Event Highlights

Seminar on “China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Economic Rationales”

 

This seminar is an overview of the various Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects that China has embarked on in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia, as well as the responses of the host countries.

 

 

Seminar on “Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan: One Year On”

 

This half-day seminar reviewed the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government’s progress one year after their victory in the 14th General Elections (GE14) in 2018.

 

 

Seminar on “The Indonesian Elections 2019: The Politicians Speak”

 

Prominent Indonesian politicians, Hendrawan Supratikno, Grace Natalie, Sukamta and Abdul Mu’ti shared their perspectives on this year’s electoral processes, strategies and outcomes, along with their expectations for the future of Indonesia’s political landscape in this highly anticipated seminar.

 

 

Seminar on “A Resurgent East Asia – Navigating a Changing World”

 

This seminar will shed light on a recent key research report released by the World Bank entitled “A Resurgent East Asia – Navigating a Changing World”.

 

 

Seminar on “Challenges Facing the New Malaysia”

 

YBhg. Datuk A. Kadir Jasin, media and communications adviser to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad delivered this seminar at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on 24 April 2019.

 

 

Seminar on “The Indonesian Elections 2019: A Preview”

 

Dr Budi Irawanto, Dr Najib Burhani and Mr Made Supriatma, shared their preliminary findings from fieldwork conducted in different regions of Indonesia, including East and Central Java, South Sumatra and Lampung at this seminar organised by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute two days before the Election Day in Indonesia.

 

 

Seminar on “A New Dating Method Using Magnetic Declination Extracted from Historical Sources”

 

In his latest research presented at a Nalanda–Sriwijaya Centre (NSC) seminar at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on 17 April, Visiting Fellow Dr Tai Yew Seng, an archaeologist and specialist in Chinese ceramics proposed a new archaeological dating method using magnetic declination data extracted from historical sources.

 

 

Seminar on “Trends and Attitudes towards Migration Globally and among APEC Member States”

 

In this seminar, Dr Neil Ruiz, Associate Director for Global Migration and Demography at the Pew Research Center, shared some of the key findings of a newly-released study on what the public in twenty-seven nations thinks about migration


 

 

Seminar on “The Indonesian Elections 2019: A Review”

 

Three ISEAS visiting fellows, Dr Max Lane, Dr Quinton Temby, and Mr Made Supriatma, shared their analysis on the overall election process and outcomes in this 120-minutes long seminar.

 

 

India and Indonesia in the Indo-Pacific

 

The ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) jointly organised a panel discussion on “India and Indonesia in the Indo-Pacific” in Singapore on 9 April 2019.