Dr Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Mr Rodolfo Severino, Tan Sri Dato' Musa Hitam, Mr Song Seng Wun, Mr Noke Kiroyan, Dr Adam McCarty, Dr Supavud Saicheua, Assoc Prof Rohan Gunaratna, Assoc Prof Zachary Abuza, Ms Sidney Jones, Mr Jerry Taylor, Dr A Gopalakrishnan
  
  
  
  
• Regional Outlook Forum 2005 (6 January 2005). Speakers included: Hon Gareth Evans AO QC, Dr Kurt M Campbell, Prof Wang Jisi, Amb K Shankar Bajpai, Prof Robyn Lim, Dr Bruce Hoffman, Dr Rohan K Gunaratna, Ms Sidney Jones, Dr Yukon Huang, Mr Reginald Chua, Mr Khairy Jamaluddin, Prof Robert H Taylor, Prof Carlyle A Thayer, Ms Yenny Zannuba Wahid, Mr Manu Bhaskaran, Dr Chua Hak Bin, Mr Fauzi Ichsan
  
  
  

• Regional Outlook Forum 2004 (7 January 2004). Speakers included: Professor Harry Harding, Professor Yan Xuetong,  Ambassador G Parthasarathy, Dr Ali Alatas, Dr Rizal Mallarangeng,  Associate Professor Khoo Boo Teik, Dr Ho Khai Leong, Mr Kavi Changkittavorn, Professor Robert H Taylor,  Dato' Shahrir Abdul Samad, Dr Rohan K. Gunaratna , Ms Sidney Jones , Captain P Mukundan, Mr Michael Richardson, Mr Sanjeev Sanyal, Dr Hadi Soesastro, Professor Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Dr Bandid Nijathaworn  and Associate Professor Chow Kit Boey        
  
  

• Regional Outlook Forum 2003 (7 January 2003). Speakers included: Dr Arifin Siregar, Former Minister of Trade of Indonesia, Professor Tommy Koh, Dr Richard H. Solomon, Professor Yang Jiemian, Dr Rohan K Gunaratna, Mr Barry Desker, Ms Zainah Anwar, Mr Ulil Abshar-Abdalla, Professor Shujiro Urata, Mr Manu Bhaskaran, Dr Hadi Soesastro, Professor Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin, Dr Somchai Jitsuchon, Associate Professor Peter Wilson and  Dr Choy Keen Meng.  
  
  

• Public Forum on Doctrinal and Strategic Implications of Global Islam (4 September 2002). Speakers included: Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Acting Minister, Ministry of Community Development & Sports, Singapore, Dr Peter G Riddell, Professor Shad Saleem Faruqi, Dr Sharon Siddique, Professor Azyumardi Azra, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Ms Zainah Anwar, Dr Hussin Mutalib,  Dr Bernard T Adeney-Risakotta and Dr K S Nathan
  
  

• Regional Outlook Forum 2002 (8 January 2002). Speakers included: Professor Wang Gungwu, Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi, Gen (Retd) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Professor Paul Evans, Dr Ernesto M. Pernia, Professor Zhang Yunling, Professor Shujiro Urata, Dr Hadi Soesastro, Datuk Dr Zainal Aznam Yusof, Dr Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Professor Tilak Abeysinghe, Dr Choy Keen Meng, Mr Vikram Khanna, Mr Graham George Hayward, Mr Anthony Muh and Mr Yang Sy Jian.
  
  

• Joint Public Forum on Indonesia: The First 100 Days of President Megawati: Political and Economic Perspectives (1 November 2001). Speakers included: Dr Mochtar Pabottingi, Dr Todung Mulya Lubis, Dr Andi Mallarangeng, Mr Jusuf Wanandi, Professor Azymardi Azra, Professor M Sadli, Dr Anggito Abimanyu, Dr J Soedradjad Djiwandono, Mr Jerry Ng and Ms Felia Salim. 
  
  

• Regional Outlook Forum 2001 (5 January 2001). Speakers included: Professor Michael Leifer, Dr Masahiro Kawai, Dr Ernesto M Pernia, Tunku Abdul Aziz, Dr Richard A Werner, Dr Zhang Yunling, Dr Hadi Soesastro, Mr Ali Alatas, Professor Mahani Zainal Abidin, Dr Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Professor Tilak Abeysinghe, Professor Peter Wilson, Dr Wong Yit Fan, Mr Vikram Khanna, Dr Daniel Fineman, Mr Petre Hames, and Mr Yang Sy Jian.

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Regional Economic Studies

Conferences

• ASEAN Roundable 2008 – ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint (Held at ISEAS),
  (28 July 2008)
  
  
• Workshop on ASEAN Community: Unblocking the Roadblocks (Held at ISEAS), (15 April 2008)
  
  
• Workshop on Production Networks, Industrial Clusterings and Industrialization Strategy in Less Developed Southeast Asia (Held at ISEAS), (11 March 2008)
  
  
• Conference on A Quest for Development Paradigms in Indonesia: Micro and Managerial Perspectives (Held at ISEAS), (6 March 2008)
  
  
• ASEAN Roundtable 2007: Building A Robust Regional Financial Architecture in Asia: Developments and Policy Challenges (Held at ISEAS), (3-4 December 2007)
  
  
• Technical Meeting: EAS Finance Cooperation Project (Held at ISEAS), (1 August 2007)
  
  
• Forum on The Indonesian Economy: Three Years Under Yudhoyono-Kalla (Held at ISEAS), (26 October 2007)
  
  
• Panel Discussion on How to an ASEAN-EU FTA Work for European Businesses (Held at Raffles Hotel), (30 May 2007)
  
  
• Workshop on Production Networks and Industrial Clusters in Integrating Southeast Asia (Held at ISEAS), (7 May 2007)
  
  
• Singapore Energy Conference 2006 (Held at Shangri-la Hotel), (8-9 November 2006)
  
  
• WDR Expert Forum on “Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Sector and Regulatory Performance Indicators, ( 2-3 March 2007)
  
  
• Conference on “The Malaysian Economy: Developments and Challenges” (Held at ISEAS), (25-26 January 2007)
  
  
• Conference on “South Asia-East Asia Economic Cooperation and Pan-Asian Integration”, (25-26 January 2007))
  
  
• ASEAN Roundtable 2006 — “Revisiting the Bali Concord II” (Helad at ISEAS),
  (24-25 August 2006)
  
  
• Whither the Philippines in the 21st Century? A Conference on the Philippines (Held at ISEAS), (13-14 July 2006)
  
  
• Meeting of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on the ASEAN Charter (Held at ISEAS), (28 June 2006)
  
  
• Seminar on “Regional Integration in Europe and Southeast Asia” Held at ISEAS),
  (24 April 2006)
  
  
• ASEAN-China Economic Forum on “Economic Cooperation and Challenges Ahead”
  (20-21 April 2006), Pan Pacific Hotel.
  
  
• Conference on “Southeast Asian Studies in China: Challenges and Prospects”
  (12-14 January 2006), Carlton Hall, YorkHotel
  
  
• The Inaugural Singapore-China Seminar, (13 December 2005), ISEAS Seminar Room II
  
  
• Fourth High-Level Conference on “Asian Economic Integration: Towards an Asian Economic Community”, New Delhi(Jointly organized by Research and Information System for Developing Countries [RIS] and ISEAS) (18-19 November 2005), New Delhi, India
  
  
• ASEAN Roundtable 2005 on “The Asian Tsunami: Implications on Regional Development and Security”,(17-18 November 2005), ISEAS Seminar Rooms I & II
  
  
• Workshop on Investment/Services Strategies for ASEAN FTAs, (8 November 2005), ISEAS Seminar Room
  
  
• Workshop on ASEAN Charter,(7 November 2005), ISEAS Seminar Room II
  

• Roundtable on “Towards a Singapore-SACU FTA”, (30 August 2005), ISEAS Seminar Room II
  
  
• Roundtable on “Assessing Ten Years of the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM)”
  (27 September 2005) , ASEM
  
  
• Conference on “Singapore as a Financial Centre – Development and Prospects”
  (14 November 2004), The Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Singapore
  
  
• Forum on “A World of High Oil Prices: The Energy Policy Implications for Singapore”
  (30 November 2004), ISEAS Seminar Room II
  
  
• Conference on “Singapore as a Financial Centre – Development and Prospects”,
  (4 November 2004)
  
  
• Workshop on “Revisiting Trade Policies in Southeast Asia”
  (14 September 2004), ISEAS Seminar Rooms I & II
  
  
• ISEAS Trade Policy Roundtable on “Global Trade Policy Developments: The WTO, FTAs and Implications for ASEAN” (13 September 2004), ISEAS Seminar Rooms I & II
  

• Forum on “A World of High Oil Prices: The Energy Policy Implications for Singapore” (Held at ISEAS), (30 November 2004)
  
  
• ASEAN Roundtable 2004 on “Reforming Corporate Governance in Southeast Asia: Economic Realities, Political Institutions and Regulatory Frameworks”
  (25-26 August 2004), Grand Ballroom, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
  
  
• India Calling 2004 – Asia Pacific Business Summit,(8-9 July 2004),Grand Hyatt Hotel

• The ASEAN Community Roundtable on “Towards Realising an ASEAN Community”,
  (4-5 July 2004)
  
  
• The ASEAN Community Roundtable on “Towards Realising an ASEAN Community”
  (4-5 June 2004), ISEAS Seminar Rooms I & II
  
  
• Roundtable on Need for a Regional Export Credit Agency for Asia (28 April 2004), ISEAS Seminar Room II
  
  
• ISEAS-Research Institute of Asia & PacificJt Seminar on “Building Institutional Capacity in Asia (BICA) “ASEAN the Emergence of China” (29 March 2004), ISEAS Seminar Room II
  
  
• ASEAN-INDIA FORUM:  ASEAN-INDIA Economic Relations:  The Road Ahead
  (9-10 February 2004), Grand Ballroom 1, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
  
  
• Workshop on Corporate Governance Practices and Challenges in Post-Crisis Thailand 
  (8 October 2003)
  
  
• ASEAN Roundtable 2003: "Roadmap to an ASEAN Economic Community"
  (20-21 August 2003)
  
  
• Roundtable on Trade Facilitation (1 August 2003)
  
  
• Roundtable on WTO’s Singapore Issues and Implications for Southeast and East Asia (31 July 2003)
  
  
• ASEAN Roundtable 2002: "Entrepreneurship and SMEs in Southeast Asia's Economic Development" (7-8 November 2002) held at ISEAS.
  
  
• Trade And Poverty Workshop (20-21 September 2002) held in Singapore.
  
  
• Roundtable Discussion on "China-ASEAN Free Trade Area" (6 September 2002) held in Singapore
  
  
• Joint Symposium on "Economic Partnership between ASEAN, Japan and China: Opportunities and Challenges", Co-organized with the Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs (25 March 2002) held in Singapore.
  
  
• The Fourth Intellectual Dialogue on "Building Asia's Tomorrow: Human Security as a Policy Framework for New Cooperation in Asia", Co-organized with the Japan Center for International Exchange (16-17 March 2002) held in Japan
  
  
• ASEAN Roundtable 2001: “Financing Sustained Economic Development in Southeast Asia” (22-23 October 2001) held in Singapore .
  
  
• Third Regional Expert's Conference-Workshop on Food and Agriculture Policy: "Implications of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) on the Sustainability of the Agriculture Sector of Southeast Asia" (31 July-2 August 2001) held at ISEAS.
  
  
• Asia Development Research Forum: “Shaping Asia's Voice Challenges of Economic Integration and Challenges of Ageing” (15-16 June 2001) held at ISEAS .
  
  
• APEC Roundtable and APIAN Workshop: “APEC at the Dawn of the 21st Century” (8-9 June 2001) held at ISEAS .
  
  
• Public Symposium and Book Launch on "A New ASEAN in a New Millenium"
  (23 November 2000) held in Singapore .
  
  
• ISEAS-IAI Asia-Europe Conference on "The New Euro-Asia Pacific
  Partnership: Challenges of Integration, ICT and SMEs" (14-15 November 2000) held in Singapore.
  
  
• ASEAN Roundtable 2000: “New Development Paradigms in Southeast Asia: The Challenges of Information Technology” (12-13 October 2000) held in Singapore.
  

Seminars

• World Trade Indicators 2008: Benchmarking Policy and Performance — Dr Gianni Zanini, Lead Economist and Trade Program Team Leader, The World Bank Institute (Held at ISEAS), (18 July 2008)
  
  
• The Rise of China and India and the Commodity Boom: Economic and Environmental Implications for Low-income Countries — Professor Sisira Jayasuriya, Department of Economics and Finance, La Trobe University (Held at ISEAS), (4 July 2008)
  
  
• Islamic Banking and Finance in Indonesia: Development and Prospects — Ms Rahmatina A Kasri, Manager, Research and Training Unit, Centre for Shariah Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (Held at ISEAS), (1 July 2008)
  
  
• Innovation and Industrial Clusters — Dr Shahid Yusuf, Economic Adviser and Manager of East Asia Prospects Study, Development Economics Research Group, The World Bank (Held at ISEAS), (13 June 2008)
  
  
• Developments and Outlook of the Doha Round Negotiations and Its Implications on South-East Asia — Mr Willy Alfaro, Director for External Relations, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Geneva; and Mr Teng Theng Dar, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Business Federation (SBF) (Held at ISEAS), (22 May 2008)
  
  
• Outsourcing and Product Fragmentation of a Multinational: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Evidence from Toyota, Thailand — Dr Witada Anukoonwattaka, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, Thailand (Held at ISEAS)
  (29 April 2008)
  
  
• Addressing De-Industrialisation and Enhancing Indonesia’s International Economic Competitveness — Dr Sri Adiningsih, Head of Asia Pacific Studies Centre, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (Held at ISEAS), (17 April 2008)
  
  
• Changes in Vietnam – Challenges and Opportunities — Mr Ayumi Konishi, Country Director, Asian Development Bank, Vietnam Resident Mission, Hanoi (Held at ISEAS)
  (7 March 2008)
  
  
• Indonesia’s State Owned Enterprises Rightsizing: Toward Holding Companies? — Dr Agung Wicaksono, Visiting Associate, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (26 March 2008)
  
  
• Indonesia in the World — Dr Reza Siregar, Economist (IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute, Singapore, and Senior Lecturer at University of Adelaide, Australia); Dr Anies Baswedan, Political Scientist (Rector of Paramadina University, Indonesia); and Dr Imam B Prasodjo, Sociologist (Lecturer and Director of Center for Research on Inter-Group Relations and Conflict Resolution, University of Indonesia) (Held at ISEAS)
  (6 December 2007)
  
  
• Brick By Brick: The Building of an ASEAN Economic Community — HE Ong Keng Yong, Secretary-General, ASEAN; HE Miles Kupa, High Commissioner, Australian High Commission in Singapore; Dr Denis Hew, Senior Fellow, ISEAS; and Mr Rodolfo C Severino, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS)
  (23 November 2007)
  
  
• The Future of APEC — Ambassador Colin S Heseltine, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (19 November 2007)
  
  
• ASEAN+3 or ASEAN+6: Which Way Forward? — Dr Ganeshan Wignaraja, Senior Economist, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines (Held at ISEAS)
  (7 November 2007)

• The EU-ASEAN FTA in the Context of the EU’s New FTA Negotiations in Asia: Something Serious This Time? — Dr Razeen Sally, Co-Director, European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Brussels (Held at ISEAS), (7 September 2007)

• APEC: Recent Developments and Emerging Issues — Dr Charles E Morrison, PECC Chair and President, East West Center, USA (Held at ISEAS), (21 August 2007)

• Trends and Drivers of Bilateral FDI Flows in Developing Asia — Associate Professor Ramkishen S Rajan, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, Arlington, USA (Held at ISEAS), (3 July 2007)

• Poverty Alleviation, Rural Labour Markets and Domestic Migration: Evidence from Southeast Asia — Dr Rick Barichello, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS)
  (29 June 2007)

• Decentralization Model in Thailand’s Southern Conflict — Dr Srisompob Jitpiromsri, Faculty of Political Science, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani, ThailandDiscussant: Professor Duncan McCargo, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, UK (Held at ISEAS), (21 June 2007)

• Asia 10 Years after the Crisis: Outlook and Challenges — Mr David Burton, Director, IMF Asia-Pacific (Held at ISEAS), (5 June 2007)
  
  
• Public Choice in a Fledgling Democracy: Budget Allocation in Thailand — Professor Akihiko Kawaura, Graduate School of Policy and Management, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan (Held at ISEAS), (1 June 2007)
  
  
• East Asian Free Trade Agreements in Services: Roaring Tigers or Timid Pandas? — Dr Carsten Fink, Senior Economist, World Bank Institute, Switzerland (Held at ISEAS)
  (3 May 2007)
  
  
• International Trade: ASEAN Integration and Investment Agreements — Mr Edmund Sim, Hunton & Williams, Singapore; and Mr Hafiz Sayuti, Radius Seven (International Trade and Business Consultancy), Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (12 April 2007)
  
  
• Oil Trading in Singapore: A Strategic Perspective — Mr Samuel Owen, Managing Director, Singapore Energy Consulting Services; and Mr Henry Kwok, Global Partner, Centre for Strategic Management, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (21 March 2007)
  
  
• Indonesia’s Friendly Investment Climate vs. Workers’ Welfare: Contesting Issues? — Ms Indrasari Tjandraningsih, Researcher, AKATIGA-Center for Social Analysis, Indonesia (Held at ISEAS), (20 March 2007)
  
  
• The Free Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) and Managing the Asia-Pacific Supply Chain — Assoc Prof Robert Scollay, Director, New Zealand APEC Study Centre, University of Auckland, New Zealand; and Mr Teng Theng Dar, CEO, Intraco Ltd, Singapore.  Discussant: Dr Rahul Sen, Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS)
  (19 March 2007)
  
  
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Policy and Measures in Japan — Mr Yasushi Akahoshi, Executive Director, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (14 March 2007)
  
  
• Energy Efficiency in the Japanese Way — Mr Makoto Nishimura, Executive Vice-President, Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute, Japan (Held at ISEAS)
  (7 March 2007)
  
  
• Advanced Portable and Hybrid Vehicle Batteries — Dr Robert P Hamlen, Former Chief of Power Division, US Army Communications & Electronics, Research Development & Engineering Center, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey (Held at ISEAS), (14 February 2007)
  
  
• Straits of Malacca: The Challenges for Safe Energy Transportation — Dato’ Cheah Kong Wai, Director General, Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) (Held at ISEAS)
  (31 January 2007)
  
  
• The ASEAN Summit and the Proposed ASEAN Charter — Mr Rodolfo C Severino, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; Discussant: Dr Mely Caballero-Anthony, Assistant Professor, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (Held at ISEAS), (30 Janauary 2007)
  
  
• Nuclear Power: Implications for Southeast Asia — Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, Senior Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (10 January 2007)
  
  
• Carbon Constraints and Carbon Trading: Implications for Energy — Mr Lee Solsbery, Global Practice Leader, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (13 December 2006)
  
  
• Carbon Dated? – Time to Reap Rewards from the Emerging Energy Innovation Economy - Mr Colin Breen, Chief Executive Officer, KOIOS Pte Ltd, Singapore (Held at ISEAS)
  (6 December 2006)
  
  
• Democratic Consolidation in Thailand — Emeritus Professor Suchit Bunbongkarn, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University; and Member of the National Legislative Assembly, Thailand (Held at ISEAS), (17 November 2006)
  
  
• Are CTL and GTL Fuels Sustainable Alternative?  A Sasol Perspective — Mr Marjo Louw, Managing Director, Sasol Chemicals Pacific Ltd, Singapore  (Held at ISEAS)
  (15 November 2006)
  
  
• Role of Private Equity in the E&P Business — Mr Mark Thornton, Partner, Managing Director & Co-Head, Asia 3i Investments plc, Singapore (Held at ISEAS)
  (25 October 2006)
  
  
• Energy Supply Chain Security in Bay of Bengal — Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS Held at ISEAS), (18 October 2006
  
  
• Southeast Asia in Search of an ASEAN Community — Mr Rodolfo C Severino, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS [Guest-of-Honour: HE Mr Ong Keng Yong,  ASEAN Secretary-General] (Seminar Cum Book Launch) (Held at ISEAS), (13 October 2006)
  
  
• Brazil’s Energy Situation: Experience with Ethanol — Mr Eduardo Autran, Managing Director, Petrobras Singapore Pte Ltd (Held at ISEAS), (11 October 2006)
  
  
• Biodiesel in Asia: Hope or Hype? — Mr Peter J Cockcroft, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (20 September 2006)
  
  
• Iran, Energy, the Middle East and Regional Politics — Mr Bijan Khajehpour, Chairman and Co-Founder, Atieh Group of Companies, Tehran, Iran (Held at ISEAS),
  (15 September 2006)
  
  
• Peak Oil: Myth or Reality — Mr Paul Young, Managing Editor, Platts, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (13 September 2006)
  
  
• Making Good on the Year of Africa: Achieving Shared Growth — Dr John M Page Jr., Chief Economist, Africa Region, The World Bank (Held at ISEAS, (30 August 2006)
  
  
• The Bulk Shipping Markets: A Three-Year Transformation — Ms Louisa Follis, General Manager, Consultancy & Research, Simpson Spence & Young, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (30 August 2006)
  
  
• Australia’s Energy Challenges: In Search of the Right Balance — Mr Henry Leong, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (23 August 2006)
  
  
• America and Asia in Australian Security and Foreign Policy in the Early 21st Century -
  Dr Michael Evans, Visiting Fellow, Australian Defence College, Canberra (ISEAS)
  (21 August 2006)
  
  
• Preferential Trading Agreements in Asia: Towards an Asian Economic Community -
  Dr Amita Batra, Senior Fellow, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, India (Held at ISEAS), (16 August 2006)
  
  
• The Evolution of the Singapore Electricity Market from a Market Participant’s Perspective — Mr Roy Adair, President & CEO, Senoko Power Limited, Singapore (Held at ISEAS)
  (16 August 2006)
  
  
• Talk and Slide Show on “His Majesty the King and the Development of Thailand” by HE Tej Bunnag (Held at ISEAS), (14 August 2006)
  
  
• Regional Integration — Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) (Held at ISEAS)  (Held at ISEAS), (12 July 2006)
  
  
• Bio and Synthetic Fuels: An Alternative for Sustainable Mobility — Mr Eric G Holthusen, Fuel Technology Team Manager, Shell Global Solutions (Held at ISEAS),
  (6 July 2006)
  
  
• Different Societies, Shared Futures: Australia, Indonesia and the Region — Dr John Monfries, Asian Studies Faculty, Australian National University; Dr David Reeve, Associate Professor, Department of Chinese and Indonesian, School of Modern Language Studies, University of New South Wales, Australia (Held at ISEAS), (5 July 2006)
  
  
• Natural Disaster-Prone Indonesia: Special Focus on the Earthquake in Yogyakarta — Dr Aris Ananta, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS, (27 June 2006)
  
  
• Price Discovery for Middle East Refined Oil Product Exports — Dr Tilak K Doshi, Executive Director – Energy, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, Dubai, UAE (Held at ISEAS), (26 June 2006)
  
  
• Thailand’s Energy Substitution Policy and Implications — Dr Piyasvasti Amranand, Chairman, Kasikorn Asset Management Co Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand (Held at ISEAS,
  (22 June 2006)
  
  
• The Success Story of Rig Building in Singapore — Mr Ong Thian Khiam, Managing Director, PPL Shipyard, Singapore (Helad at ISEAS), (21 June 2006)
  
  
• Challenges and Opportunities of Innovation in Southeast Asia: Case Studies in Indonesia and Beyond — Dr Viverita, Head, Business and Management Studies Unit, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia; Dr Siti Adiprigandari A Suprapto, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia; and Dr Avanti Fontana, Head, Management Research Centre, Graduate Programme in Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia (Helad at ISEAS), (20 June 2006)
  
  
• Emerging Issues for Supply Chain Security (7 June 2006) By Professor Christopher Findlay, Professor of Economics and Head, School of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia, Vice-Chair, Australian Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee (AUSPECC)
  
  
• International Launch of the World Bank’s Global Development Finance 2006 Report
  (2 June 2006) By Mr Mansoor Dailami, Head, Development Finance Group, Development Economic Vice Presidency, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA; and, Mr Hans Timmer, Head, Global Economics Trends Group, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA
  
  
• Delivering Results in a Booming Rig Market (31 May 2006) By Mr Choo Chiau Beng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, Singapore
  
  
• The Age of Energy Gases: Asia’s Opportunity (23 May 2006) By Mr Robert A Hefner III, Founder, Owner & Managing Partner, The GHK Company
  
  
• Parliaments and Political Development: Another Look at Thai Politics (22 May 2006)
  By Dr Aaron Stern, University of Michigan, USA
  
  
• Riding Along a Bumpy Road: Indonesian Economy in an Emerging Democratic Era
  (19 May 2006) By Dr Aris Ananta, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Yohanes Eko Riyanto, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore
  
  
• The “Up-in-the-Air” Behaviour of the US Treasury Yield Curve: The US Pull Factor vs. the Asian Push Factor (9 May 2006) By Mr Thomas Lam Tai Loong, Vice President & Treasury Economist, Global Treasury, United Overseas Bank (UOB) Group, Singapore
  
  
• The Ninth Malaysian Plan: Strategic Implications and Challenges (4 May 2006) By Dr Zainal Aznam Yusof, Member of NEAC and Former Deputy Director-General, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia; Mr Wong Chee Seng, Chief Economist, ECM Libra securities Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and, Mr Manu Bhaskaran, Partner, Centennial Group Inc., Singapore
  
  
• Thai Politics After the April 2006 Elections: Thaksin’s Departure? (25 April 2006) By Dr Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Assistant Professor, International Political Economy, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  
  
• Who Wins in the Asian Scramble for Oil: The Seven Lucky Winners (7 April 2006)
  By Mr Vincent S Pérez, Former Philippine Cabinet Minister for Energy
  
  
• The Singapore Oil Situation (5 April 2006) By Mr Ong Eng Tong, Far East Representative, Mabanaft International GmbH, Singapore
  
  
• World Bank East Asia Update (31 March 2006) By Dr Homi Kharas, Chief Economist and Director, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, East Asia and the Pacific Region, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA
  
  
• Large Scale Solar PV Power Generation in Urban High-Rise Buildings in Singapore
  (29 March 2006) By Mr Rabi Satpathy, Senior Project Manager, Shell Solar Singapore
  
  
• Thaksin and the South: Political Violence and the Clash of Power Networks
  (23 March 2006) By Professor Duncan McCargo, Professor of Southeast Asian Politics, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
  
  
• Thailand: Political Turmoil and Implications (14 March 2006) By Dr Chris Baker, Independent Writer, Thailand
  
  
• ISEAS-NTU Financial Sector Reform and Liberalization Ranking Assessment
  (FRLRA) for ASEAN 10+5 Economies (10 March 2006) By Dr Tan Khee Giap, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS and Founding Member, Asia Research Center, NTU, Singapore; and Dr Chen Kang, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS and Founding Member, Asia Research Centre, NTU, Singapore
  
  
• Indonesia’s Political Economy: A Business Perspective (28 Febuary 2006) By Mr James Castle, Founder of CastleAsia, Jakarta
  
  
• The Adoption of ICT by Small-Enterprise Clusters in the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam (15 Feburary 2006) By Dr Dimitrios Konstadakopulos, Senior Research Fellow, School of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
  
  
• Briefing on Survey Results (8 Feburary 2006) By The Straits Times (ANN AsiaPoll): Do We Have an ASEAN Identity? — Mr Warren Fernandez, Foreign Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore and Ms Shefali Rekhi, Assistant Foreign Editor & ANN Coordinator, The Straits Times, Singapore
  
  
• Fuel Efficient Cars in Singapore (25 January 2006) By Mr Leon Halliburton, Fuels Product Manager, Eastern Region Shell International; Mr Andreas Bodemer, Director ASEAN Sales, Marketing and Service Automobile Aftermarket Robert Bosch (SEA); and Mr Gerard Ee, President, Automobile Association of Singapore
  
  
• Briefing on the ASEAN and Related Summits (23 January 2006)
  
  
• Challenges in Formulating Economic Policies in Indonesia (18 January 2006) By Mr Kwik Kian Gie, Former Coordinating Minister of Economics, Finance, and Industry and former State Minister of Bappenas (National Development Planning Board), Republic of Indonesia
  
  
• Main Outcomes of APEC 2005, Focus of APEC 2006 and Challenges Ahead
  (7 December 2005) By Ambasador Choi Seok Young, Executive Director, APEC Secretariat, Singapore; and Ambassador Tran Trong Toan, Deputy Executive Director, APEC Secretariat, Singapore

• Avian Influenza in Asia and Pandemic Threat (6 December 2005) By Dr Hitoshi Oshitani, Regional Adviser in Communicable Disease Surveillance and Responses, World Health Organization (WHO), Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila

• Trade Issues in Southeast and East Asia (6 December 2005) By Dr Rahul Sen, Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Sarah Y Tong, Research Fellow, East Asian Institute; and Assoc Prof Jose L Tongzon, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore

• ISEAS-World BankGlobal Economic Prospects 2006: Economic Implications of Migration and Remittances (2 December 2005) By Dr Dilip Ratha, Senior Economist, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA; and Mr Hans Timmer, Lead Economist and Manager, Global Trends, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA

• Malaysia’s Eenrgy Future: Revisiting the Dynamics of Supply and Demand
  (16 November 2005) By Ms Wong Sook Ching, Executive Knowledge Resource Department, Institute of Bankers Malaysia

• Bilateral Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific: Wise or Foolish Policies?
  (15 November 2005) By Dr Heribert Dieter, Senior Research Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin, Germany

• China-ASEAN FTA: Negotiations, Implementation and Prospects (28 October 2005) By Associate Professor Lu Bo, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Associate Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Co-operation (CAITEC), Ministry of Commerce, People’s Republic of China

• Trade Policies in Southeast Asia: Challenges in a Wider Asian and Global Context
  (28 Semptember 2005) By Dr Razeen Sally, Associate Senior Fellow, ISEAS; and Senior Lecturer, London School of Economics and Political Science; Dr Rahul Sen, Fellow, ISEAS

• ENERGY CONSERVATION • Environmental Challenges to Singapore’s Sustainability (21 September 2005) By Dr Geh Min, Nominated MP and President of The Nature Society, Singapore; • Effective Implementation of Energy Management Programs By Mr Patrick Foong, Senior Executive Director, Chesterton International Property Consultant Pte Ltd; and • High Carbon Development Pathways of Cities in Southeast Asia ― Dr Ooi Geok Ling, National Institute of Education, Singapore

• Avian Flu in Southeast Asia: Policy Issues and Options for the Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (12 September 2005) By Dr Phua Kai Hong, Joint Assoc Prof, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy; and Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS; and Dr Vermon Lee Jian Ming, Communicable Disease Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

• The Crisis in South Thailand: Causes, Approaches and Consequences (9 September 2005) By Dr Wattana Sugunnasil, Assistant Professor, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani, Thailand; Mr Arabinda Acharya, Manager, Strategic Projects, International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• Economic Integration in East Asia (5 September 2005) By Dr Pradumna B Rana, Senior Director, Office of Regional Economic Integration, Asian Development Bank, Philippines

• The Future Direction for the EU and its International Role (30 August 2005) By HE Prof Jorgen Ørstrom Moller, Ambassador of Denmark to Singapore, Royal Danish Embassy, Singapore; and Dr Paul Vandoren, Visiting Research Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore

• Briefing on the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Related Meetings in Vientiane, 24-29 July 2005 (29 August 2005) By HE Ong Keng Yong, Secretary-General of ASEAN

• China’s Aid to Southeast Asia (25 August 2005) By Dr Zhang Haibing, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS

• On the Brink of Another People Power? A Panel Discussion on Events in the Philippines (22 August 2005) By Dr Mely Caballero-Anthony, Assistant Professor, IDSS; Dr Lorraine C Salazar, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Eric Teo, Managing Director, Savoir Faire Corporate Consultants, Singapore; and Assoc Prof Jose L Tongzon, Department of Economics, NUS

• An Evening with Jomo (16 August 2005) By Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General on Economic Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, New York, USA

• Major Issues on US-Southeast Asia Relations: Perspective from Georgetown University’s Southeast Asia Survey Group (10 August 2005) By Dr Heng Pek Koon, Assistant Professor, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC, USA
  
  
• The Politics and Economics of Indonesia’s Natural Resources (6 July 2005) By Dr Budy P Resosudarmo, Fellow, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia

• Gas to Liquids: The Future is Gas – How Gas-to-Liquids Becomes the Reality that Replaces Oil (7 June 2005) By Mr Tony Regan, Director and Lead Consultant, TRI-ZEN International, Singapore

• Changing Landscapes in Energy (24 May 2005) By Mr Khoo Chin Hean, Chief Executive, Energy Market Authority, Singapore

• ASEAN Competitiveness in the New Economy (16 May 2005) By Dr Mahendhiran Nair, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

• The Norwegian Oil Industry: Past, Present and Future (10 May 2005) By Mr Gunnar Sletvold, Vice President (Crude Sales), Statoil, Norway

• The Work of the Mekong Institute Foundation (9 May 2005) By Mr Tej Bunnag, Chairman, The Mekong Institute Foundation, Khon Kaen, Thailand

• International Oil Security Challenges and International Cooperation (19 April 2005) By Mr James Haywood, Special Advisor to the Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency, Paris

• Europe, as Seen from an Alpine Perch (4 April 2005) By HE Dr Daniel Woker, Ambassador, Embassy of Switzerland, Singapore

• CNG – An Alternative to Gas Transportation by LNG (23 March 2005) By Mr Peter J Cockcroft, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS

• The Challenges of Regional Development in the Asia-Pacific Region (22 March 2004) By Professor Hal Hill, Convenor, Division of Economics and H W Arndt Professor of Southeast Asian Economies, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

• Macroeconomic Trends and Civilisational Islam in Southeast Asia
  (25 Febuary 2005) By Professor Wazir Jahan Karim, Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Socio-Economic Research and Analysis, Malaysia

• Impact of Energy Security and Geopolitics on Asia’s Energy Hubs (24 Febuary 2005) By Mr Mohamed Merican, Visiting Consultant, Bakri Asia

• Agricultural Trade Reform and the Doha Development Agenda (15 Febuary 2005) By Dr Kym Anderson, Lead Economist (Trade Policy), Development Research Group, World Bank, Washington DC, USA

• New Horizons for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) East of Suez (31 January 2005)
  By Ms Karen Schneider, Acting Deputy Director, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), Canberra; and Mr Andrew Symon, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS

• Solar Energy from the Roofs and Facades of HDB Buildings (31 January 2005) By Dr Stephen K Wittkopf, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore

• The Swiss House Singapore: the Swiss Way to Foster Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (28 January 2005) By Dr Suzanne Hraba-Renevey, Executive Director, Swiss House for Education, Research and Innovation, Singapore

• Outlook for Japanese Foreign Direct Investment to the Asian Region (27 January 2005) By Mr Takashi Marugami, Senior Economist, JBIC Institute, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Tokyo, Japan

• Global Financial Market Dynamics (19 January 2005)
  by Professor Gunter Dufey, Nanyang Business School/ NTU Singapore & The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA.
  
  
• Briefing on Vientiane Summits (15 December 2004) By Mr Lim Thuan Kuan, Director, ASEAN Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  
  
• Is the Oil Market in Crisis? (10 December 2004) By Mr Dave Ernsberger, Editorial Director, Asia, Platts new agency
  
  
• SPC: Adding Value to the Singapore Oil Industry (9 December 2004) By Mr Cheng Hong Kok, Director and Executive Committee Member, Singapore Petroleum Co Ltd
  
  
• The Electricity Market in Singapore: Liberalisation and the Market’s Performance
  (3 December 2004) By Mr Allan Dawson, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Market Company (EMC)
  
  
• Idealism vis-à-vis Pragmatism: The Practical Aspect of Islamic Banking (29 November 2004) By Professor Abdullah Saeed, Head of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Deputy Director of the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies, University of Melbourne
  
  
• The Situation in Southern Thailand: Regional Dynamics and Solutions (23 November 2004) By Mr Michael Vatikiotis, former Editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review
  
  
• East Timor: Economic, Developments and Challenges (17 November 2004) By Dr Joao M Saldanha, Executive Director, Timor Institute of Development Studies (TIDS), Dili, East Timor
  
  
• East Asia Regional Update (16 November 2004) By Dr Homi Kharas, Chief Economist and Director, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, East Asia and the Pacific Region, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA
  
  
• Thaksin’s Policy and the Next General Election in Thailand (1 November 2004) By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Assistant Group Editor, Multimedia Nation Group, Thailand
  
  
• Can Singapore Continue as Asia’s Leading Oil Trading Centre? (29 October 2004) By Mr Esa Ramasamy, Director, Asian Oil Markets of Platts
  
  
• Indonesia’s Economy Under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (18 October 2004) By Professor Dr Anwar Nasution, University of Indonesia
  
  
• Designing an Integrated Financial Supervision Agency: Selected Lessons and Challenges for Indonesia (13 October 2004) By Dr Reza Y Siregar, School of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia
  
  
• Developing an Asian Bond Market under the Challenges of Globalism (30 September 2004) by Dr Olarn Chaipravat,  Advisor to the Minister of Finance,  Ministry of Finance, Thailand.
  
  
• China’s Current Energy Situation: An Overview (29 September 2004) by Dr Elspeth Thomson, Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, NUS
  
  
• World Development Report 2005: A Better Investment Climate for Everyone
  (24 September 2004) By Mr Warrick Smith, Director, World Development Report 2005, World Bank, Washington DC, USA
  
  
• Economic Growth, Governance and Voting Behaviour: An Application to Indian Elections (2 September 2004) By Dr Arvind Virmani, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, India
  
  
• Privatization of Thai Energy Sector: Implications and Challenges (13 August 2004) By Prof Dr Chai-Anan Samudavanija, Chairman, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), Thailand
  
  
• Singapore as an Oil Centre: Observations on Some Key Issues (5 August 2004) By Dr Tilak K Doshi, Oil Analyst
  
  
• Developing Indicators of ASEAN Integration: A Preliminary Survey of a Roadmap
  ( 5 August 2004) By Dr Zainal Aznam Yusof, Former Deputy Director-General, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
  
  
• Revisiting Poverty Issues in Malaysia (19 July 2004) By Assoc Prof Sulochana Nair, Head, Department of Development Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  
  
• Globalization: Vision and Reality (12 July 2004) By Ms Piya Ram Mahtaney, Lecturer, Wigan and Leigh College, Mumbai
  
  
• Fuelling Southeast Asia’s Growth: The Energy Challenge (29 June 2004) By Mr Andrew Symon, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Post-crisis Export Performance in Thailand (27 May 2004) By Professor Prema-chandra Athukorala, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
  
  
• IPS-NTU ASEAN 9+1 Competitiveness Ranking Indices and Model Simulations
  (26 May 2004) By Dr Tan Khee Giap, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore; and Head, ASEAN Economies Monitoring Unit, Economic Growth Center, Nanyang Technological University
  
  
• Thai Multinationals After the Crisis: Trends and Prospects (18 May 2004) By Dr Pavida Pananond, Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Thammasat University, Thailand
  
  
• Privatisation, Patronage, and Enterprise Development: Liberalising Telecommunications in Malaysia (22 April 2004)  by Ms Lorraine Carlos Salazar,  Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines.
  
  
• Thailand: An Overview of the Legal and Policy Framework for Foreign Direct Investment (15 April 2004) by  Mr Rajenthran Arumugam Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Situation in Southern Thailand (12 April 2004) 
  by Dr Panitan Wattanayagorn, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University Thailand
  Mrs Chidchanok Rahimmula, Political Science Division, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prince of Songkla University,
  Pattani Campus, Thailand
  
  
• Developmental State in Globalisation: A Reappraisal of the Singapore Model of Development (5 April 2004)
  by  Dr Alexander Ebner, Assistant Professor, Krupp-Chair of Public Finance, University of Erfurt, Germany
  
  
• Economic Recovery in Indonesia: Results from a Micro-economic Study (15 March 2004) 
  by  Professor John Strauss Professor of Economics  Michigan State University  USA
  
  
• Population Trends and Policies in Singapore (10 March 2004) By Professor Saw Swee Hock, Professorial Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Impact of Subsidy on Foreign Investment in Indonesia (8 March 2004) 
  by Mr Daniel Pambudi, Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University, Australia
  
  
• American Foreign Policy After Unilateralism (1 March 2004) 
  by  Mr Clyde Prestowitz, President, Economic Strategy Institute, Washington,  USA
  
  
• Trends of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment to Southeast Asia and China
  (28 January 2004) By Mr Takashi Marugami, Senior Economist, Foreign Direct Investment Division, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Mr Gou Kasuga, Economist, Foreign Direct Investment Division, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
  
  
• The Chinese Currency Conundrum (15 January 2004) By Professor Barry Eichengreen, Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
  
  
• Myanmar's Banking Crisis (12 February 2004) 
  by  Dr Sean Turnell,  Lecturer, Economics Department,  Macquarie University,  Sydney, Australia
  
  
• What Next for the Doha Development Agenda? (12 January 2004)
  by  Mr Vanu Gopala Menon,  Singapore Permanent Representative  to the United Nations, Geneva
  
  
• Reserve Accumulation in Asia Post-Crisis: Trends, Patterns and Rationale (5 January 2004)
  by  Dr Ramkishen Rajan, University of Adelaide, Australia  & Claremont McKenna College, USA
  
  
• APEC 2003 Outcomes and Outlook for 2004 – What it Means for the Region (20 November 2004)  by Ambassador Piamsak Milintachinda, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat
  Ambassador Mario Artaza, Deputy Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat  
  
  
• India and ASEAN: Security Dimension, Concerns and Opportunities (Brown Bag Talk) (4 November 2004)  by Mr Sudhir T Devare, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Labour Mobility Issues Between Singapore and India (Brown Bag Talk) (15 October 2003) by  Dr Seema Gaur, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Corporate Governance in Indonesia (9 October 2003)
  by Dr Djisman S Simanjuntak, Executive Director,  Prasetiya Mulya Business School, Jakarta, Indonesia
  
  
• Focus Indonesia: The Current Economic and Political Perspectives (Jointly organized by ISEAS and SBF) (2 October 2003)
  
  
• The Evolution, Substance and Priorities of EU and ASEAN Co-operation in Science and Technology (5 August 2003) by Dr Dimitrios Konstadakopulos, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Studies, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
  
  
• The Mahathir Generation and Nation Building in Malaysia: Political, Economic and Socio- cultural Dynamics (28 July 2003) by Dr Heng Pek Koon  Assistant Professor School of International Service American University  Washington, D.C. USA
  
  
• Designing Appropriate Exchange Rate Regimes for East Asia: Inflation Targeting and Monetary Policy Rules (22 July 2003)  by Dr Ramkishen Rajan  Senior Lecturer  School of Economics University of Adelaide
  
  
• Corporate Financing and Governance in Malaysia - Policy Issues and Required Reforms (9 June 2003) by Dr R Thillainathan,  Immediate Past President of the Malaysian Economic Association
  
  
• The Thaksin Government: A New Stability for Thailand  (6 June 2003)
  by  H E Chan Heng Wing  Ambassador of Singapore to the Kingdom of Thailand
  
  
• Indonesian Provincial Interaction: How Tight? (28 May 2003)
  by Dr Martin P H Panggabean,  Visiting Research Fellow ISEAS
  
  
• US-Singapore FTA:  Prospects and Implications (22 May 2003)
  By  Ms Kristin Paulson  Chairman  American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
  Dr Jose Tongzon  Associate Professor  Department of Economics  National University of
  Singapore  Mr Vikram Khanna  Associate Editor and Columnist  The Business Times
  Opening Remarks: Professor Tommy Koh  Director, Institute of Policy Studies
  
  
• WTO 2003: The Rocky Road to Cancun and Implications for East Asia (31 March 2003) 
  by Dr Razeen Sally, Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
  
  
• Malaysia: Selected Economic Issues and the Challenges Ahead (27 March 2003)
  by Dr Zainal Aznam Yusof, former Deputy Director-General, ISIS Malaysia and
  Dr Cassey Lee, Head and Associate Professor, Dept. of Applied Economics, Faculty of  
  Economics and Administration, University of Malaya. 
  The discussant was Mr Manu Bhaskaran, Partner/Head of Economic Research,
  Centennial Group Inc.
  
  
• Does Globalization Reduce the Gender Wage Gap? (6 March 2003)
  by Dr Remco Oostendorp, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Post Indian Budget Review  (5 March 2003)
  by Mr Vivek Bharati, Advisor, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
  
  
• Economic Integration of Central and East European Economies into the EU: The Hungarian Experience (28 January 2003)
  by Mr Csaba Laszlo, Minister of Finance, Hungary
  
  
• Sources of Variations Between the Inflation Rates of Korea, Thailand and Indonesia During the Post-1997 Crisis (13 January 2003)
  by Dr Reza Siregar, Lecturer, School of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia 
  
  
• Is There A Case For Low Inflation Induced Productivity Growth in Selected Asian Economies?  (22 November 2002)
  by  Dr John Asafu-Adjaye Senior Lecturer, School of Economics,  University of Queensland Australia
  
  
• Economic Policy-making in Indonesia During the Early Independence Period (1950-1965) and the Soeharto Era (1966-1998) (11 October 2002)
  by Dr Thee Kian Wie, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Southeast Asia in the WTO: Trade Policy Challenges - Past, Present and Future (26 September 2002)
  by Dr Razeen Sally, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Indonesia's Monetary and Banking Policies During the Crisis: Issues and Lessons for the Future (30 August 2002)
  by Dr J Soedradjad Djiwandono, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• The State Owned Enterprises Reform in Vietnam: Process and Achievements  (17 July 2002)
  by Mr Vu Quoc Ngu,  Ph.D. candidate in Development Economics  Australian National University; and Visiting Research Fellow  Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
  
  
• Financial and Monetary Cooperation in East Asia: Issues and Options (20 June 2002)
  by Dr Ngiam Kee Jin, Senior Fellow, ISEAS.
  
  
• Social Coordination and Forest Conflicts: A Case Study of Sarawak, Malaysia (19 April 2002)
  by Dr Lee Poh Onn, Research Associate, ISEAS.
  
  
• The New WTO Round and the Positioning of Singapore and East Asia (17 April 2002)
  by Dr Razeen Sally Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS. Dr Razeen Sally is Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and head of its International Trade Policy Unit. 
  
  
• Recent Trends and Developments in East Asia: Policy Implications and Prospects (9 April 2002)
  by Dr Homi Kharas, Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific Region; and Director, Poverty Reduction Unit and Economic Management Unit, The World Bank.
  
  
• Regional Trading Arrangements and Singapore's Interests (5 April 2002) 
  by Professor Peter J. Lloyd, Visiting Professorial Fellow, ISEAS and Ritchie Professor of Economics at Melbourne University, Australia.
  
  
• Crony Lending: Thailand Before the Financial Crisis (28 March 2002) 
  by Ms Chutatong Charumilind, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS and Dr Yupana Wiwanttanakantang.
  Ms Chutatong Charumilind is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Economics, Cornell University, New York, USA. Dr Yupana Wiwanttanakantang is an associate Professor at the Center for Economic Institutions, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan.
  
  
• The Challenges of the New Economy for Multinational Firms: Lessons for Southeast Asia (8 March 2002)
  by Professor Peter J. Buckley,  Director of the Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds (U.K.)
  
  
• Financial Liberalisation, Capital Flows and Economic Busts: Exploring the Analytical Issues (20 February 2002)
  by Dr Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS. Dr Ramkishen S. Rajan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics and a Research Associate at the Centre for International Economics Studies (CIES), University of Adelaide, Australia.
  
  
• Vietnam's Evolving Business Sector: Two Case Studies (8 February 2002) 
  by Mr Jakob Lindahl and Ms Lotte Thomsen. Both are Visiting Associates at ISEAS. Mr Jakob Lindahl is a doctoral researcher in International Development Studies at Roskilde University, Denmark. Ms Lotte Thomsen is a doctoral researcher at the Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  
  
• Seminar and Book Launch "Reinventing ASEAN" (2 November 2001) 
  by Dr Hadi Soesastro, Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Dr Jesus Estanislao, President and CEO of the Institute of Corporate Directors in the Philippines and former Philippine Minister for Finance, and Mr Simon Tay Seong Chee, Chairman, SIIA.
  
  
  
• The Origins of the Bank Crisis in Indonesia (25 October 2001)
  by Mr  Iman Sugema, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS. Mr Iman Sugema is a Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia.
  
  
• Indonesia: An Overview of the Legal Framework for Foreign Direct Investment (15 October 2001)
  by Mr Arumugam Rajenthran, ISEAS Fellow.
  
  
• Indonesia’s Manufacturing Protection: Defending Crony Capitalists or National Interests? (2 October 2001)
  by Mr Muhammad  Chatib Basri, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS. Mr Muhammad Chatib Basri is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia, and Research Associate at the Institute for Economics and Social Reasearch in the same university.
  
  
• The WTO Post-Seattle: State-of-Play, Prospects for a New Round, and Implications for Singapore and Hong Kong(3 September 2001)
  by Dr Razeen Sally, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS. Dr Razeen Sally is Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Head of its International Trade Policy Unit.
  
  
• Seminar and Book Launch: "East Timor: Development Challenges for the World's Newest Nation" co-edited by Hal Hill and Joao Saldanha (27 August 2001) 
  by  Professor Hal Hill, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS.   Hal Hill is Professor of Economics and Head of Southeast Asian Economy Program at the Australian National University.
  
  
• Thailand: Banking Crises, Restructuring and Foreign Entry( 22 August 2001)
  by Dr Sakulrat Montreevat, ISEAS Fellow. 
  
  
• The Puzzle of Philippine Economic Development (18 July 2001)
  by Professor Hal Hill, Professor of Economics, and Head of Southeast Asian Economy Program at the Australian National University.
  
  
• Indonesia's Policies in Combating Systemic Distress, Revisited (23 May 2001)
  by Dr Soedradjad J Djiwandono, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS.
  
  
• Poverty and Human Resource Development in East Timor: Challenges for the New Nation (22 May 2001)
  by Professor Anne Booth, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS. Anne Booth is Professor of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London..
  
  
• Seminar and Book Launch: Asian Development Outlook 2001 (2 May 2001)
  by Dr Charles Adams, Senior Economic Advisor, ADB and Dr Cindy Houser, Economist, ADB.
  
• Crisis, Contagion and East Asia's Stock Markets( 23 April 2001)
  by Dr Tracy Yang,  ISEAS Fellow.
  
  
• Malaysia's Corporate Governance and its Impact on Portfolio Investor Sentiment (30 March 2001)
  by Dr Adrian Panggabean, Vice President - Equity Research, and Southeast Asian Economist, Nomura Singapore Ltd .
  
  
• Economic Reforms and Growth Prospects in India (22 March 2001)
  by Dr Thangavel Palanivel, Fellow, The United Nations University, Insititute of Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan .
  
  
• Africa in Asia? Some thoughts on the causes of poverty and under-development in Eastern Indonesia including East Timor (and beyond)?( 27 February 2001)
  by Professor Anne Booth, Professor of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
  
  
• Learning for Innovation in the Growing Knowledge-based Economy: Some Evidence from the West of England and the Singapore-Johor High Technology Agglomerations (29 November 2000)
  by Dr Dimitrios Konstadakopulos,  Visting Fellow, ISEAS.Dr Dimitrios Konstadakopulos is a Research Fellow at the Centre for European Studies, University of West England, Bristol.
  .
  
• Seminar and Book Launch: World Bank Development Report 2000/2001-- Attacking Poverty (11 September 2000)
  by Mr N. Roberto Zagha,  , Director for Poverty Reduction and Economic Policy in South Asia and Dr Monica Das Gupta,  Social Anthropologist and Demographer, World Bank
  
  
• East Asian Economic Revival: Potentials and Risks (15 August 2000)
  by Professor Toshihiko Kinoshita, Graduate School of Comerce, Waseda University, Tokyo.
  
  
• Exports of High Technology Products from Developing Countries: Is it Real or a Statistical Artifact? (19 July 2000)
  by Dr Sunil Mani, Research Fellow and Dean of the United Nations University/Institute for New Technologies, Maastrict, The Netherlands.
  
  
• Currency Basket Regimes for Southeast Asia: The Worst System with the Exception of All Others (1 July 2000)
  by Dr Ramkishen Rajan,  Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS. Dr Ramkishen Rajan is a Lecturer in the School of Economics, University of Adelaide.
  
  
• Seminar and Book Launch: Asian Development Outlook 2000 (27 April 2000)
  by Dr Purnima Rajapakse, Economist, ADB,  Dr Sailesh Jha, Economist, ADB and Mr James Villafuerte, Senior Economic Analyst, ADB.
  

Regional Strategic and Political Studies


Conference

• Conference on Emergence of Vietnam as a Middle Income Country: Opportunities, Constraints and Regional Implications, (30-31 October 2008)
• Symposium on What Does the World Have in Store for You?  Come and Find Out, ISEAS (28 August 2008)
• Forum on Regional Strategic and Political Developments — Democracy, Crisis Management and the New Regionalism in Southeast Asia,ISEAS,(15 July 2008)
• Conference on Terrorism in South & Southeast Asia in the Coming Decades, ISEAS,
  ( 26-27 June 2008)
• Maritime Policy Forum — Climate Change and International Shipping: Policy Responses Held at ISEAS, (4 June 2008)
• Singapore-Korea Bilateral Forum,ISEAS (14 December 2007)
• Conference on Early Indian Influences in Southeast Asia: Reflections of Cross-cultural Movements,ISEAS (21-23 November 2007)
• Roundtable on Nuclear Power in Southeast Asia: Towards Cooperation for Security, Safety and Prosperity ,ISEAS (1-2 November 2007)
• Planning Meeting on Korea’s Role in Southeast Asia,ISEAS (11-12 October 2007)
• Conference on Vietnam: Challenges of Growth and Globalization,ISEAS (13 September 2007)
• Forum on Regional Strategic and Political Developments — Alliances, Alignments and Community Building: The Emergence of a New International Order for the Asia Pacific ,ISEAS, (28 August 2007)
• Keynote Speech and Panel Discussion on “The German EU Presidency: What’s in it for Southeast Asia?” — Dr Klaus Lippold, Member of the German Bundestag, Chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group ASEAN,( 7 February 2007)
• Forum on “New Politics Amidst Rising Expectations in Southeast Asia”, (1 December 2006)
• Asian Mediator Retreat, (27-29 November 2006)
• Workshop on “Rising India and Indians in East Asia”, (26-27 October 2006)
• Australia-India-ASEAN Research Discussion,ISEAS, (16 October 2006)
• Conference on “Energy and Energy-Related Issues in the Bay of Bengal Region” (28-29 September 2006)
• 2006 Myanmar/Burma Update Conference, (17-18 July 2006)
• Approaches to Conflict in Southeast Asia: A Practitioner Dialogue
  (21-22 November 2005), The Sentosa Resort & Spa
• Forum on “Singapore-Korea Relations in the Aftermath of FTAs”
  (16 September 2005) , Orchard Ballroom 3, Orchard Hotel
• Conference on “Strengthening the Korea-ASEAN Relationship” (15 September 2005), Orchard Ballroom 2, Orchard Hotel
• Forum on “Regional Strategic and Political Developments” (24 August 2005), Orchard Ballroom, Orchard Hotel)
• Conference on “World War II: Transient and Enduring Legacies for East and Southeast Asia 60 Years On” (4 August 2005), Canning Room, Raffles City Convention Centre
• Myanmar Roundtable, (4 July 2005), ISEAS Seminar Rooms I & II
• Closed-Door Briefing for ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus
  (2 June 2005) ,ISEAS Seminar Room II
• Workshop on “The Education of Southeast Asian Islamic Leadership”
  (19-20 May 2005), ISEAS Seminar Rooms I & II
• Mediators’ Retreat Singapore 2005, (21-22 November 2005)
• ASEAN-Russian Relations (14 March 2005), ISEAS Seminar Room II
• Meeting on “The Asia Pacific Security Lexicon: Change and Continuity in the Regional Security Discourse” (2 December 2004), ISEAS Seminar Room II
  
• Vietnam Update 2004: Strategic and Foreign Relations (25-26 November 2004), ISEAS Seminar Rooms I & II
• Myanmar Update 2004,Held at ANU,(18-19 November 2004)
  
• Conference on “Religion and Conflict in Asia” (14-15 October 2004)
• Planning Workshop on “Islam in Asia” (23-24 September 2004), Nutmeg Room, Orchard Hotel
• Workshop on “Maritime Security, Maritime Terrorism and Piracy in Asia”
  (23-24 September 2004), Orchard Ballroom 3, Orchard Hotel
  
• Workshop on “The Political Economy of Malaysia: Current Trends and Future Challenges” (8 September 2004), ISEAS Seminar Room II
  
• Forum on “Regional Strategic and Political Developments” (19 August 2004),
  Island Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel
  
• ASEAN-China Forum 2004 on “Developing ASEAN-China Relations: Realities and Prospects” (23-24 June 2004), Mandarin Ballroom, Meritus Mandarin Hotel
  
• ISEAS Indonesian Forum on “Post-Election 2004: What is New?” (5 May 2004),
  Pacific Ballroom, Pan Pacific Singapore
• ISEAS-SSAAPS Winter Seminar:  Globalisation and its Counter Forces (23-27 February 2004), ISEAS Seminar Rooms I & II
• Myanmar Issues and Myanmar Views: Searching for a Unified Perspective
  (30 January 2004- 8 Febuary 2004)
• Conference on Islam in Southeast Asia (2-3 September 2002) held at ISEAS
• Workshop on ASEAN-India Relations (18-19 September 2000) held at ISEAS
  

Forum

• Forum on Regional Strategic And Political Developments (24 July 2003). Speaker included: Malaysian Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal, Dr Michael Vatikiotis, Dr Chin Kin Wah, Professor Carlyle A. Thayer,  Dr Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Dr Harold Crouch, Dr Kyaw Yin Hlaing, Dr David Koh, Mr Rehman Rashid, Mr James Wong Wing On and Professor Jomo Kwame Sundaram
  
  
• Forum on Regional Strategic and Political Developments  (25 July 2002). Speakers included: ASEAN Secretary-General Rodolfo C Severino, Jr, Tan Sri Dato’ Musa Hitam, Mr Daljit Singh, Dr K.S. Nathan, Dr Sheng Li Jun, Professor John Wong, Dr Harold Crouch, Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, Mr Karim Raslan and Dr Farish Noor
  
• Forum on Regional Strategic and Political Developments (25 July 2001). Speakers included: Tan Sri Musa Hitam, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Professor Amitav Acharya, Dr Derek da Cunha, Dr Anthony Smith and Dr K.S. Nathan.

Seminars

• Assessing Thai-Malaysian Security Relations under Thaksin’s Administration — Ms Panpa-nga Chulanont, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Asian Studies, The Australian National University (Held at ISEAS), (21 August 2008)

• Vietnam’s Defence Relations with China and the United States — Professor Carlyle A Thayer, Professor of Politics, University College, The University of new South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy (Held at ISEAS), (25 July 2008)

• The Current State of Indonesian Politics — Mr Jusuf Wanandi, Co-founder & Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, CSIS Foundation, and Senior Fellow, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Indonesia (Held at ISEAS), (17 July 2008)

• Youth and YouTube: The 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections — Her Excellency Patricia L Herbold, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (24 June 2008)

• Prospects for Economic Integration in Asia: Expressway or Blind Alley? — Mr Rodolfo C Severino, Head, ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS; Dr Yeo Lay Hwee, Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs; and Mr Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS.Seminar cum Book Launch on “European Integration – Sharing of Experiences” (Held at ISEAS), (19 June 2008)

• Indonesian Terrorism: What Studying One Attack Can Teach — Mr Ken Ward, Former Intelligence Analyst (Held at ISEAS), (16 June 2008)

• Maritime Terrorism: Myths and Reality — Dr Alexey D Muraviev, Strategic Affairs Analyst, School of Media, Society and Culture, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia (Held at ISEAS), (9 June 2008)

• The Militarized State in Myanmar and Its Domestic, Regional and International Consequences — Dr Maung Zarni, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of International Development, Oxford University; and Myanmar’s Clash of Priorities — Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, Senior Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (2 June 2008)

• International Food Shortages, Threats of Terror and the Development for Peace Model for Southeast Asia — Mr Albert Santoli, President, Asia America Initiative, USA (Held at ISEAS), (27 May 2008)

• Islamisation and its Opponents in Indonesia: How Past and Present Compare — Professor M C Ricklefs, Department of History, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS),
  (9 May 2008)

• Thailand’s Intractable Southern War: Reflections on Policy, Insurgency and Discourse — Dr Marc Askew, Senior Fellow, Anthropology Program, University of Melbourne, Australia (Held at ISEAS), (2 May 2008)

• Indonesian Foreign Policy Under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono — Dr Nasir Tamara, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (17 April 2008)

• Thailand’s Relations with Singapore: New Direction under New Government? — Dr Panitan Wattanayagorn, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (Held at ISEAS), (27 March 2008)

• Vietnam’s Rise and its Impact on ASEAN — Mdm Ton Nu Thi Ninh, Former Vice Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, National Assembly of Vietnam; and President, Founding Committee, Tri Viet University (Held at ISEAS), (24 March 2008)

• The 2008 Race for the US Presidency: Gaining the Nomination, Winning the Election and Governing the Country — Professor Burdett A Loomis, University of Kansas, USA (Held at ISEAS), (28 February 2008)

• Equitization of SOEs in Vietnam and the Role of State Capital and Investment Corporation (SCIC) — Dr Le Dang Doanh, Former President, Central Institute of Economic Management, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Held at ISEAS), (27 February 2008)

• Bridging the Gulf that Never Was: Rediscovery of Singapore and India — Mr Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (22 February 2008)

• Whither Myanmar’s Road Map? — Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, Senior Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (18 February 2008)

• The UN Secretary-General’s Good Offices and the Challenges of Mediation in Myanmar — Dr Thant Myint-U, Research Associate, Cambridge Centre for History and Economics (Held at ISEAS), (14 February 2008)

• The Relevance of the Archaeology of Srivijaya to the History of Southeast Asia — Professor Pierre-Yves Manguin, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (5 February 2008)

• The Current Sino-Indian Relationship and its Implications for Southeast Asian Security — Mr Jonathan Holslag, Head of Research, Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies, Brussels, Belgium (Held at ISEAS), (29 January 2008)

• Russia’s Defence Cooperation with Indonesia: Implications for Southeast Asian Security - Dr Alexey D Muraviev, Strategic Affairs Analyst, Faculty of Media, Society and Culture, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia (Held at ISEAS), (5 December 2007)

• Myanmar Today: Rhetoric, Myths and Realities — Professor David I Steinberg, Distinguished Professor, School of Foreign Service,  Georgetown University and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, Senior Fellow, ISEAS (Heldat ISEAS), (22 October 2007)

• Prioritizing Non-Proliferation and Counter-Terrorism Cooperation in Southeast Asia: The Need for a Regional “Norm Cascade” — Dr Tanya Ogilvie-White, Senior Lecturer, School of Political Science & Communication, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (Held at ISEAS), (14 September 2007)

• The Dragon Looks South: China and Southeast Asia in the New Century — Mr Bronson Percival, Senior Advisor, Southeast Asia, Center for Strategic Studies, Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), USA (Held at ISEAS), (14 August 2007)

• Democratic Institutions and Political Corruption in Emerging Democracies: The Case of Thailand — Dr Napisa Waitoolkiat, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS),
  (13 August 2007)

• Translocal Muslim Movements: The Deoband Universe and the Ideational Roots of Muslim Extremism — Professor Dr Dietrich Reetz, Visiting Professor, South Asian History and Civilization, Humboldt-University Berlin & Research Fellow, Zentrum Moderner Orient; Associate Professor Syed Farid Alatas, Head, Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (8 August 2007)

• The “Other” Minorities: Understanding the Absence of Violence Admist Ethnic Hostility — Dr Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS),
  (2 August 2007)

• Is Indonesia Ready for Nuclear Power? — Dr Sulfikar Amir, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (1 August 20070

• Bujang Valley: Revisiting Chola Voyages — Dr P Ramasamy, Visiting Senior Rsearch Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (31 July 2007)

• The “Indianisation” of Southeast Asia Revisited: International Studies Meets Southeast Asian Historiography — Professor Amitav Acharya, Chair, Global Governance, University of Bristol, UK (Held at ISEAS), (30 July 2007)

• Islamic Politics in Indonesia after Soeharto — Dr Bernhard Platzdasch, Independent Researcher (Held at ISEAS), (28 June 2007)

• Russia’s Strategic and Defence Policy in the Asia-Pacific: Beyond the Putin Era — Dr Alexey D Muraviev, Strategic Affairs Analyst, Faculty of Media, Society and Culture, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia (Held at ISEAS), (26 June 2007)

• Regional Security Issues in the Indian Ocean Region — Dr Shireen M Mazari, Director-General, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan (Held at ISEAS),
  (8 June 2007)

• Security Council Vote on Myanmar: Clash of the Titans — Mr Derek Tonkin, former Ambassador to Thailand and Laos (Held at ISEAS), (25 May 2007)

• Regional (ASEAN) Responses to Terrrorism — Mr Daljit Singh, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Mr Arabinda Acharya, Manager, Strategic Projects, International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (Held at ISEAS), (22 May 2007)

• Great Power Engagement in Southeast Asia: An Indian Perspective — Dr W Lawrence S Prabhakar, Visiting Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (15 May 2007)

• The Transformation of Japan’s Grand Strategy and Its Implications for International Politics — Dr Alexander L Vuving, Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; and Visiting Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (Held at ISEAS), (10 May 2007)

• The Difficulties of Writing Aung San Suu Kyi — Mr Justin Wintle, Author, Editor & Journalist; and Dr Kyaw Yin Hlaing, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (9 May 2007)

• East Asian Community: The Pursuit of an Ideal — Professor Zhang Yongjin, Director, New Zealand Asia Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand (Held at ISEAS),
  (26 April 2007)

• Reframing the Study of Malaysian Foreign Policy: Towards a Constructivist and Critical Approach — Dr Johan Saravanamuttu, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (24 April 2007)

• The Meaning and Practice of Muslim Extremism — Associate Professor Syed Farid Alatas, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore(Held at ISEAS),
  (23 April 2007)

• Subhas Chandra Bose and the Rani of Jhansi: Myth and History — Professor Joyce Chapman Lebra, Professor Emerita, University of Colorado (Held at ISEAS),
  (18 April 2007)

• Vietnam: The Next Big Thing — Dr David Koh, Fellow, ISEAS, Mr Gregory Crovo, Foreign Lawyer, Kelvin Chia Partnership, Mr Victor Lim, Senior Marketing Manager, SembCorp park Management, and Mr Thng Tien Tat, General Manager, United Overseas Bank HCMC Branch (Held at ISEAS), (13 April 2007)

• Soeharto: The Life and Legacy of Indonesia’s Second President — Ambassador K Kesavapany, Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies; Ambassador Barry Desker, Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS); Dr J Soedradjad Djiwandono, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS); and Mrs Retnowati Abdulgani-Knapp (Held at ISEAS), (12 April 2007)

• Subhas Chandra Bose and the Rani of Jhansi: Myth and History — Professor Joyce Chapman Lebra, Professor Emerita, University of Colorado (Held at ISEAS),
  (8 April 2007)

• Securing Peace in Mindanao — Mr David Gorman, Mediator Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva; and Mr Raman Nair, Security Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Sulu (Held at ISEAS), (28 March 2007)

• The Military in Myanmar: Past, Present and Future — Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, Senior Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Dr Maung Aung Myoe, Post-doctoral Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore and Dr Kyaw Yin Hlaing, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (1 March 2007)

• Vietnam between Miracle and Paradox — Dr Le Dang Doanh, Former President, Central Institute of Economic Management, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Held at ISEAS),
  (28 February 2007)

• Active Citizens Under Political Wraps: Experiences from Myanmar/Burma and Vietnam — Dr Zarni, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House), University of Oxford, United Kingdom; and Dr Heike Loschmann, Director, Southeast Asia Regional Office, The Heinrich Boell Foundation (HBF), Germany (Held at ISEAS), (5 January 2007)

• Peace Versus Justice: What Role for the International Criminal Court in Asia? — Mr Ram Manikkalingam, Former Senior Advisor on the Peace Process to the President of Sri Lanka; Mr David Petrasek, Policy Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva; and Mr Paul Seils, Head, Situation Analysis Section, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court in Asia (ICC), Geneva (Held at ISEAS), (29 November 2006)

• Economic Revival of the Philippines — The Honourable Ricardo L Saludo, Secretary of the Cabinet, Republic of the Philippines (Held at ISEAS), (2 November 2006)

• PAS Politics: Defining an Islamic State — Mr Liew Chin Tong, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (5 October 2006)

• Thailand’s Coup: Possible Causes and Consequences — Professor Duncan McCargo, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (Held at ISEAS), (26 September 2006)

• Constitution in Crisis: The 1997’s People’s Constitution in Thailand in a Global Context — Dr Wolfram Schaffar, Senior Lecturer, Southeast Asian Studies, University of Bonn, Germany (Held at ISEAS), (25 September 2006)

• Saudi Aramco’s Long-Term Strategies — Dr Ibrahim S Mishari, Vice President, Marketing & Supply Planning, Saudi Aramco (Held at ISEAS), (6 September 2006)

• India’s Rise as a Great Power: The Promise and the Pitfalls — Mr Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Foreign Editor, Hindustan Times, New Delhi (Held at ISEAS), (18 August 2006)

• The Forgotten Army in a World at War: Subhas Bose’s INA and its Effect on Asia’s Independence — Prof Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs, Harvard University; Mr Prasenjit K Basu, Director and Chief Economist, Khazanah Nasional and President of India Club, Singapore; Prof A Mani, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and, Prof P Ramasamy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (13 August 2006)

• Ready to Fight Yankee Imperialism: Vietnam’s Evolving Strategic Culture Under Market Reform — Dr Tuong VU, Assistant Professor, Comparative Politics, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey (Held at ISEAS), (1 August 2006)

• Reform of the TNI — Associate Professor Leonard Sebastian, Coordinator, Indonesia Programme, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), Nanyang Technological University; Discussant: Dr K S Nathan, Senior Fellow, ISEAS (Seminar cum Book Launch) (Held at ISEAS), (11 July 2006)

• The Role of the Special Branch in Containing the Malayan Communist Uprising: 1948-60 — Dr Leon Comber, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (29 June 2006)
  
  
• Russia’s Naval Strategy in the Asia-Pacific-Indian Ocean Region (23 June 2006) By Dr Alexey D Muraviev, Strategic Affairs, Faculty of Media, Society and Culture, Division of Humanities, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
  
  
• General Election, 2006: A Watershed? (26 May 2006) By Dr Ho Khai Leong, Associate Fellow, ISEAS and Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University; Ms Braema Mathiaparanam, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Terence Chong, Fellow, ISEAS; and Mr Pritam Singh, Research Associate, ISEAS
  
  
• Malaya’s Secret Police 1945-1960.  The Role of the Special Branch in the Malayan Emergency (24 May 2006) By Dr Leon Comber, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• A Briefing on the Current Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (15 May 2006) By Mr Claude Bruderlein, Director, HPCR; Dr Ismail Lubbad, expert staff from HPCR based in Gaza; Mr Rami Nasrallah, Head of the Board of Directors, International Peace and Cooperation in East Jerusalem; Dr Cari Clarke, HPCR; and Dr Michael Vatikiotis, Regional Representative for HDC and Visiting Fellow at ISEAS
  
  
• Brown Bag Talk on “My Take on the 2006 Singapore Election” (5 May 2006) By Ms Braema Mathiaparanam, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Russell Heng, Senior Fellow, ISEAS; and Mr Pritam Singh, Research Associate, ISEAS
  
  
• S Rajaratnam as I Knew Him (28 March 2006) By Mr Lee Khoon Choy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• The Rise of Asian Maritime Power in the Twenty-first Century: Challenges for South East Asian Security (17 March 2006) By Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India
  
  
• How far can the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) reach at sea?  What are the legal, diplomatic and other limits? (14 Febuary 2006) By Mr Michael Richardson, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• The Armed Forces and Regime Maintenance: Explaining the Role of the Military in 1973 and 1992 Thailand, and 1998 Indonesia (10 Febuary 2006) By Mr Terence Lee, Visiting Associate, ISEAS and Visiting Scholar, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
  
  
• International Trends in Changing Male Roles and Gender Relations (9 Feburary 2006)
  By Dr Michael Kaufman
  
  
• Another View of Burma (16 December 2005) By Emeritus Professor Josef Silverstein, Rutgers University and Former Director, ISEAS

• Seminar cum Book Launch of India and Southeast Asia: Towards Security Convergence by Mr Sudhir Devare (9 December 2005)

• China-ASEAN Maritime Security Cooperation: Reality and Prospect (24 November 2005) By Professor Guo Xinning, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Research Fellow, Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defense University (NDU), People’s Liberation Army (PLA), PRC

• Peace in Aceh – A Work in Progress (23 November 2005) By Ambassador Wiryono Sastrohandoyo, Former Lead Negotiator on Aceh, Government of Indonesia: Mr Denis Faucounau, Political Adviser to Head of Mission, Aceh Monitoring Mission; and Ms Meeri-Maria Jaarva, Director, State-Building and Democracy Programme, Crisis Management Initiative, Finland

• Pirates, Renegades and Fishermen: The Politics of Sustainable Piracy (15 November 2005) By Mr J N Mak, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS

• Chinese Indonesians and Sino-Thai: Why Such Contrasting Socio-Political Trajectories?
  (13 October 2005) By Emeritus Professor Jamie Mackie, Visiting Fellow, Indonesia Project, Department of Economics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

• The Aceh Peace Accord: Reflections on My Personal Involvement in the Negotiations Between the Government of Indonesia and GAM (Free Aceh Movement)
  (12 October 2005) By Professor P Ramasamy, Visiting Professor of Political Economy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kassel, Germany

• The New Economic Policy (NEP) and the Future of Race Relations in Malaysia
  (11 October 2005) By Professor P Ramasamy, Visiting Professor of Political Economy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kassel, Germany

• India’s New Myanmar Policy: Towards a Valuable Partnership? (13 September 2005) By Dr Renaud Egreteau, Researcher, Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI – Paris) & Institut de Recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est Contemporaine (IRASEC – Bangkok)

• Launch of Michael Leifer’s Book “Selected Works on Southeast Asia” (6 September 2005) By Guest-of-Honour: Sir Howard Davies, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science

• Wahhabism – A Southeast Asian Perspective: Views from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (11 August 2005) By Haji Maarof Salleh, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; Radm Dr Tarmizi Taher, Ambassador to Norway, Minister of Religious Affairs, Indonesia; and Mohd Hussain bin Abdullah, President, Al-Khadeem Organisation

• Seminar cum Book LaunchDemocracy and Direct Regional Elections in Indonesia: Continuing Challenges (1 August 2005) - Mr Aristides Katoppo, Chief Editor, Sinar Harapan Jakarta; and Dr Sukardi Rinakit, Director, Centre of Political Studies, Soegeng Sarjadi Syndicate, Jakarta

• Indonesia’s Feel Good President: The Dynamics of SBY’s Leadership (18 July 2005)
  By Dr Michael Vatikiotis, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS

• One Year after MALSINDO: Regional Developments, Accomplishments and Further Challenges in the Malacca Straits (14 July 2005) By Assoc Prof Robert C Beckman, Vice-Dean (Academic Affairs), Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore; Mr Graham Gerard Ong, Research Associate, Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme, ISEAS; LTC Kwek Ju-Hon, Deputy Director (Defence Policy), Defence Policy Office, Ministry of Defence; Mr Michael Richardson, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Sam Bateman, Professor, Maritime Security Programme, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies

• Parliaments and Democracy in Asia (11 July 2005) By Professor Jürgen Rüland. Book Launch of Parliaments and Political Change in Asia, authored by Jürgen Rüland, Clemens Jürgenmeyer, Michael H Nelson, and Patrick Ziegenhain

• New Developments within Jemaah Islamiyah (5 July 2005) By Ms Sidney Jones, Visiting Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies; and Project Director, Southeast Asia, International Crisis Group

• Myanmar: Examining Internal and External Pressures for Change - Problems and Prospects
  (4 July 2005) By Professor Robert H Taylor, Associate Senior Fellow, ISEASBook Launch of Myanmar: Beyond Politics to Societal Imperatives, by Mr K Kesavapany, Director of ISEAS

• Wars Within: Tempo in the New Order (1 July 2005) By Dr Janet Steele, Associate Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University, USA

• Khmer Rouge Tribunal – Expectations and the Role for ASEAN (1 July 2005) By Mr Youk Chhang, Director, Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam), Phnom Penh, Cambodia

• Foreign Policy of Hungary: the Imperative of Having an Asia Strategy
  (10 May 2005) By HE Dr Ferenc Somogyi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary

• The Management of Vietnam’s Border Disputes: Implications of Recent Agreements Relating to the South China Sea (5 May 2005) By Assoc Prof Ramses Amer, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Umea University, Sweden

• Bending the Wind: Thai Foreign Policy under Thaksin (28 April 2005) By Dr Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Chulalongkorn University; and Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS

• Governance and Democratization: An International Overview (4 April 2005) By Professor Axel Hadenius, Professor of Political Science (and former Chairman), Department of Government, Uppsala University

• A First-Hand Look at the Afghan and Iraqi Elections(23 March 2005) By Mr Daniel Grant and Mr Glenn Nye

• SIGHT&SOUND@ISEAS presents A Documentary Drama on “Zhou En Lai in Bandung”
  (4 March 2005)

• Thaksin’s Way: Thai Politics After the 6 February 2005 Election (4 March 2005) By Dr Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

• Comparing Muslim Experiences in Canada with Muslim Experiences in Singapore and Southeast Asia (3 March 2005) By Mr Michael F Milo, Producer, Chief Editor & Post-Production Supervisor, Division of Media and Technology, University of Saskatchewan; and Dr Suzaina Kadir, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore

• The United States, the Philippines and the War on Terror (2 Febuary 2005) By Associate Professor Frank Cibulka, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi/Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Naval Transformation in the 21st Century (1 Febuary 2005) By Professor Geoffrey Till, Dean of Academic Studies, Joint Services Command and Staff College, United Kingdom
  
  
• The Bandung Conference: Genesis, Dynamics and Legacy (26 January 2005) By Professor Amitav Acharya, Deputy Director and Head of Research, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University

• The Yudhoyono Administration: The First Three Months (24 January 2005) By Dr Sri Adiningsih, Head, Economic Division, Centre of Asia-Pacific Studies, Gadjah Mada University; Dr Rhenald Kasali, Head, Management Program for Post-Graduate Studies, University of Indonesia; and Dr Leo Suryadinata, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS

• Myanmar: The Road Ahead (20 January 2005) By Professor Robert H Taylor, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Mr Derek Tonkin, Former British Ambassador to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam

• Europe’s Dialogue with the Islamic World: A German Perspective (13 January 2005) By Ambassador Dr Gunter Mulack

• The Middle East after Arafat (7 December 2004) By HE Itzhak Shoham, Ambassador of Israel to Singapore

• Dialogue of Civilizations: Islam and the West (1 December 2004) By Historical, Philosophical and Conceptual Perspectives and its Significance in Policy Formulation ― Prof Dr Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attass

• The Grand Strategy for Ending the War on Terrorism (25 November 2004) By Dr Edward N Luttwak, Senior Fellow, Preventive Diplomacy Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, USA

• Vietnam’s Integration with the Region of East Asia (24 November 2004) By Associate Professor Vladimir M Mazyrin, Department of Political Science, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow Lomonossov State University and Coordinator, Centre for South East Asia and Pacific Modern Studies

• Revisiting Malaysian Politics (Brown Bag Talk) (18 November 2004)
  by  Dr Raj K Vasil
  
  
• Malaysian Economic Reforms since the 1997-98 Crisis (17 November 2004) By Professor Jomo Swame Sundaram, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
  
  
• Zheng He Revived: A Reassessment of His Voyages and their Commemoration
  (9 November 2004) By Dr Geoffrey Wade, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Asia Research Institute, NUS
  
  
• Zheng He’s (Cheng Ho’s) Seven Voyages: Historical Background and Contemporary Significance (2 November 2004) By Professor Wu Jin, Cheng Kun University, Taiwan
  
  
• Muslim Issues in Pattani: An Update (5 October 2004) By Haji Maarof bin Haji Salleh, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• The Latest Bombing in Jakarta: Facts and Perceptions on Terrorism in Indonesia
  (27 September 2004) By Ms Sidney Jones, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS, and Project Director, Southeast Asia, International Crisis Group
  
  
• The Legal Aspects of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (21 September 2004) By Dr Wang Jiangyu, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
  
  
• Negotiating Secularism: The Process of Reforming Islamic Thought in the Modern Muslim World (10 September 2004) By Professor Nasr H Abu Zayd, Leiden University, Recipient of the Roosevelt Institute Medal for Freedom of Worship, Ibn Rushd Permanent Chair for Islam and Humanism, University of Humanistics at Utrecht
  
  
• The Global Hierarchy of Race (2 September 2004) By Dr Martin Jacques, Visiting Research Fellow, Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics
  
  
• Securing the Malacca Straits: Developments, Challenges and Opportunities
  (23 August 2004) By Assoc Prof Robert C Beckman, Vice-Dean (Academic Affairs), Faculty of Law, NUS; Mr Mushahid Ali, Senior Fellow, IDSS; Mr Michael Richardson, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Mr Mak Joon Num, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Islamic Law, Terrorism and Current International Political Turmoil
  (17 August 2004) By Professor Wael B Hallaq, Islamic Studies Center, McGill University
  
  
• Religion in Contemporary Society (12 August 2004) By Professor Ibrahim Abu-Rabi’, Co-Director, Duncan Black Macdonald Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations; Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations; and Senior Editor, The Muslim World
  
  
• China’s Imperial Tributary System: Relevance to Contemporary Regional Relations
  (2 August 2004) By Dr Eric Teo Chu Cheow, Council Secretary, Singapore Institute of Int’l Affairs and Managing Director, Savoir Faire Corporate Consultants
  
  
• Uses and Abuses of Jihad in Islam: An Examination of the Source Evidence
  (15 July 2004) By Prof Dr Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Professor of Islamic Law & Jurisprudence, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak, Kuala Lumpur
  
  
• Singapore in China: Where’s the Business?” (14 July 2004) By Dr Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Economic Advisor (Asia Pacific), MasterCard International; and Mr Sree Kumar, Director, Sreekumar Siddique & Co
  
  
• China’s (Yunnan’s) GMS Development Strategy (16 June 2004) By Professor He Shengda, Visiting Professorial Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Singapore-China Business Relations (10 May 2004) By Dr Sharon Siddique, Director, Sreekumar Siddique & Co; and Dr Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Chief Strategist for MasterCard in Asia
  
  
• Indonesia's Election 2004: A Brief Overview (16 April 2004)  by Professor R William Liddle,  Professor of Political Science,  The Ohio State University
  
  
• Civil Society and Political Change in Asia (1 April 2004) 
  by Dr Muthiah Alagappa, Director,  East-West Center and Visiting Professorial Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Malaysia’s 2004 General Elections: An Assessment (30 March 2004) By Haji Maarof bin Haji Salleh, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Noorashikin Abdul Rahman, Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• The 2004 Malaysian General Elections and the Future Political Scenario Under Abdullah Badawi (26 March 2004) By Dr Raj K Vasil, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Comparative Regionalism: Are There Any Lessons To Be Learnt? (Brown Bag Talk) 
  (22 March 2004) by  Dr Kripa Sridharan, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore and Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Reorienting and Managing Research at East-West Center (18 March 2004) By Dr Muthiah Alagappa, Director, East-West Center and Visiting Professorial Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• The 2004 Malaysian General Elections: Predicting the Outcomes (18 March 2004)
  by  Dr P Ramasamy,  Professor of Political Economy,  School of History, Politics & Strategic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Mr James Wong Wing On,
  Chief Analyst, Strategic Analysis Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Dr Hussin Mutalib, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore
  
  
• A Time Bomb for Global Trade: Maritime-related Terrorism in an Age of Weapons of Mass Destruction (17 March 2004)  by  Mr Michael Richardson, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
  
  
• Fundamentals of Indonesian Foreign Policy (16 March 204) By HE Nugroho Wisnumurti
  
  
• Social Order and National Development in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges
  (15 March 2004) By Dr Collin Abraham, Freelance Consultant on Education and Social Development, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Dr Abdul Aziz Bari, Professor of Law, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak, Kuala Lumpur
  
  
• Islam and the Future of Democracy (12 March 2004)
  by  Dr Hassan Hanafi
  
  
• Singapore in China: Where's the Business? (4 March 2004) 
  by  Mr Sree Kumar, Director, Sreekumar Siddique & Co
  Dr Sharon Siddique, Director, Sreekumar Siddique & Co
  
  
• “Fires in the South”: Islamic Terrorism and the Dilemma of the Thai State (26 Febuary 04) By Dr Surin Maisrikrod, Senior Lecturer, Political Science, School of Humanities, James Cook University
  
  
• Myanmar Issues and Myanmar Views: Searching for a Unified Perspective
  (30 January - 8 Febuary 2004)
  
  
• ASEAN Concord II and the ASEAN Security Community: Challenges and Prospects (Brown Bag Talk) (19 January 2004) by  Mr Rodolfo C Severino,  Visiting Senior Research Fellow,  ISEAS
  
  
• Sukarno in Retrospect: Changing Perceptions (31 October 2003) 
  by Professor John D. Legge, Professor Emeritus at the Department of History of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia  
  
  
• A Constitutional Future for Myanmar: Who Gets What, When and How? (9 October) 
  by Professor Robert H Taylor
  
  
• The False Spring of Civil Society in Singapore: A History Perspective (Brown Bag Talk) (28 August 2003) by  Professor Carl A Trocki,  Professor of Asian Studies,  School of Humanities, Queensland University of Technology
  
  
• Politics and Islamic Radicalism in Contemporary Malaysia: Seen from the Grassroots (19 August 2003) by  Professor Baladas Ghoshal, Visiting Professor of International Relations School of Graduate Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM),  Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
  
  
• Nuclear War Risk in South Asia: Future Scenarios (5 August 2003) 
  by Dr Navnita Chadha Behera, Reader in International Relations,  Department of Political Science,  Delhi University
  
  
• Nuclear Terrorism in the Asian Context: Impossible, Possible or Probable? (30 July 2003)
  by Dr Tin Maung Maung Than,  Senior Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• American Views of China's Perceptions  of Southeast Asia (26 June 2003) 
  by Professor Alastair Iain Johnston The Laine Professor of China in World Affairs Department of Government, Harvard University
  S. Rajaratnam  Professor in Strategic Studies Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies
  Nanyang Technological University
  
  
• Russia's Role and Interests in the Asia-Pacific Region (18 June 2003) 
  by  Professor Alexander Lukin  Moscow State Institute of International Relations
  Dr Benjamin Goldsmith  Assistant Professor  Department of Political Science, NUS 
  Mr Mark Hong  Visiting Senior Fellow  Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, NTU 
  Dr Derek da Cunha  Senior Fellow  Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
  
  
• Indonesia: The Road Ahead (30 May 2003)
  by Professor Dr. M. Din Syamsuddin,  Secretary-General of Indonesia's Council of Ulama (MUI),  Professor, State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah,  Jakarta
  
  
• The UN in the Aftermath of the Iraq War (29 May 2003)
  by  Associate Professor Robert Beckman,  Vice-Dean (Academic Affairs),  Faculty of Law,  National University of Singapore 
  Mr Asad Latif,  Assistant Foreign Editor,  The Straits Times 
  Dr Kripa Sridharan, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, 
  National University of Singapore
         
  
• Southeast Asia and the Post-Iraq War Situation (6 May 2003)
  by  Mr Barry Wain, Southeast Asia Correspondent The Asian Wall Street Journal
  Mr Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Senior Fellow, School of Communication and Information
  Nanyang Technological University
  Dr K S Nathan, Senior Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
  Dr Mely Caballero-Anthony, Assistant Professor, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies
  
  
• Legal, Military and Moral Aspects of the War on Iraq (ISEAS-IDSS Joint Seminar) (9 April 2003) 
  by Professor Amitav Acharya  Deputy Director & Head of Research  Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies  Nanyang Technological University
  Dr Derek da Cunha  Senior Fellow & Coordinator, Regional Strategic and Political Studies
  Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
  Dr Evelyn Goh  Assistant Professor  Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies  Nanyang
  Technological University
  
  
• The Regional Implications of the Border Disputes Between China and Vietnam  (11 March 2003)
  by Associate Professor Ramses Amer,  Research Associate, Southeast Asia Programme (SEAP), Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
  
  
• The Security Crisis on the Korean Peninsula (20 February 2003)
  by Professor Chong-Ha Yoo, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
  
  
• Islam and Human Rights: Challenges and Prospects of Internal Reformation (20 January 2003) by Associate Professor Ebrahim E I Moosa, Department of Religion, Duke University  Durham,     North Carolina, USA     Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law,   Emory University,  Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  Ms Laila al-Zwaini,  Co-ordinator,  Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World
  Leiden, Netherlands Chair: Dr Yaacob Ibrahim  Acting Minister for Community Development & Sports  Singapore  
  
  
• From "Malay Studies" to "Malay World Studies": Rebuilding a Research Institute (22 November 2002) by Professor A B Shamsul  Director  Institute of the Malay World and Civilization  Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi
  
  
• Current Political Developments in Malaysia: UMNO Politics and National Politics (22 November 2002) by  Professor A B Shamsul  Director  Institute of the Malay World and Civilization  Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Professor P Ramasamy  Professor of Political Economy  Centre for History, Political Science  & Strategic Studies  Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi
  
  
• Four Years after Soeharto: Long Way to Democracy (22 October 2002)
  by Mr Martin Yudi Manurung, Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia
  
  
• The Future of Progressive Islam: Obstacles and Prospects (25 September 2002)
  by Dr Farish Ahmad Noor,  Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• North Korea and the Axis of Evil (10 June 2002)
  by Professor James Cotton  Australian Defence Force Academy  Canberra, Australia 
  
  
• Assessing Democratic Evolution in Southeast Asia (6 February 2002)
  by Mr Hadar N Gumay, Deputy Director Centre for Electoral Reform, Jakarta    
  Professor Shamsul A B, Director Institute of the Malay World and Civilization 
  Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Professor Temario C Rivera, Professor of International Relations International  Christian University, Tokyo Dr Kullada Kesboonchoo Mead, Assistant Professor Department of International  Relations Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
  
  
• ASEAN, Seapower and the Defense of Trade (24 January 2002)
  by Professor Geoffrey Till, Dean, Academic Studies, Joint Services Command and Staff College, United Kingdom
  
  
• Islam in Southeast Asia: Analysing Recent Developments (15 November 2001) 
  by   Dr Harold Crouch, Director, International Crisis Group, Jakarta
  Dr Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid, Lecturer, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang
  Dr Carmen A Abubakar, Professor, Institute of Islamic Studies, 
  University of the Philippines
  Mr Yang Razali Kassim, Regional Analysis Editor, The Business Times, Singapore    
  
  
• Regional Political and Security Implications of the
  Terror Attacks in the United States (9 Oct 2001)
  by Dr Derek da Cunha, ISEAS Senior Fellow
  Dr Tan See Seng, Assistant Professor, Institute of  Defence and Strategic Studies
  Nanyang Technological University
  Dr  K.S. Nathan, ISEAS Senior Fellow
  Dr  Farish A. Noor, Malaysian Islamic Scholar

• Messy State, Messy War: The Struggle in Aceh (25 Sep 2001)
  by Dr Anthony L. Smith, ISEAS Fellow
  
  
• Political Islam in Malaysia: Perceptions and Realities (21 June 2001)
  by Dr Patricia Martinez, Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya.
  
  
• Australia's East Timor Decision (31 May 2001)
  by Professor James Cotton, School of Politics, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra
  
  
• Diplomatic and Geopolitical Perspectives on the U.S. Spy
  Plane Incident (9 May 2001)
  by Dr Sheng Lijun, ISEAS Senior Fellow, and Dr K.S. Nathan, ISEAS Senior Fellow
  
  
• East Timor  and the Region (18 Dec 2000)
  by Dr Jose Ramos-Horta, Cabinet Member for Foreign Affairs
  East Timor Transitional Authority
  
  
• Post-crisis and Islamic Swing: Economic Revival,
  Islam and Political Challenge in Malaysia (19 Oct 2000)
  by Dr Jan Stark, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang
  
  
• The Strategic Significance of the Mekong (21 Jun 2000)
  by Dr Milton Osborne, Consultant on Asian Issues
  
  
• Re-defining Australia's Middle-Power Status
  Following  the East Timor Crisis (31 May 2000)
  by Professor Allan Patience, Victoria University of
  Technology, Melbourne
  
  
• Malaysia-Singapore Relations and Regional Security (16 May 2000)
  by Professor K. S. Nathan, University of Malaya
  
  
• rends in Diplomacy (20 Apr 2000)
  by Mr Kishan S. Rana, former Indian Foreign Service Officer
  
  
• Security Trends and Challenges in Asia (17 Feb 2000)
  by Vice Admiral Walter F. Doran, Commander, US Seventh Fleet
  
  
• Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) as a Professional Institution:
  A Myanmar Perspective (27 Jan 2000)
  by Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, ISEAS Fellow
  

Regional Social and Cultural Studies

Conferences 

• Conference on Sufi Movements in Contemporary Islam (Held at ISEAS),
  (14-15 August 2008)
  
  
• Seminar on Malaysian Chinese: Recent Developments and Prospects (Held at York Hotel), (10 July 2008)
  
  
• Symposium Commemorating the 100th Birthday Anniversary of Mr David Marshall — David Marshall: His Life and Legacy (Held at Raffles City Convention Centre),
  (12 March 2008)
  
  
• ASEAN-US Symposium (Held at Regent Singapore), (15-16 October 2007)
  
  
• Forum on Singapore Literature: Contesting Canons for the City-State: English-Language Writings from Raffles to Our Time (Held at ISEAS), (14 September 2007)
  
  
• Public Seminar on Financing Ageing Population in the ASEAN Community (Held at ISEAS), (5 September 2007)
  
  
• International Workshop on Financing Issues for an Ageing Society in Southeast Asia (Held at ISEAS), (3-5 September 2007)
  
  
• Seminar on Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia in an Era of Globalization, (19 July 2007)
  
  
• World Premiere of Invisible City, (19 July 2007)
  
  
• Conference on Re-Centering Islam: Islamic Linkages Between South and Southeast Asia (Held at ISEAS), (4-5 June 2007)
  
  
• Roundtable on Civil Society (Held at ISEAS), (11 April 2007)
  
  
• Forum on “Post-Beijing: Gender Issues in Southeast Asia – Have Women Moved Up, On or Out?”, (13-14 November 2007)
  
  
• Conference on “The Role of Education in Building an ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community”, (29 January 2007)
  
  
• World Religions – Universal Peace – Global Ethic Exhibition, (17-30 January 2007)
  
  
• World Religions – Universal Peace – Global Ethic Official Exhibition Launch,
  (17 January 2007)
  
  
• ISEAS-NUS Mentorship 2006, (11-22 December 2006)
  
  
• Nalanda: Buddhist Cultural Links between Eastern and Southern Asia – An International Symposium, (13 November 2006)
  
  
• Roundtable on Singapore-Malaysia Relations: Mending Fences and Making Good Neighbours(30 November 2005), ISEAS Seminar Room II
  
  
• Forum on “Water Issues in Southeast Asia: Present Trends and Future Directions”
  (16-17 August 2005), ISEAS Seminar Rooms I & II
  

• Vietnam Update 2005 (Canberra)“Not by Rice Alone: Making Sense of Spirituality in Reform Era Vietnam” (11-12 August 2005)
  

• Workshop on “Cultural Globalisation in Southeast Asia” ,ISEAS Seminar Rooms I & II,
  (8 June 2005)

• Workshop on “Ethnic Chinese Economy and Business in Southeast Asia”
  (21-22 April 2005), ISEAS Seminar Room II

• Workshop on Language, Nation and Development In Southeast Asia  (26-27 November 2004)

• Workshop on “Ageing and the Status of the Older Population in Southeast Asia”
  (22-23 November 2004)

• Vietnam Update 2002, "Governance in Vietnam: Local Government and Authority in Vietnam" (28-29 November 2002) held in  Australian National University (ANU), Canberra.

• Conference on "International Migration in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Impacts" (30 September - 1 October) held at ISEAS.

• Workshop on "Nation-Building Histories: Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore" (23-24 September 2002) held at ISEAS.

• Vietnam Update 2001, "Governance in Vietnam : The Role of Organizations" (19-20 November 2001) held at ISEAS.

• Civil Society in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam (12-13 November 2001) held at ISEAS. 

• Media and Transition in ASEAN (20-21 November 2000) held at ISEAS.

Forum

• Understanding the Indonesian Elections of 2004 (Indonesian Forum cum Book Launch)
  (12 March 2004)

• ISEAS-NUS (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Forum on Women and Development in Malaysia and Singapore (8 January 2003). Speakers included: Associate Professor Shirlena Huang, Professor Mahani Zainal Abidin, Ms Braema Mathi, Ms Constance Singam and  Ms Zainah Anwar  
  

Seminars:

• The Global Problem of Illegal Drugs: New Approaches — Dr Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance, USA (Held at ISEAS), (31 July 2008)
  
  
• Chinese Indonesians: Provincial Perspectives — Dr Aris Ananta, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Hui Yew Foong, Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Evi Nurvidya Arifin, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Leo Suryadinata, Director, Chinese Heritage Centre, Nanyang Technological University (Held at ISEAS), (29 May 2008)
  
  
• Post-election trauma in Malaysia: So who is running the country now? — Ms Rita Sim Sai Hoon, Deputy Chairman, Institute of Strategic Anaysis & Policy Research (INSAP), Malaysia (Held at ISEAS), (22 May 2008)
  
  
• Malaysian Politics after March 8 — Mr Liew Chin Tong, Member of Parliament, Bukit Bendera, Penang, Malaysia; and Advisor on Policy Matters to the Chief Minister of Penang State (Held at ISEAS), (23 April 2008)
  
  
• Who Needs an Islamic State? — Dr Abdelwahab El-Affendi, Senior Lecturer, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminister, London, and Coordinator of the Centre’s Democracy and Islam Programme (Held at ISEAS), (16 April 2008)
  
  
• Malaysia’s NEP: Where to from here? — Mr Din Merican, Mr Taufik Tun Dr Ismail, Mr Khoo Kay Peng and Mr Wong Chin Huat (Held at ISEAS), (1 April 2008)
  
  
• Malaysia’s 12th General Elections: Results and Implications — Dr Johan Saravanamuttu, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Lee Hock Guan, Senior Fellow, ISEAS; and Encik Mohd Tawfik Tun Dr Ismail, former Malaysian Member of Parliament (Held at ISEAS), (14 March 2008)
  
  
• The Coming Malaysian Elections – Issues and Projections — Dato’ Dr Michael Yeoh, Chief Executive Officer/Director, Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Dr Maznah Mohamad, Visiting Senior Fellow, Southeast Asian Studies Programme and Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (6 March 2008)
  
  
• Interfaith Dialogue — Mr Anand Krishna, Founder, Anand Ashram Foundation, Indonesia (In-House Seminar) (Held at ISEAS), (18 December 2007)
  
  
• Promotion of Interfaith Dialogue in Indonesia: A Hindu Perspective — Mr Anand Krishna, Founder, Anand Ashram Foundation, Indonesia (Held at ISEAS), (17 December 2007)
  
  
• The Population of Singapore: Current Highlights and Future Challenges — Professor Saw Swee Hock, Professorial Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (19 October 2007)
  
  
• In the meantime, over in Sabah and Sarawak…. — Associate Professor Andrew Aeria, Department of Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak (Held at ISEAS), (18 June 2007)
  
  
• Piety, Politics and Post-Islamism in Contemporary Indonesia — Dr Noorhaidi Hasan, Lecturer, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta and Post-doctoral Fellow, Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS),
  (16 June 2007)
  
  
• Bali, Indonesia, between Tradition and Globalization — Dr Solita Sarwono, Freelance researcher based in The Netherlands; and, Mr Santo Koesoebjono, Lecturer, UNESCO-IHE Institute of Water Education, The Netherlands (Held at ISEAS), (4 May 2007)
  
  
• Bisa Dèwèk – We Can Do It Ourselves: Being Plant Breeders, Producing Our Own ideal Seeds — Dr Yunita T Winarto, University of Indonesia and University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia (Held at ISEAS), (26 July 2007)
  
  
• Speaking to Audiences Across Racialized Boundaries: The Cultural Politics of Indian Popular Music in Malaysia — Dr Sumit K Mandal, Associate Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Held at ISEAS), (25 July 2007)
  
  
• Beyond the Clash of Civilizations: What Can the History of Science Teach Us? — Dr Arun Bala , Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Canada (Held at ISEAS), (27 February 2007)
  
  
• Malaysian Economy and Society: One Step Forward, Two Backwards? — Dr Lim Teck Ghee, Independent Consultant (Held at ISEAS), (27 February 2007)
  
  
• Inter-Faith Dialogue: How to Fight Extremism through Interfaith Dialogue and Interfaith Cooperation — Dr Syed Farid Alatas, National University of Singapore; Mr Arun Senkuttuvan, The Nation, Ms Yap Ching Wi, Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery; and Reverend Dr Yap Kim Hao, Free Community Church (Held at ISEAS),
  (19 January 2007)
  
  
• South Arabia to Singapore: Asian Finance, Arab Roadbuilding, English Empire — Dr Engseng Ho, Frederick S Danzing Associate Professor of Anthropology and of Social Studies, Harvard University, (17 December 2006)
  
  
• Premiere of “I Love Malaya”, (25 November 2006)
  
  
• Islam in Malaysia — Dr Patricia Martinez, Associate Professor, University of Malaya (Held at ISEAS), (18 October 2006)
  
  
• Words as Weapons in the Wars of the World — Mr M J Akbar, Editor-in-Chief, The Asian Age & Deccan Chronicle (Held at ISEAS), (15 November 2006)
  
  
• The Prospects and Challenges of Human Rights in ASEAN? — Mr Carlos P Medina, Jr., Secretary General, Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism; Mr Yap Swee Seng, Executive Director, SUARAM, Malaysia; and Professor Thio Li-ann, Law Faculty, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (28 August 2006)
  
  
• SIGHT&SOUND@ISEAS presents Sekar Pudyastuti (Ode to Salvation), a Talk (& Demonstration) on “The Philosophy of Javanese Dance” by Ms Anastasia Melati Listyorini  (Held at ISEAS, (20 July 2006)
  
  
• Recent Developments in Malaysia: The Rift between the Abdullah Administration and Mahathir — Mr Steven Gan, Editor-in-Chief, Malaysiakini, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Mr Tawfik bin Tun Dr Ismail, Former Malaysian Member of Parliament (Held at ISEAS), (23 June 2006)
  
  
• Singapore: Place or Nation? Implications for Economy, State and Identity
  (8 June 2006) By Dr Linda Lim, Professor, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.
  
  
• Dance Drama “Baliyatra", (17 May 2006)
  
  
• Southeast Asia and India: The Cultural Linkages (17 May 2006) By Professor A Mani, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Professor, Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, JapanMalaysian Indian Community and the Ninth Malaysian Plan — Professor P Ramasamy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and formerly Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Malaysia
  
  
• SIGHT&SOUND@ISEAS presents BUNG KARNO(10 May 2006) , a Film by Des Alwi
  
  
• Book Launch on Peranakan Indians of Singapore and Melaka: Indian Babas and Nonyas—Chitty Melaka by Samuel S Dhoraisingam (Held at RELC), (17 April 2006)
  
  
• Localizing the Universal: Singapore Englishes as Nostalgia (15 March 2006) By Dr Shirley Lim Geok-Lin, Professor, Department of English, University of California, Santa Barbara
  
  
• Elections and Democracy in Malaysia (6 March 2006) By Dr Mavis Puthucheary, Associate Senior Fellow, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; and Assoc Prof Norani Othman, Senior Fellow, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  
  
• Listening to the True Voice of Muslims in Indonesia (8 December 2005) By Dr M Syafii Antonio, Chairman, Batasa Tazkia Consulting, Prof Dr Ahmad Syafii Maarif, Former Chairman of Muhammadiyah and KH Ahmad Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman, Nadhlatul Ulama
  (The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel)

• The Coming Sarawak State Elections (1 December 2005) By Dr James Chin, Director, Institute of East Asian Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

• Islam and Ethnicity in Malaysia: Implications and Prospects for Nation-Building
  (17 October 2005) By Mr Fazil Irwan, Special Research Assistant, Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia

• Ethnicity, Displacements and the Plantation Industry in Malaysia
  (5 October 2005) By Dr S Nagarajan, Editor, Education and Research Association for Consumers

• Developments in the Province of Riau Archipelago, Indonesia: Migration and Politics
  (4 October 2005) By Dr Aris Ananta, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Leo Suryadinata, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS

• Global Wahhabism and its Consequences (6 September 2005) By Mr Stephen Schwartz, Executive Director, Center for Islamic Pluralism, Washington, DC, USA

• The New Economic Policy Revisited – Reflections on the 2005 UMNO General Assembly
  (31 August 2005) By Mr Hng Hung Yong, Author of “Five Men and Five Ideas – Building National Identity” (2005)

• Impressions from the 2005 UMNO General Assembly (3 August 2005) By Mr Mohamed Tawfik Ismail.Former MP for Sungei Benut, Johor

• Book Launch. Local and Global: Social Transformation in Southeast Asia. Essays in Honour of Professor Syed Hussein Alatas (2 August 2005)
  

• A Study on Indonesian Domestic Workers in Singapore (13 July 2005) By Ms Sri Palupi, Executive Director, Institute for Economic and Social Rights, Jakarta

• Food Security and Food Sovereignty: The Struggle of Indonesian Rice Farmers
  (15 June 2005) By Dr Yunita T Winarto, Visiting Fellow, Asia Research Institute, NUS; and Senior Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia

• Evaluation of the Kyoto Protocol’s Carbon Trading: The Bhutanese Experience
  (14 June 2005) By Mr Dasho Paljor J Dorji, Former Ambassador, Bhutan

• War and Natural Disasters: Rebuilding Nations – Three Women’s Perspectives
  (18 May 2005) By Ms Meutyah Hafid, Indonesian News Presenter, Ms Suraiya Kamaruzzaman, Chairman of the Board, Flower of Aceh; and Ms Basma AlKhateeb, Co-ordinator, UNIFEM’s Iraqi Programme

• Local and Global Knowledge: Social Science Research on Southeast Asia ― Professor Hans (3 May 2005) By Dieter Evers, Director, Centre for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany

• Perspectives on Saudi Arabia – Past & Present (19 April 2005) By Ms Nimah Ismail Nawwab

• Islam in Multicultural Europe: Implications for Southeast Asia
  (1 April 2005) By Ms Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

• Seminar cum Book Launch. International Migration in Southeast Asia (8 March 2005) By Dr Aris Ananta, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS, Dr Evi Nurvidya Arifin, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Noorashikin Abdul Rahman, Fellow, ISEAS

• SIGHT&SOUND@ISEAS presents Spellbound – Odissi Live!(5 March 2005)
  Khoo Auditorium, Singapore Chinese Girls’ School

• Poverty, Gender, and Human Development (16 December 2004) By Professor Emeritus A H Somjee, Simon Fraser University; and Adjunct Professor Geeta Somjee, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

• What is Islam Hadhari? (14 December 2004) By Prof Dr Sidek Baba, Centre for Education and Human Development, International Islamic University, Malaysia; Mr Phar Kim Beng, Researcher, ISIS Malaysia; Assoc Prof Hussin Mutalib, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore; and Mr James Wong Wing-On, Strategic Analysis Malaysia (SAM), Malaysiakini

• Embodying Exile: Protest, Performance Trauma and Affect in the Formation of Collective Identities among East Timorese Refugees in Australia (16 November 2004) By Dr Amanda Wise, Centre for Research on Social Inclusion, Macquarie University

• SIGHT&SOUND@ISEAS presents Zombie Dog. A Film by Toh Hai Leong
  (5 November 2004)

• SIGHT&SOUND@ISEAS presents “The Singapore Premiere of IMELDA and Masterclass” — Director Ramona S Diaz (19 September 2004)

• Lecture & Dance Demonstration — Mr Garrett Kam, Curator, Neka Art Museum, Bali (Held at NUS Cultural Centre), (16 September 2004)
  
  
• SIGHT&SOUND@ISEAS presents a Dance Drama “Ram” by Shiram Bharatiya, Kala Kendra, New Delhi and Official Opening of Panoramayana, (14 September 2004)

• What Can We Learn from the First Round Results of the Indonesian Presidential Election? (6 August 2004) By Dr Leo Suryadinata, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Aris Ananta, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Evi Nurvidya Arifin, Visiting Reseach Fellow, ISEAS

• Business in Indonesia: New Challenges, Old Problems (16 July 2004) By Dr M Chatib Basri, Director of Research, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economic, University of Indonesia; Dr Bambang Brodjonegoro, Head, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia; and Dr Rose McLeod, Fellow, Indonesia Project, Economics Division, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU

• Urban Rivers and the Politics of Sustainability: The Cases of Bangkok and Manila
  (1 July 2004) By Dr Donovan Storey, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS

• River on a Knife Edge? The Mekong, Water Politics and the Environment
  (29 June 2004) By Dr Milton Osborne, Visiting Fellow, Australia National University

• Migration, Social Structure and Old-Age Support Networks: A Comparison of Three Indonesian Communities (25 May 2004) By Dr Philip Kreager, Senior Research Fellow, and Dr Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill, Research Associate, Oxford Institute of Ageing, Oxford University, UK
  
  
• The Plight of Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers and the Role of Civil Society (29 April 2004) by Ms Geni Achnas, Indonesian Women’s Movement for Migrant Workers’ Rights
  
  
• Basic Demographic Principles with Singapore Examples (6 April 2004)
  By Professor Saw Swee Hock, Professorial Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Understanding the Indonesian Elections of 2004 (12 March 2004) By Dr Salim Said, Lecturer, Post-Graduate School, Department of Political Science, University of Indonesia and Dr Sukardi Rinakit, Executive Director, Centre for Political Studies, Soegeng Sarjadi Syndicate, Jakarta
  
  
• Managing Human Rights in Malaysia (23  February 2004)
  by  Dato' Asiah Abu Samah,  Member  Human Rights Commission, Malaysia
  
  
• SIGHT&SOUND@ISEAS  (28 January 2004)
  
  
• Change Management in Asia (7 November 2004) 
  by Mr Sree Kumar, Director, Sreekumar Siddique & Co, 
  Dr Sharon Siddique,  Director, Sreekumar Siddique & Co,  
  Dr Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Chief Strategist for MasterCard in Asia
  
  
• The Zheng He Fleets and Chinese Settlements in the Americas: The DNA Evidence (25 October 2003)
  by Mr Gavin Menzies, Author of 1421: The Year China Discovered America
  
  
• SIGHT&SOUND@ISEAS (21 October 2003)
  
  
• Gender and Citizenship: Perspectives from Singapore (21 October 2003)
  by Dr Lenore Lyons,  Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow,  Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies (CAPSTRANS),  University of Wollongong
  
  
• A Trust in the Family: Transmitting Properties in Modern Asian Arab Descent Groups (15 August 2003)
  by Professor Michael Gilsenan,  Kreiser Professor of Anthropology and  Middle Eastern Studies,  New York University
  
  
• Current Economic Situation in Indonesia: A Statistical Perspective (8 August 2003)
  by Dr Soedarti Surbakti,  Director-General,  Central Board of Statistics, Indonesia
       Mr Suprianto, Director, Central Board of Statistics, Jambi (Sumatra)
  
  
• The 'Islamic State' in Indonesia and Malaysia (28 July 2003)
  by Dr Lukman Thaib  Lecturer Department of Southeast Asian Studies Universiti Malaya
  Dr Norani Othman Deputy Director & Associate Professor  Institute of Malaysian & 
  International Studies  (IKMAS), Universiti Kebangsaan  Malaysia (UKM)
  Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad Director PAS (Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party)  Research Centre
  Mr Badrus Sholeh Senior Lecturer State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Kendari Sulawesi Tenggara Indonesia
  
  
• Governance Reforms in Indonesia (25 July 2003)
  by Dr H.S. Dillon  Executive Director  Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia  Jakarta
  
  
• SIGHT & SOUND @ ISEAS  (18 June 2003)
  Short talk by Mr Peter Stephens of the World Bank
  
  
• The SARS Outbreak: Its Epidemiological, Economic, and Social Dimensions (7 May 2003)  by Associate Professor Chew Suok  Kai , Director of Epidemiology and Disease Control,  Ministry of Health, Singapore Dr Elizabeth Nair,  Assistant Professor,  Department of Social Work and Psychology, National University of Singapore
  Dr Sailesh K Jha, Senior Regional Economist,  DBS Bank, Singapore 
  Mr Nizam M Idris  Deputy Head of Research (Asia ex-Japan)  IDEAglobal Ltd, Singapore 
  
  
• The Emerging Economy of Vietnam (29 April 2003)
  by  Mr Lai Chun Loong,  Advisor on Vietnam Investment,  Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd
  
  
• Book Launch: INDONESIA’S POPULATION: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape (25 April 2003)
  by Leo Suryadinata, Evi Nurvidya Arifin, Aris Ananta 
  Guest-of-Honour: Mr. Lee Khoon Choy, Former Singapore Ambassador to Indonesia
  
  
• The Laws of Java: Genuine or Ersatz and Who Cares? (19 March 2003)
  by Professor Mason C Hoadley,  Department of East Asian Languages,  Lund University,  Sweden
  
  
• Human Security: The Case of Marginalized Minorities (26 February 2003)
  by Dr Mika Toyota, Postdoctoral Fellow,Asian MetaCentre, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
  
  
• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Income Generation/Poverty Alleviation Programmes: Qualitative Aspects (13 December 2002)
  Dr Carlos Moreno, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Advisor United Nations Development Program (UNDP), India
  
  
• A Tale of Two Centuries: The Globalization of Maritime Raiding and Piracy in Southeast Asia at the End of the Eighteenth and Twentieth Centuries (10 December 2002)
  by Professor James Warren, Visiting Professorial Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
  
  
• The State of Welfare in Indonesia: Evidence from The Recent Indonesian Family Life Survey (2 October 2002)
  by Mr Sukamdi, Associate Director, Center for Population and Policy Studies, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
  
  
• Ethnic and Religious Composition of Indonesia in the 21st Century: Findings from the Recently Published 2000 Population Census Data (27 September 2002)
  by  Dr Leo Suryadinata, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS, Dr Aris Ananta Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS, Dr Evi Nurvidya Arifin Visiting Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Anglophone Cultures in Southeast Asia: Which English, Whose English? (29 August 2002)
  by Associate Professor Anne Pakir, Department of English Language and Literature National University of Singapore (NUS) & Visiting Senior Research Fellow Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)
  
  
• Indochine Chic: Consuming the Indochinese Exotic in Singapore (21 August 2002)
  by Dr Ashley Carruthers, Postdoctoral Fellow, Asia Research Institute, University of Sydney
  
  
• Genealogy of a Rebellion Narrative: Law and Ethnology in Colonial Burma (31 May 2002)
  by Dr Maitrii Aung-Thwin, Postdoctoral Fellow,  Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. 
  
  
• The Nests and the Hives: Surviving Capitalism in East Asia and the West (7 December 2001) 
  by Dr Erik Ringmar, Senior Lecturer, Department of Government London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
  
  
• Governance as if Citizens Mattered: Balancing Responsible and Responsive  Governance in Singapore (3 December 2001) 
  by Dr Emiliano Bolongaita, Jr, Assistant Professor, Public Policy Programme, National University of Singapore
  
  
• Politics and Women’s Right in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia (26 November 2001) 
  by Ms Yanti Muchtar, Executive Director, Circle of Alternative Education for Women Jakarta, Indonesia and Ms Budi Wahyuni, Director, Clinic of the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association and Researcher, Center for Population & Policy Studies Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  
  
• Stitching at the Boundaries: Vietnamese Garment Industry Workers in Transnational Spaces (5 June 2001)
  by Dr Mandy Thomas, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney
  
  
• Human Development during Indonesian Crisis (27 April 2001)
  by Dr. Aris Ananta, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• Ethnic and Religious Diversity: Myanmar’s Ripening Nemesis (29 March 2001)
  by Professor Bruce Matthews, Department of Comparative Religions, Acadia University, Canada  and Visiting Fellow, ISEAS
  
  
• From Colonization to Nation-State: The Political Demography of Indonesia (29 January 2001)
  by  Dr Riwanto Tirtosudarmo, Senior Researcher and Head Center for Social and Cultural Studies Indonesian Institute of Science
  
  
• Demonstrating Market-Friendliness or Embedded Autonomy through Economic Responsiveness: Evidence from Singapore (9 June 2000)
  by Dr. Fiona Yap, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Kansas, USA
  
  
• State, Legitimacy and Development: Keys to Malaysian Puzzle (23 February 2000)
  by Dr Bruno Trezzini, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS
  
  

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Public Affairs

Conferences 

• ISEAS Golf Tournament 2008, (4 April 2008)
  
  
• Brunei Forum (Held at ISEAS), (19-20 February 2008)
  
  
• Regional Outlook Forum 2008 (Held at Shangri-la Hotel), (8 January 2008)
  
  
• ISEAS 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Dialogue with MM Lee Kuan Yew (Held at ISEAS), (7 January 2008)
  
  
• Symposium on Opportunities and Challenges Towards Regional Integration in East Asia (Held at ISEAS), ( 6 November 2007)
  
  
• 2nd International Conference on Avoidable Blindness and Visual Impairment in Southeast Asia (Held at ISEAS), (5 October 2007)
  
  
• An Exhibition of Vietnamese Paintings: the Touch of Vietnam (Held at ISEAS),
  (12 September 2007)
  
  
• Eminent Speaker Talk Series on the US Elections and Economy: the Impact on Asia (Held at ISEAS), (9 September 2007)
  
  
• Public Forum on Governance in Indonesia (Held at ISEAS), (30 August 2007)
  
  
• Seminar on Chalo Delhi, the 12th and the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Collected Works of Professor Sugata Bose (Held at Raffles Hotel), (19 June 2007)
  
  
• Regional Outlook Forum 2007 (Held at Shangri-la Hotel), (4 January 2007)
  
  
• Focus Group Meeting for OpinionAsia (Held at ISEAS), (23 October 2006)
  
  
• ST Global Forum, (3 July 2006)
  
  
• South East Asia-New Zealand Dialogue: Towards a Closer Partnership (Helad at Grand Copthrone Waterfront Hotel), (26-27 April 2006)
  
  
• The Fourth Asia-Pacific Round Table (Held at Grand Copthrone Waterfront Hotel), (6-7 February 2006)
  
  
• 2006 Regional Outlook Forum (Held at Shangri-la Hotel), (5 January 2006)
  
  
• The Inaugural Singapore-China Seminar (Held at ISEAS), (13 December 2005)
  
  
• Roundtable on “Japan’s Foreign Policy as a Normal Country” (Held at ISEAS), (9 November 2005)
  
  
• Conference on “Globalisation and Religious Resurgence” (Held at ISEAS), (28-29 September 2005)
  
  
• Regional Outlook Forum 2005 (Held at Shangri-la Hotel), (6 January 2005)

Seminars:

• India in an Emerging Asia: New Foreign Policy Directions — Dr Abid Hussain, Professor Emeritus at the Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of External Affairs, India; and Member, International Panel on Democracy & Development, UNESCO (Held at ISEAS), (13 August 2008)
  
  
• The Lao People’s Democratic Republic Economy: Prospects and Challenges — Dr Gil-Hong Kim, Country Director, Lao Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank (Held at ISEAS), (3 July 2008)
  
  
• The Rise and Rise of Asia — Professor Kishore Mahbubani (Held at Singapore Indian Association),
  (6 June 2008)
  
  
• The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East — Author: Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (Held at Raffles Hotel), (4 February 2008)
  
  
• Australia’s Post Election International Policies — Mr Richard C Smith, Distinguished Fellow, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Held at ISEAS),
  (6 December 2007)
  
  
• Malaysia: From Kampung to Twin Towers: 50 Years of Economic and Social Development — Dr Richard Leete, Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam (Held at ISEAS), (19 September 2006)
  
  
• Energy Policies and Technologies for a New Millennium: Perspectives on Asian Global Competitiveness — Dr Robert K Dixon, Head, Energy Technology Policy Division International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris, France (Held at ISEAS), (11 September 2007)
  
  
• Building Bridges Across the Bay of Bengal: History and the Future of India-Singapore Relations — Professor Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs, Harvard University (Held at ISEAS)
  (15 July 2007)
  
  
• Book of Autobiographical Essays by former PAP Members of Parliament (FMPs)  — Dr Chiang Hai Ding, Mr Chai Chong Yii, Mr R Ravindran, and Mr Rohan Kamis (Held at ISEAS), (10 July 2007)
  
  
• Israel and its Neighbours: Chances or Challenges? — Major General (Res) Danny Rothschild, Governor, Hebrew University, Jerussalam; President, Council for Peace and Security; Chairman, Israeli Board of the America-Israel Friendship League; and Director, Investec Bank (Held at ISEAS), (20 March 2007)
  
  
• The Birth of Modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk – His Reforms and Foreign Policy Principles — Professor Cagri Erhan, Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University (Held at ISEAS), (6 November 2006)
  
  
• US-China Relations: An American’s Perspective — Dr Robert Sutter, Visiting Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA (Held at ISEAS), (9 June 2006)
  
  
• Radicalisation of Young British Muslims — Dr Tahir Abbas, Senior Lecturer, Director, Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Culture, Department of Sociology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (Held at ISEAS),
  (27 March 2006)
  
  
• Perak: Then and Now in Malaysian Politics — Tan Sri Datuk Abdullah Ahmad, Honorary Research Fellow, Perak Academy. Visit to ISEAS and Tree Planting by HRH The Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah (Held at ISEAS), (15 March 2006)
  
  
• Enhancing Regional and Bilateral Economic Cooperation — Dato’ Ahmad Husni Bin Mohamad Hanadzlah, 27th Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellow (Held at ISEAS), (10 March 2006)
  
  
• The Palestinians and the Arab-Muslim Minority in Israel — HE Ali Yahya, Coordinator, Special Projects, Department of Middle East and Peace Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Held at ISEAS),
  (20 January 2006)
  
  
• The European Union and Asia: Facing Up to the Future — Mr Pierre Defraigne, Director of the French Institute of International Relations (Eur-Ilfri) and former Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Trade (Held at ISEAS), (19 January 2006)
  
  
• George Soros & A Global Open Society: A Dialogue with a New Generation — Mr George Soros, Chairman & Founder, Soros Fund Management LLC (Held at Raffles City Convention Centre), (11 January 2006)
  
  
• From Policy to Strategy: Current Activity and Future Plans of the Hungarian Diplomacy in Asia, with a particular focus on ASEAN — Mr András Bársony, (Political) Minister of State, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs (Held at ISEAS), (12 December 2005)
  
  
• Disengagement: The Day After — HE Ilan Ben-Dov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Singapore, Embassy of Israel (Held at ISEAS), (9 December 2005)
  
  
• Japan and ASEAN: Partnership for Stable and Prosperous Future — HE Taka-aki Kojima, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Singapore, Embassy of Japan (Held at ISEAS),
  (2 December 2005)
  
  
• Singapore Press Club in Association with ISEAS. Eminent Speaker Talk Series on “Where are the World and Asian Economies Headed?” ― Mr Raghuram Rajan, International Monetary Fund Chief Economist; and Ms Wanda Tseng, Asian Department Deputy Director (Held at ISEAS), (5 October 2005)
  
• The European Union and Security in the Southeast Asia Region and Beyond ― Mr Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State for Trade and Foreign Affairs, United Kingdom (Held at ISEAS), (21 September 2005)
  
  
• The World Trade System: Removing the Roadblocks to Further Trade Liberalisation ― Prof Dr Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann, Joint Robert Schuman Centre/European, University Institute Law Chair in International and European Law, Florence, Italy (Held at ISEAS), (1 September 2005)
  
  
• Rise of China and India: A European Perspective ― Dr Andras Hernadi, Director, Asia Research Centre; and Senior Research Fellow, Institute for World Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Held at ISEAS),
  (14 July 2005)
  
  
• Combatting Terrorism – the Cultural Element (The Role of Islam) — Professor Ahmed Kamal Aboulmagd, Professor of Public Law, School of Law, Cairo University (Held at ISEAS), (23 June 2005)
  
  
• The Western Roots of Islamic Radicalisation — Mr Olivier Roy, Research Director, French National Center for Scientist Research (CNRS) (Held at ISEAS), (21 June 2005)
  
  
• Japan-China Relations in Perspective — Mr Kenichi Suganuma, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan (Held at ISEAS), (31 May 2005)
  
  
• Doing Business in the Philippines: Opportunities and Challenges — Mr Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, President and CEO Ayala Corporation, Philippines (Held at ISEAS), (24 May 2005)
  
  
• Regional Seminar on Advances in Prevention of Blindness — Dr Low Cze Hong, Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist, AsiaMedic & C H Low Eye Surgical Centre; Dr Pall Singh, Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist, Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital, KL; Dr Elizabeth Ho, Consultant Biological Scientist, Asia AntiAgeing Pte Ltd, AsiaMedic & Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre; and Dr Kwek Boon Han, Consultant Radiologist, AsiaMedic Specialist Centre (Held at ISEAS), (7 May 2005)
  
  
• US Naval Tsunami Relief Operations — Rear Admiral William Douglas Crowder, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine/Commander, Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, United States Navy (Held at ISEAS),
  (7 February 2005)
  
  
• Terrorism — Dr Bruce Hoffman (Held at ISEAS), (7 January 2005)
  
  
• The War in Iraq: What does the US Want ― Professor Guy Sorman, Institute of Political Sciences, Paris University (Held at ISEAS),(29 November 2004)
  
  
• US Presidential Elections and the 2004 Campaign ― Ms Qiana Bradford, US Foreign Service Officer, Economic/Political Section, US Embassy, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (3 November 2004)
  
  
• Launch of Report – Terms of Engagement: An Agenda for Closer Relations Between Australia-New Zealand and Southeast Asia ― Dr Chin Kin Wah, Senior Fellow, ISEAS; Mr Michael Richardson, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (22 November 2004)
  
  
• My Views on the Emergency ― Chin Peng (Held at ISEAS), (7 October 2004)
  
  
• Yemen Efforts on Maritime Security in its Territorial Waters — HE Dr Ahmed Salem Saleh Al-Wahishi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Yemen, Jakarta (Held at ISEAS),
  (10 August 2004)
  
  
• U.S. Policy Towards Southeast Asia: Post-September 11 -
  Ms Karen Brooks, Former Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council (Held at ISEAS),
  (30 July 2004)
  
  
• Post-Election Philippines: Prospects of the New Administration — Mr Rodolfo C Severino, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; Mr Guillermo M Luz, Executive Director, Makati Business Club; and Dr Cielito Habito, Professor of Economics & Director, Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development, Ateneo de Manila University & Former Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning, Philippines; and Dr Mely Caballero-Anthony, Assistant Professor, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (Held at ISEAS),
  (5 July 2004)
  
  
• India under Dr Manmohan Singh: Implications for the Economy, the ASEAN Region and Foreign Policy — Mr P K Basu, Managing Director, Robust Economic Analysis Pte Ltd & Secretary, India Club, Singapore; Ms Dominique Dwor-Frecaut, Economic Analyst, Barclay’s Capital, Singapore; and Mr Sudhir Devare, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (10 June 2004)
  
  
• Book Launch on “Jihad in Paradise: Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia”, ( 21 May 2004)
  
  
• India: Coming Golden Age of Growth ― Dr Vijay Kelkar, Advisor to Minister for Finance, India (Held at ISEAS), (10 May 2004)
  
  
• A New International System ― HE Professor Jørgen Ørstrøm Møller, Ambassador of Denmark to Singapore (Held at ISEAS). (7 May 2004)
  
  
• Emerging Asia: India’s Foreign Policy Perspectives ― Shri Shashank, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, India, (29 April 2004)

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Energy

Conferences 

• Conference on Sustainable Development and Energy Security, (22-23 April 2008)

• Conference on Energy Efficiency, (27-28 March 2008)

• Energy Forum on “Global Energy Security: Competition or Cooperation? (Held at ISEAS),
  ( 29 September 2005)

Seminars:

• PBMR: An Inherently Safe, Smaller, Modular Nuclear Power Plant — Mr Gert Claassen, Manager, International Marketing and Localization, Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR), Centurion, South Africa (Held at ISEAS),
  (21 October 2008)
  
  
• The Factor 4 Leap in Energy Consumption of Buildings — Mr Poul e Kristensen, Managing Director, IEN Consultants Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Held at ISEAS), (10 September 2008)
  
  
• Energy, Climate Change and International Shipping — Mr Alam Khorshed, Fellow, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK (Held at ISEAS),
  (23 July 2008)
  
  
• Shell Energy Scenarios to 2050 — Dr Cho-Oon Khong, Chief Political Analyst, Shell International, Netherlands (Held at ISEAS), (16 June 2008)
  
  
• The Role of Scientists in the Energy Topic — Dr Magali Bonnier, Head, Industrial Programme Development for Energy and Chemicals, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore (Held at ISEAS),
  (11 June 2008)
  
  
• Middle East Oil Dependency: What’s at Stake for Asia? — Mr Michael Richardson, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS), (18 April 2008)
  
  
• BMW Group’s Development of Hydrogen Combustion Technology — Mr Michael Meurer, head, Hydrogen Project Infrastructure, BMW Group (Held at ISEAS), (10 March 2008)
  
  
• Asian Oil & Gas and Coal Sector – Comparative Analysis of Energy Policy and Lessons for Southeast Asia — Mr Ridwan Rusli, Managing Director, Head of Natural Resources & Chemicals, Asia Credit Suisse (Singapore) (Held at ISEAS), (13 March 2008)
  
  
• Energy for Growth: Singapore’s National Energy Policy — Mr Puah Kok Keong, Deputy Director, Energy Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (24 January 2008)
  
  
• Biofuels and Renewable Sources of Energy in Brazil: The Ethanol Experience — Mr Ricardo Borges Gomide, Deputy Director, Renewable Fuels Department, Natural Gas and Renewable Fuels Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (Held at ISEAS), (13 December 2007)
  
  
• Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Singapore Buildings to 0.6kW/ton — Mr Lee Eng Lock, General Manager, Trane Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (5 December 2007)
  
  
• Why Nuclear Power? – A Perspective from Indonesia — Mr Budi S Sudarsono, Senior Member, Indonesian National Committee, World Energy Council (Held at ISEAS), (14 November 2007)
  
  
• The Role of Non-Profit Organizations in Commercial and Government Technology Transfer — Mr Michael A Katz, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), USA (Held at ISEAS), (6 November 2007)
  
  
• Carbon Trading in Asia — Ms Martha G Fernandez, Senior Manager, Business Development, Asia Carbon Group; Mr Rajadurai Thirumagan Sri, Director – Information Technology, ACX-Change, Asia Carbon Group (Held at ISEAS), (10 October 2007)
  
  
• Can Countries Reduce their Dependence on Petroleum? — Dr Benjamin K Sovacool, Research Fellow, Centre for Asia and Globalization, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (3 October 2007)
  
  
• Energy Innovations in the U.S.: A Random Sampling — Dr Michael Quah Cheng-Guan, Executive Director, Energy & Environmental Sustainability, Strategic Initiatives of Current Technologies Corporation (Held at ISEAS), (17 September 2007)
  
  
• Indonesia’s Oil and Gas Sector Update — Dr Widhyawan Prawiraatmadja, Head of Corporate Planning and Business Development, PT. Pertamina (Persero), Indonesia (Held at ISEAS), (12 September 2007)
  
  
• Energy Infrastructure: Singapore – the Global Benchmark — Mr Mohamed Merican, Independent Energy Research Consultant, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (29 August 2007)
  
  
• Developments in Offshore Petroleum Exploration of Myanmar — Director General U Soe Myint, Energy Planning Department, Ministry of Energy, Myanmar (Held at ISEAS), (27 August 2007)
  
  
• The Geopolitics of Energy in Asia: Indo-Chinese Competition over Myanmar’s Gas Reserves - Dr Marie Lall, Visiting Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS),
  (22 August 2007)
  
  
• Is the End of Oil in Sight? — Mr Tony Regan, Senior Consultant, Nexant, Singapore (Held at ISEAS),
  (20 July 2007)
  
  
• The Journey to an Integrated Biodiesel Production — Mr Peter Cheng Lim Kong, Chief Executive Officer, Van Der Horst Group of Companies, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (18 July 2007)
  
  
• India Debates its Energy Security — Mr Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Bernard Schwartz Fellow, Asia Society, New York City, USA (Held at ISEAS), (13 July 2007)
  
  
• An Update on Lloyd’s and its Role in the Energy Insurance Market — Mr Anthony Egerton, President, Lloyd’s Asia Pacific; & Mr Christopher Wildee, Principal Officer, Chaucer Singapore Pte Ltd (Held at ISEAS),
  (11 July 2007)
  
  
• EDB’s Role in the Changing Energy Landscape — Mr Julian Ho, Executive Director, Energy, Chemicals and Engineering Services, Economic Development Board, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (4 July 2007)
  
  
• Low Energy Buildings, Towards Zero — Mr Gregers Reimann, Energy Consultant, IEN Consultants, Malaysia (Held at ISEAS), (22 June 2007)
  
  
• Bioenergy as a Renewable Green and Clean Energy — Assoc Prof Wang Jing-Yuan, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director, Environmental Engineering Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (6 June 2007)
  
  
• China’s Power Market Growth: Trends and Implications — Mr Joseph Jacobelli, Senior Director, Head of AsiaPac Utilities Equity Research, Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd (Held at ISEAS), (23 May 2007)
  
  
• Global Governance and Energy — Dr Ann Florini, Visiting Professor and Director, Centre on Asia and Globalization, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS),
  (16 May 2007)
  
  
• High Oil Price: Is It Self-Inflicted Wound? — Mr Robert Viswanathan Chandran, CEO & Executive Chairman, Chemoil Group of Companies, Singapore; and Dr Joshua Kuma, Adjunct Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (25 April 2007)
  
  
• Energy System Modeling and Analysis to Support Energy and Climate Change Policy — Assoc Prof Ho Hiang Kwee, Director, Energy Systems Laboratory, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (18 April 2007)
  
  
• Energy Policy, Trends and Investment Climate in Indonesia — Dr Asclepias R.S. Indriyanto, Executive Director, Indonesian Institute for Energy Economics (IIEE), Indonesia; and Mr Djatnika, Director, PT. Medco Methanol Bunyu (MMB), Indonesia (Held at ISEAS), (11 April 2007)
  
  
• ICES R&D: Roadmap in Energy and Environment — Dr Keith Carpenter, Executive Director, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore (Held at ISEAS) , ( 4 April 2006)
  
  
• Large Scale Solar PV Power Generation in Urban High-Rise Buildings in Singapore — Mr Rabi Satpathy, Senior Project Manager, Shell Solar Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (29 March 2006)
  
  
• Fuel Efficient Cars in Singapore — Mr Leon Halliburton, Fuels Product Manager, Eastern Region Shell International; Mr Andreas Bodemer, Director ASEAN Sales, Marketing and Service Automobile Aftermarket Robert Bosch (SEA); and Mr Gerard Ee, President, Automobile Association of Singapore (Held at ISEAS),
  (25 January 2006)
  
  
• Hydrogen: An Energy Company’s Perspective — General Manager (Hydrogen), BP p.l.c., Renewables and Alternatives, (14 December 2005)
  
  
• Malaysia’s Energy Future: Revisiting the Dynamics of Supply and Demand ― Ms Wong Sook Ching, Executive Knowledge Resource Department, Institute of Bankers Malaysia (Held at ISEAS), (16 November 2005)
  
  
• The Geopolitics of India’s Energy Security ― Dr T S Gopi Rethinaraj, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (26 October 2005)
  
  
• Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems – Power Systems for the Future ― Dr Nigel T Hart, Head, Advanced Technology Centre, Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems, Singapore; and Mr Stephen P Green, Business Development Director, Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (12 October 2005)
  
  
• ENERGY CONSERVATION • Environmental Challenges to Singapore’s Sustainability ― Dr Geh Min, Nominated MP and President of The Nature Society, Singapore; • Effective Implementation of Energy Management Programs ― Mr Patrick Foong, Senior Executive Director, Chesterton International Property Consultant Pte Ltd; and • High Carbon Development Pathways of Cities in Southeast Asia ― Dr Ooi Geok Ling, National Institute of Education, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (21 September 2005)
  
  
• Saudi Aramco’s Position as a Global Energy Supplier and the Current Challenges in the Global Energy Markets - Mr Yahya A Al-Zaid, Vice President, Marketing & Supply Planning, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
  (Held at ISEAS), (21 September 2005)
  
  
• ExxonMobil’s Energy Outlook ― Ms Lynne M Lachenmyer, Asia Pacific Manufacturing Director, ExxonMobil Chemical Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Held at ISEAS), (18 August 2005)
  
  
• Oil Exploration in Southeast Asia and Pearl Energy ― Mr Richard Allan Lorentz, Chief Business Development Officer, Pearl Energy, Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (22 July 2005)

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Gender Studies

Conferences 

• Forum on Gender Issues in East and Southeast Asia: Trends and  Challenges for the 21st Century, (18-20 October 2007)

• Forum on “Gender Issues and HIV/AIDS in Southeast Asia: Trends and Challenges for the 21st Century” (Held at ISEAS), (5 December 2005)

Seminars:

• From Vulnerability to Viiolence: Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls in asia — Dr Sallie Yea, Director, International Development Education and Learning Support (IDEALS), Australia (Held at ISEAS),
  (30 July 2008)
  
  
• Village Mothers City Daughters: Women and Urbanisation in Sarawak — Associate Professor Hew Cheng Sim, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak (Held at ISEAS), (18 June 2007)
  
  
• Protection of South-Asian Migrant Workers in the Context of the ASEAN Declaration on Migrant Workers -
  Dr Bernard D’Sami, Reader, Department of History, Loyola College, Chennai, India (Held at ISEAS),
  (4 May 2007)
  
  
• International Trends in Changing Male Roles and Gender Relations — Dr Michael Kaufman (Held at ISEAS),
  (9 February 2006)
  
  
• Shopping Malls and Gender Spaces: Consumer Culture in Egypt — Professor Mona Abaza, Associate Professor in Sociology, American University in Cairo (Held at ISEAS), (6 October 2005)
  
  
• Through Shabana Azmi’s Eyes: Perspectives on Politics, Gender, the Environment and on Acting ― Ms Shabana Azmi (Held at ISEAS), (8 September 2005)
  
  
• Pride and Prejudice: Role of Women in Islam — Professor Ingrid Mattson, Professor of Islamic Studies and Associate Editor of The Muslim World, Macdonald Centre for Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, Hartford Seminary, USA (Held at ISEAS), (27 July 2005)
  
  
• Women in Southeast Asia — Dr Jean D’Cunha, Regional Advisor/Programme Manager, UNIFEM
  (Held at ISEAS), (27 April 2005)

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Environment and Climate Change Seminar series

Seminars:

• Industry Perspective on Practical Measures for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Tanker Shipping — Mr Tim Wilkins, Regional Manager Asia-Pacific, Intetanko Asia (Held at ISEAS), (29 August 2008)
  
  
• ADB’s Strategy 2020: Priority Policy Actions for Addressing Climate Change in Asia — Dr Bindu N Lohani, Vice-President (Finance and Administration), Asian Development Bank (Held at ISEAS), (25 July 2008)
  
  
• Climate Change in Asia-Pacific: A Systems View of Impacts and Response Options — Mr Loic Lagarde, Consultant, Monitor Group; and Mr Andreas Schaeffer, Senior Principal Consultant, Monitor Group ( Held at ISEAS), (1 July 2008)
  
  
• Geopolitics of Climate Change: Implications for South and Southeast Asia — Professor Sanjay Chaturvedi, Professor of Political Science and Coordinator, Centre for the Study of Geopolitics, Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh; and Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS (Held at ISEAS),
  (30 June 2008)
  
  
• India-Malaysia Relations since 2003: Through the Lens of Freshwater Scarcity and Security — Datin Dr Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Lecturer, Strategic Studies and International Relations Programme, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (Held at ISEAS), (5 June 2008)
  
  
• Economic Growth, Radical Innovation, and Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions — Dr Peter A J Englert, Professor, University of Hawai’ I at Mānoa, SOEST, HIGP, International Center for Climate and Society (ICCS), Center for Chinese Studies (CCS), USA (Held at ISEAS), (18 March 2008)
  
  
• Water Governance in Indonesia: Negotiating Scale and Territoriality — Ms Suzanty Sitorus, PhD Candidate, School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK (Held at ISEAS), (30 January 2008)
  
  
• Post-Bali UN Climate Change Conference: What Lies Ahead? — Dr Chen Gang, Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore; Dr Youngho Chang, Assistant Professor, Division of Economics and Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University; Dr Geh Min, President, Nature Society, Singapore; and former NMP; and Professor Kog Yue Choong, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore, and President, East West Engineering Consultants (Held at ISEAS), (16 January 2008)
  
  
• UNDP Human Development Report 2007/2008: Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World — Dr Richard Leete, UNDP Resident Representative for Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam, United Nations Development Programme, Malaysia; Dr Wong Poh Poh, Coordinating Lead Author, IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change); and Associate Professor, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore; Dr Natasha Hamilton Hart, Associate Professor, Southeast Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore (Held at ISEAS), (28 November 2007)
  
  
• Environmental Security: New Challenges for a Comprehensive Security Approach — Dr Barbara Haering, Member of Parliament, Switzerland  (Held at ISEAS), (12 October 2007)
  
  
• Climate Change Issues Relevant to Singapore and the Region — Associate Professor Dr Jeff Obbard, Associate Director (Environment), Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore; Dr Geh Min, President, Nature Society, Singapore and former NMP; Dr Chen Gang, Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore; and Mr P Krishnamurthy, Asia Pacific Director, KYOTOenergy Pte Ltd, KL Rep Office, Malaysia (Held at ISEAS), (27 September 2007)

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